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Friday’s top of the scroll: California Aqueduct/Delta-Mendota intertie project gets $14.6 Million

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 30, 2010 at 7:33 am

From the Central Valley Business Times:

“A $14.6 million contract, with the money coming from the federal stimulus act, has been awarded to Shimmick Construction of Oakland to build a pumping plant and pipeline to link the Delta-Mendota Canal and the California Aqueduct.

The project is about five miles west of Tracy and when completed is expected to allow greater utilization of the capacity at the state and federal Jones Pumping Plant. The “Intertie” will also allow for maintenance and repair activities and provide a greater ability to respond to emergencies, the government says. … “

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