Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: State water officials are faced with a once-in-a-generation chance to save California’s salmon

Alastair Bland

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 12, 2026

By Alastair Bland Negotiations over how to manage the Delta’s water and fish species hit a boiling point in late...

BAY DELTA PLAN: Delta advocates speak out against Bay Delta Plan update and the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

February 4, 2026

Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board held a public hearing on the latest documents released for the update...

BAY DELTA PLAN: Water managers highlight early successes of Healthy Rivers and Landscapes projects at State Water Board hearings

State Water Contractors

Policy and regulation

January 31, 2026

58 habitat projects and statewide collaboration demonstrate growing momentum as the Bay-Delta Press release from the Northern California Water Association...

BAY DELTA PLAN: California Tribes and Fishermen Speak Out Against California Voluntary Water Agreements

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

January 31, 2026

Press release from Save Our Salmon Today, Tribal members, fishing families, youth, and community allies are hosting a rally and...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Environmental advocates and tribes call for equitable alternatives to voluntary agreements ahead of Bay-Delta Plan hearing

Restore the Delta

Policy and regulation

January 28, 2026

Press release Environmental advocates and Tribal leaders today spoke out against the inequitable and misleading Voluntary Agreements within the latest...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: A hard look at the 3,000-page Bay-Delta Plan

Alastair Bland

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 27, 2026

Is a state plan to update Delta water rules double counting restoration of water and habitat? By Alastair Bland A...

BAY-DELTA PLAN: Delta Coalition urges State Water Board to extend public comment period on updated Bay-Delta Plan

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

December 20, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of...

REACTIONS: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes participants, Tribes, and environmental advocates react to revised update to Bay Delta Plan

Maven

Policy and regulation

December 14, 2025

Last Friday, the State Water Board released an update to the proposed update to the Sacramento/Delta portion of the Bay...

BAY-DELTA PLAN: State Water Board releases new analysis to advance latest proposed Bay-Delta Plan updates

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

December 12, 2025

Proposal retains dual compliance pathways, tribal beneficial uses From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft scientific report on proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

September 20, 2025

Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: [Friday], the State Water Resources Control Board released a Draft Scientific...

NOTICE: State Water Board rescinds notice on Bay Delta Plan Sacramento/Delta update; workshops to be rescheduled

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

September 16, 2025

Notice from the State Water Board: This message is to notify interested parties that the State Water Resources Control Board...

MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Shaping the future of the Bay-Delta: The update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan

Maven

Policy and regulation

September 9, 2025

The goal of the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan is to balance the needs of the environment, agriculture, and urban...

C-WIN: Mirroring the Trump Playbook: Eliminating CEQA review for water quality control plans would weaken California’s democratic integrity

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Commentary Policy and regulation

September 5, 2025

By Max Gomberg, C-WIN In California we are fortunate to have both state and federal law to protect our rivers,...

BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: Conservation groups request additional hearing dates and the comment deadline moved back to December

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

August 30, 2025

Letter submitted to the State Water Board: Defenders of Wildlife, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, Golden State...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Coalition urges State Water Board extend public comment amid EPA civil rights investigation

Restore the Delta

Policy and regulation

August 12, 2025

Press release from the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition: The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band...