UPDATE 12/10: We are heartbroken at the passage of the Big Ag rider and the betrayal by Senator Dianne Feinstein. She and the SJ Valley Republican Congressional Members took advantage of what is a good bill for the rest of the United States, by slipping in a scheme to over pump the SF Bay-Delta estuary....Read More
Earlier this year, thousands of Restore the Delta supporters signed a petition urging the State Water Resources Control Board to update outdated water quality standards for the Bay-Delta region. Now we need your action in person! This outdated 20-year-old Water Quality Control Plan allows more than half the water needed for the delta’s ecological...Read More
It is with a very heavy heart that we share with our followers the passing of Zeke Grader. Zeke, the Executive Director for Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, was a 40-year leader dedicated to protecting the Bay-Delta estuary, Northern California rivers, fisheries, coastal communities, and fishermen. He was brilliant, kind, brave, and always morally...Read More
PDF Version here. Watch the hearing here at CalChannel. Senate Select Committee on The Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta Informational Hearing Are the Tunnels Good for California? Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Good morning. Thank you Chair Wolk and committee members. I am Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla with Restore the Delta. I represent over 25,000 Californians who want...Read More
Follow us on Twitter for more: @RestoretheDelta. Most recent tweets are on top. To read our full comment, go here. Bill Wells @DeltaChamber says @CAWaterFix #DeltaTunnels will benefit NO ONE in the Delta — we would say this applies to entire state too! — Restore the Delta (@RestoretheDelta) August 18, 2015 Bill Wells @deltachamber: Former...Read More
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” – Charles E. Weller Now is the time for all good Californians to stand up for the Delta (LAST PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE TUNNELS) We are sure that most of our followers know by now that the Delta Tunnels/CA...Read More
Californians for a Fair Water Policy For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Farming, Conservation, Environmental Groups: Prop. 1 Did Not Solve Our Water Challenge Gov. Brown Must Abandon Delta Tunnels, Focus on Sustainable, Regional Water Solutions Sacramento, CA – Californians for Fair Water Policy, a statewide coalition...Read More
Trudy Wischemann: In the end, water bond will undermine small farmers BY TRUDY WISCHEMANN Fresno Bee Valley Voices October 18, 2014 Mas Masumoto, that Fresno County farmer who grows peaches on the Kings River fan, has become an invaluable regional voice. Through his books and his monthly column in The Bee, he has spoken the...Read More
To learn more about the California water bond, check out a special op-ed published to the The Desert Sun here. Excerpt: “Our leaders should be focused on making California’s water use more efficient, preventing the ongoing depletion of groundwater, and helping cities fix their aging and leaking water and sewer systems. Federal and state agencies...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Tunnels Opponents Call on Delta Legislators: Reject Gov. Brown’s Water Bond: NOT “Tunnels Neutral”, Includes $485 Million to Buy Water for Tunnels, “False Protections” for Delta Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents...Read More
