“Not every dream grows on every land, so you got to watch out!” — Israelmore Ayivor Articles • What do we want? Water! When do we want it? Now! • California still overachieving at water consumption and underachieving at water conservation • Drought of ideas What do we want? Water! When do we want it?...Read More
Restore the Delta Responds to Westlands Water District Secret Settlement; Trawl Survey Shows Delta Smelt Population At All Time Low Taxpayers Should Not Have to Shoulder Westlands’ Water District’s Debt Or Give Up More Water While System Is At Risk Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush...Read More
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 5, 2015 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Tunnel Critics Call Upon Gov. Brown: Inaugurate a New Water Solution; BDCP is Doomed Violates Clean Water Act, Makes No New Water, Dooms Salmon Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build...Read More
Drought talk around Thanksgiving table: Farmers versus urbanites By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune POSTED: 11/29/14, 3:00 PM PST Would your Thanksgiving table be ruined if the stuffing or side dishes did not contain almonds? No, of course not, notwithstanding Martha Stewart’s recipe for chorizo-almond stuffing or your sister-in-law’s infamous green beans amandine. Then...Read More
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ― Benjamin Franklin Articles A less than tasty appetizer for 2015 A mixed up salad: Learning Delta Water Management The Meat and Potatoes of the Tunnels Project Remembering our friends And Christmas Cookies A less than tasty appetizer...Read More
On Tuesday, March 4, we released a new map depicting the overlap between the largest agricultural users of Bay-Delta water exports, land impaired by selenium concentrations that make farming unsustainable, and oil and gas basins that could be fracked. “This map will show a remarkable overlay of where our water is going, how the public...Read More
Media Advisory for Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053; barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Governor’s Water Tunnels Opponents to Release New Map: Largest Agricultural Water Users, Selenium-Damaged Land, Oil Deposits for Fracking Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD) and Food and Water Watch, opponents of Governor Brown’s rush to...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 12, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… San Francisco Chronicle Drought should make state rethink water policy February 7, 2014 “…Drought is a product of nature, but some think the drought emergency is the result of...Read More
For Immediate Release: January 31, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053; barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Gov. Brown Sings from Mega-Growers’ Hymnal, Tries to Bully Federal Scientists into Approving Tunnels, State Mismanagement of Water Helped Cause Shortage Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build Peripheral...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 30, 2014Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… The Bakersfield Californian Tuesday, Jan 28 2014 10:00 PM LOIS HENRY: While D.C. plays politics, real water issues await By Lois Henry There are real issues to be discussed involving...Read More
