Blog: Delta conveyance project faces stronger headwinds with court ruling rejecting financing scheme and new environmental litigation
Though the Delta Conveyance Project was only recently approved by the Department of Water Resources after completing the lengthy California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process, the project faces new obstacles to implementation. Nine lawsuits challenging DWR’s December 21, 2023 approval of the Project were recently filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by a total of thirty-three plaintiffs representing all the Delta counties, the City of Stockton, environmental and other nongovernmental organizations, and tribe[s]. Resolution of that litigation could take several years.