OCBC President and CEO Lucy Dunn and Vice President of Government Affairs Kris Murray participated in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California-sponsored educational inspection tour of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on January 10 and 11.  The two-day trip of the California Business Leaders Coalition included an up-close look at the main hub of California's water supply.  The Delta is an increasingly scrutinized element of the state's water infrastructure, most notably due to the recent US Federal District Court ruling to shut down Delta pumps that pose risks to the Delta Smelt, a tiny fish protected under Endangered Species Act.

OCBC member, the law firm of Latham & Watkins, LLP has issued a Client Alert on this issue, reprinted here with their permission and enumerating the manifold impacts this decision will have on the state's water supply -- including the mandated cut-back of 1/3 of Southern California's fresh water supply.  For more information, contact Paul Singarella, Esq., of Latham & Watkins, at 714 755-8168; or Kris Murray at 949-476-2242. 
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