Governor Gavin Newsom's support for a tunnel project will divert critical state resources needed to restore and protect fisheries and wildlife, river flows for all human uses, sustainable Delta agriculture, and true water supply reliability for ALL Californians. Presently, the Newsom Administration is only seeking to build dated infrastructure like the Delta tunnel that will not resolve extended drought impacts from climate change, or protect the vulnerable Delta communities both urban and rural during significant flood events.

Simultaneously, the proposed Bay-Delta Plan, long overdue and crucial for both human and environmental well-being, does not create a pathway forward to restore and safeguard water quality in California's largest estuary and rivers. Plus, it offers as an option, Governor Newsom’s voluntary agreements – which fail to restore necessary flows for a healthy Bay-Delta and Delta watersheds.

The State Water Resources Control Board emphasizes the Bay-Delta Plan's potential to provide clean drinking water for 25 million Californians and irrigation water for over 7 million acres of farmland. But they continue to ignore the millions of people in Northern California dependent on a healthy estuary and the true impacts on California tribes, environmental justice communities, and the native and migratory fish and wildlife species dependent on healthy waterways.

It is time for Governor Newsom to stop pursuing the Delta tunnel and voluntary agreements once and for all, and to develop a Bay-Delta Plan that protects river and Bay-Delta communities while providing sustainable drinking water supplies for Southern California. We cannot solve California’s climate change challenges without developing an equitable water management plan. The voluntary agreements and tunnel are not the plan.

If you are a California resident, your voice matters. Please sign this petition to urge Governor Newsom to make the smart choice for California's future by prioritizing the Bay-Delta Plan and putting an end to the Delta tunnel and voluntary agreements for good. 

PETITION

Dear Governor Newsom,

We the undersigned residents of California ask you to reconsider your support for the tunnel project and the voluntary agreements and ask that you to redirect your attention to completing science-based Bay-Delta Plan that protects tribes and communities in the entire Delta watershed, as well as drinking water customers in Southern California. 

Prioritizing the implementation of a science-based Bay-Delta Plan and local water projects throughout California that will make our water systems climate resilient will have a greater positive impact on the state's economic and environmental future than a Delta tunnel or voluntary agreements. Let’s prioritize plans and projects that ensure sustainable and thriving river ecosystem and a healthy Delta for generations to come. Let’s prioritize local water projects in Southern California that will provide that region with good local jobs and secure their water supply to protect their economy and well being. 

Thank you.