AquAlliance Opposes Peripheral Tunnels – Urges Planning Before Engineering

“They have no plan,” said AquAlliance Executive Director Barbarar Vlamis. “Brown’s moving forward and says, ‘We’ll figure it out later.’” (Photo: Tom Gascoyne/Chico News & Review)

AquAlliance and colleagues around California oppose Governor Jerry Brown’s attempts to construct two Peripheral Tunnels. They launched their campaign against the Peripheral Tunnels with a press conference near Oroville dam on July 24 and a rally at the State Capitol on July 25. As the governor and federal officials prepared to unveil their proposal, opponents pointed out expected damage to water, the environment, fish, farming, and water ratepayers. Click to read Press Release.