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Brown’s Delta tunnels get $650 million boost from Bay Area water agency

The Sacramento Bee » A Bay Area water agency agreed Tuesday to pump $650 million into Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels project, providing a meaningful boost for the controversial $16.7 billion plan. The 4-3 vote by the Santa Clara Valley Water District brings the tunnels project, which would overhaul the troubled heart of California’s aging water delivery network, a step closer to being fully funded.

May 8, 2018|

Senators unveil bipartisan water infrastructure bill

The Hill » A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a water resources and infrastructure bill on Tuesday that aims to localize the budget for the Army Corps of Engineers. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 along with Sen. Tom Carper (Del.)

May 8, 2018|

Oroville Dam: FEMA still deciding whether to reimburse DWR for major repairs

Chico Enterprise-Record » The agency has provided the department with about $139 million for emergency restoration work, including debris removal. FEMA is currently considering DWR’s request of $500 million to repair the main spillway and $75 million to repair the emergency spillway. The department is also seeking reimbursement for damages to Hyatt Powerplant, transmission lines and the Feather River Fish Hatchery.

May 7, 2018|

$650 million vote set on Delta tunnels project: Are taxpayers protected?

The Mercury News » In a vote that could give Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion Delta tunnels plan new momentum, Silicon Valley’s largest water agency on Tuesday will consider changing course and endorsing the project to make it easier to move water to the south.

May 7, 2018|

GOP Wants to Yank Gateway Funds Out of Trump’s Signed 2019 Budget

NJ Spotlight » The threat to the Gateway funding comes from a group of 27 GOP representatives that is encouraging the use of a parliamentary procedure known as “rescission” to remove an estimated $541 million that was just allocated for the infrastructure project in a more than $1 trillion federal spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump late last month.

April 30, 2018|

Silicon Valley Water Agency May Help Fund Delta Tunnels

CBS » Silicon Valley’s largest water district is showing renewed interest in California Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two massive tunnels to ferry water to the southern part of the state. The Mercury News reports the Santa Clara Valley Water District is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to commit up to $650 million to the project.

April 28, 2018|
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