Newsom's Signature Water Tunnel Is Set Back by California Court Ruling

Newsom's signature water tunnel is set back by California court ruling

An appeals court has rejected a California agency's plan to issue bonds to pay for a proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

ICYMI: Appeals court shoots down California water managers’ plan to finance Delta tunnel – Restore the Delta

In a major win for our coalition of Delta-area groups and communities pushing back against the Delta tunnel project, a California appellate court ruled that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) lacks the legal authority to issue billions of dollars in bonds to construct the project. This decision strikes down DWR’s hopes of financing the Tunnel without seeking new legislative or voter approval.  As the Sacramento Bee reports, the court charac…