Today, the California State Water Board announced that it would take two weeks to investigate allegations of illegal meetings and unlawful ex parte communications between the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Board’s CA WaterFix (Delta Tunnels) hearing team, thereby postponing the first tunnels hearing of 2018 to February 2. Protestants San...Read More
ADVISORY: 1/18/18 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, (209) 479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org WHO: North Delta Cares, Delta locals and advocates, State Water Resources Control Board WHAT: Part 2 of California WaterFix Water Right Change Petition Hearing WHERE: CalEPA Building, 1001 I Street, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA in the Coastal...Read More
This afternoon, California water reporter for the Associated Press, Ellen Knickmeyer released a story with updates to the breaking news from last Friday about the Brown Administration’s plan to scale back the Delta Tunnels (CA WaterFix) project. Her report confirms what many environmental groups suspected when the San Jose Mercury New’s story was published...Read More
NOTE: The work in the press release below was completed by our coalition partners. STOCKTON – Today, protestants San Joaquin County, Sacramento County, City of Stockton, City of Antioch, and Local Agencies of the North Delta jointly prepared and filed a motion asking the State Board to stay the WaterFix Hearing for at least...Read More
This afternoon, environmental reporter Paul Rogers of the San Jose Mercury News published a story declaring that the Brown Administration is revising their plan for CA WaterFix—a $17 billion water conveyance system that would move freshwater flows in the Northern Delta to the south—opting for a smaller single tunnel instead. The original plan for...Read More
SACRAMENTO – This morning, Governor Jerry Brown released the proposed California State Budget for 2018-19. At the official press conference, the Governor emphasized the importance of building up the state’s “rainy day fund” in preparation for the next recession and any statewide environmental emergencies similar to those that plagued California in 2017. The budget...Read More
On December 29, 2017, The Trump Administration announced their intention to increase Delta exports to Central Valley farmers, despite Delta smelt nearing extinction. In the wake of this environmental crisis, California water reporters and environmental watchdog groups are wondering, “Where is Governor Brown?” Executive Director of Restore the Delta, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla said, “America’s first...Read More
A large group of San Joaquin Valley farmers is challenging the Delta tunnels project in court, saying they shouldn’t be forced to help foot the $17.1-billion price tag. The valley farmers, located mainly in Kern and Kings counties, voiced their objections in a court filing opposing the Brown administration’s plan to issue bonds to pay...Read More
This morning, the Willits News staff at Ukiah Daily Journal reported that Rep. Jared Huffman sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Friday, requesting that he recover the misspent $84.4 million in taxpayer funds used to cover planning costs of the Delta Tunnels—formally known as CA WaterFix, previously called the Bay Delta Conservation...Read More
Sacramento – Officials for CA WaterFix Industry Day announced that while not all funding is available for WaterFix presently, that the first $1 billion for four contracts will be made public today, December 7, 2017. The Design Construction Enterprise (a CA WaterFix unit staffed by Metropolitan Water District employees and associates embedded in the Department...Read More
