California water: Silicon Valley leaders express skepticism of Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels plan

By Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury News

January 26, 2016

SAN JOSE — Three of Gov. Jerry Brown’s top water lieutenants came to Silicon Valley on Tuesday to make the case for his $17 billion plan to build two huge tunnels under the Delta to more easily move water from north to south.

But rather than embracing the idea, five of the seven board members of the Santa Clara Valley Water District — whose support is considered critical to the controversial project — instead voiced skepticism. Their concerns ranged from the price tag to environmental impacts to whether Santa Clara County property owners could be left with property tax increases without a public vote to pay for future cost overruns.

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California water: Silicon Valley leaders express skepticism of Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels plan