Friday Top of the Scroll: Newsom officially kills Jerry Brown’s Delta twin tunnels
The Newsom administration announced it is withdrawing permit applications that the Brown administration had submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and several federal agencies. Instead, the administration said it will begin environmental studies on a one-tunnel project.
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- Maven’s Notebook: Water agencies, environmental organizations, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project
- News Release: State withdraws WaterFix approvals, initiates planning and permitting for a smaller single tunnel