LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A blue ribbon committee tasked with recommending ways to improve water quality at Clear Lake will hold its inaugural meeting Oct. 10, in Lake County, Natural Resources Secretary John Laird announced.
The meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10, is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Running Creek Casino, 635 State Highway 20, in Upper Lake.
The agenda and additional information be found here.
The 12-member Blue Ribbon Committee for the Rehabilitation of Clear Lake, created by Assembly Bill 707 (Aguiar-Curry) of 2017, includes representatives from tribes, Lake County, UC Davis and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.
It also includes four members appointed by Lake County with expertise in agriculture, economics, environment and public water supplies.
“I am proud to chair the initial meeting of the Blue Ribbon Committee,” Laird said. “The Committee has been given the important charge of making recommendations for rehabilitating Clear Lake, which is critical to Lake County’s economy, ecosystem, and heritage. The expertise of these committee members will be invaluable to restoring this precious resource.”
Creation of the committee is part of the State of California’ ongoing investments in Clear Lake, which include a $2 million multi-year scientific research contract with UC Davis, $5 million in voter-approved bonds from Proposition 68 and a recent $15 million bond-funded investment to aid in the Middle Creek Restoration project.
“This committee is a first step towards revitalization of the local economy,” said Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. “Whether the work of the committee establishes a scientific record that Clear Lake is doing fine or we have work to do to protect and restore it, my goal is to provide proof the ‘anchor’ of Lake County is a healthy, valuable lynchpin in the local economy. I look forward to working with the California Natural Resources Agency, Board of Supervisors, Lake County Tribal Community, and all the stakeholders to ensure Clear Lake is Clear.”
Blue Ribbon Committee members include: Karola Kennedy, Elem Indian Colony; Sarah Ryan, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Cecilia Guevara Zamora, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Linda Rosas, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake; Alix Tyler, Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Jennifer LaBay, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Dr. Paul Dodd, UC Davis;
Supervisor Jim Steele, Lake County Board of Supervisors; Wilda Shock, Lake County, local economic development expert; Brenna Sullivan, agriculture expert, Lake County Farm Bureau executive director; Dr. Harry Lyons, Lake County, environment expert; Jan Coppinger, Lake County Special Districts administrator.
Blue Ribbon Committee on Restoring Clear Lake to hold inaugural meeting Oct. 10
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