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Calleguas and Metropolitan officials brief Port Hueneme Water Agency on Delta Conveyance Project
Summary
Representatives from Calleguas Municipal Water District and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California presented the Delta Conveyance Project to the Port Hueneme Water Agency, describing a 45‑mile tunnel and two new intakes designed to modernize the State Water Project and improve seismic and climate resiliency; no action was taken.
Representatives from Calleguas Municipal Water District and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California briefed the Port Hueneme Water Agency on the Delta Conveyance Project during the agency’s regular meeting, outlining the project’s scope, expected benefits and permitting status.
The presentation, delivered by Charlotte Lopez Holifield, manager of external affairs at Calleguas Municipal Water District, and Nicole Richardson, a Metropolitan Water District representative, explained that the proposed project would construct a roughly 45‑mile tunnel and two new northern Delta intake facilities to modernize the State Water Project and increase the system’s ability to capture and move water during extreme storm events.
The project is intended to strengthen long‑term supply reliability for State Water Project contractors and reduce vulnerability to seismic events, sea‑level rise and shifts in precipitation patterns.…
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