For immediate release: July 27, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Tim Stroshane, Policy Analyst, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556, tim@restorethedelta.org Restore the Delta Submits Comments on Bay-Delta Plan Updates; SWRCB Prohibits Discussion of Plan Updates at WaterFix Hearing STOCKTON, CA – Today, Restore the Delta submitted their comments regarding the...Read More
MODESTO, CA – Today, an environmental coalition comprised of Restore the Delta, Sierra Club, Friends of the River, and Save California Salmon held a press conference outside of Representative Jeff Denham’s (R-Turlock) Modesto office in response to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to Denham’s district to discuss Valley water rights and California water infrastructure...Read More
For immediate release: 7/19/2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Delta Tunnels Construction JPA Greenlights Professional Services Agreement with the Hallmark Group; Finance JPA Set to Pursue EPA WIFIA Loans Today, the Construction Joint Powers Authority for the Delta tunnels, or Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority, met in...Read More
For immediate release: July 19, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com House Approves Interior Spending Bill, Sending Calvert, Valadao, and Denham Riders that Would Thwart Due Process for the Delta to the Senate WASHINGTON D.C. – This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Interior, Environment, and Related...Read More
Advisory: July 20, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Environmental Coalition Will Hold Press Conference Outside Jeff Denham’s Modesto Office this Friday WHO: Restore the Delta, Friends of the River, Sierra Club, and social, economic and environmental activists from District 10 WHAT: Press Conference WHERE: Outside of Representative...Read More
For immediate release: July 18, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Restore the Delta Responds to Secretary Laird’s Letter of Opposition Against Calvert and Valadao Riders Yesterday, the California Secretary for Natural Resources, John Laird sent a letter to Congress expressing the Brown Administration’s opposition to federal...Read More
This Thursday, July 19, the Construction Joint Powers Authority for the Delta tunnels project is meeting in Sacramento to discuss the possibility of authorizing its Executive Director to implement a professional services agreement with the Hallmark Group—a construction company that faced public scrutiny last fall when a state audit revealed Hallmark was unqualified to successfully...Read More
For immediate release: July 13, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Restore the Delta Responds to SWRCB Delta Water Quality Plan Update STOCKTON, CA – Restore the Delta thanks the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for stating that the lower San Joaquin River (Merced River to the Delta) inflow should contribute to...Read More
Yesterday, environmental and public interest groups including Restore the Delta, Food and Water Watch California, Sierra Club Los Angeles Chapter, SEIU 721, S.E.E., the Center for Food and Safety, Los Angeles area pastors, and dozens of local Los Angeles County residents delivered another punch of opposing public comments to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern...Read More
For immediate release: July 9, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Restore the Delta PRA Request Shows Kern County Water Authority and MWD Worked Together on Valadao Rider. Restore the Delta’s recent PRA request documents from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) reveal that Kern County...Read More
