Thursday Top of the Scroll: Newsom’s push to fast-track water tunnel stalls in Legislature
Gov. Gavin Newsom and some of California’s major water agencies hit a setback this week when a proposal to fast-track plans for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta died in the state Legislature. … Delta lawmakers said they were pleased that the governor’s proposal failed to move forward in the final days of the legislative session. … Newsom and supporters of the project say the tunnel is essential to modernize the state’s water system for more severe droughts and deluges with climate change.
Other Delta tunnel news:
- KQED (San Francisco): Newsom’s push to fast-track Delta tunnel fails, moving fight to high-stakes hearing
- CalMatters: Newsom’s ‘zombie’ plan to fast-track Delta tunnel dies…for now
- Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.): Delta Caucus, Solano ring victory bell on rejected fast-track tunnel effort
- Daily Kos: Blog: Victory: Broad coalition defeats governor’s trailer bills to fast-track Delta tunnel!
- Maven’s Notebook: Blog: Californians for Water Security statement on Gov’s trailer bill/Delta Conveyance
- California Department of Water Resources: News release: System flexibility means reliable water supplies
