conveyance

“The species poses a significant immediate threat to the ecological health of the Delta and all waters of the state, water conveyance systems, infrastructure and water quality,” according to a public alert by the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

This is thanks to the Fifth Amendment, which protects the conveyance of that as speech—but does not, importantly, extend to biometric security.

Opponents of the proposed Delta Conveyance Project have argued the state’s analysis is flawed and underestimates the costs while overestimating the benefits.

The Delta Conveyance Project is a key component of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strategy for a hotter, drier California.

Still, some environmental advocates have said they’re concerned about a potential link between the surfacing of allegations against Hagekhalil and efforts by some within the agency to push for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, a 45-mile tunnel that would create a second route to draw water from the Sacramento River into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.