Delta Tunnels Back - Voted to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project

[WB Staff]

California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project

The board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work for the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

With the decision, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will continue covering nearly half of the preconstruction costs for the proposed 45-mile tunnel beneath the delta, which Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state needs to protect the water supply in the face of climate change and earthquake risks.

“This is about planning for the next 100 years,” said Adán Ortega, Jr., chair of the MWD board.

The MWD’s 38-member board decided to approve the additional spending after a heated debate. Supporters including business advocates and local water officials said the project will ensure the reliability of supplies to protect Southern California’s economy. Opponents including environmental advocates and Delta residents argued the project would harm the environment and push threatened fish species to the brink while failing to deliver the promised water-supply benefits.


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[mark poulson]

Damn!

[JVGondal]

That’s democracy

[mark poulson]

That’s democracy

That's private money talking.

[pd]

King Gavin wants to ruin CA with is build it and they will come housing mandate, and the water grab for SoCal. So hypocritical. Good news is the last election showed most folks nationally aren’t buying his type of crap. He needs to fade away.

[JVGondal]

It will take a long time to build anything if it’s not shot down before it ever begins
If they successfully build a tunnel or canal the environmentalist won’t let them send the volume of water

[Popper]

No worries....
Golden Mussels will plug up the tunnels and pumps.
And don't forget...........they'll be transporting those mussels through the aqueducts and pumps down south.