What's New with Friends of the River

Read the latest issue of FOR’s River Advocate eNewsletter as well as our news, press releases, letters to Congress and Federal & State Agencies.

News

Headwaters, Spring 2020

FOR COVID-19 Response and Update, Mar 16, 2020

Headwaters, Winter 2019

Headwaters, Fall 2019

Group of 75 Stakeholders Submit Recommendations to Governor on CA Water Resilience Portfolio
Water Now Alliance 9-26-2019

Farmers feel squeeze of new water rules
Sacramento Bee 8-2-2019

Judge orders Westlands to stop work on Shasta Dam Raise
Record Searchlight 7-31-2019

Three-way wrangle over Shasta
Courthouse News 7-29-2019

Judge rejects effort to move Shasta Dam lawsuit to Fresno
Record Searchlight 7-22-2019

Return to the Dam Building Go-Go Years
River Advocate, 7-3-2019

Shasta Dam Expansion: Groups sue water district over plan
KQED Science 5-15-2019

Why Ca should turn down Trumps offer to raise Shasta Dam
Los Angeles Times Feb 21, 2019

Shasta Dam project sets up another Trump-California showdown
KQED Science 1-28-2019

Westland's role in Shasta Dam raising project takes a beating in Redding
Record Searchlight 12-12-2018

California's WaterFix was always a dangerous deal.
LA Times 9-7-2018

Local Oversight Group Established for Oroville Dam
Enterprise Record 7-11-2018

Feds Push to Raise Shasta Dam
Water Deeply 5-30-2018

TFD is Dead
The Fresno Bee 5-10-2018

California is dammed enough already
LA Times 5-2-2018

Friant Water Authority: 'Ca water math does not compute'
Western Farm Press 4-17-2018

White House, Congress side with California growers over raising Shasta Dam
SF Chronicle 4-14-2018

Letter to SLDMWA re: Shasta Dam Raise
3-22-2018

DWR could have lost control of Oroville spillway gates during crisis
Chico ER 1-23-2018

Oroville Dam spillway built on crumbling rock, warned contractor that built it
Sacramento Bee 1-22-2018

New report: Lessons from Oroville Dam disaster 
Sierra Foothills Report 9-19-2017

Lessons From Oroville Dam: New Report Calls For Changes
Capitol Public Radio 9-19-2017

Group that issued 2005 warning still wants full emergency spillway at Oroville Dam
Chico ER 9-19-2017

Dozens are suing to block Delta tunnels. Will it matter?
Sacramento Bee 8-21-2017

Lawsuit Challenges Destructive Delta Tunnels Project in California
Center for Biological Diversity 8-21-2017

AP Exclusive: Managers made errors in handling of dam crisis
AP News 4-20-2017

To avoid catastrophe, don’t build more dams
San Francisco Chronicle 2-15-2017

Dams are like loaded weapons. Oroville could be the first disaster of many to come
LA Time 2-15-2017

Oroville Dam: California officials ignored warnings a decade ago
CNN 2-13-2017

Temperance Flat distracts from real water solutions
Fresno Bee 12-13-2016

Southern California deal for Delta islands could cost up to $240 million
Sacramento Bee 11-10-2015

Ex-Federal Offical: Dams Are Dinosaurs
Lake Tahoe News 10-23-15

Damning California's Future
East Bay Express 10-21-2015

California Drought Revives a River and a Poignant History (Stanislaus River)
KQED 10-2-2015
Dreadful Dam - SF Examiner 9-25-2015

Time Running Out on Water Pact
Herald & News 9-20-2015

Environmental and fishing groups write Secretary Jewell; urge rejection of Delta tunnels, say it's too risky
Maven's Notebook 9-17-2015

Klamath water grab attempt another reminder of how the south state views north
Editorial Chico Enterprise-Record 9-1-2015

Water War of Yore Still Resonates with New Melones Protestor
Modesto Bee 7-19-2015

Why the water bond shouldn't fund dams
LA Times Editorial 7-12-2015

GOP water bill in Congress should be rejected
LA Times Editorial 7-10-2015 
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House GOP pushes bill to pump more Delta water
SF Chronicle 7-9-2015

Fed water bill plans for the past, ignores the future
SF Chronicle Editorial 7-8-2015

CA water bill likely to pass US House, then lose steam
Sac Bee 7-7-2015

Press Releases
December 17, 2015:  Congress Pushes Controversial Drought Legislation 25 Organizations Call on Interior Secretary to Protect California’s Rivers  12-16-17 Letter to Secretary Jewell
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October 13, 2015: Governor brown signs AB 142, Mokelumne River Wild & Scenic study bill
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October 8, 2015: U.S. Senate Considers Drought Relife for California: River Group Warns the Bill Will Only Get Worse in this Congress
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September 9, 2015: Delta Water Tunnels Violate Endangered Species Act (Read the letter here)
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FOR Letters to Congress
October 8, 2015 s1894 – California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015: OPPOSE: Friends of the River has carefully reviewed S. 1894. We appreciate your intent to draft consensus legislation that attempts to alleviate the effects of the drought on California. We support provisions in the bill that authorize federal funding for water recycling, agricultural water conservation, groundwater recharge, urban storm water capture, and other innovative projects.
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July 7, 2015: letter to the California Congressional Delegation regarding HR 2898:The undersigned conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor businesses, and Native American Tribes urge you to reject Rep. Valadao's H.R. 2898. Under the guise of water and food "security," H.R. 2898 proposes to maximize water exports, and weaken regulations protecting threatened and endangered fish and wildlife in California.
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March 11, 2014: Letter to the California Congressional Delegation regarding 3189:  We write to ask you to oppose HR 3189. This measure would, among other effects, prevent the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from requiring conditions on water diversions on Federal lands to protect fish and wildlife, as well as recreational opportunities for our citizens.
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Nov 13, 2013: Letter to Congressman Jared Huffman regarding HR 3189: We write to ask you to oppose HR 3189.  This measure would prevent the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from requiring conditions on water diversions on Federal lands to protect fish and wildlife.
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FOR Letters to Federal & State Agencies
Dec 16, 2015: Letter to Secretary Sally Jewell regarding California dam projects threating potential Wild & Scenic Rivers
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Sep 29, 2015: Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coordinated Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (FOR & others)
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