For Immediate Release: 1/10/23Contact:Artie Valencia, Restore the Delta, (209) 345-5880, [email protected], Calif. – After initially being left off the list of California counties eligible for FEMA disaster funding, San Joaquin County and other counties have now been added to the list. San Joaquin County will now be eligible for FEMA Category B measures, which include flood fighting; evacuation and sheltering; medical care and transportation; use and lease of temporary power generators; elimination of threats on public or private property; construction of temporary structures; emergency repairs to prevent further damage; or extracting and clearing water, mud, and other forms of debris.San Joaquin County added to federal storm relief after being left off Monday – Stockton Record 1/10/23 Statement by Artie Valencia, Community Organizer & Government Liaison for Restore [...]

This symposium will be led by panelists from local and state government entities, community leaders, flood experts and esteemed researchers who will provide insight on flood management issues, their solutions and will inform the public on what to expect from the capitol regarding investments in flood protection. This event will cover various topics that will explore Stockton’s Growing Flood Risk, Flood Risk from the Community Perspective, The View from the Capitol, and Planning and Building Solutions. With atmospheric storms on the rise, it is imperative that we talk through potential and projected risks, have transparency on flood infrastructure improvement challenges, and discuss the solutions on the local and state level. Speakers include Congressman Josh Harder, Stockton City Council Womxn Kimberly Warmsley, UCLA [...]

Please share with friends and family in the region Delta Flood Ready (Resources for all 5 counties)Check your Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, or Yolo County Office of Emergency Services to learn what alert systems, evacuation plans, and other resources are available in the event of a flood emergency.San Joaquin County Emergency Services SJ Readyhttps://sjready.org/disasters/flooding.html Sign up here for San Joaquin emergency alerts https://member.everbridge.net/397890065268824/login City of Stockton – Emergency Preparednesshttp://www.stocktonca.gov/government/departments/fire/emeStorm.html National Weather Service Stockton forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.9537&lon=-121.2905 Evacuation mapshttps://www.sjmap.org/evacmaps/ Sacramento County Emergency Services Prepare your homehttps://sacramentoready.saccounty.gov/Emergencies/Pages/Floods-and-Rain.aspx Storm updateshttps://www.saccounty.gov/news/latest-news/Pages/Stay-Safe-During-Storms.aspx Evacuation mapshttps://waterresources.saccounty.gov/stormready/Pages/Maps—Flood-Scenarios-and-Evacuation-Routes.aspx Sandbag locationshttps://waterresources.saccounty.gov/stormready/Pages/Sandbag-Information.aspx NOAACurrent California watches, warnings, and advisorieshttps://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ca.php?x=1 Emergency Management Radio StationsSan Joaquin County – KVIN 920 AMSacramento – KFBK 1530 AM Bay Area – KQED 89.3 FMNational Weather ServiceFlood Safety flyerhttps://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/FloodSafety-OnePager-11-29-2018.pdf

“We are deeply saddened to share that California Sportfishing Protection Alliance has released a statement that activist and legendary water leader Bill Jennings, died on December 27, 2022. Bill was a co-founder of Restore the Delta, Board Member Emeritus of our organization, mentor and friend. Bill will be deeply missed.”– Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director, Restore the Delta Read the announcement and story of this amazing life, from The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance. Contributions in Bill’s memory can be made to the Stockton-based organization he directed, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 1061, Groveland, CA 95321. Donations can also be made on the CSPA website (https://calsport.org/news/).

For Immediate Release: 12/16/2022Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384 [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C./SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, Restore the Delta, and Save California Salmon filed a Title VI (Civil Rights) Complaint and a Petition for Rulemaking with the US Environmental Protection Agency. The coalition is represented by the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic. The complaint and petition seek relief for California Tribal nations and disadvantaged Delta communities. In May 2022, this same coalition of groups petitioned the State Water Resources Control Board to update water quality standards for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (the “Bay-Delta”) to improve instream flows to save fish species and address harmful algal blooms (HABs) that plague their communities. The State Board refused to act on these requests. The [...]

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2022Contact: Tim Stroshane, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556, [email protected] Stockton, CA – Today, Restore the Delta submitted detailed comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel) to the California Department of Water Resources. Read the comment letter and attachments by Restore the Delta.  The Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel)The proposed project would construct new water intake facilities on the Sacramento River in the north Delta to fill a single tunnel with diverted freshwater flows. That water would be shipped to large farming operations and water wholesalers south of the Delta. The Delta Conveyance project would divert up to 6,000 cubic feet of water per second. The project is estimated to cost between $16-40 billion and won’t be [...]

Keep Restore the Delta working for you in 2023!  This has been action packed year at Restore the Delta. In fact, we feel as if we have completed two years of work this year, and there is plenty more coming our way. Help us continue our fight with an end-of-year donation. You can donate here. Delta residents gather to protest Delta tunnel proposal – ABC10 12/7/22 The new plan calls for a 40-foot wide concrete tunnel to draw water from the Hood and Courtland areas approximately 45 miles south to Bethany Reservoir. The current estimates are that it would cost $16 billion dollars and take 13 years to complete. The tunnel would draw 3,000 cubic feet of water per second and would account [...]

Spencer Fern, Science Coordinator, Restore the Delta, [email protected] the past few years, Stockton has been plagued with a blue-green nuisance known as harmful algal blooms (HABs). As the Science Coordinator for Restore the Delta, I run Restore the Delta’s HABs monitoring program to help fill in data gaps for government agencies related to Stockton waterways.Growing up on the Delta I was able to travel by boat to many locations throughout the region. I also attended a high school in downtown Stockton where our physical education classes were always around the water at McLeod Lake. I never wanted to jump in the water at the Stockton waterfront because of how dirty and foul-smelling the waters are. This dread of the Delta’s unclean [...]

Dear Friends, We are at a crossroad for the future of the Delta.  2022 has been a year filled with hope and much progress at Restore the Delta. However, we have also had to remain vigilant in our opposition to the Delta tunnel and regarding government efforts centered on further reducing flows into the estuary through questionable voluntary agreements. Depleting and destroying the Delta cannot become California’s answer to managing water resources for permanent dry conditions throughout the state. Restore the Delta is working to ensure that this will not happen. Additionally, the Delta, which has not seen proper government investment for decades in its infrastructure, recreational sites, or ecosystem and agricultural land protection, must become a priority. Public investment [...]