Newsoms plan protects
water for all Californians[hhmc]
Re: “Governor Newsom must show commitment to protecting the Delta” (Editorial, Sept. 19):
Signaling his intent to veto SB 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing exactly what the Sept. 19 Mercury News Editorial seeks — he is demonstrating his commitment to protecting water, not just for the Bay Area, but for all California water users.
As the paper points out, “Newsom, to his credit, has been seeking a grand bargain on water issues that calls on the major water players to reach a “voluntary agreement” on water flows.”
Those agreements are a generational change in water and environmental management and a result of cooperation between all California water users.
Once in place, these agreements will bring reliability to water users large and small, allow water policy to utilize new science and provide annual funding for environmental projects from farmers and urban water users.
