Blog: Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition slams Newsom’s letter claiming Delta Tunnel in public interest
Governor Gavin Newsom’s campaign to build the Delta Tunnel amped up on Feb. 19 when the Governor sent a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board claiming that the petition to amend water rights permits to accommodate the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, AKA Delta Tunnel, would be in the “compelling public interest.” The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) quickly responded to the Governor’s Letter, disputing Newsom’s claims that the Delta Tunnel would be in the public interest — and would instead further destroy a sensitive Bay-Delta ecosystem that has already been decimated by massive water diversions, driving Central Valley salmon and Delta fish populations closer and closer to extinction.
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