Healthy Rivers And Landscapes Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

GUEST COMMENTARY: An anti-regulatory federal government tries to strongarm California over who controls the State’s water resources

September 13, 2026

By Chris Shutes and Gary Bobker The latest chapter in the Trump Administration’s war on California opened on September 3...

EDWARD RING: Comments on the “Water Quality Control Plan” for the Delta

Edward Ring

Planning and management

September 10, 2026

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Water Policy Center The August 2026 final draft of the...

DELTA COALITION: Voluntary agreements fail as federal and state partners pull out of updated Bay-Delta Plan

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Planning and management

September 9, 2026

Delta Coalition decries Voluntary Agreements framework as unreliable and ecologically destructive to an already fragile Delta Estuary From Restore the...

BAY-DELTA PLAN: Reclamation Provides comments on California State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update

Bureau of Reclamation News

Planning and management

September 5, 2026

From the US Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation provided the following comments today to the California State Water...

BAY-DELTA PLAN: Westlands Water District to end participation in Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program absent reversal by the State

Westlands Water District

Planning and management

September 5, 2026

From the Westlands Water District: Westlands Water District will not continue in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program under...

BAY-DELTA PLAN: State Water Board releases final draft plan to protect California’s Bay-Delta, water and wildlife

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

August 20, 2026

Groundbreaking proposal combines science, habitat restoration, innovation and enforceable protections to safeguard the Sacramento River and Delta From the State...

JOINT STATEMENT: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program could be the best path forward for California if key concerns are addressed

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

August 20, 2026

Public water agencies urge the State Water Board to resolve any remaining outstanding issues for continued statewide support. California’s water...

STATEMENT: Delta Coalition Slams State Water Board for Failing to Take Tribal and Environmental Concerns Seriously in Updated Bay-Delta Plan

Restore the Delta

Policy and regulation

August 20, 2026

Press release from Restore the Delta [Yesterday], the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released the updated...

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...

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...