Dear Governor Newsom:

Please heed the call of your constituents by allowing the State Water Board to do its job. The San Francisco Bay-Delta is dying, along with the rivers that feed it. Toxic algae blooms are on the rise as fish and wildlife populations decline precipitously. Under your watch, the commercial salmon fishing season was closed last year. California’s aquatic ecosystems are on the brink of collapse and desperately need more life-giving water. You are in the most influential position to provide the necessary relief.

Please drop your support for the misguided Voluntary Agreements and empower the State Water Board to implement the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan. We can restore our precious natural resources, but we need you to demonstrate strong environmental leadership that reflects the visionary culture for which California is known.

Thank you for your consideration of our state’s rivers and wetlands.