For Immediate Release:June 25, 2024 Contacts:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org  The report findings point to far greater economic and social costs of the state water project than what is outlined by the Department of Water Resources Stockton, CA – A newly published report challenges the financial feasibility of the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) as outlined by the Benefit Cost Analysis...Read More

For Immediate Release:June 13, 2024 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org, 818-633-0865 Los Angeles, Calif. — Today, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) went into closed session to determine potential disciplinary action and possible firing of General Manager Adel Hagekhalil after allegations of misconduct surfaced publicly.  The MWD Board heard over an hour of public comments praising GM Hagekhalil for his efforts...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2024 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org The updated $20.1 billion dollar price tag for the project does not include negative impacts to those directly affected by the project. Stockton, CA – According to Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials in a benefit-cost analysis released today, the Delta...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2024 Contacts:  Eric Buescher, Managing Attorney, San Francisco Baykeeper, 510.671.5402, eric@baykeeper.org Stephanie Safdi, Clinical Supervising Attorney, Environmental Law Clinic/Mills Legal Clinic, Stanford Law School, 513-324-1965, Ssafdi@stanford.edu Sacramento, Calif – A broad coalition of California tribes, nonprofits, environmental organizations, and commercial fishing groups have filed a protest with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), calling on...Read More

By: Sara Medina NEW Rice Farming in the Delta Video!  The third video of Restore the Delta’s Rice Farming in the Delta series is here! Jerred Dixon, fifth-generation Delta farmer, and Staten Island Director, discusses the importance of rice farming, specifically in the Delta, and offers new perspectives on how it can help different aspects of...Read More

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2024  Contact:  Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org, 818-633-0865 Sacramento, CA – Despite a Superior Court ruling that sets limits on the Department of Water Resources’ ability to sell water bonds, a potential $27.6 billion budget deficit that will impact workers, healthcare, and education, and reversals toland-water restoration investments to mitigate climate change impacts, the Department of Water...Read More

By: Barbara Barrigan-ParrillaOver the last eighteen years, Restore the Delta has critiqued and lamented over exclusionary government water planning processes that have left out Delta communities and tribes, making them unable to advocate for their personal and environmental health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, the water politics of division and exclusion have only gotten worse. The upcoming voluntary...Read More

Livestream the panels on April 24-26 starting at 9:00am PT at https://video.calepa.ca.gov/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/BoardWebSupport Restore the Delta, as part of the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), will be participating in panel presentations at the California State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) voluntary agreements (VA) public workshop to address the negative impacts of VAs. In particular, what will be covered is...Read More

Restore the Delta Note: Our colleagues at Central Delta Water Agency and several environmental groups have filed an important lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for not compelling the Department of Water Resources to apply for a water rights extension for the tunnel. This lawsuit along with the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition’s Title...Read More

For Immediate Release: April 3, 2024 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org, 818-633-0865 Rejection of the Delta Conveyance Project is essential to advance equity and prioritize frontline and tribal communities Stockton, Calif — The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the final version of the California Water Plan which asserts equity for “frontline communities,” yet ignores the negative impacts key...Read More