Federal Court Enjoins Trump Admin’s Delta Pumping in May – Doug Obegi, NRDC blog 5/12/20“Today’s ruling gives a brief—but vital—reprieve to salmon and other imperiled native fish in the Bay-Delta, and it’s an encouraging sign that Plaintiffs will eventually succeed in overturning these biological opinions.” RTD statement here. After Losing Several Key Battles Over Water, Delta Advocates See...Read More
DATE: Friday May 22, 2020TIME: 11 AMJoin us for our next webinar on the basics of water flow in the Delta.Restore the Delta’s policy analyst, Tim Stroshane will present “Taking the Delta Watershed’s Pulse.”This webinar is not about modeling. Instead, it will identify and demystify sources of data for managing Delta water and other resources, and help you understand...Read More
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2020Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgA federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pump more water to the agricultural Central Valley, which the State of California and conservation groups said would threaten endangered species and salmon runs. A judge issued a preliminary injunction in two lawsuits brought against the...Read More
Dear friends, The State of California went into Shelter-In-Place for the COVID19 pandemic on March 19, 2020. Despite sheltering in place, Restore the Delta has been working hard from our respective bunkers. As our annual fundraising benefit and other contributor benefits have been postponed indefinitely, we are humbly asking our supporters for immediate contributions so that...Read More
by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla and Tim Stroshane These are the undead ideas of California “water policy” today: A Delta Conveyance Project. New Dams and Reservoir Storage. Voluntary Agreements. Such ideas are put forward by the water industry—and few others—as “solutions” to California’s seeming chronic shortage of water. These ideas have been defeated time and time again...Read More
By Tim StroshaneIt is Drinking Water Week, according to the American Water Works Association and the Delta Stewardship Council. When not paying attention to the ever-present and necessary news about the novel coronavirus pandemic spreading COVID-19 disease, in the middle of March we began hearing about California re-entering drought. (Courthouse News Service and Los Angeles Times.)So this week...Read More
Dear friends, The State of California went into Shelter-In-Place for the COVID19 pandemic on March 19, 2020. Despite sheltering in place, Restore the Delta has been working hard from our respective bunkers. As our annual fundraising benefit and other contributor benefits have been postponed indefinitely, we are humbly asking our supporters for immediate contributions so that...Read More
Messy Voluntary AgreementsGrand compromise on California water wars in disarray. Newsom faces multiple lawsuits this week – Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee 4/29/20“Now, Newsom’s own operations plan for the Delta is drawing fire from environmentalists and water users alike. And the voluntary settlement agreement – a far-reaching water-sharing effort brokered by former Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration –...Read More
With all the lawsuits flying back and forth, we just had to get in on the action!– BarbaraFor Immediate Release, April 29, 2020 Contact:Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 499-9185, jmiller@biologicaldiversity.orgBob Wright, Sierra Club, (916) 873-5258, bwrightatty@gmail.com Lawsuit Challenges California’s Failure to Address State Water Project’s Threat to Bay Delta, Salmon Runs SAN FRANCISCO—...Read More
Central Valley Project contractors file lawsuit against the state – Maven’s 4/28/20 “[Tuesday] a coalition of water providers filed suit to protect the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the farms, businesses, residents and wildlife refuges it serves in 17 California counties. … the State of California recently filed suit challenging the operations of the CVP and...Read More
