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With the California Legislature poised to advance legislation that will call for the creation of a water council that will implement the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which in turn will call for the construction of the peripheral canal, Western San Joaquin Valley agribusiness interests are waging an all out media war so that they can gain control of California's water system.

Already, the well-heeled Western SJ Valley agribusiness lobby has created a media campaign that pits the water needs debate as people versus fish, influencing public discussions and reporting by the media, as well as the debate between legislators in Sacramento.

Our media and advocacy teams are working to turn the tide against the water districts in the Western San Joaquin Valley that utilize 80% of Delta water exports, but we cannot succeed without your support.

Help us fight California Western San Joaquin agribusiness attempts to rob the Pacific Coast's largest estuary of the fresh water it needs for fishery and Delta family farming communities to survive -- please make a gift today.

So far, the Western SJ Valley agribusiness push for increased water exports and new conveyance is setting the stage for legislation so that the Delta's biggest water users can continue farming water intensive crops on drainage impaired lands. All this is happening while Delta water quality standards are not being met or enforced this year for Delta family farming communities and for the protection of Delta fisheries.

Worse still, the legislative process thus far has left Delta farming and fishing communities out of the legislative process.

Please make an emergency gift to help Restore the Delta stand up to the powerful Western San Joaquin Valley agribusiness industry and to clear the way for restoration of freshwater flows through the Delta.

We cannot afford to lose this fight, and we cannot succeed without your support. Please donate today by clicking here.

Thank you for all that each of you do to work for restoration of the Delta.

Sincerely,

Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Campaign Director

Restore the Delta is a grassroots campaign committed to making the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable to benefit all of California. Restore the Delta - a coalition of Delta residents, business leaders, civic organizations, community groups, faith-based communities, union locals, farmers, fishermen, and environmentalists - seeks to strengthen the health of the estuary and the well-being of Delta communities. Restore the Delta works to improve water quality so that fisheries and farming can thrive together again in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Restore the Delta.org