Note from Restore the Delta: Our hearts are with the people of Los Angeles as they face the challenges of the ongoing wildfires. We’re praying for the safety of all affected and for the strength of the first responders working tirelessly to protect lives and property. If you’re able, please join us insupporting relief efforts by donating...Read More

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for planning the proposed Delta Tunnel, despite significant opposition from local Delta residents, Tribes, and advocates.  As a Los Angeles Times piece points out, dozens of opponents of the tunnel, including Restore the Delta, argued that the Tunnel is an egregious water...Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called on the California State Water Resources Control Board to protect tribal cultural practices in the Sacramento-San Joaquin BayDelta, with a focus on preserving subsistence fishing. Yesterday’s Sacramento Bee, highlights comments made by EPA Regional AdministratorMartha Guzman, who asserted, “The EPA strongly supports the proposal in the draft plan...Read More

In today’s Los Angeles Times Boiling Point newsletter, Sammy Roth explores troubling actions by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California as the board considers the potential ousting of General Manager Adel Hagekhalil on Monday. Roth’s column highlights Hagekhalil’s efforts to shift the agency’s focus from increasingly unreliable water sources to more sustainable, local...Read More

A poignant article published today by CalMatters highlights the severe ecological crisis facing the San Francisco Bay and Delta rivers. Urban runoff, algal blooms, and historical contamination from gold mining and industrial waste are deteriorating the watershed, making fishing– an essential source of food and cultural connection for many– increasingly unreliable. The article also reveals...Read More

For Immediate Release:October 1, 2024 Contacts: Scott Artis, Golden State Salmon Association, 925-550-9208, scott@goldenstatesalmon.orgGary Bobker, Friends of the River, 415-272-6616, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.orgAshley Overhouse, Defenders of Wildlife, 408-472-4522, aoverhouse@defenders.orgMark Westlund, San Francisco Baykeeper, 510-671-5653, mark@baykeeper.orgBarbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA — In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use to mark the end...Read More

A California Port Gambles on Dirty Hydrogen – Heatmap, 9/16/24 Restore the Delta was quoted in a Heatmap article about the fossil-fueled hydrogen project that was recently approved by the Port of Stockton without an EIR. “ ‘At a time when incentives are lining up for cleaner production methods,’ Davis Harper, the carbon and energy program manager...Read More

New podcast, Delta Flows, Launches Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Find on YouTube, Spotify, and more! We’re excited to introduce Delta Flows, a new podcast from Restore the Delta that explores the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, one of America’s most vital ecosystems. The Delta, the freshwater heart of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, supports 700 native species,...Read More

Embattled manager of California water agency defends record, says complaints are unfounded – The Los Angeles Times 8/28/24 The recent article in the Los Angeles Times reveals that Metropolitan Water District (MWD) General Manager Adel Hagekhalil has been denied due process following more than two months of administrative leave.Hagekhalil expressed his concerns during a public comment,...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     August 27, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Los Angeles, Calif. – Metropolitan Water District (MWD) General Manager Adel Hagekhalil has been denied due process after more than two months of administrative leave. In a special meeting held today by MWD, GM Hagekhalil shared during public comment that he has yet to be contacted...Read More