California has one of the most highly engineered water delivery systems on the planet, and it could soon get a new extension.

The Delta Conveyance Tunnel is Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a 45-mile underground tube that would tap fresh water from its source in the north and carry it beneath a vast wetland to users in the south.

What happens in the Delta directly impacts salmon fishermen and women in Bodega Bay, since salmon rely on the these same waters for survival. 

Ruth Dusseault is a local reporter who compiled a series of field reports about the Delta Conveyance Tunnel. 

Click here to see the complete digital story package and listen to the audio for this 3-part series by our newsroom partners at Bay City News and Climate One.