Voluntary agreements

October 30, 2026

Framework combines new flows, habitat restoration, science and enforceable rules to protect the Sacramento River and Delta From the State...

CAL MATTERS: Has the Trump administration doomed Newsom’s water plan?

Cal Matters

October 30, 2026

California approved Newsom’s Delta water rules, but Trump threatens to pull out and $740M with it. Water agencies that once backed...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board passes major water plan after marathon session

Courthouse News Service

October 30, 2026

Under the changes, water agencies can commit to voluntary agreements governing water usage that some environmentalists and tribes argue undermine...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribes and environmental groups slam State Water Board’s anticipated adoption of updated Bay-Delta Plan, vow further action

Restore the Delta

October 30, 2026

Groups condemn the Newsom administration’s voluntary agreement framework, pledging to fight for water rights, environmental protections, and due process From...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board hears competing views on major water plan update

Courthouse News Service

October 29, 2026

The Bay-Delta is a watershed that provides drinking and municipal water to some 30 million people, along with irrigation water...

COMMENTARY: The science is clear: Restoring California’s salmon populations requires more than just water

October 28, 2026

By Alex Rabidoux, Assistant General Manager, Solano County Water Agency For decades, California has debated how much water should flow...

COMMENTARY: Reject the discriminatory, illegitimate, and harmful Voluntary Agreements

Restore the Delta

October 28, 2026

By the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition, consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Fatal flaws in the State Water Board’s Draft Bay-Delta Plan Update

October 28, 2026

From the Golden Gate Salmon Association Later this week, the State Water Resources Control Board is likely to adopt a...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes: A healthier future for all of California

October 27, 2026

Healthy Rivers and Landscapes provides critical habitat for salmon while also ensuring our farms, cities and rural communities remain vibrant...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Newsom’s Voluntary Agreements Won’t Work, Part 4: The Road Not Taken (Yet)

San Francisco Baykeeper

October 27, 2026

By Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River, and Eric Buescher, Managing Attorney at San Francisco Baykeeper As...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Two years after Klamath Dam removal, Governor Newsom and California’s actions threaten the river’s recovery

October 27, 2026

By Regina Chichizola, Managing Director, Communities United for Water Protection Early this month, we celebrated two years since the Klamath...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes on the rocks?

Cariad Hayes Thronson

October 26, 2026

By Cariad Hayes Thronson With a vote looming at the end of October on a long overdue update to the...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Restoring habitat, delivering results: The work already underway in the Sacramento Valley

October 26, 2026

Healthy Rivers and Landscapes is building on years of restoration work, bringing together water managers, conservation organizations and scientists to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: What the Pacific Flyway can teach us about water management