Stockton City Council unanimously voted this week to oppose the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, a massive tunnel that would divert water to Southern California from the Sacramento River before it reaches the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The council passed a resolution at its meeting Tuesday officially opposing the project, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has tried to fast-track multiple times only to be blocked by state legislators. City staff highlighted in agenda documents multiple concerns with the proposed tunnel, saying the $20.1 billion project would fail to benefit local residents.
“The proposed Delta Tunnel would degrade water quality relied upon by Stockton residents, agriculture, and industry,” the city says in the resolution…