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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, February 16, 2025
The State Water Resources Control Board is gearing up to approve this year a long-awaited update to its Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. But a looming Newsom-Trump battle has thrown more uncertainty into the delicate negotiating process.
California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the department is trying to reduce the flows in a way that is still safe for the species. He called it “a good example of why we need more adaptive management.”
The unprecedented effort has faced steady blowback from environmental, sportfishing and tribal interests, while state agency staff have raised potential roadblocks to its success.
California’s Republican delegation is ramping up criticism of the Biden administration over rescinding Trump-era biological opinions governing water deliveries.
