Dear friends, The Delta Tunnels project is on “thin ice."The plan is in major need of continued financial support from smaller urban agencies such as Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) and Zone 7 Water Agency in Alameda County. In their new petition alert, Californians for Water Security, the Stewart Resnick Big Ag front group, is...Read More
Contact: Bay Area Rights of Nature Alliance Shannon Biggs, Movement Rights (415) 841-2998 shannon@movementrights.org Linda Sheehan, Earth Law Center (510) 219-7730 lsheehan@earthlaw.org Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta (209) 479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21,2016 RSVP/Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/142378382819847/ BAY-DELTA TRIBUNAL PUTS STATE & NATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM ON TRIAL California’s Proposed Delta Tunnels Case to...Read More
Dear friends, In addition to this press release, don’t miss our media alert from Maven’s Notebook and our $10 Tuesday event below! Thank you for your support. For Immediate Release: 3/22/16 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org DELTA TUNNELS Water Contractor Launches Legal Attack on State Water Board Officers Restore the Delta Response Stockton, CA –...Read More
In case you missed it… The Modesto Bee Our View: Tunnels don’t add up, now we know why BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD March 20, 2016 Read at The Modesto Bee. For years now, Gov. Jerry Brown has been telling us that he will save the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – the greatest fresh-water estuary on this side...Read More
Two great editorials — in case you missed it! Mercury News editorial: Delta tunnels partner Westlands is not trustworthy March 17, 2016 Click here to read. Excerpt: The twin-tunnel project is a bad idea for lots of reasons. Now adding the untrustworthy conduct of a major financial partner, how could Brown even think about moving forward?...Read More
In case you missed it… California Gov. Jerry Brown’s contested $15.7 billion plan to build two giant water tunnels is now entering a decisive year.Associated Press March 18, 2016, at 2:28 a.m. By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SCOTT SMITH, Associated Press Writers Photo caption: People try to catch fish along the Sacramento River in the San Joaquin-Sacramento...Read More
Dear friends, If you take a look at our press release below, you will see that citizen action matters (thank you to all the members who came out to speak at Zone 7's meeting last night and sent the emails to Zone 7 board members)! This is why it is important for you to sign or...Read More
March 16, 2016 The Honorable Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor of California c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 (mailed and faxed) The Delta Tunnels Proposal: Built On A House Of Cards An Open Letter to Governor Brown Dear Governor Brown, It’s time to detach your legacy from the Delta...Read More
Dear friends, It's our 3rd Tuesday of March. Please remember, even with 40% of the funding for the tunnels likely off the table (due to Westlands Enron scandal), the Delta Tunnels permitting process at the State Water Board is still going on. We will be speaking in front of the Board this summer to make...Read More
Dear Friends of Restore the Delta, The Zone 7 Water Agency is scheduled to vote to support the Delta tunnels project at a public meeting this Wednesday. The vote centers around continued financial support. They need to hear from people who oppose the Delta Tunnels project! It is important for urban ratepayers and all of...Read More
