In case you missed it… The Sacramento Bee Viewpoints: Brown tries to roll Delta in rush to dig tunnels By Stephen Heringer Special to The Bee Originally Published Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 I am the fifth of six generations of the Heringer family to farm the soils of the Clarksburg Delta. At the turn of...Read More
Articles of Interest Related to Restore the Delta’s Media Work… Delta tunnels: Firmer cost estimates spelled out for Gov. Jerry Brown’s water plan By Paul Burgarino and Steven Harmon Staff writers San Jose Mercury News Posted: MercuryNews.com MILPITAS — The cost of Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial plan to build two massive tunnels to move water...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Experts Analyze Costs of Peripheral Tunnels: Cost Estimate has Tripled Already, Public Will Pay “Through-Delta” Alternative has Highest Benefits/Cost Ratio Costs are $7 Billion Higher than Benefits; Could Cost LA Ratepayers $20 to $47 Billion,...Read More
Experts Analyze Costs of Peripheral Tunnels: Costs are $7 Billion Higher than Benefits; Could Cost LA Ratepayers $20 to $47 Billion, up to $9,000 per family; Similar Pipeline in Santa Barbara Failed Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta today presented findings of three separate analyses of the costs, benefits and financial burdens of the proposed...Read More
Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Experts to Analyze Costs of Peripheral Tunnels: Who will benefit? Who will pay? What will it cost? Whom would the Peripheral Tunnels benefit? What are the true costs of the Peripheral Tunnels? Who would pay?...Read More
Delta Protection Commission Opposes Peripheral Tunnels: Landmark Decision Shows BDCP Only Protects Water-Takers Courtland, CA – In a landmark decision, the Delta Protection Commission (DPC), the state commission charged by law with protecting the interests of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, voted on Thursday night to oppose the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) as currently drafted. ...Read More
In case you missed it… San Jose Mercury News Sierra Club urges governor to rethink position on Delta tunnels By Kathryn Phillips For the Contra Costa Times Originally Published 05/21/2013 Editor’s note: This is an open letter from the Sierra Club to Gov. Jerry Brown. Dear Gov. Brown: Sierra Club California has for more than...Read More
Experts to Analyze Costs of Peripheral Tunnels: Who will benefit? Who will pay? What will it cost? Whom would the Peripheral Tunnels benefit? What are the true costs of the Peripheral Tunnels? Who would pay? Is there a more cost-effective solution? Restore the Delta announced today that it would present a panel of experts...Read More
In case you missed it… The Sacramento Bee Dan Walters: Is Bay Bridge debacle a harbinger? By Dan Walters Published: Tuesday, May. 21, 2013 Jerry Brown did one of his characteristic political pirouettes Monday. For months, the governor had dismissed revelations in The Bee about shoddy construction and inspection practices on the grandiose, long overdue...Read More
Five alternatives to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) are being offered to meet California’s water needs without further damaging the Bay-Delta ecosystem, and every one of them is better than BDCP. Restore the Delta maintains that each one of these plans should be studied in full by the BDCP as viable alternatives. The BDCP,...Read More
