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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🎉 Two weeks ago, we celebrated Restore the Delta’s 20th anniversary! We are incredibly grateful to all our friends, families, supporters, partners, and colleagues who joined us to celebrate a special evening. We hope to continue growing our community to protect the Delta for years to come!

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🚨 Join one of our VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON public comment training sessions to learn how to prepare for the hearings and make your voice heard. 🔗 Click to learn how you can use your voice and register for our public comment training sessions: tinyurl.com/57sux2th 4/4

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The State Water Board will soon vote on whether or not to adopt the final Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements. This will be our last chance to oppose a plan that would devastate Tribes, environmental justice communities, and the Bay-Delta ecosystem. 3/4

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

But the final plan also includes the Voluntary Agreements, proposed agreements that favor powerful water agencies, provide exemptions from enforceable protections, ignore the best available science, and exclude Tribes and Delta Communities. 2/4

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🚨 Take Action and Oppose the Updated Bay-Delta Plan! The State Water Resources Control Board recently released a final update to the Bay-Delta Plan, a critical rulemaking for ensuring water quality, river flows, and ecosystem protections. 1/4 🔗 tinyurl.com/57sux2th

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#ICYMI: In a recent report for KCRA 3’s California Politics 360, California state agencies have been using a confidentiality agreement to keep scientific communications related to the updated Bay-Delta Plan from the public 1/5 🔗 tinyurl.com/3xxe25t5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🚨 The State Water Board will soon vote on whether or not to adopt the final Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements. 🔗 Read the full story: tinyurl.com/3xxe25t5 and register for our virtual or in-person comment trainings via the links in bio. 5/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Restore the Delta’s Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla also raised concerns about the lack of transparency informing the plan, “If we don't have the basis of the science and the public can't see that, we can't have confidence in the decisions being made and the outcomes." 4/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

kept communications, including information related to water quality, fish biology, and impacts on native fish and wildlife, from public disclosure. The agreement was discovered via a Public Records Act request by SF Baykeeper Managing Attorney Eric Buescher, who said, 3/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

view, raising concerns about transparency ahead of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Oct 28-29 vote. The confidentiality agreement between the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Department of Water Resources, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife 2/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our group shared an ICYMI on the Tribal bills today for anyone interested in reading: restorethedelta.org/2026/10/02/i...

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In Case You Missed It: Governor Newsom Vetoes Key Water Bills – Restore the Delta

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SB 1125: Water Rate Assistance Program was also met with a veto. Authored by Senator Caroline Menjivar, the bill would have established a statewide Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program to help ensure families across California can access safe, affordable water. 5/5 🔗 Read: tinyurl.com/yjx3fpb4

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Karuk Tribe Chairman Russell “Buster” Attebery also emphasized that Tribes “need to be at the table when decisions are being made.” 4/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

reconciliation. For nearly 200 years, California has made decisions about our waters without us, disregarding the tribes whose cultures, communities & lifeways depend on them. Newsom had instead aligned with ‘special water interests that profit from extractive and exploitive water management.’” 3/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In response to the veto of AB 2218, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Vice Chair Malissa Tayaba responded directly to this decision, stating, “Newsom’s veto of AB 2218 is a backhanded betrayal of California Tribes and a direct contradiction of his apology and promises of 2/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#ICYMI: Governor Newsom Vetoes Key Water Bills Newsom’s final legislative session has ended with broken promises & sweeping vetoes of critical legislation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yjx3fpb4 1/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨 Take Action & Oppose the Updated Bay-Delta Plan! The State Water Board will soon vote on whether or not to adopt the final Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements. This is your last chance to oppose a plan that would devastate Delta communities & the Bay-Delta ecosystem. 4/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

These agreements would allow powerful water districts to make limited flow and funding commitments in exchange for exemptions from stronger, enforceable protections, while excluding Tribes and Delta communities. 3/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

But the State Water Board’s recent update includes the deceptive Voluntary Agreements, also known as the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes program. 2/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌊 What is the Bay-Delta Plan? The Bay-Delta Plan is a critical state rulemaking meant to protect water quality, river flows, fish, and ecosystems throughout the Bay-Delta. 1/5

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ICYMI: Delta Science Program receives Outstanding Environmental Projects Award 🎉 Recognized for our work monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms & training the next generation on water management, we’re proud to continue this work throughout the Delta! 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/mt9wn3k2

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It is his white whale. And he has set California water infrastructure on a course for complete failure as a result of his wrongful quest,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director at Restore the Delta. 2/2

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Not only did Governor Newsom veto a much needed bill to bring Delta levees to the necessary standards to deal with climate change, he vetoed funding for fixing existing conveyance for the State Water Project. Why? His never-ending quest for the Delta Conveyance Project. 1/2

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Governor Newsom vetoes key water protection bill SB 872 The bill would have provided funding to address two major threats to California’s water supply: aging Delta levees and sinking State Water Project canals. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/3876ujj7

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From the rivers that form the Bay-Delta to its important Tribal history, how many of these facts did you already know?

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌊 5 things we wish everyone knew about the Bay-Delta This Delta Week, we’re highlighting a few important facts about the Bay-Delta region.

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This California Native American Day, we honor the first stewards of the Delta and California's waterways. Guided by their connection to land and water, we continue to stand alongside Tribes for equal water rights, tribal sovereignty, cultural preservation, and a healthy Bay-Delta estuary for all.

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌊 This Delta Week, we’re highlighting key legislative developments shaping the Delta’s future, and ways you can take action. 🚨 Bills SB 872 and AB 2218 are now on Gov. Newsom’s desk, help ensure he signs them into law! 🔗 Contact his office today: tinyurl.com/yckyzvm4

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We also want to congratulate the Mark Wilson family (Delta Legacy Award), Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, and Senator Jerry McNerney @senmcnerney.bsky.social (Delta Protector Awards) for their extraordinary service and care for the Delta. ✨ Here's to the next 20!

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🎉 Thank you to all who celebrated twenty years of service for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with Restore the Delta, and to our sponsors for all the love and support shown during this magical evening.

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition submits comments slamming the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. DTEC is calling for meaningful protections for Tribes, enviro. justice communities, the entire Delta ecosystem, & the communities that depend on it. 🔗 tinyurl.com/58btemyh

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#ICYMI: Tribes and environmental groups call on AG Rob Bonta to stand up against federal overreach in California water management after the Bureau of Reclamation's recent assertion that the State Water Board has no right to impose regulations on the CVP or Shasta Dam. 🔗 Read: tinyurl.com/mpsmtmxc

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎉 Meet this year’s Delta Advocate Awardees! Join us in celebrating these incredible advocates who have made it their mission to advocate for and protect the Delta estuary. Don't wait - today is your LAST CHANCE to purchase tickets! 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/4a2jcjk9

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Recent headlines highlight a major setback for Gov. Newsom after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Westlands Water District pulled their support for the Voluntary Agreements. With support dropping, the plan’s future could now be at risk. 🔗 Listen: on.soundcloud.com/6v5ZpqLutBiY...

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🎉 LAST CHANCE to purchase tickets for one of the biggest nights in the Delta. No tickets will be sold at the door! 🌊 Join us next Friday, September 18 and become part of a historic moment for Restore the Delta: givebutter.com/c/RTD20years

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

💧California’s Legislature recently approved several critical water priorities to protect the Delta, invest in aging infrastructure, and safeguard California’s water supply. 🚨 Take action: Tell Governor Newsom to support the critical bill SB 872! 🔗 Learn: bit.ly/3V7bOpj

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As federal and state partners pull out of the updated Bay-Delta Plan, DTEC is calling on the State Water Board to prioritize strong and enforceable science-based protections and to abandon the failing Voluntary Agreements framework. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4A2lelV

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌊 Two Key Water Bills Advance to Governor’s Desk as Two Bad Bills Are Defeated The 2026 legislative session has ended & we need your help ensuring Gov. Newsom signs bills SB 872 and AB 2218 into law! 🚨Take action & learn more about each bill: bit.ly/3UIfH3U

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

20 years later, the fight still continues. Make sure to join us on Friday, September 18 to celebrate 20 years of Turning the Tide: A Benefit for Restore the Delta! 🎉 Purchase your tickets today: givebutter.com/c/RTD20years

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20 Years of Turning the Tide: A Benefit for Restore the Delta

To commemorate our amazing feat, we ask that you mark your calendars and save the date for our September 18, 2026 20th anniversary celebration.

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎬 14 years ago, our team released the film Over Troubled Waters. Narrated by actor Ed Begley Jr., the film highlights the struggle to stop the Delta tunnels project and the ways to create a sustainable water supply for California. 🔗 Watch: bit.ly/4yoDkx6

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A new CalMatters op-ed from Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, ED of Restore the Delta, & Gary Mulcahy, government liaison with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, highlights Newsom's closed-door dealmaking and disingenuous engagement with Tribes and communities. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4gBaFim

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

THANK YOU, STOCKTON COMMUNITY MEMBERS! 🎉 Thanks to your public comments, emails, and voicemails, Stockton’s City Council voted to remove the data center portion from the 2026–2028 Economic Development Plan. Stay tuned for community information sessions in November!

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

❌ NO DATA CENTERS IN STOCKTON, CA At tomorrow's Stockton City Council meeting, Councilmembers will be considering a 3-Year Economic Development Action Plan for 2026-2028 that identifies "revenue generating industries" including AI data centers. A thread.

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Read the full meeting details below and join us tomorrow, September 1st, in Stockton, CA! 🔗 Use this FREE Community Toolkit to learn more about creating a public comment: bit.ly/4h2SMcf

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Restore the Delta @restorethedelta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨 How you can take action: Ask questions, share your concerns, and make your voice heard about decisions that could shape Stockton’s future!

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