For Immediate Release: August 4, 2016
Contact:
Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, [email protected]
Reading through new Biological Assessment for Delta Tunnels proposal released this week, Stockton Record reporter Alex Breitler tweeted.
#Tunnels construction = up to 15,000 barge trips into the Delta to deliver materials, equipment (over period of 5-6 years) #cawater
— Alex Breitler (@alexbreitler) August 3, 2016
Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager of Metropolitan Water District responds.
Equals jobs. Lots of jobs https://t.co/3k6eM3ZlCu
— Jeffrey Kightlinger (@8thGenCA) August 4, 2016
Peter Gleick, Climate/water/sustainability; member US National Academy of Science; MacArthur Fellow; President-Emeritus/Chief Scientist Pacific Institute joins the conversation.
So would a $15+ billion investment efficiency, water reuse, and stormwater. More jobs and more water. @alexbreitler https://t.co/VOYK8IImuS
— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) August 4, 2016
Kightlinger responds to Gleick.
Different jobs different people. MWD investing in efficiency recycling etc. All of the above. https://t.co/8voKtdNTSs
— Jeffrey Kightlinger (@8thGenCA) August 4, 2016
Gleick responds.
The issue is what investments produce the most jobs and water per dollar spent. Money is limited. https://t.co/J9tcbH9yAf
— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) August 4, 2016
