The new biological opinions, effective immediately, replace the rules enacted by the first Trump administration. Those passed in 2019 drew harsh criticism from environmentalists and state officials alike, who warned it would harm salmon and other Delta fish.
Gov. Gavin Newsom framed the new rules as a measure to make the aging State Water Project and Central Valley Project more resilient to the extremes of climate change. 'We know what the future has in store for our state: hotter hots and drier dries,' he said in a statement last week.
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