Delta plan lacks specifics

The recently released draft for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan proposal underscores that much is uncertain about the $23 billion project.

The 1,000-page draft does not include guarantees for future water-supply deliveries or estimates for how much water the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta can spare, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Whether restoring roughly 100,000 acres of the delta’s habitat—which would cost $4 billion—will effectively boost fish and wildlife populations is also unclear. However, proponents argue inaction will guarantee the continued deterioration of the delta. The project would involve two 35-mile tunnels, each about four stories tall, running 150 feet beneath the delta.

State officials released the draft for the project on March 14; compiling a final draft is expected to take more than a year.