For Immediate Release: 4/21/17 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Feinstein on Delta Tunnels at Los Angeles Town Hall “I do not support the Twin Tunnels. I have not taken a position” Los Angeles, CA – At a Town Hall meeting with constituents at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church...Read More
(Science Geek Edition) An analysis by an Independent Review Panel has been made public by the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC). The panel was convened by the DSC Science Program to provide the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife with an independent analysis...Read More
Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Randy Reck, 916-432-3529, randy@ejcw.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Delta and Environmental Justice Coalition: Delta Plan Amendments Miss the Boat Sacramento, CA – On April 18, Restore the Delta and The Environmental Justice Coalition for Water sent a joint letter in opposition to the Delta Stewardship Council’s proposed amendments...Read More
For Immediate Release: 4/12/17 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Governor Brown to Meet with Trump Official Thursday: Public review of Oroville Dam records blocked by state Sacramento, CA – While California Governor Jerry Brown prepares to meet with the top land manager of the Trump Administration to discuss a number of issues (perhaps including the Delta tunnels proposal),...Read More
ICYMI 4/10/17 Valley Economy: WaterFix Economics Flop, Again On Friday, on his blog “Valley Economy” Dr. Jeffrey Michael, Director of the Center for Business and Policy Research at the University of the Pacific, took a look at two recent lists of infrastructure projects being considered by the Trump administration. In both cases,...Read More
ICYMI 4/6/17 How will we fund California’s Water Future? Two pieces in the Sacramento Bee today dive into the struggle to pay for California’s water infrastructure. Public needs answers on repairing Oroville dam, Delta levees and California Aqueduct – (Sacramento Bee – April 5, 2017) Jonas Minton, former deputy director of...Read More
For Immediate Release: 4/5/17 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Santa Clara Valley Water District Continues Funding Delta Tunnel Planning Despite Promise to Ratepayers San Jose, CA – In 2016, the Board of the Santa Clara Valley Water District heard complaints by ratepayers who raised concerns about the environmental impacts of the Tunnels on...Read More
Update: Thanks to your help we reached 4,235 signatures in 19 days. Of these signatures, about 5% of these were out of state and the other 4,000 signatures represented a vast amount of Californian counties, from north towards Oregon and south towards San Diego. We recognize that our work would not be possible without contributions...Read More
According to the latest meeting materials from the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA), it appears that Santa Clara Valley Water District was the only SLDMWA member agency that voted to provide the Department of Water Resources with additional funding for the Planning Phase of Califorina WaterFix. This after Santa Clara Valley Water District Board...Read More
Dear Friends of the Bay-Delta, Due to our attendance at Nunes' talk about California water last Friday with Ag Lenders in Fresno, we were covered and interviewed in the L.A. Weekly about the Delta Tunnels and Delta water. We were also interviewed by KQED, Univision, and Channel 24 News (CBS and NBC). Make a donation to continue...Read More
