THE GIST: Gov. Jerry Brown wants to build two 35-mile underground tunnels to keep water coming south through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta. The San Diego County Water Authority used to pine for such a plan. But now, emboldened by its drought-proofing projects and wary of shocking ratepayers, the agency is aggressively questioning Brown’s delta...Read More
For Immediate Release: 2/8/17 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Oroville Dam Rupture: Dam Maintenance Needed Rather Than Delta Tunnels Stockton, CA – This morning state engineers, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee, are expected to conduct inspections of the damaged spillway at Oroville Dam. It is reported that a...Read More
With 2017 poised to be a big year for the Delta, legislators representing portions of the estuary are banding together in a new way. Nine members of the state Senate and Assembly have launched an informal caucus which they say will improve their organization and influence with state agencies seeking to build the $15 billion...Read More
“The following public interest groups concur in the report’s analysis, assessments, and recommendations: Restore the Dleta, Food & Water Watch, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, Rootskeeper, Powers Engineering, Basin and Range Watch, Aguirre & Severson LLP, Public Watchdogs, Southern California Watershed Alliance, The Desal Response Group, Committee to Bridge the Gap, and Consumer Watchdog.” Read...Read More
For Immediate Release: 2/2/17 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Another CA Water District Financial Scandal Raiders & Katy Perry Tickets, Ralph Lauren, Nike, and Sunglass Hut Stockton, CA – State Controller Betty T. Yee announced this week that her team’s detailed review of the Panoche Water District has unearthed numerous examples...Read More
For Immediate Release: 1/30/17 Contact: Conner Everts, Environmental Water Caucus, Los Angeles, 310-804-6615 Tim Stroshane, Restore the Delta, Stockton, 510-847-7556 “Talking Points and Unfounded Assertions” Environmental Water Caucus finds Delta Tunnels Final EIR Lacking On January 27, 2017 the Environmental Water Caucus submitted their comments on the Final Delta Tunnels EIR/EIS. Read the...Read More
The latest report by The Bay Institute shows that almost half of storm runoff has been diverted/stored before reaching the Bay-Delta estuary. Read The Bay Institute’s latest water year report.Read More
For Immediate Release: January 24, 2017 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com DELTA TUNNELS Restore the Delta Reacts to Governor Brown’s State of the State Address Sacramento, CA – Today, California Governor Jerry Brown gave his State of the State Address. Facing the incoming Trump Administration, governor Brown warned Californians...Read More
In case you missed it, we traveled to East Los Angeles to present our side at the Central Basin Municipal Water District Special Meeting on California WaterFix. We are live at the Central Basin Municipal Water District meeting! Watch our presentation. Q&A on Delta Tunnels benefits and costs – Watch our Executive Director...Read More
For Immediate Release: 1/11/17 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority to Consider Delta Tunnels Spending: Another $4 Million Toward Larger Planning Package Stockton, CA – According to their own agenda and board packet, the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority will be considering a resolution to contribute another $4 million...Read More
