Save the California Delta Alliance

03/22/2026

It's about time. STCDA has advocated for groundwater replenishment for years - one of our lawyer Michael Brodsky's primary recommendations to address the water shortage instead of a tunnel. There is way more storage capability in California's aquifers than reservoirs - and without the evaporation. If they aren't refilled, they will collapse, forever losing that storage capability. The actions of the early farmers, like drying up the Tulare Lake Basin, resulted in the inability to restore the aquifers naturally.

I hope this and similar efforts are expanded.

In the southern San Joaquin Valley, where roads cut through thousands of acres of orange groves, grapevines and carrot fields, a canal reaches a linchpin that keeps the farming economy going: dozens of oblong ponds filled with shimmering water.

09/11/2025

Great News from Jerry McNerney!!! It's what our Save the California Delta Alliance has worked for since 2009 and our tireless attorney, Michael Brodsky, has never given up fighting for us. We always knew "Together we can make a difference." Jan

Great news! Huge win for the Delta! The California Legislature has rejected the governor's plan to fast-track the costly and destructive Delta Tunnel Project. So it will not advance this year.

“Defeating the tunnel fast-tracking proposal is a major victory for California and the Delta, and for the communities, farms, and historic resources surrounding the largest estuary on the West Coast. The tunnel project not only would devastate much of the Delta region, but is also unaffordable and unnecessary,” said Sen. McNerney, whose district includes the heart of the Delta region. “We want to thank Senate and Assembly leadership for protecting the fragile Delta region and the thousands of Californians who called on the Legislature to reject the fast-tracking plan. Assemblywoman Wilson and I stand ready to work with the Legislature and governor on alternatives that will cost far less and will safeguard California’s main water supply system without inflicting major harm to it, such as fortifying Delta levees and increasing water recycling, water efficiency, and groundwater storage.”
https://sd05.senate.ca.gov/news/delta-caucus-leaders-applaud-defeat-delta-tunnel-fast-tracking-plan

08/25/2025

Like a bad penny, the Delta Tunnels are a project that just won't die.

Write to your legislators today. Tell them to oppose Governor Newsom's Delta Conveyance Project - i.e., the Delta Tunnels.

Governor Newsom and the California Department of Water Resources announced a series of actions that will “ensure accountability and transparency” for potentially impacted communities du…

08/07/2025

Thank you Jerry McNerney - always on the side of the Delta communities.

NEW: The California Legislative Delta Caucus, of which I am co-chair, once again urged leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s renewed effort to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project.

The governor on Wednesday renewed his request that the Legislature approve his fast-tracking proposal before the end of this year’s Legislative session in September. In June, the Legislature rejected the governor’s attempt to include the fast-tracking plan in the state budget.

On Wednesday, the governor also proposed to create a $200 million “community benefits” plan for Delta communities that will be severely impacted by the 45-mile-long, $20 billion-plus water tunnel, should it ever be built.

“The Legislature rightly rejected the governor’s ill-conceived plan to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project in June and should reject it again. Delta communities that will be devastated by this unaffordable and unnecessary project cannot be bought off with $200 million. In fact, no amount of money can compensate for the destruction of thousands of acres of prime farmland and the loss of fisheries and historic tribal resources,” said Delta Caucus co-chairs, Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson, D-Suisun City. “We once again call on California to abandon the tunnel project boondoggle and instead pursue less costly and destructive alternatives, including fortifying Delta levees and increasing water recycling, water efficiency, and groundwater storage.”
https://sd05.senate.ca.gov/news/delta-caucus-calls-legislature-once-again-reject-plan-fast-track-delta-tunnel-project

07/21/2025

The True Delta Tunnel Costs Exposed! The California Water Impact Network's Press release exposes that the Delta Tunnel would cost $60-$100 billion not the $20 billion DWR has been falsely claiming.

CWIN press release below

The California Water Impact Network’s Press release exposes that the Delta Tunnel would cost $60-$100 billion not the $20 billion DWR has been falsely claiming. CWIN press release below: Jul…

07/04/2025

“We need Pa’ashi back, we need Tulare Lake back.”

Plans are taking shape to give Tulare Lake new life. See the article in the LA Times July 4, 2025.

Tulare Lake was drained by farmers more than a century ago, and it has reappeared only rarely when floods have reclaimed farmlands in its ancient lake bed in the San Joaquin Valley.

Now, a coalition of tribal leaders, community activists and environmental advocates has begun an effort to restore the lake. They have been discussing a proposal to bring back a portion of its once-vast waters by building a reservoir fringed with wetlands on the west side of the valley, within sight of Interstate 5.
“Water brings life,” said Robert Jeff, vice chairman of the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe.

Jeff, the tribe’s vice chairman, said he likes the idea. He suggested the bumper stickers could read: “We need Pa’ashi back, we need Tulare Lake back.”

05/06/2025

The Winnemem Wintu Tribe are salmon people and each salmon is important to them. They have an opening ceremony by Redding and a closing ceremony in Vallejo. There are details in the link: http://run4salmon.org/ if you want to go support them.

http://run4salmon.org/

Run4Salmon We will continue our efforts and prayers to restore the salmon and bring them home. We are inviting the public to join us virtually. For more details, please read our Run4Salmon Press Release .

03/29/2025

A new desalination technology is undergoing testing in Southern California. Water managers hope it will offer an environmentally friendly way of tapping the Pacific Ocean.

01/31/2025

On Tuesday, January 28, CBS News reporter Wilson Walker interviewed Save the California Delta Alliance's attorney, Michael Brodsky, about the state's water supply and President Trump's recent comments. January 28, 2025, By Wilson Walker California's water system has remained a complex topic and was recently put into the spotlight by President Donald Trump's comments. "This is the intake for the Central Valley Project, the federal system that takes water from the Delta and distributes it to farmers in the Central Valley," explained Michael Brodsky, drifting past the gates that keep plants and debris out of the intake system....

On Tuesday, January 28, CBS News reporter Wilson Walker interviewed Save the California Delta Alliance’s attorney, Michael Brodsky, about the state’s water supply and President Trump& #8…

01/15/2025

On January 13, Save the California Delta Alliance's President, Karen Mann, spoke to CBS News about the flaws in the state's water tunnel project. Watch below for the full video, or click the link here:

On January 13, Save the California Delta Alliance’s President, Karen Mann, spoke to CBS News about the flaws in the state’s water tunnel project. Watch below for the full video, or clic…