After all that local water districts had spent on the project, including $63 million from his water district, "This is to be expected" that the state would use government money to close out planning, said Bob Muir, spokesman for the LA-based water district.
洛杉矶供水管理区发言人鲍勃·缪尔表示，在各个地方供水管理区都为该项目投入资金（其中包括出自他所在的供水管理区的6300万美元）之后，“可以预料的是”该州将使用政府资金来帮助完成规划阶段的工作。