In Case You Missed It: July 26, 2017
Contact:
Nora Kovaelski, 408-806-6470, nora@kovaleskipr.com
Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org
Restore the Delta takes on MWD’s Kightlinger in CA State Treasurer’s “Head to Head” feature on CA WaterFix
Restore the Delta was asked by the California State Treasurer’s Office to participate in their July “Head to Head” feature on CA WaterFix. Our op-ed about “The Real Cost of the CA WaterFix” stood in opposition against the pro-tunnels rhetoric of Metropolitan Water District’s general manager, Jeffrey Kightlinger.
Executive Director of Restore the Delta, Barbara Barrigan-Parrila writes:
“Even more troubling, a review of the Goldman Sachs presentation to Westlands Water District by Natural Resources Defense Council Senior Attorney Doug Obegi found that the baseline used by Goldman Sachs to calculate incremental water supply is different than the one used in the CEQA/NEPA documents for CA WaterFix. University of the Pacific economist, Dr. Jeff Michael, found in the final CA WaterFix EIS/EIR that the State Water Project would only increase exports by 186,000 acre feet, while the Central Valley Project would reduce exports by 14,000 acre feet — creating a significant increase in costs for water, especially for CVP contractors.
“As the 21st century wears on and droughts become longer and more frequent, there will be fewer big gulps to fill the Delta tunnels, and the entire project is likely to become a stranded asset from climate change. Goldman Sachs, however, suggested that financing for the project can be extended for 50 to 75 years, despite a shrinking Delta watershed.
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