Comments of San Francisco Baykeeper et al re: Draft Staff Report on Sacramento/Delta Updates
San Francisco Baykeeper (Baykeeper), The Bay Institute (Bay Institute), Defenders of Wildlife, Golden State Salmon (GSS), Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA), Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR) | January 19th, 2024
In the face of a growing and severe ecological crisis, the Board has spent the better part of two
decades crafting updates to the Bay-Delta Plan to reasonably protect fish and wildlife beneficial
uses. These delayed and too often meager efforts have so far done nothing to reverse the
catastrophic path we are on, despite the potential permanent loss of these beneficial uses. The
Draft Staff Report’s proposed project and the Voluntary Agreement alternatives will not change
our course.
Keywords
ecosystem management, endangered species, fisheries, flows, native fish, Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, water quality