In a landmark investment in regional water infrastructure, South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) and Oakdale Irrigation District (OID) have officially launched the $84 million Canyon Tunnel Project—an ambitious initiative to protect and modernize water delivery for thousands of Central Valley residents and farmers. … The 12,000-foot tunnel will bypass a vulnerable section of the century-old Joint Supply Canal (JSC), which has been increasingly threatened by landslides and rockfalls. … The two districts are jointly funding the project, with SSJID contributing 72% and OID 28%, based on historical water usage from the shared JSC. 

Other California water infrastructure news:

• State Affairs: Newsom’s $200 million plan fails to appease rural Delta communities opposed to water project
• Sierra Sun Times (Mariposa, Calif.): California State Senator Jerry McNerney reports Delta Caucus calls on legislature to once again reject Governor Gavin Newsom’s renewed effort to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project
• Active NorCal (Redding, Calif.): What if Sites Reservoir was already built? Here’s how much water it would capture.
• The Porterville Reporter (Calif.): Phillips: $1 billion should go to ’shovel ready’ projects, including Friant-Kern Canal