Listen to audio from our teleconference with experts criticizing the flawed BDCP Process and Feinstein’s water bill here: Link to download or listen in separate browser. Relevant document: DWR Outline for Oversight of Design and Construction of tunnels Article of Interest East Bay Express: The Water Tunnel Boondoggle by Joaquin Palomino 5/13/14 Excerpt: “The potential...Read More
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Experts Criticize Flawed BDCP Process, Feinstein Federal Rollbacks: No BDCP Implementing Agreement, Water Exporters Taking Over DWR? S 2918 Would Remove Key Protections Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush...Read More
Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Experts to Criticize Flawed BDCP Process, Feinstein Federal Rollbacks: No BDCP Implementing Agreement, S 2918 Would Remove Key Protections Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build Peripheral Tunnels...Read More
Media Advisory for: Saturday, May 10, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta RTD Executive Director to present BDCP comment information at Valley Water Consortium Water Conference H2O #2 FRESNO – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Gov. Brown’s plan...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 8, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… The Seattle Times May 5, 2014 In California drought, fortunes are made As California enters a third year of drought, agribusinesses are planting huge groves of trees, writes syndicated...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Blasts LA Office Of Public Accountability BDCP Cost Analysis: Incomplete, Asks Wrong Question Failed to Consider Alternatives, Excluded Many Costs, Do LA Water Ratepayers want to Subsidize Mega-Ag? Sacramento, CA –...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Gov. Brown’s Tunnel Lacks Implementation Agreement: Who will pay? Users Claim to Pay, But No Commitment Yet Made on Finances or Operations 39 Days Left but Governor Brown’s peripheral tunnels project still lacks operating...Read More
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. — Marcus Valerius Martialis Articles IFFI equals Iffy A sample letter on the subject of Funding IFFI equals Iffy You can remember the major inadequacies of BDCP if you think of Eye-Eff-Eff-Eye — IFFI. That stands for Impacts, Funding, Fish and Implementation. Let’s look at...Read More
One example BDCP response letter which you can share and personalize for your own response. Go back to our main page on how you can submit a public comment for the BDCP. ————————————————————————————————————— (Note: You can also submit this by email to BDCP.Comments@noaa.gov.) BDCP Comments Ryan Wulff, NMFS 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100 Sacramento, CA...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta, Delta Water Agencies, Environmental Groups Respond to Water Bond Proposals, Suggest Amendments STOCKTON, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Governor Brown’s rush to build Peripheral Tunnels (a.k.a. the Bay...Read More
