Environmental & Energy
Jan. 18, 2024
Judge blocks $16B delta tunnel, says bonds exceeded authority
“Without the bonds to fund this boondoggle, the project’s future is bleak, and that’s very good news for people and wildlife in the San Joaquin Delta,” said Center for Biological Diversity in-house senior counsel John T. Buse.
A Sacramento County judge blocked funding for a $16 billion project to build a tunnel under the San Joaquin Delta.
Judge Kenneth C. Mennemeier found that the California Department of Water Resources improperly issued revenue bonds to fund the project, which sought to divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for export.
“The court finds that DWR exceeded its delegated authority when it adopted the Bond ...
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