maybe bawsca could speak to that or counsel. >> [inaudible] it would almost require complete description of how people relied on urban water management plans going forward, but it is critical that you adopt your urban water management plan because you are the wholesale supplier. other jurisdictions are adopting their plan are pointing to your conclusions as the basis for their conclusions. as they go forward to approve projects, there would be legal implications after 2018 if those water supply demands were not met. not sure if there is -- commissioner moran: i guess that is a different answer, and gives me some concern. what i thought was the case is each water supplier has to come up with their own urban water management plan, that that is what would be cited in ceqa, that that is what will stand in lieu of a water supply assessment for any project being considered by an agency and any reference to this document would be incidental to that. >> that is a true statement. my only point was that they cannot be inconsistent in the sense that if they get water from a different source and the

that is why it is actually adding reference to the work that bawsca is doing. any other questions? commissioner vietor: any public comment on this item? >> we have one speaker card. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am here representing san francisco green party and the local grassroots organization. thankfully, you have a couple of different items that allow us to address what is coming up on item 12, which is an moa about desalination. i know that you got the document fairly late on monday, but keep in mind that the reason we made comments that late on desalination is -- commissioner vietor: is this -- we are on item 9 and 10 right now. >> it is part of the water program. it is recommended in the water program. i am hoping to elaborate on it. to speak to the issue of when the comment came to you, we did not know that this was an action item that was moving quickly until your last meeting. the letter that you got has major environmental groups on a. we had two weeks to turn around, getting groups to sign on to that letter. that is why you are getting it on monday, because we nee

maybe bawsca could speak to that or counsel. >> [inaudible] it would almost require complete description of how people relied on urban water management plans going forward, but it is critical that you adopt your urban water management plan because you are the wholesale supplier. other jurisdictions are adopting their plan are pointing to your conclusions as the basis for their conclusions.