Gov. Newsom asks legislature to fast-track Delta Conveyance Tunnel amid pushback

State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, encouraged the Legislature to invest in alternative water supplies in a Wednesday statement. He contends that the tunnel will likely cost more than the expected $20 billion and will destroy nearly 4,000 acres of Delta prime farmland, along with salmon fisheries and tribal resources.

“California should develop a sustainable water system instead of the expensive and damaging tunnel that will not add a drop of new water to the system,” McNerney said. “The Legislature and governor should pursue alternatives that would cost far less and would safeguard California’s main water supply system without inflicting major harm to it, such as fortifying Delta levees and increasing water recycling and groundwater storage.”

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