For Immediate Release: 4/8/20Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgStockton, CA – Six Congressional Representatives sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday 4/7/20 to express their “disappointment and serious concerns with the new Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project that your administration recently issued.” At issue is how much water...Read More
This weekend, California’s environmental hero Congressman George Miller (ret.) explains what a coherent policy for California Water including dealing with Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta and a flood plan for Stockton. What Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to do to protect state’s water future – George Miller, SF Chronicle “Today, responding to a global pandemic is...Read More
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Protecting Homes, Small Businesses from Water Shutoffs – Office of Governor Gavin Newsom 4/2/20SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that will restrict water shutoffs to homes and small businesses while the state responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a moratorium on water...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sean Bothwell, California Coastkeeper Alliance 949-291-3401, sbothwell@cacoastkeeper.org Cristal Gonzalez, Clean Water Action(408) 796-8717, cgonzalez@cleanwater.org Rebecca Bullis, Defenders of Wildlife 202-772-0295, rbullis@defenders.org Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org Gwendolyn Tornatore, Save the Bay 415-743-0767, gtornatore@savesfbay.org April 2, 2020 (Sacramento, CA) – Following last week’s sweeping announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will suspend enforcement of...Read More
California rules anger water agencies, environmental groups – AP 4/1/20California regulators on Tuesday set new rules about how much water can be taken from the state’s largest rivers, angering water agencies for restricting how much they can take and environmental groups for not making those limits low enough to protect endangered species.CDFW Issues Permit to DWR...Read More
The Voluntary Settlement Agreements are a strategy by local, state, and federal water agencies and water right holders to delay full implementation of flows that mimic natural conditions to and through the Delta. For background, RTD policy analyst Tim Stroshane will cover basic Central Valley hydrology and water quality, an introduction to the structure and...Read More
Today, Restore the Delta and Sierra Club California sent a letter to Karla Nemeth, Director of California Department of Water Resources, and Wade Crowfoot, Secretary of California Natural Resources Agency, to demand—respectfully—that the California Natural Resources Agency and DWR suspend and cease all Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) activity that entails actions by state and federal agencies on...Read More
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board’s Mar 27th Meeting, during a pandemic, includes — Consent item 5D regarding the Delta Tunnel, a “Statement of No Objection”. Our letter explains that the Central Valley Regional Flood Board should hold off moving forward with a request to the Army Corps of Engineers regarding flood analysis and the Delta tunnel for 60...Read More
Dear Public Water Agency Board Members and Management Teams: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in California, our request to you today is very simple. We are asking you to do two things as a sign of solidarity, support, and care for your ratepayers. First, whether you represent a retail water agency, a special...Read More
How to send your commentsWe hope everyone has heard, the Delta Conveyance Project Scoping comment period has been extended to April 17, 2020, at 5:00 PM. This gives everyone more time to submit their comments regarding the tunnel project.How to Comment:Email: DeltaConveyanceScoping@water.ca.gov Mail: Department of Water Resources, Attn: Renee Rodriguez, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236 Fillable online form: View...Read More
