For Immediate Release: January 8, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, Calif. – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed budget for the State of California which includes $68.8 million to support “repairs to existing or new water conveyance projects.” Of note, the proposed budget also includes $232 million for flood control projects which includes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region...Read More
In 2026, our advocacy doesn’t slow down and we’re ready to continue our work to save and restore the Delta. But before describing the myriad of opportunities for advocacy by Californians so far this year, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you and express our deepest gratitude to our supporters. We are grateful...Read More
Dear Friends, Call Assemblymember Wilson today to stop her efforts to undermine public participation in the update to the San Francisco Bay-San Joaquin Delta Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”)! AB 497, amended today by Asm. Lori D. Wilson, supported by Solano County Water Agency, seeks to limit the State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) review and consideration of comments about the most recent update to the...Read More
In a major win for our coalition of Delta-area groups and communities pushing back against the Delta tunnel project, a California appellate court ruled that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) lacks the legal authority to issue billions of dollars in bonds to construct the project. This decision strikes down DWR’s hopes of financing the...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2025 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, Calif. — Today, 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, formally requested that the State Water Resources Control Board grant a 60-day extension of the public comment...Read More
Congressional Democrats from California are pushing back against a Trump administration planto pump more water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, warning it could decimatealready struggling fish populations and disrupt water supplies for millions of residents. As The Los Angeles Times reports, seven lawmakers led by Rep. John Garamendi said theplan prioritizes politics over science...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
In an insightful Sacramento Bee opinion piece, Vance Staplin, executive director of the Golden State Salmon Association, and Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of Restore the Delta, urge the State Water Resources Control Board to reject weak voluntary agreements, update the Bay-Delta plan, and adopt meaningful, science-based flow standards to restore salmon runs and protect communities. Vance...Read More
An AP News article details the Trump administration’s newly announced plan to divert more water to California’s Central Valley, following through on an earlier executive order aimed at increasing agricultural water deliveries. The Bureau of Reclamation says the updated operations plan for the massive Central Valley project will take effect Friday. California officials and environmental...Read More
ICYMI, California is stepping up to defend its environment, its communities, and its long-termwater security. New letters obtained by the Los Angeles Times reveal that the Trumpadministration is pushing a plan to weaken longstanding Delta environmental protections inorder to send more water to California farmland, rolling back safeguards that protect strugglingnative fish species and help...Read More
