Dear Friends,Are you ready to change the course of Delta history? We are. And we hope that you will join us on this journey in 2022. 2021 has been quite an extraordinary year at Restore the Delta. We faced a year with extreme highs and lows – all to reach a place of greater stability and...Read More
As Giving Tuesday approaches, we remain committed to training the next generation to be the guardians of the San Francisco Bay Delta estuary. You can help acquire the resources and technology needed to continue this by watching the above video and donating today. Through our Climate Water Advocate program, we have trained interns on water quality testing...Read More
In 2020, the State Water Boards held a series of four public listening sessions to help inform a resolution and action plan that address racial inequity both within the Water Boards and as they implement programs and policies that preserve, protect, and restore California’s drinking water and water resources. Water Boards Racial Equity Initiative Site At a public...Read More
While redistricting in California is supposed to be led by impartial citizen committees, we hear stories daily about which consultant group from which political leaning is sticking his/her thumb into the redistricting process. It isn’t our issue, so we smile politely, nod, and get back to work.Except when weird things are happening for water representation.There...Read More
Water treatment depends on adequate flow For Immediate Release: 11/9/21Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton – Today, Restore the Delta presented a letter to the State Water Resources board defending the City of Stockton’s water right application for the Delta Water Supply Project. At issue is whether the City’s water diversion and treatment system will be put to...Read More
For Immediate Release: 11/5/21Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA – A coalition of tribal, fishing, conservation, and environmental justice groups sent a letter to Governor Newsom late Thursday thanking him for abandoning the failed Voluntary Agreements process in the San Joaquin River watershed. The groups asked the governor to also end the Sacramento River voluntary...Read More
Did you miss the live webinar on Thursday? No worries! Watch Restore the Delta’s first virtual session in our Dine & Learn series on Carbon Sequestration in the Delta here.Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, Briana Schmidt and George Peridas have collectively spent decades studying the technologies involved and will be providing an overview of how they...Read More
Update your address books!We know, we know. Another address change? We are now at 515 E Main St, Stockton, CA 95202.This time our address has changed as Via Ventures has moved next door.Since closing our permanent office due to COVID-19 last summer, we use Via as our safe and secure mailing service. They have expanded their...Read More
Join Restore the Delta’s first virtual session in our Dine & Learn series on October 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Research is showing that, in order to avoid disruptive climate change, we need to capture carbon dioxide from large sources and from the atmosphere and store it thousands of feet underground. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, Briana...Read More
When our good faith efforts produce no results and are met with resistance, Restore the Delta will shift and move into a new direction to ensure that the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary is protected and restored for future generations. We have, therefore, resigned from the Stakeholder Engagement Committee, for the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction...Read More
