Legislature’s Final Weeks Could Decide Fate of Delta Water Tunnel

Newsom says California needs to build a water tunnel. Opponents argue costs are too high

Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his proposal for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath California's Delta, saying it's vital for the state. Opponents argue the cost to ratepayers would be excessive.

Legislature’s final weeks could decide fate of Delta water tunnel

Aerial view of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Northern California. (File photo courtesy of the Department of Water Resources) This column was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tanned, rested and presumably ready after a summer vacation break, state legislators returns to the Capitol this week for the final month of their 2025 session. The session’s final weeks will be dominated by bills aimed at regis…

Walters: California Legislature’s final weeks could decide fate of Delta water tunnel

Tanned, rested and presumably ready after a summer vacation break, state legislators will return to the Capitol next week for the final month of their 2025 session. The session’s final weeks will be dominated by bills aimed at registering blue California’s dislike of and opposition to President Donald Trump. The most prominent will be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw boundaries of California’s 52 congressional districts, giving Democrats five …

Newsom cites new report to push for Delta tunnel approval

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration continues to push for the controversial Delta tunnel project.  The California Department of Water Resources released a report on Tuesday finding that the project is the single most effective action for the state’s sustainable water future.  The backstory: Newsom has been trying to build the Delta tunnel since he took office in 2019.  The project, which was first proposed decades ago, would be one 45…

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