Restore the Delta expects Gov. Brown to roll out the latest iteration of his Delta tunnels project as soon as tomorrow. They will be there to respond. Here is the media advisory:
Tunnels Opponents to Respond to Governor’s Announcement
Tunnels-Only BDCP Abandons Pretext of Saving Fisheries
Ignores “Co-Equal Goals” Requirement; End Run on EPA
Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build massive underground water tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom sustainable farms, salmon and other Pacific fisheries, today announced a news conference on Thursday, April 30, to respond to the governor’s abandonment of habitat restoration in BDCP tunnels.
“You cannot have successful habitat or restore fisheries while draining the Delta of its water,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, RTD executive director. “The governor has now abandoned that as a co-equal goal of building the tunnels. BDCP is now a naked ‘tunnels-only’ water grab for the unsustainable mega-farms in Westlands and Kern.”
WHAT: Tunnels Opponents: What does Gov. Brown’s “tunnels-only” BDCP Mean?
WHEN: Thursday, April 30, 2015 - News Conference Immediately Following Governor’s BDCP Announcement
WHO: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta; Bob Wright, Friends of the River
WHERE: Outside location where governor’s announcement takes place
Restore the Delta is a 20,000-member grassroots organization committed to making the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable to benefit all of California. Restore the Delta works to improve water quality so that fisheries and farming can thrive together again in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. www.restorethedelta.org
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