The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits exceed the cost since other supplies would cost more.
Get the news that matters to all Californians. Start every week informed.Building a controversial tunnel on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, shown here on June 22, 2023, would cost $20 billion. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMattersThe centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits of the tunnel exceed the cost since other water supplies would cost more.
“The questions are how can this project be implemented, what kind of assurances can we have in the resilience it provides to the Delta and our water supply future,?” Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District, said in a statement. He said the cost estimate “brings us closer to understanding that equation.”
The total benefits of the project — calculated at around $38 billion — far outweigh the costs, according to the report, with every dollar spent expected to reap $2.20 in benefits. “In other words, doing nothing is more expensive,” said David Sunding, a UC Berkeley emeritus professor of environmental economics who led the cost-benefit analysis.
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