Fears of Sewage-Infested Waters Spread As California Town Pleas For Help – Newsweek 10/25/23 Californians faced an onslaught of wet weather last winter when more than 12 atmospheric rivers dumped excessive rain on the state. The heavy precipitation erased much of the state’s drought and proved beneficial to the state’s wildfire threat, but it had some concerning...Read More
Action Alert – Bay-Delta Plan (Staff Report) Sacramento River Flow HEARINGS: November 17th, December 1st, and December 11th Restore the Delta and partners have been advocating through petitions filed with the State Water Resources Control Board, and with US EPA, for movement by the State Water Board to finish the Bay-Delta Plan. While we wait...Read More
The Past 12 Months in California Were Among the Wettest Ever – NYTimes 10/16/23So what’s in store for the new water year?State water experts say it’s too early to know for certain whether we’ll have another wet one, or return to drought conditions.But we do know that the climate phenomenon El Niño arrived over the summer...Read More
For Immediate Release: 9/28/23 Contact: Stephanie Safdi, Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, (513) 324-1965, Ssafdi@standford.edu Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, (209) 479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Max Gomberg, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, (415) 310-7013, maxgombergca@gmail.com Sacramento, CA – Today, the California State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) released its Draft Staff Report for the Phase II...Read More
For Immediate Release 9/13/23 For more information, contact: Brian Smith, (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.com MacKenzie Owens, (925) 282-5459, mackenzie@restorethedelta.orgStockton, CA – On September 13, 2023, California tribal governments and environmental advocacy organizations held an online seminar to explore how Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) impact communities, tribes, and fish species that depend on clean, flowing rivers and healthy...Read More
Restore the Delta has workshare space available for environmental and social justice organizations and positive environmental/sustainable businesses. Located in Stockton, near the Port of Stockton and I-5, our facility includes a conference room with hybrid meeting capability, ample parking, multiple kitchens, bathrooms, and great partner organizations to collaborate with on a regular basis. We also...Read More
EPA Accepts Civil Rights Complaint Against California State Water Board – Restore the Delta 8/9/23Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint filed by a coalition of tribes and environmental justice organizations over the California State Water Resources Control Board’s discriminatory mismanagement of water quality in California’s...Read More
For Immediate Release: 8/9/23 Contact:Stephanie Safdi, Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, (513) 324-1965, Ssafdi@stanford.eduBrian Smith, (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.com (for petition group contacts) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint filed by a coalition of tribes and environmental justice organizations over the California State Water Resources Control Board’s discriminatory mismanagement of water...Read More
5 things we learned about Gavin Newsom during the budget – Politico 7/11/23Newsom included in his budget proposal language to fast-track a hotly contested Delta water tunnel to move water to the Southland. Turns out it was mostly a negotiating tactic. Including the proposal — and then summarily dumping it — allowed the administration to make...Read More
(Please click for full stories) California Gov. Newsom’s climate agenda highlights tensions with environmental groups – AP, 7/5/23 (ran nationally)“Being an environmentalist, it means being able to say yes to clean energy projects and clean water projects that will get us off of fossil fuels faster,” York said. “The fight you saw over infrastructure and streamlining is...Read More
