Proposals for Voluntary Agreements to Update and Implement the Bay-Delta Plan

Some resources related to the proposed VAs are available on the Board's File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site. To request a copy of any of the documents referenced on this page, please email SacDeltaComments@waterboards.ca.gov.

Draft VA Documents

• New Documents Received January 2025
  • Proposed Alternative to Modular Alternative 6a for New or Expanded Diversion Projects
• New and Updated Documents Received October 2024
  • Cover Memo (New)
  • Strategic Plan (Updated)
    • Governance Program (New)
    • Science Plan (Updated)
    • Early Implementation Project List (Updated)
    • Flow Accounting (Updated)
    • Non-Flow Measure Accounting (Updated)
    • Funding Plan (New)
  • Science Committee Charter (New)
• New Documents Received March/April 2024
  • Cover Memo
  • Global, Implementing, and Enforcement Agreements
  • Flow Accounting (Delta flow accounting procedures available on FTP)
  • Non-Flow Measure Accounting
• September 2023 Documents Included as Appendix G1 to Draft Staff Report
  • 2022 Memorandum of Understanding
  • Strategic Plan
  • Governance Program
  • Science Plan
  • Early Implementation Project List

Other Relevant Information

• External Scientific Peer Review of the Final Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement (February 2024)
• Draft Staff Report in Support of Sacramento/Delta Update (September 2023)
  • See Chapter 9 and Appendix G
• Final Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement (September 2023)
• Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement (January 2023)

• April 24-26, 2024 – Board Workshop on Proposed VAs Related to Sacramento/Delta Update
  • April 24 Recording
  • April 25 Recording
  • April 26 Recording (Part 1 | Part 2)
  • Presentation slides
• March 8, 2024 – Notice of Board Workshop on Proposed VAs Related to Sacramento/Delta Update to Bay-Delta Plan
• May 18, 2023 – Scoping Meeting for Possible Amendment to Incorporate Tuolumne River VA
  • Staff Presentation
• April 11, 2023 – Notice of Preparation of Environmental Documentation and Scoping Meeting for Possible Amendment to Incorporate Tuolumne River VA
• January 19, 2023 – Board Informational Item on Upcoming Actions to Update and Implement the Bay-Delta Plan and Workshop on Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement
  • Board Agenda
• January 5, 2023 – Notice of Workshop and Opportunity to Comment on Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement in Support of Proposed VAs for Sacramento/Delta Update
• December 12, 2018 – State Water Board Resolution No. 2018-0059 adopting amendments to the Bay-Delta Plan and providing further direction related to VAs
• February 22, 2016 – Letter from the Executive Director to the California Natural Resources Agency

• November 10, 2022 – Revised Memorandum of Understanding
• March 29, 2022 – Memorandum of Understanding Advancing a Term Sheet for the VAs
• March 6, 2019 – Letter from California Sportfishing Protection Alliance et al. to the Executive Director regarding the VA Submittal by the Department of Water Resources and Department of Fish and Wildlife
• March 5, 2019 – Letter from Trout Unlimited et al. to the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency regarding the VA Submittal by the Department of Water Resources and Department of Fish and Wildlife
• March 1, 2019 – Letter from Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District regarding a VA on the Stanislaus River
  • Voluntary Agreement Submittal
• March 1, 2019 – Voluntary Agreement Submittal by the Department of Water Resources and Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Cover Letter
  • Transmittal Letter
  • Project Description and Appendices
  • Planning Agreement
• December 12, 2018 – Presentation to the State Water Board by Director Bonham of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Director Nemeth of the Department of Water Resources
• December 12, 2018 – California Natural Resource Agency Framework Proposal