Media Alerts – Restore the Delta

•August 20, 2026•Restore the Delta•Bay-Delta, california, california water, delta conveyance project, Delta tribal environmental coalition, delta tunnel, Environment, little manila rising, Restore the Delta, sacramento-san joaquin delta, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, State Water Project, Winnemem Wintu tribe

Delta Coalition Slams State Water Board for Failing to Take Tribal and Environmental Concerns Seriously in Updated Bay-Delta Plan

For Immediate Release: August 20, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO — Today, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical policy guiding water quality, river flows, and ecosystem protections for the state’s largest and most fragile estuary. The updated plan was met with immediate...

•June 22, 2026•Restore the Delta•Bay-Delta, california, california water, delta conveyance project, Delta tribal environmental coalition, delta tunnel, Environment, little manila rising, Restore the Delta, sacramento-san joaquin delta, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, State Water Project, Winnemem Wintu tribe

Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition urges lawmakers to reject bill threatening water oversight and public participation

For Immediate Release: June 22, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO — On behalf of The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School has submitted a letter to the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee opposing AB 2215. DTEC consists of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,...

•June 16, 2026•Restore the Delta•AI data center, AI infrastructure, Bridgehead industrial project, California forever, california water, delta conveyance project, Kings beach, Stockton, suisun city annexation plan

New Blog: Concerns over AI grow as California provides sparse oversight

By: Restore the Delta The explosion of Artificial Intelligent (AI) across the country isn’t happening in a vacuum but instead goes hand-in-hand with impacts to water resources and utility bills. Despite the enormous strain on both our electrical grid and finite water resources, California has established little to no regulatory oversight. In fact, last year,...

•June 5, 2026•Restore the Delta•california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, Environment, Governor Newsom, Restore the Delta, sacramento-san joaquin delta, Water, Water Renaissance Plan

STATEMENT: Restore the Delta responds to Newsom and federal clearance for the Delta Conveyance Project

For Immediate Release: June 5, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org STOCKTON, CA — In response to a recent press release from Governor Gavin Newsom, Restore the Delta’s Executive Director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla released the following statement: “Further proof that Governor Newsom holds the same values regarding California water management as the Trump Administration. The Governor is influencing every regulatory process...

•June 4, 2026•Restore the Delta•AB 2026, AB 2215, AB 2218, Bay-Delta Flows Coalition, california water, delta tunnel, Friends of the River, Land subsidence, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Restore the Delta, sacramento-san joaquin delta, San Francisco Baykeeper, SB 872, Water Renaissance Plan

Bay-Delta Flows Coalition Celebrates Successful Day of Advocacy in Sacramento

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO – Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, and environmental advocates joined forces yesterday in a Day of Advocacy for the Delta, engaging with legislators on water policy issues impacting Delta communities, environment and economy. The Day of Advocacy, organized by the Bay-Delta coalition, focused on: Support for...

•May 29, 2026•Restore the Delta•Beam Circular, california water, delta tunnel, Grain mill, Land subsidence, Restore the Delta, Rice farming, sacramento-san joaquin delta, Water Renaissance Plan

New report highlights Delta rice farming as key strategy for protecting California water infrastructure and building local economies

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org STOCKTON, CA — Today, Restore the Delta released a new report detailing one of the many local solutions outlined in the recently unveiled Water Renaissance Plan: expanding rice farming in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a strategy to combat land subsidence and support a more sustainable regional economy.Supported by BEAM Circular, which...

•May 20, 2026•Restore the Delta

New California water coalition breaks with century-old playbook, releases “Water Renaissance” vision for the state’s water future

For Immediate ReleaseMay 20, 2026 ContactNina Erlich-Williams, nina@publicgoodpr.comO: 510-336-9566, C: 415-577-1153 Plan identifies specific strategies for developing drought-proof water supplies in SoCal by 2045 that will generate significantly higher yields than projections for the Delta Conveyance ProjectBay-Delta Region and Los Angeles, Calif. – In an online press conference today, leaders from conservation groups and Tribes announced the release of...

•May 14, 2026•Restore the Delta•California Budget, California Tribes, california water, delta levees, Environment, Gavin Newsom, Governor Newsom, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, May Revise, Proposition 4, Restore the Delta, sacramento-san joaquin delta

STATEMENT: Restore the Delta denounces Newsom’s revised budget for ignoring critical Delta protections

For Immediate Release: May 14, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO, CA — In a major blow to an already declining Delta along with California Tribes, Delta farmers, and the environmental justice communities across the Bay-Delta region, Governor Newsom’s May Revise budget proposal allocates $25 million to the misleadingly named “Healthy Rivers and Landscapes” program, which would send even more...

•May 11, 2026•Restore the Delta•Bay-Delta Plan, california water, Consistency Determination, delta conveyance project, Delta Stewardship Council, delta tunnel, Voluntary Agreements

Delta Flows: The tunnel, an audit, an election, the unending loop

By: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Our team has been working tirelessly to defend the Delta and our communities against the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). While we have secured victories in the courts regarding bond financing, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) has unfortunately approved the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Certification of Consistency for the proposed the DCP, even though...

•April 24, 2026•Restore the Delta•AB 2215, California State Water Resources Control Board, california water, delta tunnel, Restore the Delta, sacramento-san joaquin delta, State Water Contractors, Tribes, Water

Tribal and Environmental Advocates Denounce Certification of Consistency Approval for the Delta Conveyance Project

Groups warn the project ignores state law, threatens important Tribal cultural sites and the health of the Delta ecosystem. For Immediate Release: April 23, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA – A coalition of tribes and environmental advocates expressed sharp criticism following the Delta Stewardship Council’s approval of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Certification of...

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