They have just fundamentally blown off CESA.

The (department) and the Department of Fish and Game have essentially ignored the requirements of the California Endangered Species Act.

It's a historic decision. The state board, having been reasonable for 25 years, in exasperation decided to finally enforce the law.

We are at a critical threshold. We are going to make decisions within the next year that are either going to fix the delta, or we are going to use it essentially as a way station to transport water to Southern California.

We don't know how many delta smelt they're killing at the pumps, but they essentially evacuate the south delta every few days.

The delta can't be fixed unless we fix the San Joaquin -- and the San Joaquin can't be fixed unless water is allowed to run the length of that river. That's the bottom line.

This is a watery landfill. You can see there's no pride in the river here.

The water boards can elect to protect our waterways or to continue shielding farmers from the law. They can't do both.