National Marine Fisheries Service

Ringside: Comments on the ‘Water Quality Control Plan’ for the Delta

September 9, 2026 4:39 pmSeptember 9, 2026 4:39 pm

The August 2026 final draft of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) “Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed” has been released. Written comments will be accepted through September 18, and the board will also take oral...

Obama Judge Blocks Trump Water Plan due to Normal Trout Drought

May 14, 2020 7:20 amMay 14, 2020 5:50 pm

Despite Becerra’s assertion that science was on the state’s side, it seems the lawsuit is based on speculation and Judge Drozd’s presumption that the trout population will decline permanently as a result of allocating extra water for farmers in dry...