A bipartisan group of Central Valley House members urged the Newsom administration Monday to reverse an environmental rule governing operations in the state’s main water hub, arguing it is unnecessarily limiting exports south to farms and communities. Democratic Reps. Jim Costa and Adam Gray and Republican Reps. David Valadao and Vince Fong wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom and top water officials in his administration asking them “to reverse an ill-timed decision” to limit water pumping in the sensitive Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta this month. Both Newsom and President Donald Trump have sought to export and store more water this year — including by relaxing environmental rules in the Delta and backing new reservoir projects.

Other Bay-Delta news:

• Bay Nature (Berkeley, Calif.): There are way more fishes in the Bay than you think
• Delta Science Program: Summary: Adaptive Management Forum 2025
• Bakersfield Californian: Opinion: Science should be a bridge, not a barrier – why CDFW must act before the storms disappear
• California Policy Center: Blog: Governor Newsom, turn up the Delta pumps!