Today, Governor Gavin Newsom shared with reporters his version of a salmon recovery program for California. Within his plan, he continues to push forward with the voluntary agreements, which US EPA has already expressed doubt about as a viable program for Bay-Delta water management.
Restore the Delta’s executive director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla said in response to the Governor’s salmon plan:
“There is no salmon recovery plan without science-based river flows with set standards. The voluntary agreements will finish off Sacramento and San Joaquin River salmon runs. The Governor needs to stop with the obfuscation and decrees that appear like action and start building a comprehensive water plan that will serve river and Delta communities and Southern California water users. He has a moral obligation to protect our rivers and drinking water supplies as we face climate change.”