Those concerned about disruptions in water deliveries in the event of an earthquake –induced levee failure in the Delta should be taking a look at the Emergency Fabric Pipeline developed by inventor Terry Spragg. To see how it works, you can watch this video on YouTube. Over four years ago, Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager of...Read More
Restore the Delta has gotten the attention of the deceptively-named Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, which has published a newsletter, “Delta Watch,” accusing us of being a front group for developers out to pave over the Delta for profit. This is really ironic because the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta is being bankrolled by Beverly...Read More
Congressman John Garamendi of Fairfield has introduced H.R. 6484, the Shielding Against Flood Emergencies, or SAFE, Levee Act to strengthen Delta levees and require a cost-benefit analysis of the Peripheral Tunnel Proposal. According to the press release issued by the Congressman’s office, “For 60 years, the Bureau of Reclamation has used the levees to ship...Read More
Media Advisory for Saturday, October 6, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta “Over Troubled Waters”: Sustainable Water Advocates, Premiere Film on Water Wars Over Troubled Waters, a documentary about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, will premiere in Brentwood on Saturday, October 6th, at the Delta Cinema in Brentwood....Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546 steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Westlands Water District Masquerades as “Tea Party”; One of Largest “Corporate Welfare” Recipients Fears Being Exposed by “Over Troubled Waters” Film Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), a coalition of farmers, fishermen, environmentalists and...Read More
To get the geotechnical information needed to build the peripheral tunnels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been trying to use eminent domain to obtain drilling easements in the Delta. Now a San Joaquin County judge has denied a motion by DWR for an order of “pre-judgment possession” in one of the eminent domain...Read More
We’re thrilled to report that Restore the Delta’s documentary Over Troubled Waters has been selected to be part of the 9th Annual Artivist International Film Festival, to be held November 1-4 in Hollywood. We’re especially honored to participate in a film festival that accepts works from all around the globe. The Artivist Film Festival will...Read More
Nancy Vogel of the Department of Water Resources, posting to a new blog for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) reported on September 26 that “No one can say exactly how much water would be diverted under any of the nine BDCP alternative projects now being studied. That includes the proposal to shift the major...Read More
We’re now looking at December 20 for the release of the EIR/EIS for the BDCP. It was scheduled for September, then October . . . This should make for nice light holiday reading.Read More
Media Advisory for Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta “Over Troubled Waters”: Sustainable Water Advocates Premiere Film on Water Wars Over Troubled Waters, a documentary about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, will premiere in Antioch on Tuesday, October 2, at the El Campanil Theatre. Following...Read More
