2 Hurdles Facing Water Tunnels in the West.

What was the purpose of Governor Brown’s $16 billion water project that includes water tunnels in California? To bring water from the South Sacramento River to drier portions of the Central Valley and Southern California.

Are the water tunnels complete? No

What hurdles are the water tunnels facing?

• No regulatory approval
  • ​pending federal and state audits on the tunnels
• Funding the tunnels.
  • ​Assurances were made that local water districts would fund the tunnels, but now it appears the state may fund the project
  • Local water districts are hesitant to fund the tunnels as there are no assurances that the tunnels would being ample water to make the tunnel worthwhile.

Brownsville Herald via AP | AP NewsBreak: New questions over California water project