For Immediate Release: 10/6/2016 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 International Tunneling Conference in LA Promotes Delta Tunnels: Will promised “new jobs” go to foreign companies? Stockton – State agencies claiming the Delta Tunnels (CA WaterFix) will create jobs for Californians are participating in an International Tunneling conference in Los...Read More
In case you missed it! Yesterday, Northern California Congress members took action based on evidence found in our Public Records Act request. Now State legislators are speaking out! The Reporter Legislators oppose petition to change water rights, diverting more water from Delta October 5, 2016 Original link Read the letter (Source: Maven's Notebook) State legislators late...Read More
In case you missed it! Northern California Congress members are taking action based on evidence found in our Public Records Act request. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2016 Contacts: GARAMENDI: Dante Atkins; dante.atkins@mail.house.gov THOMPSON: Casey Badmington; casey.badmington@mail.house.gov MCNERNEY: Jackie Silvers; Jackie.silvers@mail.house.gov Northern California Members of Congress Urge Bureau of Reclamation and California...Read More
In case you missed it, we're the top story at Water Deeply! Water Deeply Op-Ed Growing Evidence Highlights Cracks in California Delta Tunnels Plan Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla October 4, 2016 Original link. AS WATER DEEPLY readers already know, the Peripheral Canal was rejected by California voters in 1982 when Jerry Brown was governor. But the proposal...Read More
Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org In case you missed it… KCET (Southern California) $16 Billion Delta Tunnels May Hit Taxpayers By Chris Clarke September 29, 2016 Original link. Excerpts: “I believe that next to Delta people, Southern California people will be the most harmed [by this project],” Restore The Delta’s...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 23, 2016 Contact: Robert Wright, Friends of the River, 916-442-3155 x207 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org DELTA TUNNELS Agencies Should Dump Plan or Start Over President Obama’s environmental legacy at risk Sacramento/Stockton/Washington, D.C. – A coalition of conservation, public interest, and fishing groups has sent a...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2016 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, Restore the Delta GOVERNOR BROWN URGES WATER BOARD TO FAST TRACK RIVER FLOWS SETTLEMENT TO FILL THE DELTA TUNNELS: Additional river flows necessary to make Delta tunnels pencil out economically and environmentally Stockton – Today, Restore the Delta’s executive director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla released the following...Read More
In case you missed it:The Associated Press, "California water tunnels would need US funding." Read the article here. Our press release below! AP Ellen Knickmeyer writes, "The findings counter longstanding state pledges that the local agencies that would get water from the tunnels would bear the full cost. Restore the Delta, a group opposing the project,...Read More
Dear friends, Below you will find a press release with links to our testimony, we highly recommend that you read our case, which looks into statistics on Delta demographics and disproportionate impacts from the Delta Tunnels. Also, in case you missed it, included in this post is a great story by The Record's Alex Brietler, highlighting some of the Stockton...Read More
Excerpts: “A controversial proposal to increase the number of striped bass — which some blame for the demise of salmon — anglers can catch has been withdrawn. The California Fish and Game Commission had been set to consider the proposal on Thursday, but the petition was withdrawn late Tuesday afternoon, meaning the panel will not...Read More
