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POLICY STATEMENTS FOR THE BAY-DELTA WATER RIGHTS HEARING

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will hear general policy statements and policy statements for Phase 1 of the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing on the first day of the hearing, July 1, 1998. The SWRCB will hear policy statements for each subsequent phase of the hearing on the first day of that phase. Persons intending to make a policy statement are not required to file a Notice of Intent to Appear for the hearing.

Policy statements are defined in the SWRCB’s regulations at California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 648.1(d). Policy statements are statements by interested persons who are not participating in the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing as parties. Persons making policy statements are encouraged to provide policy statements in writing (20 copies for the SWRCB and its staff and additional copies for the other participants) and to summarize them orally within the time allowed. Depending on the number of policy statements, the time for oral summaries of each policy statement may be limited to five minutes or less at the discretion of the hearing officer. Parties to the proceeding may make similar statements, but are expected to do so as part of an opening statement when they are called to present their cases in chief. A party who wishes to make an opening statement in a particular hearing phase, but will not present evidence in a case in chief during that phase, will be given an opportunity to make the opening statement at the beginning of the hearing phase.

If you have any questions please contact Barbara J. Leidigh, Senior Staff Counsel, at (916) 657-2102 or Victoria Whitney at (916) 653-2516.

Sincerely,

Signed 12 June 1998

Edward C. Anton, Chief

Division of Water Rights