California's $20 Billion Water Tunnel to Move 161 Million Gallons Per Hour
The project aims to build a 45-mile-long, 36-foot-wide tunnel to pump water from the state's north to points south.
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The project aims to build a 45-mile-long, 36-foot-wide tunnel to pump water from the state's north to points south.
Costs for the California water megaproject have jumped 25% to more than $20B since a 2020 analysis.
The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits of the tunnel exceed the cost since other water supplies would cost more.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says it will cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel to capture and store more water.
California’s contentious and long-debated plan to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and pump more water south finally has a price tag: about $20 billion.