This article is very troubling in the Associated Press. If the state does not provide oversight for Delta tunnels’ construction and operations, the Delta will be essentially colonized by outside water districts.   Will water districts influence Delta land sales? Or levee maintenance in reclamation districts? How will outside water districts manage drinking water quality...Read More

Editorial: Trump pick would drain Delta water supply (San Jose Mercury News – May 30, 2017)   Call U.S. Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Dianne Feinstein to reject his confirmation in June when it comes up for a vote! Excerpt: It’s widely known that Westlands covets more of the precious Delta water that provides nearly half of...Read More

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 25, 2017 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org   Delta Stewardship Council Stalls Vote on Delta Plan Amendments   Sacramento, CA – Despite public outcry, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) continues moving forward with amendments to the Delta Plan. The DSC decided, in response...Read More

A year ago roughly, Roger Patterson from the Metropolitan Water District said that he would invite Dr. Jeff Michael, from the University of the Pacific to make a presentation to the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors on the real costs of the Delta tunnels.   The invitation never happened.   So we hosted a...Read More

Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 23   Contact:   Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   Activists to Debunk Brown’s WaterFix Myths at Boyle Heights City Hall 5/23/17   WHO: Restore the Delta, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Southern California Watershed Alliance, Café Coop, Dr. Jeffrey Michael (Director, Center for Business and...Read More

ICYMI: May 15, 2017   Contact:Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   State trust in Brown’s legacy falters— What does this mean for CA Water?   The Sacramento Bee has published a series of articles covering the Oroville Dam Crisis. The series probes whether the Department of Water Resources can...Read More

For Immediate Release: May 12, 2017 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   Governor Brown Cuts Over $100 Million for Drought Response in Revised State Budget   Sacramento, CA —Governor Brown’s May revision of the California Budget released Thursday slashed over $100 million in funds designated for drought response....Read More

A must read in the East Bay Times. Our executive director explains how the California WaterFix Delta Tunnels creates a #Flint crisis for the millions who live in the Delta, especially among the substantial environmental justice communities of the Delta.Read More

For Immediate Release: April 28, 2017 Contact: Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   Activists Oppose Delta Plan Amendments at Delta Stewardship Council Meeting   Sacramento, April 28 – Delta activists voiced their opposition to the proposed Delta Plan amendments at the Delta Stewardship Council in Sacramento today.   Representatives...Read More

For Immediate Release: 4/21/17 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org   Feinstein on Delta Tunnels at Los Angeles Town Hall “I do not support the Twin Tunnels. I have not taken a position”   Los Angeles, CA – At a Town Hall meeting with constituents at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church...Read More