Our 2022 Water Leaders class completed its year with a report outlining policy recommendations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Water Quality Control Plan update.

The cohort of 20 up-and-coming leaders from various water-related fields – engineers, attorneys, planners, scientists and those from the environmental and agricultural sectors – had full editorial control to choose recommendations.

Among their key recommendations:

• Establish accountability for timely updates of the Bay-Delta Plan and give stakeholders a clear opportunity to engage in the process 
• Integrate non-flow metrics into the State Water Board’s technical analyses, developing explicit criteria for substituting non-flow measures for flow measures
• Define adaptive management and how it is implemented, including roles and timelines
• Create clear opportunities for engagement by various interested parties and enhance accessibility of information to create a more equitable Bay-Delta Plan update

Click here to read their full report.