Dear friends,
As the 2026 legislative session comes to an end on August 31, we write to share some important updates.
Dear Friends,
On August 20, 2026, the Water Board released a final update to the Bay-Delta Plan, a critical rulemaking for ensuring: water quality, river flows and ecosystem protections for the state’s largest and most endangered estuary and watershed. Included in the final draft is the Board’s consideration of the inequitable and deceptive Voluntary Agreements.
The Board will be voting on whether to adopt the final draft of the Bay-Delta Plan and VAs, and we need your help!
Join us on October 28 and/or 29 to raise your voice in opposition to the final draft plan.
This is your final opportunity to voice opposition to the plan, which would be devastating to Tribes, environmental justice communities, and the Bay-Delta ecosystem.
Water Board Public Notice: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/CAWRCB/2026/08/20/file_attachments/3753028/notice-2026finaldrftbdp.pdf
How You Can Participate:
The State Water Board will be voting on whether to adopt the final Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements. This is your final opportunity to voice opposition to the plan, which would be devastating to Tribes, environmental justice communities, and the Bay-Delta ecosystem.
- When: October 28-29, 2026 and continuing on October 30, 2026, if necessary
- Time: Hearing starts at 9:00 am each day
- In-Person Location: Joe Serna Jr. CalEPA Building, Coastal Hearing Room
- Address: 1001 I Street, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
How To Make A Public Comment:
- If you’d like to make a public comment, in person or virtually, please complete a Speaker Card.
- Virtual Speaking Option: If you plan to participate virtually and would like to speak, please complete a Speaker Card. The Clerk to the Board will email you one business day before the hearing with the information needed to join the meeting.
Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. You can use our Bay-Delta Plan One-Pager to help draft a public comment explaining how the proposed final Bay-Delta Plan would negatively impact your family and community, business or organization, environment, and economic interests.
Have You Commented In The Past?
The final Phase 2 report of the Sacramento/Delta Updates to the Bay-Delta Plan is posted here.
If you previously commented and are interested in seeing responses to your comment :
- Click here and search your first and last name
- After finding it, record your “Letter number” on the left side column
- Then click here and scroll down to “Volume 3: Responses to Comments”
- Continue scrolling down to “4. Responses to Comments Tables”
- Lastly, click on the indexed link that includes your letter number
If you are interested in joining a Bay-Delta Plan Public Comment Training, stay tuned for more information to come!