joaquin quality control plan which is another name for the san francisco-based san joaquin and delta estuary water control plan, phase one. take your choice. we can also call it other things the agenda i will go through and talk about the background. our relationship to the irrigation districts which are important to how we approach this. a little bit about the 2008 with so planning and reduction in demand. i will talk about the proposal and the effect of the proposal on the river and our water supply. our proposal capturing now -- which we now refer to as our management plan, and highlight again the settlements that are superior to regulatory solution that will end in nonproductive litigation. first, this is a map of the sacramento, san joaquin rivers that flow from the north and south, respectively up into the delta. the green area on the map. and then flow out through san francisco bay. the tributaries to the san joaquin river are shown in red on the right. i will circle on there for another river which also did not make the map. it was the base map that we put together simply -- and it i

amendment to the water quality control plan for the san francisco bay, sacramento, san joaquin in the delta estuary. the a.g.m. will be be coming up. >> president kwon: five minutes for presentation. i know yours is 15. please go ahead and expect the questions from the commissioners >> all right. today we will we will provide you with an update on two important issues that we are focused on. improving the river fish population and water supply planning to ensure that we have enough drinking water for 2.7 million bay area customers when the next drought happens. both issues are at the heart of our science-based proposal that we submitted to the state water resource and control board last year for consideration. they didn't just reject the plan , they didn't even consider it. in the meanwhile, it intends to move forward a plan based on studies that do not pertain to the river and would have our fish production and terrible impacts on our californians and our service area. we are proposing a win win solution that will offer best results for the river fish and residents. 's marcher planning for climate

delta as we cross bridges and we see so much water out there. there is a lot of water here. what is the problem? the problem is that it is saltwater. as you no kak and estuary requires a very intricate blend of salt and fresh water. in the san francisco bay delta has not been getting the amount of fresh water that it needs. the sierra club appreciates the enormous ecological, economic and cultural value of the services provided by the rivers, including the san francisco bay delta estuary. we have consistently made comments supporting 50% or above of the national -- natural runoff allowed to stay in the rivers. i i think it is time for san francisco to take a stand, support the board. this plan has been eight years in the making. there has been lots of time for discussion and for settlements. and san francisco has stumbled. has stonewalled the state board. let's get off the opposed position, the nonflow measures proposal is a nonstarter. work within the 30 or 50% framework, which allows room for adaptive management. and work with the other stakeholders and the state board don't move this and push the store's litigation, which is where it is headed. that woul

>> the san francisco bay delta is on the verge of total ecosystem collapse. the main cause of the estuary's decline is the lack of sufficient freshwater in-flow from california's central valley rivers. in a last-ditch attempt to revive the bay delta and tributaries, state water control board is updating the plan. the aim is to achieve theco-equal goals of restoring eco systems and ensuring a reliable water supply. phase one of the plan was initiated in 2009 to update in-stream flow objectives for the san joaquin river and for the delta. it will establish the flow objectives for rivers that flow into the san joaquin. in-flow would start at 40% between february and june, which are critical months for juvenile salmon rearing and outmigration. the plan allows for adaptive management that in-stream flows may increase or decrease depending on biological or environmental flows are met. nonflow measures, gravel augmentation and habitats, could reduce flows. agriculture water districts have opposed the plan and the san francisco public utilities commission that manages the hetch hetchy has joined th