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A California appeals court has thrown a new complication in the way of the state’s plan to build a 45-mile water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The court rejected the state Department of Water Resources’ plan to issue bonds to pay for construction.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa died during surgery at a Chico hospital early Tuesday after a medical emergency at his home Monday night, Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release. The longtime north state Republican lawmaker and Butte County native was 65.

Seven California counties – in coalition with environmental groups, fishing associations and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe – won their second big victory against the Newsom Administration and California Department of Water Resources when it comes to financing the proposed $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, also known as “the Delta Tunnel.”

A Trump administration plan to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands is facing vehement opposition from Democratic members of Congress who represent the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and the Bay Area.

On the last Sunday in July, as the Central Valley bakes in the middle of summer, a small community within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta sees its population grow tenfold for one day as thousands gather in an open field next to an elementary school to celebrate a particular pomaceous fruit.

The California Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is an initiative aimed at addressing groundwater sustainability and supporting communities affected by reduced agricultural water use. The program provides funding to repurpose agricultural lands into uses that deliver multiple benefits, such as habitat restoration, groundwater recharge, and open space creation.

The California Water Impact Network has submitted written testimony and a detailed report to a State Water Board hearing excoriating Governor Newsom’s proposed Delta Water Conveyance Project (DCP).