State Water Project Archives - Local News Matters

THE CONSTRUCTION, though not the long-term operation, of a proposed 45-mile extension to the State Water Project, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, has received permission from two key federal wildlife agencies. On Friday, the California Department of Water Resources received permits known as biological opinions from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the […]

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Federal agencies green-light Newsom-backed Delta tunnel, but just construction

California boosts summer water allocations amid ‘weather whiplash’ shrinking snowpack

Proposed Delta water tunnel advances after state council rejects most challenges

Initial state water delivery allocations set at just 10 percent of requested supplies

Legislative committee rejects Newsom’s plan to fast track Delta water tunnel construction

‘Let’s get this built’: Newsom asks lawmakers to expedite Delta water tunnel construction

Wet winter brings increased water deliveries across state with reservoirs at average levels

Marin Water’s planned pipeline would be its largest water supply project in over 40 years

Searching for snow: Vast disparity between north and south amid lackluster rain season

With reservoir levels in good shape, state’s water managers increase delivery forecasts

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