Monday Top of the Scroll: California agencies use confidentiality agreements to keep some Bay-Delta science secret
California state agencies have quietly been using confidentiality agreements to keep some scientific data and discussions behind the Newsom administration’s updated Bay-Delta plan a secret, raising concerns about transparency in the rule-making process. The California State Water Resources Control Board is set to vote later this month on the updated Bay-Delta plan, a massive policy proposal that aims to balance water needs for communities and agriculture while protecting fish, wildlife, and the environment in the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. … State officials have denied they are hiding anything and maintain the process has been transparent. The proposed update to the Bay-Delta plan heavily relies on voluntary agreements, deals negotiated between state agencies and major water users, such as farmers.
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