Dear Friends, The San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary and Restore the Delta are at critical junctures. Pivotal decisions are now being made: flood control to the Delta tunnel, managing and mitigating harmful algal blooms, and whether “voluntary” agreements will mean less freshwater flow for the estuary. At the Federal level, attempts are being made to strip the estuary...Read More
VThe Cost of the Delta Tunnel Threatens SoCal’s Water Future – Doug Obegi, NRDC 10/30/20The IRP is intended to be a road map that will guide Met’s investments over the next 25 years, helping the Board of Directors to make choices about how to plan to meet demand for water in an environmentally responsible and cost-effective...Read More
For Immediate Release: 10/27/20Contact: Tim Stroshane, Policy Analyst, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556, spillwayguy@gmail.comStockton, CA – Today, a coalition of water and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit at the California Superior Court in Sacramento to challenge the California Department of Water Resources attempt to validate revenue bonds for the proposed Delta Water Tunnel. The lawsuit maintains that the...Read More
RTD: Thanks to everyone who attended our online Town Hall on Tuesday night. We will have the video posted this weekend for anyone who missed it at Restorethedelta.org. Sierra Club:Mayor Garcetti Tells MWD to Focus on Affordability, Local Water Investment LOS ANGELES, October 20, 2020— Mayor Eric Garcetti has released to Southern California’s largest water wholesaler...Read More
DATE: Tuesday October 20, 2020TIME: 5:30 PMGrab a beer after work and some food, and join us for a Restore the Delta Town Hall on 10/20/20 from 5:30 to 7 pm.We will update our members on Delta processes, Delta news, the tunnel, flood planning, harmful algal blooms, Federal legislation, and other general information items.We will answer questions and...Read More
DATE: Tuesday October 20, 2020TIME: 5:30 PMGrab a beer after work and some food, and join us for a Restore the Delta Town Hall on 10/20/20 from 5:30 to 7 pm.We will update our members on Delta processes, Delta news, the tunnel, flood planning, harmful algal blooms, Federal legislation, and other general information items.We will answer questions and...Read More
Most of you don’t follow twitter. That’s a very smart decision. But occasionally, something wonderful and informative pops up.Today, we share this thread from Caleb Scoville Ph.D., Asst. Professor of Sociology at Tufts University. CALEB SCOVILLE @calebscoville6:52 AM · Oct 14, 2020(click for link to the thread with graphics)I was bombarded w/ messages about Trump’s...Read More
DATE: Tuesday October 20, 2020*TIME: 5:30 PMGrab a beer after work and some food, and join us for a Restore the Delta Town Hall on 10/20/20 from 5:30 to 7 pm.We will update our members on Delta processes, Delta news, the tunnel, flood planning, harmful algal blooms, Federal legislation, and other general information items.We will answer questions and...Read More
DATE: Tuesday October 20, 2020TIME: 5:30 PMGrab a beer after work and some food, and join us for a Restore the Delta Town Hall on 10/20/20 from 5:30 to 7 pm.We will update our members on Delta processes, Delta news, the tunnel,flood planning, harmful algal blooms, Federal legislation, and other general information items.We will answer questions and...Read More
For Immediate Release: October 7, 2020 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 SACRAMENTO, CA — California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-82-20, makes California the first state to proactively advance work to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. According to the governor’s press release: “The order directs state agencies to deploy a...Read More
