Peripheral Canal
The Peripheral Canal was a series of proposals starting in the 1940s to divert water from
Water project impact
Before the
Sponsors
Senator Dianne Feinstein, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governor Jerry Brown supported the Peripheral Canal. However, the Peripheral Canal proposal was criticized because it would further reduce the amount of freshwater flowing through the Delta. Farmers in the Delta are among the most opposed to the project because it would decrease the amount of water available to them for irrigation.[4] On August 28, 2014 the United States Environmental Protection Agency commented that the plan could violate the Clean Water Act and harm endangered fish species.[5]
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Before 2015, the
New proposal
As of 2016[update], a new concept that tries to accomplish the same purpose is under consideration in the form of two massive tunnels to be constructed as part of the $25 billion
Previous proposals
Prior to the 1940s, water was drawn from the southern end of the Delta. Since then, various groups have lobbied for the construction of a Peripheral Canal to instead draw water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers to the federal aqueducts.
Voters defeated a ballot initiative to build a similar Canal in 1982.[11]
References
- ISBN 0-520-24086-3.
- ^ Piazza, Tamara (2012). "The Peripheral Canal: What It Means for the Delta". Delta Winds. San Joaquin Delta College. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Kazakoff, Lois. "The return of the peripheral canal". The Opinion Shop. SFGate. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Newton, Jim (2012-06-25). "Newton: Water ethics and a peripheral canal – Southern California needs the water, and Northern California has it. But let's not sacrifice the delta". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ Matt Weiser (2014-08-28). "EPA says California's Delta water tunnel project could violate federal law". Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "DWR Announces Modified Preferred Alternative". Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Paul Rogers (2013-12-09). "Is Jerry Brown's Delta tunnels plan repeating the errors of high-speed rail?". San Jose Mercury-News.
- ^ "Peripheral Canals: Way Past, Past, and Present". California Water Impact Network. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ ISBN 9780520266636.
- ^ "The California Peripheral Canal: who backed it, who fought it" (PDF). California Agriculture. 1983.
External links
- Home page for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which includes Peripheral Canal-like tunnels.
- The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: An Overview and Local Perspectives in Western City.
- Bay-Delta Conservation from Save the Bay.