The question of how to protect fish and the ecological health of rivers that feed California’s largest estuary is generating heated debate in a series of hearings in Sacramento. … The plan is being discussed in three days of hearings convened by the State Water Resources Control Board. It sets out rules for water quality that will determine how much water can be pumped out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. … The approach backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom would give water agencies more leeway in how they comply with water rules. Environmental advocates said the proposal would take too much water out of the Delta and threaten fish already in severe decline.

Other Delta news:

• Restore the Delta: News release: Environmental advocates and tribes call for equitable alternatives to voluntary agreements ahead of Bay-Delta Plan hearing
• California Department of Water Resources: News release: How the State Water Project used adaptive management to capture more water during recent storms​​
• California Department of Water Resources: News release: Delta Conveyance Project planning – looking back at progress made and ahead to what’s next