In case you missed it: Restore the Delta was featured in numerous stories throughout the state and nation on the State Auditor's Delta Tunnels planning report. See them below! Editorial: California audit shows twin-tunnel WaterFix is broken beyond repair – San Jose Mercury News Audit delivers another hit to California tunnels project – AP State auditor...Read More
Sacramento, CA – This morning State Auditor Elaine Howle determined that the Department of Water Resources broke state contracting laws when they replaced the program manager for California WaterFix—formerly titled the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), and often referred to as the Delta Tunnels project. Howle and staff concluded that due to the size...Read More
For immediate release: October 5, 2017 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Press Release: Central Basin Scheduled to Vote on WaterFix Today despite Unanswered Questions Commerce, CA – The Central Basin Municipal Water District, a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District, is scheduled to vote on...Read More
Excerpt: “The fourteen years of construction required to build the Delta Tunnels is estimated to emit greenhouse gases equivalent to 600,000 new cars on the road each year. Muck trucks and dewatering pumps will run 24/7, and hundreds of new power poles and other electricity infrastructure (some of which will come from gas-fired power plants)...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 29, 2017 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 Press Release Unpacking Real Costs of California WaterFix Stockton, CA — Delta tunnels opposition researchers have discovered a draft analysis dated September 15, 2017 of CA WaterFix costs completed by the Kern County Water Agency posted...Read More
Excerpt: “For six years we’ve been saying the tunnels are no solution to California’s water crisis. The “WaterFix” looks like a WaterGrab, ultimately creating the massive capacity to flush Delta water into Southern California, regardless of what Brown says now. Claiming they won’t succumb to the pressure to send more water south ignores the long...Read More
In case you missed it! Restore the Delta was interviewed and quoted all over local, state, and national media yesterday! “The sooner we can get Gov. Brown to put an end to pushing California WaterFix, the sooner we can get to solutions for California water,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director for Restore the Delta.”...Read More
For Immediate Release, September 19, 2017 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, (209) 479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Press statement Restore the Delta’s Response to Westlands Water District’s Vote on California WaterFix FRESNO, Calif.— Restore the Delta issued an official statement on Westlands Water District’s vote on the California WaterFix. Executive Director of Restore the...Read More
In Case You Missed It: September 18, 2017 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org In Case You Missed It AP: “Millions of Californians on hook for water plan” Today, The Associated Press published a story confirming rumors of “expanded funding demands” for the Delta Tunnels proposal. New...Read More
The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board wrote, “Without a formal agreement setting out how much water would cost, what responsible board would vote?”Read More
