San Joaquin County, Sacramento County, and Sacramento County Water Agency have filed motions for preliminary injunction against the State of California to stop geotechnical drilling and other exploratory activities related to the Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta tunnel. Restore the Delta is one of several Tribal and environmental parties that has also filed a motion for injunction...Read More
Over the weekend, ABC 10 published its latest series uncovering the truth about the threats posed by the Delta Conveyance Project to Delta communities, Tribes, and the environment. The series prominently features our Executive Director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, and provides a look back at the last decade of the fight to stop the Delta tunnel. Barrigan-Parrilla revisits how...Read More
“Guardians of the Estuary: Community Leaders in the Delta” was inspired by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition’s (‘DTEC’) Civil Rights Complaint filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency against the State Water Resources Control Board. Cintia Cortez, Restore the Delta’s Policy Analyst and coordinator of DTEC, shares more information about the petition and complaint filed...Read More
LA Times Editorial: L.A. may not get another wet winter for a while. We should prepare for drier times This past weekend, the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board published an opinion, highlighting that despite positive progress, more needs to be done in Los Angeles to prepare for the inevitable return of drought conditions in the...Read More
By: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla While we continue our work around the Bay-Delta Plan, the Delta tunnel, and our US EPA Petition, the positive projects for the future of the region are also moving forward. We are very happy to announce the publication of the Rice Farming Handbook for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This book not only...Read More
Restore the Delta responds to Gov. Newsom’s $50 million salmon population spending plan Restore the Delta’s latest opinion piece sheds light on Gavin Newsom’s divisive tactics in pitting marginalized communities and tribes against each other to fight over water resources, particularly regarding the controversial Delta Conveyance Project. Newsom’s administration, along with State Water Contractors, are accused of...Read More
By: Barbara Barrigan-ParrillaWhile the struggle to protect the Delta’s waterways and lands continues, Restore the Delta is moving forward building out positive programs and developing new leaders. Our Zeitgeist is pure: the positive future that we continue to put forward will win.That doesn’t mean that there will not be legal, policy, and political struggles over...Read More
Restore the Delta note: Thanks to Port City Marketing, we have a beautiful new website. Please check it out and let us know how we did. Also, you can read in more detail about our work. Coverage of Restore the Delta’s response to the Department of Water Resources’ petition to change the point of diversion for the Delta tunnel.Restore the...Read More
by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Tunnel UpdateThe California Department of Water Resources published the final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project on December 8, 2023, and a Notice of Determination (NOD) on December 21, 2023. The NOD represents the final administrative published record for a proposed project by the lead agency, which in this case...Read More
Before we continue with the blog below, we want to thank our contributors who have helped us keep this vitally important work for the estuary going. This weekend is the 15th anniversary and start of the 16th year of work by Restore the Delta! If you have been busy this summer and unable to contribute to Our...Read More
