In case you missed it… KCET State Auditors Look Into 'Potentially Improper' Delta Tunnel Transactions By Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive director of Restore the Delta August 17, 2016 Original link. This KCET story is viewer supported. Commentary: Last week, Northern and Southern California state legislators had a rare breakthrough over one of the state’s most divisive issues...Read More
In case you missed it… Associated Press Critics ask where water-tunnel funding is coming from By Ellen Knickmeyer August 13, 2016 Original link. SAN FRANCISCO – Critics and a state lawmaker say they want more explanations on who’s paying for a proposed $16 billion water project backed by Gov. Jerry Brown, after a leading California...Read More
Weekly Summary: August 14, 2016 Climate Change, California Water, and the Delta Tunnels “In California, drought is the new normal. Delta Tunnel proponents have tried to convince urban and agricultural water exporters that massive water deliveries will be available for capture and export to dry regions from big storm events. Just one problem with...Read More
For Immediate Release: 8/10/2016 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com DELTA TUNNELS State Auditor to Audit CA “WaterFix” Funding Sacramento – Today, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted to launch an audit into funding for the California WaterFix (Delta Tunnels) as requested by Assemblymember Susan Eggman and Senator Lois Wolk. At a State Capitol hearing,...Read More
Dear Friends of the San Francisco Bay-Delta, We wanted to make sure you saw that today, Mother Jones has published online their feature story: MEET THE CALIFORNIA COUPLE WHO USES MORE WATER THAN EVERY HOME IN LOS ANGELES COMBINED: How megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick built their billion-dollar empire The Resnicks are known for their...Read More
Weekly Summary: August 5, 2016 Twitter Storm Sums up Debate over Delta Tunnels and Job Creation Read the short Twitter exchange between Pacific Institute's Dr. Peter Gleick and Metropolitan Water District's Jeff Kightlinger. New Revised Draft Biological Assessment of Delta Tunnels Proposal Released, Restore the Delta Reaction Reacting to the new document, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director...Read More
For Immediate Release: August 4, 2016 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Reading through new Biological Assessment for Delta Tunnels proposal released this week, Stockton Record reporter Alex Breitler tweeted. #Tunnels construction = up to 15,000 barge trips into the Delta to deliver materials, equipment (over period of 5-6 years) #cawater — Alex Breitler (@alexbreitler) August...Read More
For Immediate Release: 8/3/16 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Sacramento – Late Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources released their “Revised Draft Biological Assessment” for the California Water Fix (Delta Tunnels). The document is posted online here. The U.S. Fish and...Read More
In case you missed it… Valley Economy blog Some thoughts for Bruce Babbitt By Dr. Jeffrey Michael July 26, 2016 “In the 1990s, I was a graduate student writing a dissertation on the economics of the Endangered Species Act, and Bruce Babbitt was Secretary of the Interior actively utilizing habitat conservation plans as tools to...Read More
Weekly Summary: July 29, 2016 Action Alert: Watch California WaterFix Delta Tunnels hearings In the following weeks, the evidentiary hearings will take place on the Delta Tunnels starting at 9 am. To see the schedule and link to watch live, go here and look for "California WaterFix Water Right Petition Hearing." We have been tweeting...Read More
