The Delta Conveyance Project is an essential climate adaptation strategy that protects California’s primary source of affordable, reliable water supplies
From the State Water Contractors:
This week, members of the Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees removed Governor Newsom’s proposal for the Delta Conveyance Project from the budget package, a move that would burden ratepayers with costly and unnecessary delays. The Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) is critical to modernizing the State Water Project (SWP), California’s primary water distribution system. The SWP provides an affordable source of high-quality, clean water for 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of agricultural land. The DCP will protect California’s $2.3 trillion economy — $19 billion in agriculture alone — and 8.7 million full-time jobs.
Statement from Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors:
“Despite the headlines, the Governor’s proposal to expedite administrative processes for the Delta Conveyance Project and maintain affordable water supplies for California is very much alive and supported by a growing, broad and bipartisan group from across the state and Legislature.
While the proposal was not included in the initial recommendations by the Senate and Assembly budget committees, this is just the first step in the budget process. We expect continued discussions and negotiations between the Governor’s office and the Legislature in the coming weeks, and we remain optimistic that this critical proposal to reduce costs and increase water security for Californians will be included in the final budget.”
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The State Water Contractors is a statewide, non-profit association of 27 public agencies from Northern, Central and Southern California that purchase water under contract from the California State Water Project. Collectively the State Water Contractors deliver water to more than 27 million residents throughout the state and more than 750,000 acres of agricultural land. For more information on the State Water Contractors, please visit www.swc.org.
