Public Comments Received on OPC Draft Strategic Action Plan

The following written public comments were received regarding the Revised Draft Ocean Protection Council Strategic Plan during the second public comment period from December 15, 2011 to January 16, 2012.

• Dave Connell (December 18, 2011)
• Tim Shestek, American Chemistry Council (January 9, 2012)
• Fred Bockmiller, Mesa Consolidated Water District (January 12, 2012)
• Sarah Abramson Sikich and Dana Roeber Murray, Heal the Bay (January 13, 2012)
• Jonathon Bishop and Dale Hoffman-Floerke, California Water Quality Monitoring Council (January 13, 2012)
• Ken Weinberg, San Diego County Water Authority (January 13, 2012)
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• Mark Nicks (January 13, 2012)
• Jesse Trujillo (January 15, 2012)
• Linda McIntyre, Moss Landing Harbor District (January 16, 2012)
• Linda Sheehan, Earth Law Center (January 16, 2012)
• Leila Munroe, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Kaitlin Gaffney, Ocean Conservancy (January 16, 2012)
• Geoff Shester, Oceana, and Anna Weinstein, Audubon California (January 16, 2012)
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• Ronald L. Davis, CalDesal (January 16, 2012)
• Richard E.T. Sadowski (January 16, 2012)
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• Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, Surfrider Foundation (January 16, 2012)
• Mark Rentz, Association of California Water Agencies (January 17, 2012)
• Hillary Hauser, Heal the Ocean (January 17, 2012)
• Susan Jordan, California Coastal Protection Network; Bruce Reznik, Planning and Conservation League; Jim Metropulos, Sierra Club California; Joe Geever, Surfrider Foundation; Kristin Lynch, Food and Water Watch; Marco Gonzalez, Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation; Garry Brown, Orange County Coastkeeper; Conner Evert, Desal Response Group, Southern CA Watershed Alliance; Shankar B. Prasad, Coalition for Clean Air; and Merle Moshiri, Residents for Responsible Desalination (January 17, 2012)
• Charles Lester, California Coastal Commission (January 17, 2012)
• Sara Aminzadeh and Sean Bothwell, California Coastkeeper Alliance (January 17, 2012)
• Jeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District (January 17, 2012)
• Charlton Bonham, California Department of Fish and Game (January 19, 2012)

The following written public comments were received regarding the OPC Draft Strategic Action Plan during the first public comment period from August 1, 2011 to September 12, 2011.

• Peter MacLaggan, Poseidon Resources (August 5, 2011)
• Richard B. Bell, PE, Municipal Water District of Orange County (August 22, 2011)
• Mike McCorkle, Southern California Trawlers Association (August 23, 2011)
• Michael DeLapa (August 23, 2011)
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• Rob Cozens, Resighini Rancheria Environmental Protection Authority (August 26, 2011)
• Gregory Fearon, Coastwalk California (August 29, 2011)
• Reed Royalty, Orange County Taxpayers Association (August 29, 2011)
• Dr. Jeanine Pfeiffer, San Jose State University (August 29, 2011)
• Ken Weinberg, San Diego County Water Authority (August 29, 2011)
• Vivian Helliwell, 1 of 2 (August 30, 2011)
• Vivian Helliwell, 2 of 2 (August 30, 2011)
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• Gina Bryant, Earthrace Conservation Organization (August 31, 2011)
• Joanell Connolly (August 31, 2011)
• Fred Bockmiller, PE, Mesa Consolidated Water District (September 1, 2011)
• Joseph Treves (September 1, 2011)
• Diane Windham, NOAA Aquaculture Program Office (September 2, 2011)
• Charles Reed (September 3, 2011)
• Janice da Silva (September 3, 2011)
• Eileen Murphy (September 3, 2011)
• Richardson Gray (September 3, 2011)
• Joan Singleton (September 3, 2011)
• Merle & Mike Moshiri (September 3, 2011)
• Barbara, Steve & Rebecca Noffsinger (September 3, 2011)
• Phil & Elaine Wilder (September 3, 2011)
• Gino Angelici (September 4, 2011)
• Jeff Erickson (September 4, 2011)
• Joey Racano (September 4, 2011)
• John Scott (September 4, 2011)
• Mary Jo Baretich, Cabrillo Wetlands Conservancy (September 4, 2011)
• Marie Reed, Residents for Responsible Desalination (September 4, 2011)
• Stephanie Pacheco (September 4, 2011)
• Terry Welsh (September 4, 2011)
• Armida Brashears (September 4, 2011)
• Laura Holdenwhite (September 7, 2011)
• Glenn Cajar, University of California, Irvine (September 7, 2011)
• Bill Kocher, City of Santa Cruz (September 7, 2011)
• Guy Adams (September 8, 2011)
• Congressman Sam Farr (September 8, 2011)
• Philip L. Friess, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (September 8, 2011)
• Larry Gallup, Residents for Responsible Desalination (September 8, 2011)
• Milt Dardis (September 8, 2011)
• Peter Flournoy (September 9, 2011)
• Flossie Horgan (September 9, 2011)
• Eileen Murphy (September 9, 2011)
• John Binaski (September 9, 2011)
• Tom Hafer (September 9, 2011)
• Meg Caldwell, JD, Center for Ocean Solutions (September 9, 2011)
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• Sarah Sikich, Heal the Bay (September 9, 2011)
• Don Forman (September 9, 2011)
• Ron Davis, CalDesal (September 9, 2011)
• Jane Affonso (September 9, 2011)
• Sylvia Forsyth (September 9, 2011)
• Cheryl Elliott (September 10, 2011)
• Jenny Wilder, Mojave Group (September 10, 2011)
• Karl I. Wysocki (September 10, 2011)
• Ronnie Bogart (September 10, 2011)
• Dr. Ruthann Corwin (September 10, 2011)
• Mr. & Mrs. Don Ryburn (September 10, 2011)
• Mike and Barbara Sentovich (September 10, 2011)
• Sigrid McLaughlin (September 10, 2011)
• David & Judy Wiggins (September 10, 2011)
• Robert & Grace Winchell (September 10, 2011)
• Dr. Bob Smith, Residents for Responsible Desalination (September 11, 2011)
• Carla von Merz (September 11, 2011)
• Carol Zwaans (September 11, 2011)
• Ed Tavasieff (September 11, 2011)
• Juana Mueller (September 11, 2011)
• Linda Petrulias (September 11, 2011)
• Peter Halmay, San Diego Fishermen’s Working Group (September 11, 2011)
• Richard Sadowski (September 11, 2011)
• Sandy Gill (September 11, 2011)
• David Lewis, Save the Bay (September 12, 2011)
• Martin Offenhauer (September 12, 2011)
• Bill James (September 12, 2011)
• Barbara Kelsey (September 12, 2011)
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (September 12, 2011)
• Jonathan Bishop and Dale Hoffman-Floerke, California Water Quality Monitoring Council (September 12, 2011)
• Sean Bothwell, California Coastkeeper Alliance; Joe Geever, Surfrider Foundation; Bruce Reznik, Planning and Conservation League; Conner Everts, Southern California Watershed Alliance; Susan Jordan, California Coastal Protection Network; Sara Honadle, Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation; Merle Moshiri, Residents for Responsible Desalination; Carli Lyons, Desal Response Group; Adam Scow, Food and Water Watch (September 12, 2011)
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• Julianna Thomas and Francisco Chavez, California Ocean Observing Systems (September 12, 2011)
• Elissa Wagner (September 12, 2011)
• Garry Brown, Orange County Coastkeeper (September 12, 2011)
• Hillary Hauser, Heal the Ocean (September 12, 2011)
• Jim Curland, Defenders of Wildlife (September 12, 2011)
• Joyce Dillard (September 12, 2011)
• Joe Geever, Surfrider Foundation (September 12, 2011)
• James Haussener, California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference (September 12, 2011)
• Jeffrey Kightlinger, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (September 12, 2011)
• Jim Yarbrough (September 12, 2011)
• Leila Monroe, Natural Resources Defense Council (September 12, 2011)
• Lia Protopapadakis, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (September 12, 2011)
• Michael Carpenter (September 12, 2011)
• Mark Murray, Californians Against Waster (September 12, 2011)
• Leila Monroe, Natural Resources Defense Council; Sara Aminzadeh, California Coastkeeper Alliance; Kaitlin Gaffney, The Ocean Conservancy; Aimee David, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Sarah Newkirk, The Nature Conservancy; Bruce Reznik, Planning and Conservation League; Joe Geever, Surfrider Foundation (September 12, 2011)
• Anna Weinstein, Audubon California, and Geoffrey Shester, Oceana (September 12, 2011)
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• Penny Elia, Sierra Club (September 12, 2011)
• Dave Grubb, Linda Zablotny-Hurst, and Megan Norris, Sierra Club (September 12, 2011)
• Susan Jordan, California Coastal Protection Network (September 12, 2011)
• Susanne Madden (September 12, 2011)
• Sarah Newkirk, The Nature Conservancy (September 12, 2011)
• Tim Shestek, American Chemistry Council (September 12, 2011)
• Alison Dettmer, California Coastal Commission (September 12, 2011)
• Teri Shore and Chris Pincetich, Turtle Island Restoration Network (September 12, 2011)
• Melissa Vargas, CalRecycle (September 13, 2011)
• Philip Ratcliff (September 13, 2011)
• Caitlin Hurkes (September 14, 2011)
• Linda Peterson (September 15, 2011)
• Elizabeth Anthony (September 18, 2011)
• Tom Hazelleaf (September 18, 2011)
• Vivian Helliwell, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (September 20, 2011)