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
Today, Restore the Delta and Sierra Club California sent a letter to Karla Nemeth, Director of California Department of Water Resources, and Wade Crowfoot, Secretary of California Natural Resources Agency, to demand—respectfully—that the California Natural Resources Agency and DWR suspend and cease all Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) activity that entails actions by state and federal agencies on...Read More
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board’s Mar 27th Meeting, during a pandemic, includes — Consent item 5D regarding the Delta Tunnel, a “Statement of No Objection”. Our letter explains that the Central Valley Regional Flood Board should hold off moving forward with a request to the Army Corps of Engineers regarding flood analysis and the Delta tunnel for 60...Read More
Dear Public Water Agency Board Members and Management Teams: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in California, our request to you today is very simple. We are asking you to do two things as a sign of solidarity, support, and care for your ratepayers. First, whether you represent a retail water agency, a special...Read More
How to send your commentsWe hope everyone has heard, the Delta Conveyance Project Scoping comment period has been extended to April 17, 2020, at 5:00 PM. This gives everyone more time to submit their comments regarding the tunnel project.How to Comment:Email: DeltaConveyanceScoping@water.ca.gov Mail: Department of Water Resources, Attn: Renee Rodriguez, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236 Fillable online form: View...Read More
Late today, Department of Water Resources announced the extension of the Delta Conveyance Project Scoping Period to April 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM. People now have until then to submit their comments regarding the tunnel project. Restore the Delta thanks DWR for extending this deadline during the COVID-19 pandemic. How to Comment: All comments received during...Read More
Dear Friends of Restore the Delta,First off, we hope you are safe, healthy, and not overly stressing. Changing our lives (collectively) on short notice is hard. Fear of the unknown is stress inducing. And waiting to see what happens can be stressful also. Our staff and board extend our best thoughts, well wishes, and empathy to all of you,...Read More
RAINEditorial: A week of rain is nice, but does virtually nothing to help L.A.’s water issues – Los Angeles Times 3/11/20Two years ago, L.A. County voters approved Measure W, a tax to capture and clean storm water before it can carry its urban detritus to the sea. It’s a solid beginning, but it will be years before...Read More
