CNRA Posts Responses to Questions About Agreements on Bay-Delta by ACWA Staff Aug 20, 2024 Water News SACRAMENTO — The California Natural Resources Agency has posted a “Common Responses” document that addresses questions and comments about the Agreements to Support Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (Agreements) that were raised by State Water Resources Control Board members, staff, and members of the public during the State Water Board’s three-day April workshop about the Agreements. The document was developed by the Department of Water Resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and parties to the Agreements—which include numerous ACWA member agencies and the State Water Contractors, which issued a statement following the release of the “Common Responses.” The State Water Board is expected to decide by next year on whether to include the Agreements in the Sacramento/Delta update to the Bay-Delta Plan. The other option is a regulatory approach strictly focused on imposing a percentage of unimpaired flows on rivers within the Sacramento River and Delta watershed. ACWA strongly supports the Agreements as the best available approach within the Bay-Delta watershed for water supply reliability, the environment, communities, agriculture and more.
