For Immediate Release: 4/12/17 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com   Governor Brown to Meet with Trump Official Thursday: Public review of Oroville Dam records blocked by state   Sacramento, CA – While California Governor Jerry Brown prepares to meet with the top land manager of the Trump Administration to discuss a number of issues (perhaps including the Delta tunnels proposal),...Read More

ICYMI 4/10/17   Valley Economy: WaterFix Economics Flop, Again   On Friday, on his blog “Valley Economy” Dr. Jeffrey Michael, Director of the Center for Business and Policy Research at the University of the Pacific, took a look at two recent lists of infrastructure projects being considered by the Trump administration.   In both cases,...Read More

ICYMI 4/6/17   How will we fund California’s Water Future?   Two pieces in the Sacramento Bee today dive into the struggle to pay for California’s water infrastructure.   Public needs answers on repairing Oroville dam, Delta levees and California Aqueduct – (Sacramento Bee – April 5, 2017)   Jonas Minton, former deputy director of...Read More

For Immediate Release: 4/5/17 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   Santa Clara Valley Water District Continues Funding Delta Tunnel Planning Despite Promise to Ratepayers   San Jose, CA – In 2016, the Board of the Santa Clara Valley Water District heard complaints by ratepayers who raised concerns about the environmental impacts of the Tunnels on...Read More

Update: Thanks to your help we reached 4,235 signatures in 19 days. Of these signatures, about 5% of these were out of state and the other 4,000 signatures represented a vast amount of Californian counties, from north towards Oregon and south towards San Diego. We recognize that our work would not be possible without contributions...Read More

According to the latest meeting materials from the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA), it appears that Santa Clara Valley Water District was the only SLDMWA member agency that voted to provide the Department of Water Resources with additional funding for the Planning Phase of Califorina WaterFix. This after Santa Clara Valley Water District Board...Read More

Dear Friends of the Bay-Delta,   Due to our attendance at Nunes' talk about California water last Friday with Ag Lenders in Fresno, we were covered and interviewed in the L.A. Weekly about the Delta Tunnels and Delta water. We were also interviewed by KQED, Univision, and Channel 24 News (CBS and NBC). Make a donation to continue...Read More

For Immediate Release: Friday, March 31, 2017 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org (Available for phone interview before and after rally.)   Restore the Delta to Join Rep. Nunes Protests in Fresno Today Fresno, CA – Restore the Delta activists will join with concerned citizens today in a protest of Representative Devin Nunes at the Ag...Read More

For Immediate Release: March 28, 2017 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   Biased Delta Tunnels Poll Delivers Bogus Results PPIC receives funding from tunnels backers   Stockton, CA – Last week the Public Policy Institute of California released their annual survey of “Californians and Their Government.” Crosstabs here.   Immediately, the Stewart Resnick-funded, pro-tunnels lobby...Read More

Restore the Delta will be at the march and rally for the March For Science in Stockton and People’s Climate Movement in Oakland to represent the Bay-Delta and raise awareness about our cause! Will you join us?   Why Participate? Climate Change is a major threat to the Bay-Delta. We are still managing our water...Read More