New Report Backs $15.7 Billion Delta Tunnels Project

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans to build two giant tunnels to move Northern California water southward moved one step closer to a final state and federal decision Thursday, with the state’s release of a more than 90,000-page environmental review Thursday supporting the $15.7 billion project.
Brown’s administration is pushing toward federal and state decisions whether to permit the 35-mile-long, 40-foot-wide tunnels, touted to ensure more reliable water deliv