California Department of Fish and Wildlife 12-Month Status Review of California Steelhead

  • Sep 29, 2022
  • Comment Letters

Agency: California Department of Fish and Wildlife – Fisheries Branch

Subject: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 12-Month Status Review of California Steelhead

Letter excerpt:

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) appreciates the opportunity to provide public comments to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) related to the 12-month status review of Southern California Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss (O. mykiss). ACWA represents more than 460 public water agencies that collectively deliver approximately 90 percent of the water in California for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses. ACWA and its members are invested in healthy watersheds and habitats that support robust populations of native fish and wildlife. However, ACWA has significant concerns regarding the potential impacts on public water agencies and their ability to reliably provide water that could result if Southern California steelhead are listed as a protected species under CESA.

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