In December, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) board of directors will vote on whether to provide additional funding to continue pre-construction planning and permitting of the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP).  The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has indicated it needs another $300 million to fund the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) water rights petition hearing, certification of consistency with the Delta Stewardship Council, geotechnical drilling, and advancing project design beyond the conceptual level it has been stagnating at since its inception in the Governor Schwarzenegger Administration.  If this last segment of funding for finalize permitting and design is secured, then water districts will decide in 2027 on whether to put up the full funding necessary to begin construction.  MWD’s share is 47.2%, which is approximately $141.6 million for 2026 and 2027.