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KERN MEETING NOTES:  Wheeler Ridge board members weigh costs and benefits of delta tunnel project

Meeting: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District board of directors Date: February 26, 2025 Agenda: CLICK HERE Main topic: Delta Conveyance Project Discussions among Kern County agricultural water districts on whether to continue funding the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) are ramping up.  The project proposes to move Sacramento River water through a massive tunnel under the […]

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