At a time when Governor Newsom’s May revision budget proposal would slash overtime pay for caregivers, consumer access to care and nursing home oversight, the controversial Delta Tunnel that he wants to build is already costing taxpayers $1 million per day, according to the Department of Water Resources, or DWR.
Restore the Delta, a conversation group based in Stockton, has decided that it’s time for an audit. Last week, the group submitted a formal request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee urging a full audit of DWR spending on the project formally known as Delta Conveyance Project, as well as its associated Voluntary Agreements.
“The request comes amid rising public costs, incomplete project plans, and growing legal and environmental concerns,” Restore the Delta said in a statement…