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•August 25, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california, California salmon, California state water board, california water, CEQA, Defenders of Wildlife, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Governor Newsom, Sacramento, San Francisco Baykeeper, Voluntary Agreements

Restore the Delta Calls for Accountability and Oversight in Delta Conveyance Project Financing and Metropolitan Water District Leadership SelectionDelta Communities, Experts Slam DWR’s “Adaptation Strategy” as Tunnel Propaganda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2025 Contact: Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 DWR Push for Unlimited Bonding Authority and MWD’s Leadership Choice Undermine Public Accountability Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta has obtained troubling details regarding the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) pursuit of financing authority for the Delta Conveyance Project (“DCP”), and urges accountability, oversight...

•August 19, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california, California salmon, California state water board, california water, CEQA, Defenders of Wildlife, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Governor Newsom, Sacramento, San Francisco Baykeeper, Voluntary Agreements

Delta Communities, Experts Slam DWR’s “Adaptation Strategy” as Tunnel Propaganda

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Report ignores levee upgrades, repeats debunked claims to promote $100 billion Delta Conveyance Project Sacramento, CA — Today, Restore the Delta and allies denounced the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) newly released State Water Project Adaptation Strategy, calling it a performative effort to justify...

•August 15, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california, California salmon, California state water board, california water, CEQA, Defenders of Wildlife, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Governor Newsom, Sacramento, San Francisco Baykeeper, Voluntary Agreements

Tribes and Advocates Expose Newsom’s Political Maneuvering to Reintroduce Delta Tunnel Trailer Bills

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Newsom’s fast-tracking of legislation will override due process on the controversial Delta Conveyance Project Stockton, Calif. — Today, Restore the Delta held a virtual press conference alongside Tribes and environmental advocates to address the planned reintroduction of the controversial Delta Tunnel trailer...

•August 11, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california, California salmon, California state water board, california water, CEQA, Defenders of Wildlife, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Governor Newsom, Sacramento, San Francisco Baykeeper, Voluntary Agreements

Delta Coalition Urges State Water Board Extend Public Comment Amid EPA Civil Rights Investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org SACRAMENTO, CA – The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, and Restore the Delta, has urged the State Water Resources Control Board to grant a 90-day extension of the public comment period...

•August 6, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california, California salmon, California state water board, california water, CEQA, Defenders of Wildlife, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Governor Newsom, Sacramento, San Francisco Baykeeper, Voluntary Agreements

“Accountability Plan” for Delta Tunnel is Too Little, Too LateCalifornia State Water Board Releases Controversial Bay-Delta Water Plan Update Amid Civil Rights Investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, advocates for Delta communities, tribes, and environmental justice denounced the Newsom Administration’s so-called “Delta Conveyance Accountability Action Plan” as a hollow attempt to appease critics while continuing to push forward a deeply flawed and harmful project. Releasing an “Accountability Plan” at...

•July 25, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california, California salmon, California state water board, california water, CEQA, Defenders of Wildlife, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Governor Newsom, Sacramento, San Francisco Baykeeper, Voluntary Agreements

California State Water Board Releases Controversial Bay-Delta Water Plan Update Amid Civil Rights Investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Tribes and environmental advocates raise alarm over exclusionary “voluntary agreements” and ecological impacts Sacramento, Calif. — The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released its long-awaited proposed updates to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical policy governing water quality...

•May 13, 2025•Restore the Delta•california, california water, Contra costa county, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, Sacramento county, San Joaquin County, Solano County, State Water Board, Yolo county

Coalition Files Petition for Reconsideration After State Water Board Denies Call to Cancel Delta Tunnel Change Petition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2025 CONTACT: Stephanie Safdi, stephanie.safdi@YLSClinics.org New Motion by State Water Contractors Undermines Transparency and Raises Concerns of Bad Faith Sacramento, CA – A coalition of thirty-two California Native Tribes, environmental justice organizations, Delta counties, water agencies and other Delta advocates has filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the State Water Resources...

•May 1, 2025•Restore the Delta•CalEPA, california, california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, ICE access, public meeting, State Water Board

State Water Board Silent on ICE Access at Public Meetings Amid Mounting Concerns for Immigrant and Environmental Justice Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta has obtained an internal State of California memorandum that outlines alarming guidance for public meetings held by agencies under the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). The memo informs department managers that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are permitted...

•April 11, 2025•Restore the Delta•california, california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, department of water resources, local water infrastructure, salmon fishing, stormwater capture

COURT REFUSES TO LIFT INJUNCTION ON GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS DWR SAYS ARE ESSENTIAL TO CONTROVERSIAL DELTA TUNNEL PROJECT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 11, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Osha Meserve: (916) 455-7300Tom Keeling: (209) 474-1818 Sacramento, CA — A Sacramento Judge has rejected another attempt by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to lift an injunction that blocks DWR from conducting geotechnical investigations DWR claims are essential to planning for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). The court issued...

•January 1, 2015•Mariah•bay delta conservation plan, BDCP, bdcp myths addressed, CA Water Fix, california, california drought, california water fix, delta tunnels, drought, earthquakes, jerry brown, Solutions, water exporters, water supply

California Water Fix Tunnels Myths Addressed

Update: 7.22.16 Here’s more evidence showing that the earthquake risk to the Delta is exaggerated and just another scare tactic used by pro-Delta Tunnel proponents. This recent study by USGS, presented at the Delta Independence Science Board, show that the earthquake threat to Delta levees is significantly less than originally thought. The California Water...

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