Sacramento Bee–

A powerful Southern California water agency has breathed life back into the twin-tunnels Delta water project, a plan that appeared dead just a few days ago.

In a dramatic 11th-hour pivot, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is considering again whether to finance the lion’s share of the entire Delta tunnels project instead of supporting the scaled-back, single-tunnel approach.

The Metropolitan Water District, in a memo Friday to its board, said board members will vote next week on supporting one of two options for the controversial project: Spend about $5 billion to help pay for a single tunnel or spend nearly $11 billion to fund the majority share of two tunnels.

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