As the State Water Board prepares to adopt the updated Bay-Delta Plan this week, San Francisco Chronicle reporting reveals significant flaws surrounding the proposal’s implementation and funding. The article points to the lack of buy-in from major water suppliers, including East Bay Municipal Utility District and Santa Clara Valley Water District, as a source of...Read More
The Los Angeles Times took a deep dive into the controversy surrounding the Newsom administration’s agreement to pay a private investment firm $180 million for a relatively small amount of additional water for Sacramento River salmon. At roughly $36,000 per acre-foot, dozens of times what cities pay for a single year of water on average,...Read More
Restore the Delta and the Mormon Slough Restoration Association release cost-benefit analysis and detailed restoration plans For Immediate Release: October 19, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org STOCKTON, CA — Today, Restore the Delta and the Mormon Slough Restoration Association reached a new milestone through the release of the Mormon Slough Restoration Project Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis alongside an...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 28, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 872, a key water protection bill that would have dedicated funding to address two major threats to California’s water supply: aging levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and sinking canals in the State Water Project (SWP). The bill...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org SACRAMENTO — Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC)—consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, and Restore the Delta— submitted comments on the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical policy guiding water quality, river...Read More
By: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Our team has been working tirelessly to defend the Delta and our communities against the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). While we have secured victories in the courts regarding bond financing, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) has unfortunately approved the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Certification of Consistency for the proposed the DCP, even though...Read More
For Immediate Release: February 6, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, Calif. — Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, and Restore the Delta, formally filed public comments in response to the State Water Resources Control Board’s proposed update to the Bay-Delta...Read More
In 2026, our advocacy doesn’t slow down and we’re ready to continue our work to save and restore the Delta. But before describing the myriad of opportunities for advocacy by Californians so far this year, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank you and express our deepest gratitude to our supporters. We are grateful...Read More
In an insightful Sacramento Bee opinion piece, Vance Staplin, executive director of the Golden State Salmon Association, and Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of Restore the Delta, urge the State Water Resources Control Board to reject weak voluntary agreements, update the Bay-Delta plan, and adopt meaningful, science-based flow standards to restore salmon runs and protect communities. Vance...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2025 Contact: Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Stockton, CA – A coalition of Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, conservation advocates, and Delta communities successfully stopped a package of Delta trailer bills that would have had disastrous consequences for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. The proposed trailer bills would have given...Read More
