Tell your congressional representatives to oppose HR3964, dangerous legislation being put forward by southern San Joaquin Valley congressmen using the drought as an excuse to play politics with California’s water management challenges. This bill by Representative David Valadao of Hanford is being described as an “Emergency Water Delivery Act,” ignoring the fact that there is...Read More

It’s time to respond to the BDCP with your public comment! The BDCP will host “Open House” Meetings throughout California January through February. It is important for area residents to attend this BDCP meeting on the 21st of January so that they may register their questions and comments as part of the official record in...Read More

We need you, our supporters, to come out in greater numbers than ever before! ** PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE * * Monday, December 13, 2013    Friday the 13th Rally to begin the 120-Day BDCP Response Countdown Location: North Steps of the Capitol Starting Time: 12:00 p.m. Be there at 11:30 a.m!   We recommend that you dress warm,...Read More

The Public Review Copies of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and its companion Environmental Impact Report will (probably) be available on-line Monday, December 9, 2013 and published with the Federal Government to begin the public comment period on Friday, December 13, 2013. We need you, our supporters, to come out in greater numbers than ever...Read More

Restore the Delta with partners from Californians for a Fair Water Policy is asking our members to join us for a rally at the Santa Clara Water District’s special meeting on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The rally will begin at 9 a.m. and will include a press conference outside after Secretary John Laird finishes...Read More

Yesterday, in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee hearing, Delta Coalition sponsored AB 2421, passed with a 10 to 2 vote. This bill calls for a full cost benefit analysis of the proposed canal/tunnel that constitutes the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Assemblymember Bill Berryhill, the author of AB 2421, and his staff deserve a...Read More

Dear friends, Two important pieces of legislation are currently making their way through the legislature. AB2000 (Huber) calls for the Delta Stewardship Council to report finding and declarations regarding the environmental consequences resulting from incorporating the Bay Delta Conservation Plan into the Delta Plan. AB2421 (Berryhill) calls for the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct a...Read More

Dear Restore the Delta supporters, Assemblymember Alyson Huber is sponsoring AB550 — a bill that would require the legislature to vote on the merits of a peripheral canal after a full cost analysis. We believe that Assemblymember Huber’s bill is one of the most important pieces of proposed legislation for Californians.  Can California tax payers...Read More

Dear friend, Real change for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will take more than opposing questionable legislation or an ill-conceived government process like the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The numerous governing processes that effect the Delta need constant and consistent monitoring from the Delta community.  And, we, Delta residents, recreationists, farmers, and business leaders need to...Read More

Dear Friends, Call your legislator today: No on A.B. 1265! No water bond! We’ve just heard that the California Legislature is taking up a bill on Monday that would move Proposition 18, the $11 billion water bond, to the 2012 ballot. This is a huge mistake. The bond should be scrapped entirely, not postponed. Can...Read More