Financial support for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project has been eroding among Kern County agricultural water districts over the past year and lost another significant chunk when the Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District opted recently to cut its contribution by nearly 97% – from $4.6 million down to $146,000. … Four other large State Water Project contractors in Kern are also considering lowering their participation levels as the Department of Water Resources is trying to firm up agreements to collect $300 million from contractors for the ongoing planning and design phase of the $20 billion project.

Other Bay-Delta news:

• Manteca Bulletin (Calif.): Opinion: McNerney crafts water solution that benefits the Delta as well as those relying on imported north state water
• Maven’s Notebook: Blog: The first seamless elevation map of the Bay-Delta