FAQ: Update and Implementation of the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Watershed (Bay Delta Plan) State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 4, 2024Tags Policy and regulations San Joaquin River flow objectives State/federal agencies State Water Resources Control Board...
CNRA: California makes progress to ensure healthy rivers and landscapes CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation October 30, 2024From the California Natural Resources Agency: California is advancing restoration projects, streamflows for native fisheries, and a science plan in...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft of possible updates to Bay-Delta Plan for public review State Water Board Policy and regulation October 25, 2024Presented options relate to Sacramento/Delta portions of plan In its ongoing effort to address an ecosystem in a state of...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...
C-WIN: Hydropower or salmon? A false choice CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Ecosystems May 31, 2024Increasing Flows to Save Fish Will Not Hinder Hydropower Press release from the California Water Impact Network In a recent...
PRESS RELEASE: Fishermen, Tribal members, and residents ask California Water Board to support science-based water plan, deny Voluntary Agreements Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation April 26, 2024Press release from Save California Salmon, the California Indian Water Commission, and the Golden State Salmon Association: A coalition of...
AG ALERT: Court green lights state’s flows plan, rejects all claims Ag Alert Agriculture March 27, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state plan that requires affected water users to leave unimpaired flows of 30% to...
THIS JUST IN … Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 16, 2024“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...
STANFORD NEWS: Balancing water supply resilience and ecology: The Tuolumne River and the Bay Delta Plan Stanford University Policy and regulation March 16, 2024As policymakers consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan, a Stanford analysis outlines challenges and strategies to support future water security...
NOTICE of Board Workshop on Proposed Voluntary Agreements Related to Sacramento/Delta Update to Bay-Delta Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 9, 2024Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a multiday public workshop...
C-WIN: State Water Resources Control Board counters big lie from Big Ag CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Agriculture February 22, 2024Agency Acknowledges Enhanced Delta Flows Won’t Harm Agriculture From the California Water Impact Network: Despite receiving the lion’s share of...
C-WIN: Trinity River: The glaring omission in the State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation February 5, 2024Proposed Changes Ignore the Contributions and Needs of the Trinity River, Imperiling Salmon, Native Communities, and North State Fishing Economies...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Gov. Newsom is accelerating California’s extinction crisis San Francisco Baykeeper CommentaryPolicy and regulation January 24, 2024By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront...
C-WIN: Muddying the Waters: State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Environmental Analysis Falls Short CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation January 18, 2024Agency’s CEQA Analysis Provides No Clear Plan for Restoring and Protecting California’s Greatest Aquatic Resource Press release from the California...
C-WIN: Coming Clean: State Water Resources Control Board Finally Acknowledges “Paper Water” CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water rights and water law January 10, 2024Figures in the Agency’s New Bay-Delta Plan Update Confirm What Water Reform Advocates Have Long Maintained: California Water Rights Claims...
