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This week, Governor Jerry Brown's office released further details of its plan
to build twin tunnels to pump water from Northern California to cities and
farms in other parts of the state. Brown says the $23 billion plan will help
restore ecosystems, but critics say the proposal would further threaten the
Delta's endangered fish and hurt smaller farmers. We talk about the latest plan
and its potential impact on the region
Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
- Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla,
executive director of Restore the Delta
- Barry Nelson, senior policy analyst on water issues at
the Natural Resources Defense Council
- Karla Nemeth, project director of the Bay Delta
Conservation Plan at the California Natural Resources Agency
- Lauren Sommer, KQED science
and environment reporter
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