As California faces growing water challenges, some say it’s time to rethink where our infrastructure dollars are going. The Kern County Water Agency is pushing for more investment in water projects rather than the high-speed rail.
The Water Agency says federal funding should be shifted away from California’s high-speed rail project and instead be used to modernize the State Water Project’s Delta Conveyance Project.
This project provides water to 27 million people — including Kern County, Southern California, and other regions. It supports nearly 750,000 acres of farmland and plays a critical role in California’s economy, supporting millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of businesses statewide…