A controversial proposal to build a 14-mile underground tunnel to transport water from Northern California southward got a boost from the state Court of Appeals, which ruled that preliminary work can begin on the project. Last year, a judge in Sacramento County agreed with a collection of counties, water districts, environmental groups and native tribes seeking to stop the Delta Conveyance Project. The judge found that preconstruction geotechnical work had to be certified by a state agency before it could begin, and issued a preliminary injunction preventing that work from moving forward. But on Friday, a three-judge panel from the state appellate court reversed that ruling.

Other Delta news:

• Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.): State pulls Bay Delta Plan; local agencies push for Healthy Rivers alternative
• Bay City News (Berkeley, Calif.): Suisun City accepts California Forever’s application for 22,900-acre expansion​