FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 11, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Osha Meserve: (916) 455-7300Tom Keeling: (209) 474-1818 Sacramento, CA — A Sacramento Judge has rejected another attempt by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to lift an injunction that blocks DWR from conducting geotechnical investigations DWR claims are essential to planning for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). The court issued...Read More
An article published this week by CalMatters highlights the funding crisis facing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where over 1,000 miles of aging levees are in dire need of repair and maintenance. If these levees were to fail, they would potentially flood thousands of acres of farmland, threatening critical water supply pumps that serve much of California, and...Read More
Newsom in fight to advance plans for $20-billion water tunnel in the Sacramento Delta – The Los Angeles Times 4/06/25 New Poll Reveals CA Voters Prefer Local, Sustainable Water Solutions Over Delta Tunnel – Daily Kos 4/06/25 PRESS RELEASES: Restore the Delta’s poll of CA voters reveals strong preference for investments in local water supplies...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 4, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org818-633-0865 Restore the Delta poll shows widespread opposition to Delta Tunnel and strong preference for local water solutions Stockton, Calif. — Today, Restore the Delta released new polling data on California voters’ attitudes on the Delta Conveyance Project — also known as the Delta Tunnel — a controversial and costly project...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2025 Contact:Stephanie Safdi, stephanie.safdi@YLSClinics.org Sacramento, CA – A coalition of water advocates, Tribes, environmental justice organizations, and fishing organizations submitted a motion calling on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to cancel the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Change Petition for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). The demand comes after DWR...Read More
In a stunning and compelling New York Times opinion piece, photojournalist Ryan Christopher Jones captures the California Delta’s breathtaking beauty and the high-stakes political fights that threaten it. Blending evocative storytelling with striking imagery, Jones takes readers on a journey through this unique, marshy estuary — home to vibrant wildlife, working marinas, and a water system...Read More
Trump’s PR Stunt Disguised as Water Policy “I am done. I am not going to help them destroy stuff.” – Jacob Malcom, former Interior Department official. Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) just pulled off a classic bait-and-switch in California, taking credit for water deliveries that were already scheduled to resume. FOIA records reveal the real...Read More
The Delta Tunnel would be the largest transfer of public wealth in California for the last forty years. Officially known as the Delta Conveyance Project, the DeltaTunnel has been called a “climate adaptation project” which is simply not true. It has more accurately been referred to as a zombie project because it has been proposed in various forms over the...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org, 818-633-0865 Statement from Restore the Delta on Newsom Administration’s Water Policy Director of the California Department of Water Resources will work with Trump to weaken environmental protections for the Delta Stockton, CA – Governor Newsom’s top water official, Karla Nemeth, has made it clear...Read More
The March 24th hearing has been HACKED, at this time we are still waiting on an update from the California State Water Board. Restore the Delta will share updates with you as soon as they become available! Important Update: No Notice of Intent (NOI) NO LONGER Required! The Administrative Hearing Office has removed the requirement to submit a...Read More
