On April 20th, 2022, the Department of Water Resources sent out a non-factual statement about how the Delta Conveyance Project is the answer to managing our water system for climate change. While salmon die off, Delta smelt go extinct, water quality deteriorates in the Delta, and flood threat to disadvantaged communities increase, DWR sends out a...Read More
For Immediate Release: March 29, 2022Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org STOCKTON, Calif. – Today, Governor Newsom announced that Sacramento Valley parties—from the American River watershed all the way up the Valley— have signed a 34-page memorandum of understanding for a Board update of the Phase II of the water quality control plan. Whatever the “voluntary agreements” consist of, the Water Board is expected to consider the...Read More
For Immediate Release: 3/11/22 Contact: Matt Holmes, Little Manila Rising, 415-254-3546, matt@littlemanila.org Gary Mulcahy, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, 916-214-8493, gary@ranchriver.com Malissa Tayaba, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,916-468-2730, matayaba@ssband.org Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Thursday 3/10/22, a coalition of California Indian Tribes and Delta community groups (represented by the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic) filed an amicus...Read More
UPDATE: This is a big deal with new information. We hope everyone speaks up this week.Thanks to everyone who has already taken action. State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are not exactly friends of the Delta. Their audacious new bill SB1219 is a complete assault on the Delta and all the work that Restore the Delta has...Read More
For Immediate Release: 3/8/22Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgSTOCKTON, Calif. – Restore the Delta and local coalition partners Little Manila Rising, Greenlining the Hood, Third City Coalition, and With Our Words have been awarded a 2022 Mosaic grant. The funds will help this coalition of Stockton-based organizations develop The People’s Water Plan. Combining communications, leadership development, advocacy, training, data...Read More
State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are not exactly friends of the Delta. Their audacious new bill SB1219 is a complete assault on the Delta and all the work that Restore the Delta has championed over the years. This bill would give the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to the Department of Water Resources — the...Read More
Dry start to 2022 intensifies drought in US West – CNS 2/17/22A high pressure ridge near the West Coast has largely diverted precipitation away from California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state and Idaho over the past six weeks, according to the agency. As a result, reservoir levels are already extremely low in southern Oregon, and in California...Read More
At a State Water Resources Control Board meeting this week, the Board considered a revised Temporary Urgency Change Petition for Delta operations. Water contractors claimed they shouldn’t be hampered by Harmful Algal Bloom studies. DWR was busy seeking extensions. Restore the Delta made these comments in response to the requests made by water contractors and DWR. Chair...Read More
For Immediate Release: 2/15/22 Photo of Dino Cortopassi in the Delta. Credit: Lodi News-Sentinel “If you are a Californian who loves Italian food, there is a good chance Dino Cortopassi fed you at some point in your life. If you are a Californian who loves the Delta, its wildlife, and its agriculture, there is a good...Read More
Restore the Delta policy and science staff plug into many state and regional water discussions. We recently joined the “Adapting Restoration for a Changing Climate Symposium” held by the Science Program of the Delta Stewardship Council. The event was held Feb 2-3, 2022.Here are some highlights from the event. Laurel Larsen (Delta Science Program Lead...Read More
