Presentation given by Mark Atlas at the Session: "Water, Energy and Climate Change" at the Great Valley Center's Sacramento Valley Forum on October 28, 2009 in Chico, CA.

2. TCCA: Life in the Crosshairs Managing water resources under the Endangered Species Act

3. Background

4. 17 water districts Irrigation to 150,000 acres Annual production $250M almonds pistachios prunes olives grapes annual crops Who is the TCCA?

7. RBDD Facilities

8. Conflict Changing Operations Declining Populations

9. The Problem RBDD impedes passage for ESA species Spring-run salmon Winter-run salmon Steelhead trout Green sturgeon ESA concerns have reduced “gates-in” operation To spawning areas To ocean

10. Gate Operations

11. Gate Operation vs. Ag Demand Gates-in period is shorter than agricultural demand period.

12. Interim Pumping Plant 2009 NMFS BO significantly reduced gate operations to June 15 to August 31 The Interim Pumping Plant was constructed to compensate for the lost diversion ability Series of 10 cone screens (to protect juvenile fish) and pumps Design capacity of 500 cfs Cost: $8.1 million

16. Effect of the Dam on Adults Flow below the gates delays migration Lake Red Bluff Left Bank Ladder Right Bank Ladder Canal Center Ladder Gates Turbulence Turbulence Downstream to ocean

19. Effect of the Dam on Juveniles Dam provides “feeding station” for predators to feed on downstream migrating fish. Emigration downstream GATE

20. Solution

21. Red Bluff Pumping Plant Fish Screen Forebay Pumping Plant RBDD Siphon Bridge W012002009RDD_01

22. RPBB Visual Simulation

23. RBPP Visual Simulation

24. Project Supporters NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service US Fish and Wildlife Service CA Department of Fish and Game CA Department of Water Resources Senator Dianne Feinstein Senator Barbara Boxer Congressman Wally Herger Congressman Mike Thompson Congressman Dan Lungren Congressman George Miller Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations Natural Resources Defense Council California Trout Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Water Contractors Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo County Farm Bureaus Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo County Boards of Supervisors.

25. Schedule

26. Summary Accepted RBDD was an ESA Problem Developed solution Multi-agency involvement Additional ESA Listing (GS) (more risk) Lawsuit (more interests – less control) 2009 NMFS BO enforces solution by date certain Now in a sprint to the finish

27. Red Bluff Diversion Dam1966 to 2012 Questions?

28. Contact Information J. MARK ATLASATTORNEY AT LAW 332 West Sycamore StreetWillows, CA 95988Phone: 530.934.5416Fax: 530.934.3508 jma@jmatlaslaw.com OF COUNSELMCDONOUGH HOLLAND & ALLEN PC500 Capitol Mall, 18th FloorSacramento, CA 95814Phone: 916.325.5825Fax: 916.444.8334matlas@mhalaw.com Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority http://tccanal.com/