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Bay Area water district votes for downsized delta tunnels

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Bridge across the Sacramento River at Isleton

 

Governor Brown’s plan to build tunnels under the Delta suffered another setback when the Santa Clara Valley Water district decided it would only fund the project if it is scaled back.

The currently proposed project — called WaterFix — would essentially divert water from the Sacramento River into two huge tunnels, which would deliver water to Central and Southern California, and some parts of the Bay Area. Earlier this summer two federal agencies gave it a green light. But the final approval rests with all of the water agencies across the state that would pay for it — and get the water.  

 

KALW’s energy and Environment reporter Angela Johnston has more on what Santa Clara's decision means for the state and the Bay Area.

 

Click the audio player above to listen to the full story.

 

This story originally aired on October 18, 2017.

 

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Angela Johnston is the Senior Producer of Uncuffed and an editor in the KALW newsroom. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism and graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy program. She’s worked for KALW in numerous roles - from the deputy news director, to the health and environment reporter, and she's covered everything from lead poisoning to climate change. Her work has aired on KALW, KQED, Reveal, and The Pulse. She also freelances as a producer and editor for Cosmic Standard and AFAR Media. Outside of work, she loves to swim in the bay, surf small waves on her longboard, read, backpack, cook, and garden.