Voluntary agreements

GUEST COMMENTARY: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes: A better path forward for the Bay-Delta

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 22, 2026

Healthy Rivers and Landscapes provides California with multiple tools and strategies to restore salmon runs, Unimpaired-Flows relies on silver bullet...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Newsom’s Voluntary Agreements Won’t Work, Part 3: A Fundamentally Flawed Process

San Francisco Baykeeper

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 22, 2026

By Gary Bobker, the Program Director for Friends of the River, and Christie Ralston, an Associate Attorney for San Francisco Baykeeper “A...

GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s rivers cannot wait. Neither can its people.

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 20, 2026

Healthy Rivers and Landscapes offers a smarter way to protect our environment and manage California’s water future. By Charley Wilson,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Newsom’s Voluntary Agreements won’t work, part 2: No money, no requirements, no results

San Francisco Baykeeper

Policy and regulation

October 20, 2026

By Eric Buescher, Managing Attorney at San Francisco Baykeeper Later this month, the State Water Resources Control Board is poised...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Board releases final draft Bay-Delta Plan ahead of hearing

State Water Contractors

Policy and regulation

October 20, 2026

State Water Contractors are reviewing update to ensure plan resolves outstanding issues From the State Water Contractors: On Friday, October...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases revised final Bay-Delta Plan

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

October 16, 2026

Board will consider adopting plan at its Oct. 28-29 meeting Following a years-long process that included multiple workshops, hearings and...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Newsom’s Voluntary Agreements Won’t Work, Part 1: Inadequate Resources

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 15, 2026

Proposed Bay-Delta Plan update is a bad deal for California’s rivers, San Francisco Bay, and all of us who rely...

NOW AVAILABLE: Public Comments on Final Draft Bay-Delta Plan

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

September 25, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On August 19, 2026, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...

DELTA COALITION: Delta Coalition slams Bay-Delta Plan for failing to comply with law

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

September 22, 2026

From the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition: Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC)—consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok...

C-WIN: Voluntary agreements are unjustified and do not satisfy the board’s duty to protect the Bay-Delta ecosystem

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

September 20, 2026

From the California Water Impact Network: The California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) has submitted comments to the State Water Resources...

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

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

September 13, 2026

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

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...

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...

LAO REPORT: The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Legislative Analyst's Office

Policy and regulationReports

March 18, 2026

From the Legislative Analyst’s Office: This report discusses the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) proposed—and long-overdue—update of the water...