2021: Is this the year that wild delta smelt become extinct? – CA Water Blog“The program to net adult delta smelt for captive brood stock caught just one smelt in over 151 tries. All signs point to the Delta smelt as disappearing from the wild this year, or, perhaps, 2022.”Schuil & Associates, Inc. and New Current...Read More
…and Restore the Delta reactionsDelta Conveyance Project Alternatives Screening Process – DWR “We find this analysis incomplete and weak. Without consideration of the best water modeling based on new estimates of extended drought, the analysis is incomplete as to what the costs and benefits are. This is a premature project determination.”– Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director, Restore the Delta...Read More
The Vibe Of It All: Turning Stockton Into ‘An Oasis Of Joy’ – Capital Public Radio Ezra David Romero @ezraromero 12/19/2020Editor’s Note: The effects of a warming planet are often easy to see. But in the heart of California, bold activists are demonstrating the impact climate change can have on problems that mark life in Stockton’s troubled neighborhoods. They’re...Read More
Dear Restore the Delta Friends, We wish you a Merry Christmas! Joyous holidays! A solstice full of light and love. We hope families had a Happy Hanukkah. We wish other families a Happy Kwanzaa! And most of all, we wish everyone good health, peace, prosperity and love in 2021. We embrace joy, celebration, and appreciation in our...Read More
Savor the last drops — Bay Area rains not expected again until 2021– SF Chronicle 12/17/20Colder weather is normal for December, but low precipitation is not. This year’s winter rainfall is more than 60% below average, meteorologists said. San Francisco has received just 2 inches since the rainfall season started on Oct. 1, compared to...Read More
Editorial: Biden election offers hope for preserving the Delta 12/12/20…The first step for the Biden administration should be a thorough house-cleaning of Trump administration officials who put politics before science. It surprised no one that Trump’s Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, fought to roll back Endangered Species Act protections that would enable additional Delta...Read More
For Immediate Release: Dec 9, 2020Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted on Tuesday to support $59 million in continued planning for the Delta tunnel as a public hearing yesterday in Los Angeles. This money comes on top of the $50 million they spent in April 2020...Read More
by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta If you have been keeping up with our news about the vote next week at Metropolitan Water District regarding funding for planning and design of the Delta tunnel, we think you will find these recent developments interesting. We have not been able to confirm in writing or with sources what has...Read More
Dear Friends, On this Giving Tuesday, we know that many fine organizations are asking for your contributions. During the Covid pandemic, there is great urgency for helping people with direct contributions to help families survive the current crisis. We understand and support the work of many local organizations on the frontlines; our staff and board members are...Read More
What’s that digging in the Delta? Pre-construction underway on Delta Conveyance Project – KCRA-TV Sacramento 11/19/20The first world is comprised of farmers, making a living off the land. The other world is construction activity, with digging now underway in the Sacramento River Delta.The ambitious, multi-billion-dollar tunnel project is moving forward, with plenty of controversy in the Sacramento River...Read More
