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20. The Department shall take actions required to plan and, If necessary,. implement Emergency Drought Salinity Barriers in coordination and consultation with the Water Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife et locations within the Sacramento - San Joaquin delta estuary. These barriers will be designed to conserve water for use later in the year to meet state and federal Endangered Species Act requirements, preserve to the extent possible water quality In the Delta, and retain water supply for essential human health and safety uses in 2015 and in the future. 21. The Water Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall immediately consider any necessary regulatory approvals for the purpose of installation of the Emergency Drought 6allnity Barriers. 22, The Department shall immediately consider voluntary crop Idling water transfer and water exchange proposals of ,ene year or less In duration that are initiated by local public agencies and approved in 2015 by the Department subject to the criteria set forth in Water Code secfion 18% 23, The Water Board will prioritize new and amended safe drinking water permits that enhance water supply and reliability for community water systems facing water shortages orthat expand service connections to include existing residences facing water shortages. As the Department of Puplk; Health's drinking water program was transferred to the Water Board, any reference to the Department of Public Health in any prior Proclamation or Executive Order listed in Paragraph 1 is deemed to refer to the Water Board, 24. The. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall launch a. public information campaign to educate the public on actions they can take to help to prevent wildfires Including the proper treatment of dead and dying trees. Pursuant to Government Code section 6045; $1.2 million from, the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund (Fund 3063j'shall he allocated to the California Department of forestry and Fire Protection to carry but this directive. 25, The Energy Commission shall expedite the processing of all applications or petitions for amendments to power plant certificatlons issued.by the Energy Commission for the purpose of securing alternate water supply necessary for continued power plant operation. Title 20, section 1789 of the California Code of Ftegulations Is hereby waived for any such petition, and the Energy Commission is authorized to create and implement an alternative process to consider such petitions, This process may delegate amendment approval authority, as appropriate, to the Energy Commission Executive Director, The Energy Commission shall give timely notice to all relevant local, regional, and state agencies of any petition subject to this directive, and shall past on its website any such petition. 26H-61