Wenzel

The Metropolitan Water District had originally hired Wenzel & Henoch Construction Co. to build the tunnel.

Wada's general counsel Ross Wenzel said there wasn't a "fundamental change" in how the agency viewed the case, but it came down to what it considered fair.

"This was a case that was a million miles away from doping," Wenzel told BBC Sport.

"I'm not sure that a sanction of 12 months in this case - if we'd have forced the tribunal into that position - or a case of 'no fault' would have been a good outcome," said Wenzel.

Case resolutions have been allowed since 2021, and Wenzel said Wada had since struck 67 agreements.