The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released its long-awaited proposed updates to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical policy governing water quality and ecosystem health for California’s largest and most imperiled estuary. The plan leans on voluntary agreements with big water agencies, drawing backlash from Tribes and environmental advocates who say it sacrifices science, equity, and the Delta’s future. This comes despite an ongoing civil rights investigation filed by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition, citing disproportionate harm to Tribes and communities of color. With the Delta in ecological crisis, Tribes and environmental groups emphasize that this plan fails to protect our water, our rights, and our future.
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