Former San Joaquin County Supervisor and current Restore the Delta Board Member Larry Ruhstaller died this past week. Larry is survived by his wife, business partner, and best friend Kitty Ruhstaller, his children, grandchildren, extended family members, associates, and friends. His full obituary will appear in the Stockton Record. Larry was loved by Restore the...Read More

California approves Delta tunnel project, pitting water agencies against environmentalists – Sacramento Bee – 12/21/23California’s leading water agency approved a controversial water infrastructure project to build a tunnel underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Thursday, marking a significant step in a decades-long effort to advance it. Governor Gavin Newsom has long advocated for the tunnel, called...Read More

For Immediate Release: 12/21/23Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) published the Notice of Determination (NOD) for the Delta Conveyance Project. The NOD is the administrative record requirement for a finalized document for a proposed project by the lead agency, which in this case is the Department...Read More

by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Tunnel UpdateThe California Department of Water Resources published the final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project on December 8, 2023, and a Notice of Determination (NOD) on December 21, 2023. The NOD represents the final administrative published record for a proposed project by the lead agency, which in this case...Read More

Tunnel Vision: Gov. Newsom’s Ambitious Water Plan Divides Californians – AP 12/13/23Jon Rosenfield, science director for San Francisco Baykeeper, said California already diverts more than half of the water flowing through Central Valley rivers for farms and big cities, which threaten native species of fish. “The science clearly demonstrates that fish need increased river flows to...Read More

Delta Tunnel EIR Released, Restore the Delta Reax – Restore the Delta 12/8/23 SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel).Newsom administration advances Delta Tunnel project despite environmental opposition – Los Angeles Times 12/9/23Newsom’s tunnel proposal, as outlined in the state’s final...Read More

For Immediate Release: 12/8/23 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel). The proposal would construct new water intake facilities on the Sacramento River in the North Delta to fill a...Read More

For Immediate Release: 12/8/23Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will release a final Environmental Impact Report for Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel). The proposal would construct new water intake facilities on the Sacramento River in the North Delta to fill a single...Read More

Alliance of Sportfishing and Environmental Groups Petition California and Feds to Protect SF Bay White Sturgeon – San Francisco Baykeeper 11/29/30Today, San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, the Bay Institute, and Restore the Delta petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the California white sturgeon as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Separately, these...Read More

For Immediate Release: 11/29/23 North America’s largest and oldest fish are declining fast, as more threats loom. Today, San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, the Bay Institute, and Restore the Delta petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the California white sturgeon as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Separately, these groups petitioned Secretary of...Read More