Delta Conveyance Project
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Source: CBS News
The Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta tunnel project, is a major infrastructure project to reroute water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California through a massive underground tunnel system. The project aims to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of farmland, improve reliability during earthquakes and extreme stor
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Government, Tunnel
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CBS News
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Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta tunnel project, is a major infrastructure project to reroute water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California through a massive underground tunnel system. The project aims to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of farmland, improve reliability during earthquakes and extreme storm systems, and allow California to capture and move more water during large storm events. |
Original sector | Water Infrastructure |
Budget |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | California |
City | Sacramento |
Source
Source | CBS News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Government, Tunnel |
Article published date | 2026-05-10 |
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