Tunnel Critics: MWD Emails Show Water-Takers’ Secret Influence; Move to Gut Endangered Species Act Protections Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build water export Tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom sustainable farms, salmon and other Pacific fisheries, today responded to a report in Energy & Environment...Read More
Read original story here. S. Calif. water district exerts heavy influence on legislative negotiations Debra Kahn, E&E reporter E&E Daily: Friday, March 27, 2015 As congressional talks continue over California’s historic drought, one participant in the negotiations has been more influential than it has claimed. Metropolitan Water District, a consortium of 26 public agencies that...Read More
Save the date for our General Membership Meeting! WHAT: Restore the Delta General Membership Meeting WHEN: April 30, 2015 6:00-8:00PM WHERE: Ambler's Club, 2000 N. Amblers Ln., Stockton, CA 95203 RSVP required: E-mail Cruz@restorethedelta.org or call (209) 475-9550 See flyer below or here for more details! We're seeking interns and volunteers! The Delta...Read More
Are you interested in volunteering or interning? Do you want to get involved with our campaign to protect the SF Bay Delta? Apply to be a Delta Ambassador (click here) or apply to be a volunteer (click here to fill out application). Restore the Delta is seeking dedicated volunteers and interns (see our Delta Ambassador...Read More
By Robert Wright Special to The Bee 03/24/2015 5:00 PM 03/25/2015 12:00 AM Original article here at Sacramento Bee. In December 2013, state and federal agencies released 40,000 pages of consultant-prepared analysis and advocacy for the Delta tunnels as part of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The water tunnels are the most controversial public works...Read More
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It By: Stina Va The Delta Stewardship Council has discussed state levee investment strategy for the Delta for over five years. Yet local Delta and state agencies had communicated to the Council their support and confidence in the existing state levee investment strategy, which administers state funds for Delta...Read More
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 20, 2015 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Tunnel Critics: False Advertising by Gov. Brown, Exporters Expert Debunks Myth of Farm Jobs Loss. Drought Worse for Environment than for Farm Jobs Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush...Read More
San Jose Mercury News: Fate of Delta smelt sinks as numbers drop By Denis Cuff POSTED: 03/17/2015 10:41:07 PM PDT EXCERPT: "The relaxed standards were aimed at storing water in reservoirs for a long, dry summer, but environmentalists say the emergency rule has hastened the decline of the smelt. "Excessive water pumping by the state and...Read More
Fishermen, Delta Leaders: Exporters “Destroy Delta Smelt” Export Projects Overpumping Delta During Drought Destroys Fisheries If Endangered Species Become Extinct, Fault Will Be With State Water Board and Captive Fish Agencies Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD) and other opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build massive underground Tunnels that would drain the Delta...Read More
Articles • Temporary urgency, permanent extinction? • While Westlands Drives the Regulatory Process… • Would Delta Barriers Really be a Last Resort? • Curtailing water use during drought? Temporary urgency, permanent extinction? By: Tim Stroshane and Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Releasing his latest Delta water quality order late on March 5th, Tom Howard, executive director of the...Read More
