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Northern California Lawmakers Oppose Newsom’s Plan to Speed Up $20 Billion Delta Tunnel

They say tunnel construction is a threat to the region’s ecosystem that will send water bills soaring.
Northern California Lawmakers Oppose Newsom’s Plan to Speed Up $20 Billion Delta Tunnel
A sign opposing a proposed tunnel to ship water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California is displayed near Freeport, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2016. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
Kimberly Hayek
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Northern California lawmakers are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to expedite a $20 billion tunnel project designed to divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

The Delta Conveyance Project intends to modernize the State Water Project, a massive water management system that’s over 60 years old. It would build a 45-mile tunnel to channel water from the Sacramento River to the aqueduct that serves Southern California. Newsom has said the project is critical for the future of the state’s water supply and reliability amid a changing climate.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.