"State and federal leaders on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to build a giant pair of tunnels to divert the Sacramento River out of the Delta."

"Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said at a news conference in Sacramento they believe the tunnel plan is crucial to solve conflicting problems that have long divided the state: protecting the fragile environment of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and also safeguarding freshwater diversions in the estuary from earthquakes, a rising sea level and levee failures."

Matt Weiser reports for the Sacramento Bee July 26, 2012. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Brown Backs Delta Tunnel Plan To Improve Water Supply" (Ventura County Star) [3]