Delta tunnel project appeal responds to concerns from environmentalists
An appeal submitted last week may pause the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) if the Delta Stewardship Council, the state body charged with implementing a Delta sustainability plan, upholds the appeal. … The state Delta Protection Commission on Nov. 17 voted 9-0 with one abstention to appeal an Oct. 14 certification by DWR that the tunnel project is consistent with a regional management strategy known as the Delta Plan. … The letter details some 3,800 acres of farmland that would be lost to the project, along with damages to the region’s $250 million recreation industry.
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