In Capitol Weekly, Professor Frank Writes of Floodplain Restoration, Bay-Delta Ecosystem

On Oct. 24, Professor Rick Frank and River Partners President Julie Rentner published a Capitol Weekly op-ed headlined “How protecting Central Valley communities from flooding can help restore the Bay-Delta and salmon.”

Frank and Rentner urge the State Water Resources Control Board to approve a petition to use Section 1707 of the Water Code to dedicate to the environment water saved through floodplain restoration at the Dos Rios State Park near Modesto.

“We can find more badly needed water for the (San Francisco) Bay-Delta  ecosystem through an ambitious effort to restore Valley floodplains that also reduces flood risk,” Frank and Rentner write. “The state water board should approve the Dos Rios Section 1707 petition. And decision-makers should ensure that this approach is scaled up to squeeze all of the benefits we can from this win-win solution.”

Richard M. Frank ’74 is a leader in the field of environmental law, Professor of Environmental Practice and the founding director of the California Environmental Law and Policy Center at UC Davis School of Law.