We’re used to MWD and Westlands being dismissive of Delta communities. For another example of regional chauvinism, let us turn our attention in a direction we usually don’t consider: west, toward the Santa Clara Valley Water District, which was a member of the BDCP steering committee. On May 10, the SCVWD’s board will get its...Read More
Fifty-eight export contractors, water districts, utilities, business organizations, and farming representatives from outside the Delta have signed on to a letter to Delta Stewardship Council chair Phil Isenberg complaining about the DSC’s interpretation of “covered actions” under the Delta Reform Act. Says the letter, “[The] Council’s attempt to regulate actions outside the legal Delta exceeds...Read More
San Francisco Giants fans who listen to broadcasts on KNBR have been hearing commercials about the need for water infrastructure to prepare the state for the next drought. Click here to view Too bad Will Durst is using his good name to sell our Bay Area neighbors on a boondoggle project that’s bad for the...Read More
In August of 2009, with the BDCP in full stride, Lester Snow invited Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes to Sacramento for a briefing by people from outside the Delta about what should be done about the Delta. We challenged him to come back and hear from people of the Delta. This past Monday, he finally...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Restore the Delta Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 10100 Trinity Pkwy, Suite 120 Phone: 209-479-2053 Stockton, CA 95219 Email: Barbara@restorethedelta.org DELTA FARMERS, FISHERMEN AND RESIDENTS DELIVER STRONG MESSAGE TO BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN LEADERS: DELTA FARMS AND FISHERIES,THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY, MUST BE PROTECTED! Stockton, California — Numerous Restore the Delta supporters will be reminding...Read More
The 2009 Comprehensive Water Package called for improved accounting of water diversions. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) got busy and focused on investigating in-Delta water rights only, and not the water rights of any other area. The impetus for this investigation was a biased and targeted report by Stephen Wee, funded and filed...Read More
Last week the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) held a briefing on the second draft of the Delta Plan, even as staff were finishing up the third draft. The DSC invited representatives of local governments to talk about impacts of proposed governance. The DSC heard from all five Delta counties, plus three cities: Sacramento, West Sacramento,...Read More
A couple of years ago, Robyn Suddeth, a graduate student at UCD’s Center for Watershed Science, looked into the “Policy Implications of Permanently Flooded Islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.” The Center for Watershed Sciences is the academic home of Jeffrey Mount and Jay Lund, both of PPIC fame. So it isn’t surprising that Suddeth’s...Read More
AB 550 is Assemblymember Alyson Huber’s bill that would prohibit construction of a peripheral canal unless expressly authorized by the Legislature. It would also require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to complete an economic feasibility analysis before the enactment of a statue authorizing construction of a peripheral canal. That would include the cost of the environmental...Read More
If you have replied to our volunteer request, we need to ask you to respond one more time. We apologize for the inconvenience! During the move, we experienced computer transition challenges and lost several weeks of email responses. The problem has been fixed, and we are ready to get our volunteers up and running. Restore...Read More
