The Del Puerto Water District has certified the environmental impact report for its proposed 82,000-acre-foot dam, clearing a major hurdle for the controversial project. But the fight is far from over, with additional environmental analysis, federal water rights approvals, and a billion-dollar price tag still standing between Del Puerto Canyon and a new reservoir.

The Eel River won an important victory this summer when FERC rejected a Southern California water district’s late attempt to intervene in a dam removal proceeding. But the fight isn’t over: the district is trying again, and FERC’s next decision could shape how much influence outside interests have over the future of the Eel River. 

A new push to claim virtually all of the Tuolumne River’s unappropriated water has irrigation districts and Rep. Tom McClintock eyeing bigger dams, new reservoirs, and expanded water storage. With major projects and river protections on the line, the Tuolumne’s advocates have their work cut out for them, and the fight is just getting started.

California’s new Water Plan calls for an astonishing 9 million acre-feet of additional water storage or “new” water, raising questions about the cost, feasibility, and impacts of trying to squeeze more water from already overallocated rivers.

Action Alert! Much is at stake right now for California’s rivers. A final decision on Sites Reservoir, the largest reservoir proposed in California in decades, is on the horizon, and we need your voice now more than ever. Taking action is simple: send a short email and tell decision-makers to protect our rivers.

California’s Bay-Delta and the rivers that sustain it are facing another round of weakened protections. Read on to learn what’s at stake and how you can speak up to Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, and the State Water Board to protect California’s rivers and Bay-Delta.