For Immediate Release:June 19, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA – Lawmakers on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) are set to reconsider a full audit of the Department of Water Resources’ spending on the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) at an upcoming hearing. The vote for the audit received six “aye” votes and only a single vote...Read More
For Immediate Release:June 10, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta is celebrating a significant win for communities, the environment, and the democratic process. Today, the Senate Budget Subcommittee rejected the Delta Conveyance Project trailer bill package and reversed $351.7 million in proposed funding for the Voluntary Agreements. This decision reflects growing concerns among...Read More
In an insightful Los Angeles Times column, George Skelton sharply criticizes Governor Newsom’s attempt to fast-track the controversial Delta Tunnel project by slipping it into the state budget process amid pushback from Delta communities, environmental groups, the salmon fishing industry, and legislative officials. As Skelton writes, the governor’s proposal has nothing to do with budget...Read More
For Immediate Release:June 3, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Today, Restore the Delta submitted a formal request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee urging a full audit of the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) spending on the controversial Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) and associated Voluntary Agreements. The request comes amid rising public costs, incomplete project plans, and...Read More
We need you to call your state legislators starting today. Click here to find your State Senator and Assemblymember’s contact information. Why: On May 14, 2025, Governor Newsom released the State Budget May Revise, which included a broad sweeping package of trailer bills that would exempt the Delta Tunnel and water quality standards from adequate environmental...Read More
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...Read More
In an insightful opinion piece published for Capitol Weekly, Bruce Reznik — executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper — calls on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to prioritize local water infrastructure over costly, outdated megaprojects like the Delta Conveyance Project and Sites Reservoir. Reznik warns that both projects are expensive, energy-intensive, and environmentally...Read More
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...Read More
The Sacramento Bee reported that state officials cut water pumping from the Delta this week — even with full reservoirs and a solid snowpack. While state agencies said the move was to protect endangered fish, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of Restore the Delta, pointed to what’s really going on: the federal government’s aggressive water grabs...Read More
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...Read More
