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

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/

#salmon #cawater #californiawater #fish #fishing #sturgeon

The CA Department of Water Resources has fundamentally failed to show that the Delta Tunnel plan would create a reliable water supply while protecting & restoring the Delta ecosystem - and at the extraordinary cost of *over $20 billion*
https://www.courthousenews.com/delta-conveyance-project-opponents-say-plan-would-hurt-environment-tourism-farming/

#deltatunnel #deltaconveyanceproject #cawater #californiawater

State officials have a once-in-a-generation chance to save California salmon—and they're failing.

As our lead scientist @jarosenfield stresses in this article, the state's plan would drive native fishes to extinction:

https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/02/12/notebook-feature-state-water-officials-are-faced-with-a-once-in-a-generation-chance-to-save-californias-salmon/

#sfbay #baydelta #fish #salmon #chinooksalmon #cawater #californiawater #water #extinctionisforever

"The voluntary agreements are an extinction plan," as our lead scientist
@jarosenfield describes the state's new Bay Delta Plan.

Endangered species will continue to plummet, more fisheries will shutter, and Tribes & Delta communities will continue to suffer with worse water quality.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/bay-delta-water-21325171.php

#cawater #californiawater #baydelta #baydeltaplan #endangeredSpecies #endangeredspeciesact #cadelta #californiadelta #fish #extinction

Trump administration approves plan backed by Newsom to build largest California reservoir in 50 years

The Trump administration on Friday gave its approval for plans to build Sites Reservoir, a vast 13-mile-long off-stream…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Californiadams #Californiawater #drought #Headlines #SitesReservoir #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/371593/

California cities are paying a lot for water, while Ag is paying relatively little--and sometimes nothing at all!

Great reporting from
@rachbecknews
& Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett
@calmatters.org

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/12/price-of-california-water-cities-growers/

#CAwater #water #californiawater

"It's no secret that the Trump administration prioritizes handing out California's water to powerful water districts that support the administration," as Baykeeper science director @jarosenfield told the SF Chronicle. "This is part of the Trump administration's war on California and the Trump administration’s war on California's environment."
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/trump-plans-to-send-more-water-to-calif-farms-21224473.php

#cawater #californiawater #water #cadelta

California strongly objects to Trump’s plan to pump more Delta water south
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-03/california-opposes-trump-water-pumping-plan

#westwater #californiadelta #water #californiawater