California and federal officials want to delay crucial hearings on Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two giant water tunnels to help move water from Northern California.

The 60-day delay was sought Monday by the Brown administration and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It was the second request for a delay of the hearings, currently set for May. Officials said they wanted time to try to deal with objections to the project by Northern California water districts, environmental groups and others, the Sacramento Bee reported (http://bit.ly/22KUXpY ).