In case you missed it, we're the top story at Water Deeply! Water Deeply Op-Ed Growing Evidence Highlights Cracks in California Delta Tunnels Plan Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla October 4, 2016 Original link. AS WATER DEEPLY readers already know, the Peripheral Canal was rejected by California voters in 1982 when Jerry Brown was governor. But the proposal...Read More
Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org In case you missed it… KCET (Southern California) $16 Billion Delta Tunnels May Hit Taxpayers By Chris Clarke September 29, 2016 Original link. Excerpts: “I believe that next to Delta people, Southern California people will be the most harmed [by this project],” Restore The Delta’s...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 23, 2016 Contact: Robert Wright, Friends of the River, 916-442-3155 x207 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org DELTA TUNNELS Agencies Should Dump Plan or Start Over President Obama’s environmental legacy at risk Sacramento/Stockton/Washington, D.C. – A coalition of conservation, public interest, and fishing groups has sent a...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2016 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, Restore the Delta GOVERNOR BROWN URGES WATER BOARD TO FAST TRACK RIVER FLOWS SETTLEMENT TO FILL THE DELTA TUNNELS: Additional river flows necessary to make Delta tunnels pencil out economically and environmentally Stockton – Today, Restore the Delta’s executive director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla released the following...Read More
Dear friends, Please join us in support of our partners, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, at the Run4Salmon, "a 300-mile trek that follows the historical journey of the salmon from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the Winnemem (McCloud River) to raise awareness about the policies threatening our waters, our fish, and indigenous lifeways. It’s a dire...Read More
by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla and Tim Stroshane Restore the Delta Remember back in May of 2015 when Jerry Brown suggested critics of his Delta Tunnels plan should “shut up?” Well, now Californians for Water Security are also asking SF Bay-Delta activists to please shut up. That’s not surprising coming from an astroturf lobbying campaign,...Read More
In case you missed it:The Associated Press, "California water tunnels would need US funding." Read the article here. Our press release below! AP Ellen Knickmeyer writes, "The findings counter longstanding state pledges that the local agencies that would get water from the tunnels would bear the full cost. Restore the Delta, a group opposing the project,...Read More
Dear friends, This is a great opportunity for Delta residents to ask the major Delta tunnels proponent and Delta islands purchaser, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, tough questions! We encourage you to attend, see meeting details below. Via the Delta Protection Commission: The Delta Protection Commission will hold its next meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2016....Read More
Dear friends, Below you will find a press release with links to our testimony, we highly recommend that you read our case, which looks into statistics on Delta demographics and disproportionate impacts from the Delta Tunnels. Also, in case you missed it, included in this post is a great story by The Record's Alex Brietler, highlighting some of the Stockton...Read More
