DWR Withdraws Determination that California WaterFix Is Consistent with the Delta Plan

Originally published in Journal of Water, Fall 2018

On December 7, 2018, the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) withdrew its Certification of Consistency for California WaterFix, the proposed $17 billion project to construct two tunnels deep underground to convey water under, rather than through, the Delta. The certification, which was filed on July 27, 2018, represented DWR’s finding that …