BAY AREA ACTION ALERT: Stand Up Against the Tunnels at Santa Clara Valley Water District May 2nd WHO: Delta advocates, representatives from environmental and public interest groups including Restore the Delta, and Santa Clara Valley Water District board of directors WHAT: Special Board Meeting on California WaterFix WHERE: Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5750 Almaden...Read More
Yesterday, Restore the Delta submitted a comment letter to the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) criticizing three synthesis papers seeking to support eventual amendments to a Delta Plan chapter addressing ecosystem restoration. Specifically, the letter identifies gaps in the DSC’s attempt to apply “best available science” to ecological stressors in the Delta, climate change affecting the...Read More
Join us for a festive evening of local wine, an appetizer buffet, and Delta Smelt swag as we recognize 2017 Delta Advocate Award Honoree, Tim Stroshane. $60 per person | $110 per couple Individual tickets: https://www.paypal.me/restorethedelta/60 Couple tickets: https://www.paypal.me/restorethedelta/110 Sponsorship Opportunities Available Casual Dress Requested The Point Waterfront Restaurant 120 Marina Drive, Rio Vista, CA 94571 May...Read More
ACTION ALERT: Help Assemblymember Jim Frazier Abolish the Delta Stewardship Council TOMORROW WHO: Assemblymember Jim Frazier, Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, Delta advocates WHAT: A hearing to abolish the Delta Stewardship Council and reassign responsibilities to the Delta Protection Commission. WHEN: Tuesday, April 24 at 9AM WHERE: The State Capitol, 1315 10th St B-27,...Read More
The U.S. Geological Survey recently released a Hayward Earthquake Scenario that reminds Bay Area residents and businesses to prepare for “the big one” and stresses the need for improving local infrastructure to protect San Francisco Bay Area water supplies in the event of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on the Hayward Fault. CA WaterFix proponents are touting...Read More
By: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Recently, I had the opportunity to hear Mr. Gary Brown, Director for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD), address government water leaders from an assortment of California’s state and local water agencies about how Detroit reworked policies to address water affordability issues—a strategy that has led to 95% of Detroit’s water...Read More
Today is a new day, and not a day to feel defeated. As we reflect on yesterday’s decision, it becomes clear that we have a choice on how we move forward—we can choose to accept defeat or choose to see where we have made tremendous progress and keep going. As we are seeing on many...Read More
For immediate release: April 10, 2018 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org MWD Approves Full Funding for Twin Tunnels; Restore the Delta Responds After a week of flip-flopping between two tunnels or one tunnel for now, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) approved construction funding for the twin tunnels today. The twin...Read More
There are a few things you can do to voice your opposition to MWD’s intention to approve funding for the tunnels: 1. Submit a written comment to the MWD Office of the Board of Directors via email voicing your opposition to the phased tunnels project. Be sure to CC the MWD Executive Office and you...Read More
On Friday at the eleventh hour, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) pivoted their direction on the Delta Tunnels again, putting the twin tunnels back on the table for discussion during their April 10 vote, after scrapping the $17 billion proposal in a board memo sent on Monday. Instead of voting on funding...Read More
