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•September 3, 2025•Restore the Delta

ICYMI: Protecting tribal water uses requires rejecting the Delta Conveyance Project

In a powerful op-ed in Maven’s Notebook, Regina Cuellar – Chairwoman of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians – calls out California’s failure to recognize tribal beneficial water uses like fishing, plant gathering, and ceremonial practices. Chairwoman Cuellar strongly opposes the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) and the so-called “Voluntary Agreements”, arguing that they threaten the freshwater flows essential...

•August 27, 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

Advocates from Across California Confront Governor’s Office Over Push for Delta Tunnel CEQA Exemption and Bay-Delta Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2025 Contact: Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Dozens of Tribes, Delta residents, environmental justice leaders, fishing groups, and conservation advocates unite at State Capitol to demand protection of due process and public trust resources Sacramento, CA – On August 26, 2025, dozens of advocates from Tribes, Delta communities, environmental justice groups, fishing...

•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 12, 2025•Restore the Delta

ICYMI: Two recent commentaries spotlight troubling developments in California water policy.

In a recent Maven’s Notebook commentary, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla (Executive Director, Restore the Delta) and Ashley Overhouse (Water Policy Advisor, Defenders of Wildlife) criticize Governor Newsom’s administration for advancing Delta Tunnel trailer bills that undermine California’s water rights, environmental protections, and public due process. These bills aim to fast-track the $100 billion Delta Tunnel project while...

•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 11, 2025•Restore the Delta•california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnels, podcast

Urgent Special Edition Blog Regarding Metropolitan Water District

We are sending out this special edition blog rather than a press release due to time constraints and because we cannot verify all information. However, after hearing from multiple independent parties, we felt that these topics needed sunshine. We have received information about significant ethics problems regarding the interview process for a new General Manager at...

•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...

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