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Delta Conveyance Project

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

Source: Local News Matters

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Planned

The Delta Conveyance Project is a $20 billion infrastructure project in California to build a 45-mile tunnel to pipe Sacramento River water to a reservoir on the California Aqueduct. The project aims to secure water supplies for two-thirds of Californians against climate change and natural disasters. The project faces opposition from Delta communities concerned about environmental and community im

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Tunnel
Location
Sacramento, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Local News Matters

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The project “Delta Conveyance Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Sacramento, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Local News Matters.

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2026-07-22

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The Delta Conveyance Project is a $20 billion infrastructure project in California to build a 45-mile tunnel to pipe Sacramento River water to a reservoir on the California Aqueduct. The project aims to secure water supplies for two-thirds of Californians against climate change and natural disasters. The project faces opposition from Delta communities concerned about environmental and community impacts. Construction could start as soon as 2029 and last around 13 years, but financing and regulatory hurdles remain.

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Water Infrastructure

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Sacramento

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Local News Matters

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Water Supply and Storage, Tunnel

Article published date

2026-05-06

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