Monday March 9, 2026
Tribal Business News —
A coalition of California tribes filed formal objections to the state’s draft Bay-Delta water plan, adding regulatory pressure to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, a 45-mile tunnel designed to divert water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition — representing tribes and advocacy groups including the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Little Manila Rising and Restore the Delta — filed formal objections to the State Water Resources Control Board’s draft update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The group argues the proposal weakens enforceable flow standards in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the hub of California’s water distribution system.