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This email is to inform interested parties of the tentative agenda for the State Water Resources Control Board’s (Board) public hearing to receive comments on the revised draft Sacramento/Delta updates to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed
(Bay-Delta Plan), as well as Chapter 13 of the supporting draft Staff Report.
The public hearing will be held on January 28-30, 2026, beginning at 9:00 am each day, and will follow the tentative agenda as described below. The agenda is subject to change at the Board’s discretion.
January 28
- Opening remarks from Board Chair and Board members
- Remarks from Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Agency
- Remarks from Director Karla Nemeth, Department of Water Resources
- Board staff presentation
- Panel 1: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Representatives
- Lunch break
- Panel 2: Golden Gate Salmon Association California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
- Panel 3: Restore the Delta and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
- Panel 4: San Francisco Baykeeper and Friends of the River
- Individual comments (anticipated to begin after 2:00 pm)
January 29
- Opening remarks from Board Chair and Board members
- Abbreviated Board staff presentation (to see the full presentation please view day 1)
- Panel 1: Fishing Organizations
- Panel 2: Solano County Elected Officials and Board members
- Individual comments (approximately one hour only)
- Lunch break
- Panel 3: Tribal Representatives
- Panel 4: Central Delta Water Agency
- Individual comments (anticipated to begin after 2:00 pm)
January 30
- Opening remarks from Board Chair and Board members
- Abbreviated Board staff presentation (to see the full presentation please view day 1)
- Individual comments (approximately one hour only)
- Panel 1: Save California Salmon (Impacts to Youth)
- Panel 2: Save California Salmon (Tribal Impacts North of Delta)
- Panel 3: Save California Salmon (Tribal Cultural Resources)
- Lunch break
- Individual comments (anticipated to begin after 1:00 pm)
Individual speakers have signed up for a particular day and will be called to speak in the order they submitted their virtual speaker card unless otherwise arranged. Generally, individual comments will begin with those attending in-person followed by those participating remotely.
If you would like to make an individual comment at the hearing, please fill out a virtual speaker card. For those who only wish to watch the hearing, a webcast will be available at youtube.com/user/BoardWebSupport and video.calepa.ca.gov/ (closed captioning available) and should be used unless you intend to comment.
Please refer to the notice for additional details. If you have any questions regarding this message or the notice, contact SacDeltaComments@waterboards.ca.gov.
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