Delta Archives

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

Alastair Bland

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...

AG ALERT: Invasive mussels spread, could clog irrigation systems

Ag Alert

Ecosystems

January 28, 2026

By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Since the non-native golden mussel was first discovered in October 2024 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

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...

USGS: Recent scientific contributions by the U.S. Geological Survey in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary

USGS

Delta science

January 27, 2026

From the USGS: The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary (hereafter, Bay-Delta) is the largest estuary on the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The Delta’s role in California’s carbon sequestration and climate goals

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

January 26, 2026

Carbon is the foundation of the Delta’s peat soils and a key component of two major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide,...

RESTORE THE DELTA: New report reveals AI data center boom threatens Delta communities and ecosystems

Restore the Delta

Planning and management

January 16, 2026

Press release from Restore the Delta As artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly expands, a new white paper released today by Restore the...