New panel to focus on Delta
The Stockton Record
03/05/2009
SACRAMENTO - State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, was named chairwoman of a new subcommittee on Delta stewardship and sustainability, her office announced Wednesday.
Wolk's district includes a majority of the estuary, which is ground zero in California's water wars.
Last week, she introduced several pieces of legislation focused on treating the estuary as a place, rather than simply a water source or an ecosystem.
She was chosen for the new post by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
In a statement, Wolk said her new role would carry a "weighty responsibility."
"California's water supply challenges are real and interconnected to the crisis in the Delta," she said...
