Carley V Porter Tunnel of the California State Water Project which conveys water from the San Joaquin Valley to Southern California via the Tehachapi Crossing Tunnels. The features at the crossing consist of 4 tunnels and a large diameter siphon. Tunnels Number 1, 2, Pastoria Siphon, Tunnel 3, and Carley V Porter run from north to south across the Tehachapi
Mountains in Kern County, California.
Photo taken January 22, 2019.
Ken James / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
The Department of Water Resources withdraws the WaterFix permit approvals and initiates planning and permitting to modernize the state’s water system with a proposed single tunnel project, known as the Delta Conveyance program.