Dear friends, Restore the Delta is the only Delta public interest organization that will be representing all the beneficial uses of water with the State Water Resources Control Board to stop the tunnels permitting process this year. That means that with our membership partners we are representing the water needs of everyone in the Bay-Delta region:...Read More
Dear friends, Yesterday, Restore the Delta, AquAlliance, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, Environmental Water Caucus, Friends of the River, Planning and Conservation League, and Sierra Club California submitted a letter to the Santa Clara Valley Water District regarding better plans for the Delta: Our public interest organizations write out...Read More
For Immediate Release: 6/24/16 Contact: Robert Wright, Friends of the River, 916-442-3155 x207 Osha Meserve, Local Agencies of the North Delta, 916-425-9914 Bill Jennings, CSPA, 209-464-5067 Tim Stroshane, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556 COURT: Delta Plan “Invalid” Council must enact quantified and measurable protections Sacramento, CA – Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny yesterday...Read More
For Immediate Release: June 21, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpsbr.com Santa Clara Valley Water District Taxpayers Protest Hidden Taxes Funding Delta Tunnels Planning San Jose, CA – Today, ratepayers from Santa Clara Valley Water District questioned unfair, and possibly illegal, fees that have emerged in...Read More
Dear friends, The start time for the following classes have been changed to take place 30 minutes earlier than the original time due to a scheduling conflict on June 23rd. The Delta Boat Tour will take place 30 minutes later than the original time. Time changes have been made to the following classes on June...Read More
In case you missed it… The Fresno Bee Westlands’ commitment to secrecy By the Editorial Board June 15, 2016 Original link here This is the Walnut Grove home of Jason Peltier, a former deputy general manager of the Westland Water District. Peltier received a $1.4 million loan at 0.84% interest from the district to buy...Read More
For Immediate Release: June 15, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Restore the Delta Praises Federal Investments in California Water DOI Announces $30M Water Reuse and Reclamation Projects Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta today praised an announcement by the Department of the Interior that $30 million will be invested in water reuse and reclamation...Read More
Dear friends, Please JOIN US next Tuesday to urge the Santa Clara Valley Water District to end their support for the Delta Tunnels! If you can attend, we ask that you plan to make a 2 minute public comment voicing your thoughts on the Delta Tunnels project and to send in your RSVP in to...Read More
Dear friends, 2016 is shaping up, unfortunately, to be a tough year for the Delta. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has voted to purchase five Delta islands to use as a staging ground and location site to begin construction of the Delta tunnels. This, however, is only one battle in what is going...Read More
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Jun 9, 2016 11:21AM EDT Web Link to Story SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California public water district that earned a rare federal penalty over what it described as “a little Enron accounting” loaned one of its executives $1.4 million to buy a riverfront home, and the loan remains unpaid nine years later...Read More
