“To meet these challenges, we need to harness the best in science, engineering and innovation to prepare for what’s ahead and ensure long-term water resilience and ecosystem health. We’ll need an all-of-above approach to get there.”
California will build a smaller, single water tunnel
In response to Newsom’s directive, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) decided to withdraw proposed permits for the WaterFix Project.
The department also started a new environmental review and planning process for a smaller, single tunnel project through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
In a statement, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, explained, “A smaller project, coordinated with a wide variety of actions to strengthen existing levee protections, protect Delta water quality, recharge depleted groundwater reserves, and strengthen local water supplies across the state, will build California’s water supply resilience.”
