Restore the Delta is a campaign, based in Stockton, California that advocates for restoring the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta also known as the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. It began in 2006 working towards education and outreach to help Californians recognize the Delta as part of California's heritage. Currently, there are up to 40,000 members throughout California of both residents and various organizations working towards the same goal.
 The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is made up of the North flowing San-Joaquin river and the South flowing Sacramento river that come together in the central valley. It is one of the most unique and largest estuary on the Pacific Coast of the United States. These waters support, fisheries, migrating waterfowl, 500,000 acres of farm land, a community of over 4 million people and many other ecosystems.
 Restore the Delta strives to save the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for current and future generations. They want the waters of the Delta to be swimmable, fishable, drinkable, and farmable. To achieve this, they advocate for local stakeholders to directly impact water management and sustainability decisions in order to benefit Californians and their communities.
 Restore the Delta believes in "regional self-reliance" to ensure a sustainable future of clean water supply. Their main stance is with increased use of local water management strategies, rather than regional infrastructure for transportation.
 Restore the Delta provides research based educational resources on the evolving state of the San Francisco Delta-Bay Estuary on items such as Water Quality, Environmental Justice Initiatives, and algae bloom reports such as this one.
 Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are an issue in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. There are 6 conditions that cause these blooms to occur, nutrient loads from discharge, warm water, still water, bright sunlight, glyphosates, and reduced freshwater flows. In order to bring awareness they have created a fact sheet and a youtube video, outlining details about how HABs can affect water quality and what can be done to help.
 Salinity intrusion from the ocean water flowing inland through the Delta is a concern that will change the wildlife and usability of the water. According to the new Environmental Impact Report, the Delta Tunnels project will cause a 26-60% increase in salinity throughout the Suisun Marsh.  Other levels of concern affecting water quality are that of selenium, methyl mercury, arsenic, and group A pesticides.
 Abandoned vessels can be a large issue for water ways for both navigational and environmental purposes. These vessels can cause pollutants through oil, antifreeze, fuel and other toxic materials. They destroy habitats for marine life and cause harm to drinking water.
 Restore the Delta also brings awareness to a number of other issues, including flood control, illegal dumping, homeless encampments on waterways and California wildfires.
 Restore the Delta releases frequent articles that cover relevant water news and politics. The site's archive dates back to October 24, 2013.
 California Sustainable Water Plan- A counter proposal to the 2014 California Water Action Plan (the $17 billion Delta Tunnels Project) Summary guide of the California Sustainable Water Plan,
 Restore the Delta highlights the 2009 Delta Reform Act as the protecting policy of the Delta. They claim that the State Water Resources Control Board is responsible to operate and create policies with the Delta communities in mind, emphasized within The Fate Of The Delta: Impacts of Proposed Water Projects and Plans on Delta Environmental Justice Communities
 Restore the delta has vast resources on their website to help people engage with the policy makers who decide the fate of the Delta's waters.
 -This is a concise and comprehensive handout covering the policy and potential impacts of the Delta Tunnels Project.
 -Here is a list of important and controversial questions and issues that raise concern about with the Delta Tunnels Project.
 Founded in 2006, Restore the Delta has been an operating campaign through fiscals sponsorship of Friends of the River, until 2010, when Restore the Delta became their own 501c3. They now receive donations through grassroots organizing with more than 15,000 supporters. Donors include Delta landowners, farmers, and other organizations such as fishing groups, and foundations.
 The CalEPA has partnered with Restore the Delta developing the Stockton Environmental Justice Initiative along with other local collaborators Little Manila Rising, Fathers and Families of San Joaquin, the Pride Center for San Joaquin County, Faith In the Valley, Third City Coalition, Community Medical Centers, El Concilio, Catholic Charities, Delta-Sierra Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Bye Bye Mattress.
 The Irvine Foundation and Mosaic Momentum located in Stockton, CA are two organizations that are funding student led efforts in collaboration with Restore the Delta. Around a dozen local college students are working on the issues of climate and water issues in California through this program.
 In 2019, a letter was written to Gov Gavin Newsom addressing suggestions to The Water Portfolio, a statewide management strategy for the water of California. Dozens of organizations signed this letter in support of the suggestions. Representatives from these organizations include but are not limited to Audubon California, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, San Francisco Baykeeper, South Yuba River Citizens League, Natural Resources Defense Council, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, Restore the Delta, Sierra Club California, The Bay Institute, The Nature Conservancy, Tuolumne River Trust, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, and Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation.
 Restore the Delta along with a number of other partners worked with Cal EPA to develop the Stockton Justice Initiative. Through their collective efforts, they were able to determine a number of issues in their community including, illegal dumping, air pollution near schools, and odorous and discolored drinking water. One of the main community efforts Restore the Delta is supporting is Illegal Dumping- Mattress Recycling.
 Climate Equity and Seismic Resilience for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
 This report found that Delta levees are an important aspect and are currently not in a great condition. The levees offer the protection needed to help with increased flooding from climate change to protect the residents in the communities, which often struggle to recover from flooding. Due to an increase in permafrost thawing, peat soil fires, and extreme loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, sea level rise continues to be an issue. Other climate change issues include, extreme flood events, reduced runoff, higher water temperatures, reduced freshwater flows and reduced amounts of water.
 In October 2012, Restore the Delta released a short documentary titled "Over Troubled Waters" about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It was directed by Russel Fisher and Jason Sturgis. It was produced by Barbara Barrigan-Parilla and written by Jane Wagner Tyack. The film was narrated by Ed Begley Jr. and is around 45 minutes long. This documentary explores the different policies and decisions that have led to the problems that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta faces today. It shows where it began with the state and federal water projects, which promoted industrial agriculture, at the expense of habitats, farming, fisheries and communities in both the Delta region and Northern California. It goes through interviews with both farmers and fishermen whose lives have been changed for the worse. Other interviews include, people who maintain the levees, people who recreate in the delta, and people who know the significance of the fish within the ecosystem. Throughout the documentary, it refutes claims made by those of higher power (wealth and political) that attempt to justify causing California taxpayers and water ratepayers almost $20 billion. The film ends with ideas on how Californians can moved away from the reliance on the Delta and still gain more water security. The documentary can be found here.