Friends, The extended Delta Conveyance Project Scoping Period ends tomorrow April 17, 2020. People have until 5 PM to submit their comments regarding the tunnel project. How to Comment: All comments received during the scoping period will be considered in the development of the Draft EIR. DWR is seeking public input on the scope of issues to be addressed...Read More

Yesterday, Restore the Delta sent a comment letter to the State Water Resources Control Board criticizing the Comprehensive Operations Plan (COP) and Monitoring Special Study (MSS) submitted to the SWRCB by the California Department of Water Resources and the United States Bureau of Reclamation The COP and MSS are planning and regulatory documents that are to meet the...Read More

Well, we tried.Last week Restore the Delta sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting all “public processes” for the Delta (Tunnel) Conveyance project planning be put on hold during the COVID19 pandemic.The letter outlined the hardships being faced by the Delta community during the pandemic who, “…frankly cannot focus on how one of California’s largest infrastructure...Read More

For Immediate Release: 4/13/20Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton – Restore the Delta has sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting all “public processes” for the Delta (Tunnel) Conveyance planning be put on hold during the COVID19 pandemic. The letter outlines the hardships being faced by the Delta community during the pandemic who, “…frankly cannot focus...Read More

For Immediate Release: 4/8/20Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgStockton, CA – Six Congressional Representatives sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday 4/7/20 to express their “disappointment and serious concerns with the new Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project that your administration recently issued.”  At issue is how much water...Read More

This weekend, California’s environmental hero Congressman George Miller (ret.) explains what a coherent policy for California Water including dealing with Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta and a flood plan for Stockton. What Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to do to protect state’s water future – George Miller, SF Chronicle “Today, responding to a global pandemic is...Read More

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Protecting Homes, Small Businesses from Water Shutoffs – Office of Governor Gavin Newsom 4/2/20SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that will restrict water shutoffs to homes and small businesses while the state responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a moratorium on water...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sean Bothwell, California Coastkeeper Alliance 949-291-3401, sbothwell@cacoastkeeper.org Cristal Gonzalez, Clean Water Action(408) 796-8717, cgonzalez@cleanwater.org Rebecca Bullis, Defenders of Wildlife 202-772-0295, rbullis@defenders.org Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Gwendolyn Tornatore, Save the Bay 415-743-0767, gtornatore@savesfbay.org April 2, 2020 (Sacramento, CA) – Following last week’s sweeping announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will suspend enforcement of...Read More

California rules anger water agencies, environmental groups – AP 4/1/20California regulators on Tuesday set new rules about how much water can be taken from the state’s largest rivers, angering water agencies for restricting how much they can take and environmental groups for not making those limits low enough to protect endangered species.CDFW Issues Permit to DWR...Read More

The Voluntary Settlement Agreements are a strategy by local, state, and federal water agencies and water right holders to delay full implementation of flows that mimic natural conditions to and through the Delta. For background, RTD policy analyst Tim Stroshane will cover basic Central Valley hydrology and water quality, an introduction to the structure and...Read More