San Diego regional water news roundup: Mar. 20, 2026
https://groksurf.com/2026/03/20/san-diego-regional-water-news-roundup-mar-20-2026/
Unpredictable snowpack, dwindling water supplies, collapsing fish populations, and an expected update to the Bay-Delta plan make CA water management issues more urgent than ever before.
"And there are folks who just don't care about those things. And I like to tell them these are just messengers of worse things to come," as our lead scientist @jarosenfield told ABC-7 News.
That's why we're taking action, along with our partners at the Center of Biological Diversity, to hold the Bureau of Reclamation accountable under the law.
https://abc7news.com/post/california-environmental-groups-sue-stop-trumps-water-diversions/18700426/
#fish #fishing #cawater #californiawater #water #bureauofReclamation

Several Environmental groups, including San Francisco Baykeeper and the Center for Biological Diversity are now suing, claiming the Action 5 diversions violate the endangered species act and will harm fish populations including chinook salmon.
From my blog:
San Diego regional water news roundup: Mar. 6, 2026
https://groksurf.com/2026/03/06/san-diego-regional-water-news-roundup-mar-6-2026/
Native fish populations, including Chinook Salmon, Central Valley Steelhead, and Green and White Sturgeon are declining at an alarming rate—meanwhile, state regulators have failed to act.
So we're taking legal action to hold the State Water Board accountable: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/baykeeper-pursues-appeal-against-water-board-amid-extinction-crisis/
#fish #baydelta #baydeltaplan #endangeredSpecies #cawater #californiadelta
We just sued to challenge the Trump Administration's dangerous water grab—and its devastating effects on Central Valley Steelhead, Green Sturgeon & Chinook Salmon—in partnership with the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the River 🐟
Learn more about the case: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/lawsuit-challenges-trumps-dangerous-water-grab-in-california/
San Diego regional water news roundup: Feb. 27, 2026
https://groksurf.com/2026/02/27/san-diego-regional-water-news-roundup-feb-27-2026/