… The fact that more than 1 million people “in the wealthiest state and the wealthiest democracy God has ever conceived” lacked access to clean drinking water inspired him to overhaul the state’s water infrastructure, [Gov. Gavin] Newsom said Thursday at an Association of California Water Agencies conference. Over the next seven years, his administration fast-tracked projects like the Delta Conveyance tunnel and spent hundreds of millions to shore up the state’s climate defenses, like removing dams on the Klamath River to restore salmon populations, negotiating with Arizona and Nevada to preserve water from the rapidly shrinking Colorado River, and restoring the Salton Sea. … The governor’s overview of his water policy was likely one of his last chances to frame his state climate record before he leaves office at the end of the year.

Other Delta tunnel news:

• Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.): Supervisors to look at ways to support Delta at Tuesday meeting
• FOX40 (Sacramento, Calif.): Video: Gov. Newsom speaks on California water situation​