This past weekend, Restore the Delta and the Mormon Slough Restoration Association (MSRA) hosted a public visioning meeting to help finalize a broad vision for restoration of the Mormon Slough and conceptual designs for two pilot sites: the Solari Ranch area and a site behind the Emergency Foodbank near downtown Stockton. The successful event brought...Read More
Last week, a major trunk line ruptured in Los Angeles, sending thousands of gallons of water rushing down the Sunset Strip and into surrounding neighborhoods. Later that same week, two additional pipe failures caused flooding in Venice. In total, five water main breaks were reported within a single week, raising serious concerns about the city’s aging water infrastructure. These incidents are the consequences...Read More
A Los Angeles Times article published this week highlights the escalating climate risks facing California and the world. With experts forecasting a strengthening El Niño, continued record-breaking temperatures, and mounting concern over rapidly warming oceans, these threats are no longer theoretical, but unfolding now. The article cites officials who confirmed that global sea surface temperature...Read More
Several critical water bills that we are tracking at Restore the Delta were heard in the Legislature this week – here are some key updates. SB 872 Passes Through Committee SB 872, a bill that would dedicate $300 million annually to address two major threats to California’s water supply, aging levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin...Read More
In a revealing commentary published by Maven’s Notebook, Eric Buescher of San Francisco Baykeeper and Chris Shutes of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance criticize Governor Newsom and other political figures’ efforts to push through the multi-billion dollar Sites Reservoir project despite extensive evidence that it would seriously harm waterways and ecosystems, a conclusion reached by the...Read More
For Immediate Release: June 22, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO — On behalf of The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School has submitted a letter to the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee opposing AB 2215. DTEC consists of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,...Read More
The hard work and dedication from our Mormon Slough Restoration Association, volunteers, community members, local partners and Restore the Delta Staff, by Flood and Land Restoration Manager Artie Valencia, was covered in a recent article by Lois Henry in SJV Water. Our Mormon Slough restoration efforts are driven by a broad coalition including local organizations,...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2025 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Tribes and environmental advocates contest “voluntary agreements” and warn of ecological risks Sacramento, Calif. — The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today released the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical rulemaking for ensuring water quality, river...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2025 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Groups argue the project ignores state law, threatens important Tribal cultural sites and the health of the Delta ecosystem. Sacramento, CA—A coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates have filed a formal appeal challenging the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Certification of Consistency for the proposed...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2025 Contact:Fiona Baker, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.orgGary Bobker, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.orgHarrison Beck, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 731-6639, ext. 446, hbeck@biologicaldiversity.org Restore the Delta is sharing the following release in support of our partners at San Francisco Baykeeper, Friends of the River and the Center for Biological...Read More
