The Delta Protection Commission continued its consideration on the Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project. Of the 11 members present, two … recused themselves and left prior to the beginning of discussion on the item,” a staff report following the Thursday meeting in Hood stated. “Two of the remaining members indicated they would abstain.” … ”That left only seven members who would be available to vote on (the item), when eight are required for action. The commission evaluated its options and decided to adjourn and continue the meeting to 10 a.m. Monday via teleconference.”

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• New Civil Engineer: Blog: The $32bn question — benchmarking California’s Delta Water Tunnel against global tunnelling risk
• ABC10 (Sacramento, Calif.): Delta residents report sick, dead swans