WaterFix Is Dead. Now We Can Work for Sustainable Solutions.
Thanks to Governor Newsom, California has withdrawn the environmentally destructive California WaterFix project and now we can work on sustainable water solutio...
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The Trump/Bernhardt Plan for Extinction in the CA Bay-Delta
Despite voluminous scientific evidence demonstrating the need to increase protections for endangered and threatened fish species, the Trump Administration is pr...
Dec. 2018 Bay-Delta Agreements Were Only Smoke and Mirrors?
It’s becoming clear that the voluntary settlement agreements presented to the State Water Board last December as part of the so-called “grand bargain” were...
Will State Agencies Let CA's Bay-Delta Estuary Get Trumped?
On January 31, the Trump Administration is scheduled to release its new proposal for the operations of the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Projec...
Key Questions about a Potential "Grand Bargain" on CA Water
For several years, state and federal agencies, local water districts, and a few conservation groups have participated in negotiations regarding potential volunt...
SWRCB Should Finally Adopt New Protections for our Rivers
After 10 years of study and extensive public outreach , the State Water Resources Control Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday to adopt new flow and water...