News Roundup: Fierce debate as California changes course in central water hub – Restore the Delta

California adopted a new water plan. It's unlikely to end the state's water wars

The state's Water Resources Control Board passed a revised water flow plan, but both farmers and environmentalists dislike it. Newsom wants to portray it as a truce.

The Agency That Controls Shasta Dam Says It May Quit California’s Delta Deal and Take $740 Million With It

The rules governing how much Sacramento River water flows through the Delta instead of into pumps bound for Central Valley farms just got their first major rewrite since 1995, and the strange part is that the people who negotiated the deal are now complaining loudest. The State Water Resources Control Board voted 4 to 1 …

News Roundup: Fierce debate as California changes course in central water hub – Restore the Delta

Following two days of public comments opposing the proposal, the State Water Board approved Governor Newsom’s updated Bay-Delta Plan centering voluntary agreements.  As the Los Angeles Times reports, environmental and Tribal representatives condemned the exclusionary framework and lack of transparency surrounding the decision-making process. They criticized “what they described as backroom deals intended to help powerful water suppliers and farm…