Voluntary agreements

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

Alastair Bland

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy 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 FeaturesPolicy 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...

COMMENTARY: A thriving Tuolumne River starts now: More water. More habitat. More fish.

Guest Contributor

Policy and regulation

October 31, 2025

Commentary by Brad Koehn, General Manager, Turlock Irrigation District; Jimi Netniss, General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District; and Dennis Herrera, General...

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)

CommentaryPolicy 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,...

CAL MATTERS: ‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

December 16, 2024

Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists...

USBR: Returning a piece of the Delta to nature’s blueprint

Bureau of Reclamation News

Ecosystems

November 14, 2024

Reclamation funding spurs work on broad tidal habitat restoration project By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Standing on the levee...

DWR: Reclamation, DWR Celebrate Launch of Key Delta Habitat Restoration Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

November 14, 2024

Tidal habitat restoration effort mobilizes after major funding milestones are met From the Department of Water Resources: The Bureau of...

CNRA: California makes progress to ensure healthy rivers and landscapes

CA Natural Resources Agency

Policy and regulation

October 30, 2024

From the California Natural Resources Agency: California is advancing restoration projects, streamflows for native fisheries, and a science plan in...

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, 2024

Press release from Save California Salmon, the California Indian Water Commission, and the Golden State Salmon Association: A coalition of...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Gov. Newsom is accelerating California’s extinction crisis

San Francisco Baykeeper

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

January 24, 2024

By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront...