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Trump administration officials, Central Valley agribusiness interests, water agencies and California Governor Gavin Newsom claim that the Sites Project is needed to increase “water supply reliability” in the state
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Native fish continue to do well in the Bay and poorly in the Delta
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The collapse of the Delta fish and salmon populations has been caused by the export of vast quantities of water to corporate agribusiness interests
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“SMUD’s exit is welcome — but it doesn’t end the fight for Coyote Creek.”
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PacifiCorp, the previous landowner, partnered with KILT to complete the sale following a decades long Indigenous-led effort to remove four dams on the Klamath River, completed last year
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The Delta smelt, an indicator species that was once the most abundant fish in the estuary, has become functionally extinct in the wild.
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The salmon were no longer able to make the migration up the creek to their historic habitat after the Monticello and Putah Diversion Dams were completed in 1957
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The coalition noted that the updated plan was released just one week before the holidays
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But as always, somebody has to spoil the party.
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The State Water Board will receive public comments on the December 2025 revised draft updates to the Bay-Delta Plan and Chapter 13 of the draft Staff Report in writing by February 2, 2026
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The legacy of Bonham has been tainted by the closure of the commercial salmon season for three years.
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While I applaud the Newsom Administration’s opposition to Trump's plan to export more water south from the Delta, the Governor is at the same time promoting the Delta Tunnel.