Assemblymember Ransom seeks audit of Delta Conveyance Project; committee debate highlights cost, transparency and timing

Assemblymember Rebecca Ransom asked the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to authorize an audit of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) to account for planning and administrative expenditures, funding sources and whether construction cost estimates remain realistic amid inflation and supply‑chain pressures.

Why it matters: The DCP is a large state infrastructure proposal intended to modernize a segment of the State Water Project’s Delta conveyance. Supporters said hundreds of millions have already been spent on planning and environmental review and that ratepayers and taxpayers deserve a clear accounting before any construction or bond validation proceeds. Opponents and project proponents cautioned the committee about duplicative oversight and pointed…