#cawater — Public Fediverse posts

Help us get the word out! AB 2218 would help address longstanding inequities affecting CA Native American Tribes and ensure Tribal interests are meaningfully considered in decisions affecting water.

AB 2218 is headed to the CA Senate floor. Now is the time to act! use the link below or reach out to your state senator directly asking them to vote YES on AB 2218 💧

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stand-with-california-tribes-for-water-rights-pass-ab-2218

#cawater #californiawater #AB2218 #water

The feds agree that the Bay's imperiled #WhiteSturgeon are endangered -- but are refusing to protect them under the Endangered Species Act:

"The biggest threat to the White Sturgeon’s survival is neglect from the very agencies that are required to protect them," as Baykeeper science director @jarosenfield put it.

https://baykeeper.org/press_release/feds-determine-that-san-francisco-bays-white-sturgeon-is-an-endangered-species-but-refuse-to-protect-them/ @RestoreTheDelta

#fish #fishing #sturgeon #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea #californiadelta #californiawater #cawater

"The smelt used to be among the most common fish species in the delta," said @jarosenfield, a fish biologist and science director of San Francisco Baykeeper. "Now, it's almost impossible to find them."

The restoration effort, he said, is admirable but inadequate: "It's like building a very nice playground in a neighborhood you’ve allowed to burn down."

https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-7/can-restoration-save-the-delta-smelt/

@HighCountryNew

#cawater #californiawater #water #cadelta #californiadelta #deltasmelt #fish #endangeredSpecies #californiafish

In an overt act of political meddling, Governor Newsom and his deputies are pressuring a judge to retract her evidence-based findings on the Sites Reservoir Project.

But the facts are clear: the project cannot operate as proposed without harm to rivers, fish & ecosystems.

Read more from Baykeeper attorney Eric Buescher & California Sportfishing Protection Alliance's director Chris Shutes on this disturbing erosion of government independence and impartiality ⤵️

https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/06/23/press-release-political-pressure-on-sites-reservoir-doesnt-change-the-facts/

#sitesreservoir #cawater #californiawater #newsom #dams

After 3 years of closures that devastated CA's fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring.

But that doesn't fix the underlying problem as our lead scientist @jarosenfield explains:
"As soon as it stops raining or snowing, we’re going to be back in the same situation with the salmon season closing. If we don't protect river flows and cold water storage, then we’re not protecting salmon."

https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/04/california-salmon-season-reopen-closure/

@CALMatters #cawater #californiawater #salmon #salmonseason #chinooksalmon

Unpredictable snowpack, dwindling water supplies, collapsing fish populations, and an expected update to the Bay-Delta plan make CA water management issues more urgent than ever before.

"And there are folks who just don't care about those things. And I like to tell them these are just messengers of worse things to come," as our lead scientist @jarosenfield told ABC-7 News.

That's why we're taking action, along with our partners at the Center of Biological Diversity, to hold the Bureau of Reclamation accountable under the law.

https://abc7news.com/post/california-environmental-groups-sue-stop-trumps-water-diversions/18700426/

#fish #fishing #cawater #californiawater #water #bureauofReclamation

We just sued to challenge the Trump Administration's dangerous water grab—and its devastating effects on Central Valley Steelhead, Green Sturgeon & Chinook Salmon—in partnership with the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the River 🐟

Learn more about the case: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/lawsuit-challenges-trumps-dangerous-water-grab-in-california/

#salmon #cawater #californiawater #fish #fishing #sturgeon

The CA Department of Water Resources has fundamentally failed to show that the Delta Tunnel plan would create a reliable water supply while protecting & restoring the Delta ecosystem - and at the extraordinary cost of *over $20 billion*
https://www.courthousenews.com/delta-conveyance-project-opponents-say-plan-would-hurt-environment-tourism-farming/

#deltatunnel #deltaconveyanceproject #cawater #californiawater

State officials have a once-in-a-generation chance to save California salmon—and they're failing.

As our lead scientist @jarosenfield stresses in this article, the state's plan would drive native fishes to extinction:

https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/02/12/notebook-feature-state-water-officials-are-faced-with-a-once-in-a-generation-chance-to-save-californias-salmon/

#sfbay #baydelta #fish #salmon #chinooksalmon #cawater #californiawater #water #extinctionisforever

"The voluntary agreements are an extinction plan," as our lead scientist
@jarosenfield describes the state's new Bay Delta Plan.

Endangered species will continue to plummet, more fisheries will shutter, and Tribes & Delta communities will continue to suffer with worse water quality.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/bay-delta-water-21325171.php

#cawater #californiawater #baydelta #baydeltaplan #endangeredSpecies #endangeredspeciesact #cadelta #californiadelta #fish #extinction

California cities are paying a lot for water, while Ag is paying relatively little--and sometimes nothing at all!

Great reporting from
@rachbecknews
& Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett
@calmatters.org

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/12/price-of-california-water-cities-growers/

#CAwater #water #californiawater

"It's no secret that the Trump administration prioritizes handing out California's water to powerful water districts that support the administration," as Baykeeper science director @jarosenfield told the SF Chronicle. "This is part of the Trump administration's war on California and the Trump administration’s war on California's environment."
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/trump-plans-to-send-more-water-to-calif-farms-21224473.php

#cawater #californiawater #water #cadelta

"This latest plan is a shocking display of cowardice," as our science director
@jarosenfield told @rachbecknews

Newsom's plan would be devastating for already hard-hit fisheries, Chinook #salmon & other native fish & wildlife, Tribes, and Bay-Delta communities.

Also concerning: the Newsom Admin's move to limit disclosures about how the plan would affect the Bay-Delta through a bill waiving #CEQA requirements. Ashley Overhouse of Defenders of Wildlife said the exemption is "bordering on undemocratic because you are cutting out the public in an important process."
https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/07/sacramento-river-delta-report/ #sfbay #delta #cadelta #californiawater #cawater #baydelta

L.A. has achieved meaningful change in its water use through conservation & technological upgrades.

Really a shame that Bay Area water agencies aren't investing nearly as much in water recycling, stormwater capture, and conservation! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/headway/water-conservation-los-angeles.html #cawater #californiawater #losangeles #bayarea #drought

Action Alert 🚨 Newsom is attempting to fast track the destructive, costly & wasteful Delta Conveyance Project—aka the #DeltaTunnel—through 2 trailer bills.

We need you to speak out! Please call or email your CA reps to urge them to oppose these trailer bills.

You can use our script to voice your opposition:

https://baykeeper.org/update/take-action-contact-your-representatives-to-stop-the-destructive-delta-tunnel/

#deltaconveyanceproject #cadelta #cawater #californiawater

As our science director @jarosenfield points out, expanding Shasta Dam would capture water flows that are currently the only lifeline endangered #salmon have https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2025/05/shasta-dam-california-water-farmers-trump/ #cawater #californiawater #EndangeredSpecies #fish #fishing #shastadam

The Newsom Administration wants to spend $20 billion of taxpayer dollars to build a giant tunnel that would 1) degrade water quality, 2) cause native species to go extinct & 3) do absolutely nothing to fix CA's water woes.

❗Learn more & take action here: https://baykeeper.org/stop-newsoms-deadly-delta-tunnel-project/

#deltatunnel #cadelta #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #cawater #californiawater #newsom #gavinnewsom

Indefensibly, Newsom is taking a page from Trump's playbook on CA water policy:

“[Newsom's] definitely competing with Donald Trump on who can destroy the Bay most,” as our science director @jarosenfield told Politico
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/02/05/newsom-and-trump-both-want-to-be-water-king-00202782 #cawater #californiawater #newsom

There's a lot of misinformation out there about #CAwater. Want to understand what's *actually* going on?

We highly recommend watching RIVER'S END: CALIFORNIA'S LATEST WATER WAR, which is now available for streaming 💧

The film features some of California's top water experts, including @petergleick and our own science director @jarosenfield

Learn more: riversendfilm.com

#riversend #californiawater #sfbay #cadelta #californiadelta #fish #waterwars

Here are just a few of the gorgeous illustrations from our new annual report! https://baykeeper.org/current-annual-report/

Our special anniversary report covers all the essential areas of Baykeeper's work—from #stormwater sampling, to #sealevelrise planning, to stopping sewage #pollution, investigating harmful algae blooms, protecting river flows & so much more.

Deep thanks to Fiorella Ikeue for the beautiful artwork 🙏

#cawater #californiawater #harmfulalgaeblooms #HABs #baykeeper

Follow the water.

Markers top to bottom.
* Two federal reservoirs that Trump ordered to release water
* Streamgage on Kern River (zoom in and click south-most gage)
* Kern River intertie to California aqueduct

The intertie is the *only* place water can flow by gravity from Tulare Basin into the aqueduct and to LA area and other points south. ***Streamgage shows 0 water in Kern River.***

Certain places have pumps that can lift water from the Tulare Basin into the aqueduct. Are any of those pumps running and if so, who is paying the cost? Or are mega farms in the Basin simply using the water Trump ordered released?
#CaliforniaWater #CAwater

Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=35.922367,-119.783935&zoom=8&basemap=Open_Topo_Map&overlay=Lake_river_stream,Stream_gage&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/misc_maps/california_water.txt

Trump continues to spread misinformation about the LA wildfires to distract people from his real goal: to divert water to wealthy corporate cattle ranchers & nut farms.

"Ultimately, environmental laws protect people and communities. Increasing water diversions beyond levels that are already unsustainable will harm communities that rely on San Francisco Bay’s water quality and fisheries. We call on Governor Newsom to help the people of Los Angeles recover, quickly, while defending California’s waters, wildlife, and vulnerable communities from the Trump's radical anti-environmental agenda," as our science director @jarosenfield told Courthouse News https://www.courthousenews.com/california-leaders-condemn-trump-executive-order-tying-water-policy-to-wildfire-relief/

#cawater #californiawater #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #water #lafires #losangeles

Trump's rushed executive order on Delta water rests on a slew of false premises and "shows an incredible lack of understanding of how California water works," as our science director @jarosenfield told @CALMatters https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2025/01/trump-california-water-delta-rules/ #cawater #californiawater #delta #CAdelta #water #fish

Trump's assertion that firefighters are struggling because Newsom won’t transfer water from Northern California is “utterly absurd,” as our science director @jarosenfield told the Washington Post.

SoCal's reservoirs, including the one closest to the fires, are full. We repeat: the reservoirs are full! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/09/trump-administration-transition/#link-S7GMTUHNV5APFEBUQOSLKADIEI #californiafires #fires #LAfires #PalisadesFire #wildlife #cawater #californiawater

As Baykeeper attorney Eric Buescher & @RestoreTheDelta director Barbara Barrigan-Parilla write, water agencies should ditch the costly ill-conceived #DeltaTunnel and instead focus on addressing the many other challenges facing the State Water Project, including: "expired water rights, sinking aqueducts, properly maintaining Delta levees, an ecosystem in crisis, and more than a century of ignoring or exploiting Tribes and environmental justice communities, all of which are critical to a thriving Delta, state, and sustainable water management system for all Californians." https://mavensnotebook.com/2025/01/07/guest-commentary-tunneling-through-trouble-missteps-mismanagement-and-the-costly-pursuit-of-the-delta-conveyance-project/ #cawater #californiawater #cadelta #californiadelta #environmentaljustice

From CalMatter's 2024 environmental milestones in review: Sadly, low #salmon numbers prompted a 2nd consecutive closure of the #fishing season, and a third-year cancellation is possible. But on the positive side, 2024 brought much-needed protections for White Sturgeon & Longfin Smelt -- two native fishes we've fought long & hard for! https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/12/environment-review-2024/ @CALMatters #sturgeon #longfinsmelt #smelt #cawater #californiawater #endangeredspecies #endangeredspeciesact

Most of the Delta lacks standards for how much water should flow through it, and that's a big problem.

"The fish are suffering primarily from a lack of adequate freshwater,” says Baykeeper science director Jon Rosenfield. "Flow is sort of the master variable that affects almost everything with fish."

The lack of adequate flow also helps explain some of the Delta's other problems, such as #AlgaeBlooms
https://www.comstocksmag.com/longreads/delta-decline #cawater #baydelta #salmon #chinook #fish #fishing