From the Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley:
Last week, Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley member organizations joined a broad coalition of water, food production, municipal, and business organizations from across California in submitting a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife expressing strong support for Action 5, the recently adopted long-term operations plan for the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.
Reliable water supplies are essential to sustaining California’s rural agricultural economy, supporting urban resilience, supplies for wildlife ecosystems, protecting disadvantaged communities, and reducing pressure on strained groundwater basins. Action 5 is the balanced, bipartisan approach California needs to modernize how the state manages its water infrastructure, without sacrificing the environmental protections.
The much improved operations plan is grounded in science and real-time data, prioritizing biological outcomes and adaptive management over rigid, prescriptive requirements that have previously failed to deliver meaningful environmental benefits. This approach strengthens both environmental stewardship and water reliability for California’s communities, especially those in the San Joaquin Valley.
Action 5 represents a responsible and sustainable step forward for California’s water management, one that protects ecosystems while addressing the real-world needs of millions of Californians.
