"Who will pay for Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta tunnel project?
Hints have been dropped that to keep the water project alive, urban ratepayers in Southern California may pay more than their share, in effect subsidizing San Joaquin Valley agribusiness interests.
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
Published September 22, 2013
Of the many issues hanging over the proposal to burrow enormous tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and replumb the hub of California's water system, the one most likely to make or break the $25-billion project is money.
Just who, exactly, is going to pay for it?
The San Joaquin Valley irrigation districts and urban water agencies in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area that get water supplies from the delta have promised to pick up most of the tab, with federal and state taxpayers paying the rest.
To read the full article, click here:http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-delta-cost-20130923,0,267619.story?track=rss
www.restorethedelta.org
Hints have been dropped that to keep the water project alive, urban ratepayers in Southern California may pay more than their share, in effect subsidizing San Joaquin Valley agribusiness interests.
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
Published September 22, 2013
Of the many issues hanging over the proposal to burrow enormous tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and replumb the hub of California's water system, the one most likely to make or break the $25-billion project is money.
Just who, exactly, is going to pay for it?
The San Joaquin Valley irrigation districts and urban water agencies in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area that get water supplies from the delta have promised to pick up most of the tab, with federal and state taxpayers paying the rest.
To read the full article, click here:http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-delta-cost-20130923,0,267619.story?track=rss
www.restorethedelta.org