by Artie Valencia, Community Organizer & Government Liaison, Restore the Delta To understand flood risks from the recent Atmospheric River storms, Restore the Delta is analyzing River Stages in Feet and SWE (snow water equivalent) levels recorded from the latest storms. The ongoing monitoring of River stages in the San Joaquin River at Brandt Bridge is...Read More
State water agency rescinds controversial Delta order that put fish at risk – Alastar Bland, CalMaters – 3/10/23As storms swell California’s reservoirs, state water officials have rescinded a controversial order that allowed more water storage in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while putting salmon and other endangered fish at risk. Ten environmental groups had petitioned the board to rescind its...Read More
‘A foundation of racism’: California’s antiquated water rights system faces new scrutiny – LA Times 3/6/23It’s an arcane system of water law that dates back to the birth of California — an era when 49ers used sluice boxes and water cannons to scour gold from Sierra Nevada foothills and when the state government promoted the extermination...Read More
A California tunnel could save stormwater for millions. Why is it so divisive? – Washington Post 3/1/23 Barrigan-Parrilla said opponents are eyeing potential regulatory and legal challenges to the project as the Army Corps and the State Water Resources Control Board review it, and in December joined with Indigenous groups in filing a civil rights complaint...Read More
Current water management protects status quo For Release: Monday, Feb. 27 2023 8:30 amFor more information: Brian Smith brian@bpspr.com Stockton, CA – To inform the “Adapting Water Rights to our 21st Century Climate” hearing at the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife on Tuesday 2/28/23, Restore the Delta today is releasing the results of a California water...Read More
For Immediate Release: 2/22/23For more information contact: Tim Stroshane, 510-847-7556, tim@restorethedelta.orgSACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, Restore the Delta filed a formal opposition letter regarding the new Temporary Use Change Permit for SF Bay-Delta operation announced last by the Newsom Administration. The RTD letter details opposition to the plan for four main reasons. The TUCP would have unreasonable significant environmental...Read More
For Immediate Release: 2/9/23Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384 brian@bpspr.comStanford, CA – A coalition of California Tribes and Bay-Delta Environmental Justice groups submitted comments on 2/8/23 regarding the Draft Scientific Basis Report for proposed Voluntary Agreements (VAs) for the Sacramento River, Delta, and Tributaries Update to the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The comments were filed with the State...Read More
VIDEO – Hell or High Water: How Stockton Can Prepare for the Risk of Flood Disaster? – River Partners/Restore the Delta 1/26/23Panelists included local and state government entities, community leaders, flood experts and esteemed researchers. Topics included: Stockton’s Growing Flood Risk, Flood Risk from the Community Perspective, The View from the Capitol, and Planning and Building...Read More
California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it? – GRIST, 1/19/23Climate change could submerge Stockton beneath 10 feet of water. The city’s aging levees aren’t prepared.“Thanks to decades of disinvestment, the city’s only flood protection comes from decades-old, leak-prone levees. If a major rain event caused enough runoff to surge down...Read More
Wednesday, Jan 18, 12-2 p.m.EIS Army Corps hearing The public draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Delta Conveyance project is available for public review and comment from December 16, 2022 through March 16, 2023.Draft EIS Public MeetingWebinar Link Passcode: 026045Provide your comments here DLL-DCP-EIS@usace.army.mil Comments due by March 16, 2023Some talking points from Restore the Delta here.Wednesday, Jan 18, 6-7 p.m.Josh Harder Town Hall...Read More
