For immediate release: July 13, 2018 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Restore the Delta Responds to SWRCB Delta Water Quality Plan Update STOCKTON, CA – Restore the Delta thanks the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for stating that the lower San Joaquin River (Merced River to the Delta) inflow should contribute to...Read More
NOTE: To watch/listen to hearings live, click here. We live tweeting the hearing @RestoretheDelta. SWRCB WQCP Stockton 12-16 – Curated tweets by RestoretheDelta Join us at these hearing dates below to make your comments: * Note: The Hearing will go on for as long as people have public comments. It could stretch into the...Read More
Tomorrow starting at 9:15-9:30 am Restore the Delta and our panel will present testimony in front of the State Water Board and undergo cross examination from agencies. Watch/listen to our testimony and hear the cross examination of our panel: 1) Click this link: https://video.calepa.ca.gov/ 2) Where it says “California WaterFix Water Right...Read More
In case you missed it! San Francisco Chronicle OPINION: How to revive a dying delta By Peter Drekmeier October 25, 2016 Original link Scientific reports published over the past several years have been unambiguous. The delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast, is on the brink of collapse. Starved of freshwater inflow...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
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
Dear friends, Below are important media alerts that deserve a wide readership! In case you missed it, media alerts: Westlands water deal is all wet 4/30/16 San Francisco Chronicle editorial Full article: When the public is railing about the unfairness of Big Bank bailouts and corporate welfare, why is the Obama administration pursuing a deal that...Read More
Our media release for today and, in case you missed it, two great op-eds in the Contra Costa Times and the Sacramento Bee, one by Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary N. Piepho and the other by Raul Grijalva calling out latino front groups by Westlands Water District. For Immediate Release: Feb 9, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta...Read More
In case you missed it… Los Angeles Times Op-Ed Can the Sacramento Delta survive more 'regulatory flexibility'? By Doug Obegi Published: February 3, 2016 Original article at LA Times. The state and federal Endangered Species Acts were created to prevent the extinction of our native fish and wildlife, and they've been tremendously successful. Yet despite...Read More
For Immediate Release: Tuesday September 29, 2015 Contact: Brian Smith, 415/320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org Experts Reading Delta Tunnels EIR (48K Pages), Express Concerns Final Month for Public Comments NOTE: Osha Meserve and Jeff Michael Statements have been updated! Sacramento, CA – Today, Restore the Delta held a teleconference with a panel of...Read More
