Water Tunnel Costs by the Numbers . WHERE. WHAT. HOW MUCH.

WHERE: California

WHAT: California Governor Jerry Brown proposed plan to re-engineer California’s water network

HOW MUCH AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION OVER 16, THE PROJECT TIMELINE:

  •  $19.9 billion, a 22% increase
  • $10.8 billion is Metropolitan Water District of Southern California agreed to spending
  • $1.6 billion loan from the US EPA  was requested by south-of-Delta water agencies

Sacramento Bee | Delta tunnels cost soars to nearly $20 billion when accounting for inflation