Where’s our water? A look at California’s storage problem– BakersfieldNow 11/15/23In 2014, California voters passed a proposition using $7.5 billion dollars in state funds to expand water storage capacity. Nearly 10 years later, people say not much has come from the vote. The main focus on their minds is the failure to expand Shasta Dam.…So what’s the problem...Read More

New poll finds that California voters disapprove of Newsom’s performance as governor– LA Times 11/7/23A new Los Angeles Times/UC Berkeley poll found Newsom’s approval rating sinking to the lowest point of his nearly five years in office, with 44% of respondents having a favorable view of his job performance and 49% disapproving. There may be several explanations; like barnacles...Read More

Governor Newsom Subverts CEQA to Jam Through Environmentally Destructive Sites Reservoir Project – Sierra Club California 11/6/23  Governor Newsom certified the environmentally destructive Sites Reservoir project for judicial streamlining under Senate Bill 149. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee will have 30 days to concur in the Governor’s recommendation, or prevent this project from being inappropriately streamlined.Sites...Read More

The Delta Residents Survey Results are in! –Delta Stewardship Council & other research partners 10/2023 What is the Delta Residents Survey?“The 2023 Delta Residents Survey was a first effort of its kind in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to develop a rigorous survey research methodology to begin to assess important social indicators affecting Delta residents’ well-being.” For...Read More

For Immediate Release: 10/31/23  Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, (209) 479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org  Today, October 31st, Secretary Crowfoot hosted a discussion with leaders and governance from across California on the topic of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A part of Crowfoot’s Secretary Speaker series, this session focused on how the Delta is a biodiversity hub, how it plays an...Read More

NGOs, including Restore the Delta, say the Department of Water Resources must revise the Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel) Draft EIR due to significant new information set forth in the Water Board’s Staff Report in their additional supplemental comments submitted to the Department of Water Resources. From the letter sent on 10/30/23:  Dear Director Karla Nemeth and...Read More

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

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