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EPA says California water tunnels plan illegal
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Aug 29, 2014
EPA says California water tunnels plan illegal
Governor Jerry Brown's plan to overhaul California's water system includes building a pair of water tunnels under the Sacramento Delta that the EPA now says would violate federal law.
A third of Southern California's water comes from the Bay Delta, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers merge, and where water from the north of the state mixes with water that meets in the San Francisco Bay.
A third of Southern California's water comes from the Bay Delta, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers merge, and where water from the north of the state mixes with water that meets in the San Francisco Bay. Governor Jerry Brown's plan to overhaul the state's water system includes building tunnels under the Sacramento Delta, but the EPA says that is illegal.
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Governor Jerry Brown's plan to overhaul California's water system includes building a pair of water tunnels under the Sacramento Delta that the EPA now says would violate federal law.

The plan to build a pair of water tunnels under the Sacramento Delta has been a critical part of the governor's plan to overhaul the state's outdated water system.

However the costly project has stirred up plenty of opposition.

Now the Environmental Protection Agency says the project would violate federal law.

Bettina Boxall, who has been writing about this issue for the Los Angeles Times, shares more.