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A Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California's Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (2011) / Chapter Skim
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7 In Conclusion
Pages 50-51

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... First, there is no effects analysis that describes the impacts of the proposed project or alternatives on target species, even though the BDCP notes that the effects analysis would be "...the principal component of a habitat conservation plan..." Without an effects analysis it is exceedingly difficult to evaluate alternative mitigation and conservation actions. In addition, the plan remains silent on the probable effects of proposed actions on target species.
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... Moreover, the proposed BDCP implementation arrangements appear unlikely to result in a wellintegrated, coherent implementation program because of the conflicting agency and stakeholder interests and objectives that are built into the structure of the proposed Implementation Office. The panel underscores the importance of a credible and a robust BDCP in addressing the various water management problems that beset the Delta.
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