California’s mismanaged water policy comes at cost to tribal communities, coalition warns

A coalition of California tribal governments, fishery groups and environmental justice organizations rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Building to demand significant changes to a “dysfunctional” water rights system in the state.

The collective of 20 tribal communities and prominent environmental groups, like the Sierra Club and San Francisco Baykeeper, called on the Newsom Administration to reform the state’s water rights system so it can better support salmon populations and the overall health of rivers, estuaries, and specifically the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.