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Vol. 15, No. 11
March 17, 2017
Estate In Delta meeting draws full house Real East County by Dawnmarie Fehr Correspondent
Monday evening saw a packed house at Discovery Bay Elementary for a town hall meeting to stop Gov. Brown’s plan to build two massive tunnels under the Delta. Hosted by the Save the California Delta Alliance (STCDA), the meeting was attended by more than 400 Discovery Bay residents, with presentations from STCDA staff and local government representatives. Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis, Assemblyman Jim Frazier and Sen. Steve Glazer all spoke against the construction of tunnels that would funnel water out of the Delta to the Central Valley and Los Angeles. “We all have serious concerns about this massive project, and the governor is serious about the tunnels,” Glazer said. “It’s not going to be easy to stop, but it’s our job to make sure (the project) is properly vetted and that our Delta and drinking water are protected. We
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Michael Brodsky, attorney for Save the California Delta Alliance, speaks before a standingroom only crowd last week during a forum on the twin tunnels project. have to send a message to the powers that be that we are going to fight, fight, fight and stop these tunnels.” Glazer’s statements, along with those made by Burgis and Frazier,
were met with cheers and applause from the crowd. STCDA is a local, grassroots, volunteer-run organization, which began in 2009 to combat exces-
sive water exports from the Delta. The organization works with local, state and federal agencies to protect see Meeting page 26A
High water levels restrict Delta access “ The purpose of the closures is to keep recre-
by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The San Joaquin Office of Emergency Services has restricted travel in large portions of the south Delta as a safety precaution in light of high water levels. “The purpose of the closures is to keep recreational boating away from emergency crews that could be dealing with flooding or levee breaks,” said Michael Cockrell, director of the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services. “The closures are also meant to reduce wave action against levees, the risk of injury or death if levee breaches occur and interference if emergency crews are needed.” Boaters leaving from Discovery Bay and headed east on Indian
ational boating away from emergency crews that could be dealing with flooding or levee breaks.
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Michael Cockrell, San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services Slough to Old River are restricted from turning south on Old River or traveling down in the areas near Woodward Cut, Victoria Slough or Ski Beach. Traffic on Old River north of Victoria Slough and Woodward Cut to the San Joaquin River deepwater channel will be open to all boat traffic with a 5-mph, no-wake zone (speed limit) in place from two hours before posted high tide to two hours after posted high tide.
These same speed restrictions are in place for boaters on the north side of the Orwood Railroad Bridge at Old River, heading east on Railroad Slough (the south end of Bacon Island); north on Middle River past Bullfrog Marina and Bacon Island swing bridge; east on Empire Cut (the north end of Lower Jones Tract); north on Whiskey Slough, under the McDonald River Bridge; and past Tiki Lagoon Marina and
Turner Cut Resort to the San Joaquin River. Mildred Island has been designated as the recreational area for pleasure boaters while closures are in place. There is no estimated date when the restrictions will be lifted, although it could be a while, given the high water flows and large snowpack, according to Cockrell. Incident commanders and reclamation crews are evaluating the closures every three days, checking such things as water level and the presence of erosion, debris or wave washing. Discovery Bay resident Frank Morgan, owner of Captain Morgan’s Delta Adventures, said Discovery Bay residents are recepsee Access page 26A
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The California DMV releases proposed regulations for testing of driverless cars.