by Tim Stroshane, Policy Analyst, Restore the Delta It was alarming, hardball news to hear yesterday that Leroy Anderson Dam—which holds back Silicon Valley’s Anderson Reservoir—is considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, a federal dam regulatory) so seismically unsafe that its owner, the Santa Clara Valley Water District , must drain it to the...Read More

For Immediate Release: 2/19/2020Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgThe Sacramento Bee is reporting this afternoon:Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a pre-emptive strike against President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he plans to sue Trump’s administration to block a controversial plan to increase water deliveries to the San Joaquin Valley.Newsom’s office said he “will file legal action in the coming days...Read More

For Immediate Release: 2/19/2020 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – President Trump visits Bakersfield today to tout his accomplishments for Big Ag. Trump delivers on pledge for wealthy California farmers – AP 2/19/20 Meanwhile, SF Bay-Delta residents worry governor Newsom is doing little to defend the water flows that decades of science have...Read More

For Immediate Release: 2/17/2020Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgStockton, CA – Donald Trump will visit the San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday to ceremoniously sign a Record of Decision on his controversial federal Biological Opinion that covers operations of water pumps that draw water from the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Conservation groups say Trump’s alliance with powerful valley agricultural interests like...Read More

One of the major projects we have worked on at Restore the Delta for over two years included bringing many local partners to the table with Cal EPA so they could develop the Stockton Environmental Justice Initiative.  We worked with Little Manila Rising, Fathers and Families of San Joaquin, the Pride Center for San Joaquin...Read More

By our Executive Director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla One of Restore the Delta’s primary functions has been to rally people to advocate for comprehensive policies that would be protective of water quality and quantity for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary.For years, meeting that objective included fighting the Schwarzenegger and Brown Administrations’ various conveyance projects ending with the...Read More

For Immediate Release 2/6/20 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 2094792053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgTim Stroshane, 510-847-7556, spillwayguy@gmail.comSTOCKTON, CA – Restore the Delta has submitted comments on Governor Newsom’s Draft Water Resilience Portfolio. The portfolio was developed in a process that included public meetings and comments gathered during his first year in the governor’s office. The draft report was written by various departments within the Natural Resources Agency...Read More

Dodd Knows, Newsom Does NotCalifornia’s water department must face the reality of climate change and diverse needs – Sac Bee 1/28/2020“DWR is the agency charged with sustainably managing the state’s water and enhancing the natural environment. It should heed these warnings. The department manages the State Water Project – the vast system of dams, aqueducts and...Read More

Reprinted with permission from Sierra Club California: Dear friends,As I watch the way Governor Gavin Newsom is handling water policy, I have two thoughts.First, the governor is on a track that seems driven by adherence to some of Governor Jerry Brown’s worst water policies. And, second, he’s not getting good advice.As they did with Brown, the...Read More

Dear Friends,The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board understands what’s at stake for Delta towns and urban communities with the new single tunnel proposal. They compare the theory behind a tunnel and the reality. It is a must read.  Editorial: Newsom’s delta tunnel plan could work — but only as part of a more comprehensive water effort – The...Read More