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Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel)

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Sacramento, California, United States

Source: Daily Kos

Project
Planned

The Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta Tunnel, is a proposed infrastructure project by the California Department of Water Resources intended to construct and operate a tunnel to export water from the Delta. The project is controversial due to concerns about environmental harm to California's rivers, fisheries, and communities, as well as its high cost and potential to catalyze furth

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Tunnel, Government
Location
Sacramento, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Daily Kos

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The project “Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Sacramento, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Daily Kos.

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planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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The Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta Tunnel, is a proposed infrastructure project by the California Department of Water Resources intended to construct and operate a tunnel to export water from the Delta. The project is controversial due to concerns about environmental harm to California's rivers, fisheries, and communities, as well as its high cost and potential to catalyze further upstream dams and water diversions.

Original sector

Water Resources

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Sacramento

Source

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Daily Kos

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Water Supply and Storage, Tunnel, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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