Dear friends, Restore the Delta is the only Delta public interest organization that will be representing all the beneficial uses of water with the State Water Resources Control Board to stop the tunnels permitting process this year. That means that with our membership partners we are representing the water needs of everyone in the Bay-Delta region:...Read More
Dear friends, Yesterday, Restore the Delta, AquAlliance, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, Environmental Water Caucus, Friends of the River, Planning and Conservation League, and Sierra Club California submitted a letter to the Santa Clara Valley Water District regarding better plans for the Delta: Our public interest organizations write out...Read More
Dear friends, Please JOIN US next Tuesday to urge the Santa Clara Valley Water District to end their support for the Delta Tunnels! If you can attend, we ask that you plan to make a 2 minute public comment voicing your thoughts on the Delta Tunnels project and to send in your RSVP in to...Read More
Dear friends, 2016 is shaping up, unfortunately, to be a tough year for the Delta. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has voted to purchase five Delta islands to use as a staging ground and location site to begin construction of the Delta tunnels. This, however, is only one battle in what is going...Read More
Efforts in Congress to pump more fresh water from the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary are difficult and complicated for everyone to track. But our request to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, and our individual Congressional Representatives is simple: Do right by the San-Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary! The House passed the Energy bill S.2012 (which includes Congressman...Read More
Dear friends, We are deeply disappointed that Congressman Garamendi, a resident of the Delta, and longtime ally, would partner with Senator Feinstein to support legislation that is detrimental to water quality, the aquatic food web, and the fisheries that we are fighting so hard to save. Their bills are SB 2533 and HR 5247. It’s...Read More
Dear friends, Please join us for Restore the Delta’s 3-day open house and advocacy training! Participants have two options. Drop by at your convenience during the open house for an informal visit between the hours of 10:00 am to 7:00 pm from June 22 to June 24, or sign up for more formal classes below. Join us at the open house for supplies...Read More
Happy Earth Day! Here’s our first page preview of our draft 5 page coloring book “Finding Primo: The Delta Smelt.” We will be giving these out this weekend at Stockton Earth Day, Stockton Ports Delta Awareness Night game, & the Bay Area Rights of Nature Tribunal on April 30th! RSVP for the Tribunal here: http://therightsofnature.org/what-would-the-delta-say/Read More
For Immediate Release: 4/19/2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org UPDATE 4/22: Controversy erupts over Santa Clara Water District’s groundwater charges NOTE 4/20: Corrections made to table below Santa Clara Valley Water District to Add Charge for Delta Tunnels Rates to increase without a public vote San Jose, CA – Attendees at...Read More
Dear Friends, UPDATE 4/19/2016: Language issues cleared. We support both Frazier and Eggman’s bill! The Assembly Committee for Water, Parks and Wildlife will meet at 1:30 tomorrow at room 444 at the Capitol. They will be considering, Assemblymember Eggman’s bill, AB 1713, calling for a public vote for the Delta tunnels. They will also be...Read More
