Congressman Opposes Delta Tunnel Proposal for Delivering Water to Southland

Experts agree the weak link in the system that delivers water from wetter Northern California to the drier Southern half is the fragile Bay Delta. Governor Brown’s proposal to divert Sacramento River water south through new tunnels to go beneath the Delta is backed by Southern California water agencies, but faces renewed opposition from veteran elected official John Garamendi, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, now a Congressman representing the Delta region. Patrick Healy reports from downtown Los Angeles for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday March 7, 2014.