STOCKTON, CA–Delta tunnels proponents have moved quickly this week, scheduling the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) hearing on the State Water Project contract extension just two days before its scheduled date: tomorrow, August 30 at 8 AM, as noted in a recent email communication from Kathy Cole of Metropolitan Water District’s Sacramento Office. The hearing...Read More

With all eyes and ears in California water fixated on the State Water Resources Control Board’s proposed updates to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Bay-Delta, Delta stakeholders from all sides have offered their opinions on how to manage San Joaquin River inflow in recent weeks. Fish biologist Dr. Peter Moyle shares five articles...Read More

VICTORY! Rep. Eric Swalwell Retracts Letter Supporting the WIFIA Loans for CA Water Fix! On Monday August 13th, Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15 Dublin) sent a letter of support for the Delta Conveyance Finance Authority’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan application to Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the US Environmental Protection Administration. Today, his staff...Read More

BREAKING: Joint Legislative Budget Committee Hearing for the Tunnels has been POSTPONED Indefinitely; Our Next Step to Defeating the Tunnels!   We have a win to celebrate today! Your calls, tweets, and emails have successfully POSTPONED the Joint Legislative Budget Committee hearing indefinitely!  This small victory is a testament of what we can achieve when...Read More

Thank you to Attorney General Becerra for opposing the Calvert, Valadao, and Denham riders. His fine letter expresses why these riders should be opposed. Read his letter here.Read More

Our Executive Director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, was featured on Capital Public Radio on July 30th to discuss the State Water Resources Control Board’s most recent updates to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan. Listen below.  Read More

For immediate release: July 27, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Tim Stroshane, Policy Analyst, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556, tim@restorethedelta.org Restore the Delta Submits Comments on Bay-Delta Plan Updates; SWRCB Prohibits Discussion of Plan Updates at WaterFix Hearing STOCKTON, CA – Today, Restore the Delta submitted their comments regarding the...Read More

For immediate release: 7/19/2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Delta Tunnels Construction JPA Greenlights Professional Services Agreement with the Hallmark Group; Finance JPA Set to Pursue EPA WIFIA Loans Today, the Construction Joint Powers Authority for the Delta tunnels, or Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority, met in...Read More

For immediate release: July 19, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com House Approves Interior Spending Bill, Sending Calvert, Valadao, and Denham Riders that Would Thwart Due Process for the Delta to the Senate WASHINGTON D.C. – This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Interior, Environment, and Related...Read More

For immediate release: July 18, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Nora Kovaleski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com Restore the Delta Responds to Secretary Laird’s Letter of Opposition Against Calvert and Valadao Riders   Yesterday, the California Secretary for Natural Resources, John Laird sent a letter to Congress expressing the Brown Administration’s opposition to federal...Read More