FRESNO (AP) A proposed twin-tunnel water system in the
Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta coupled with a massive habitat
restoration effort would generate billions of dollars in
economic activity for California, according to an economic
report released by state water officials on Monday.
Implementation of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan would lead to
$4.8 billion to $5.4 billion in economic benefits for California
water users.  The tunnels would provide a new avenue for
shipping water from the delta south to farms and cities.  The
analysis also found that building the tunnels would create
thousands of construction jobs and increase recreational
opportunities and jobs in the delta.  The project would also
prevent further water delivery cuts and save about a million
agricultural jobs that might otherwise be lost as a result of
stricter environmental flow requirements to protect threatened
fish.  Critics say the analysis is biased and incomplete, and
that the state has exaggerated benefits of water reliability
while