Assemblywoman Wilson Responds to Governor’s Effort to Fast-Track Delta Water Proposal

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City), who represents California’s 11th Assembly District and communities throughout the Delta region, issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s announcement regarding the fast-tracking of the Delta Conveyance Project: 

“Today’s announcement from Governor Newsom serves as a call to action for our region. The Delta Conveyance Project will devastate the Delta ecosystem and create a massive financial burden for ratepayers. It is deeply troubling that on the same day, the May Revise includes painful cuts to vulnerable communities, we are seeing a renewed push for an unnecessary and damaging project that will cost taxpayers billions more.

Even more concerning is that this project is being advanced to benefit agricultural interests in other regions, interests that are helping fund the very effort to divert water away from the Delta. This approach threatens the livelihood of our local communities and undermines the sustainability of our regional economy. Shifting water from one farming region to support another does not solve our water crisis, it exacerbates it. 

California should be focused on long-term, equitable solutions like increased water storage and infrastructure that serve the needs of the entire state, not just a few. As the Co-Chair of the Delta Caucus, I vow to stand with my colleagues and the Delta community as we vehemently oppose this poorly crafted legislation and a last-ditch effort by the Governor to push the project through before his term ends.”