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State Water Board holds second day of Bay‑Delta Plan hearing as public splits over voluntary agreements
Summary
At a Jan. 29 hearing, Board staff summarized December’s revised draft Bay‑Delta Plan and Chapter 13 and a large public turnout split between speakers urging enforceable, science‑based unimpaired flows and others supporting the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes voluntary agreement pathway with clear benchmarks and oversight. Written comments are due Feb. 2.
Chair Joaquin Escobel opened the State Water Resources Control Board’s second day of public hearings on the Sacramento‑Delta updates to the Bay‑Delta Plan on Jan. 29, telling attendees the board is listening to input on a December 12 staff release but will not take action at the hearing. "My name is Joaquin Escobel, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board," he said in opening remarks.
Diane Riddle, assistant deputy director in the Division of Water Rights, provided a condensed staff presentation to orient the audience. She described the revised draft plan and a new Chapter 13 and framed the Board’s dual approach: a regulatory pathway and a Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) voluntary agreement pathway. "The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on the 2 documents that staff released in December, including the draft plan and chapter 13," Riddle said. Staff reiterated procedural items and the comment deadline: written comments are due Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.
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