Monday February 24, 2025
Daily Republic —
Calling it a milestone for the Delta Conveyance Project, the state Department of Fish & Wildlife Service recently issued an incidental take permit needed for the work on the tunnel to move forward.
The permit “represents a significant milestone in the progress of the Delta Conveyance Project which will provide long-overdue modernizations to California’s water infrastructure and better prepare the state for climate change and the resulting extreme droughts, floods, and increasing salinity from rising sea levels,” the state agency said in a statement released Wednesday.
“The (permit) includes measures to mitigate impacts on threatened or endangered species as a result of the construction, operation and maintenance of the Delta Conveyance Project.”
“California doesn’t have to choose between safeguarding endangered species and protecting our water supply – this permit demonstrates we can do both,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in the statement.
However, Solano County officials believe there are others who will be harmed, including Delta communities, regional agriculture and possibly national security issues if freight connections into and out of Travis Air Force Base are impacted by traffic diverted through Solano County during yearslong construction.