State legislation allowing veterans to receive credit for their military education and experience when applying for civilian water and wastewater system operator certifications in California was recently signed. San Diego County Water Authority and the Otay Water District co-sponsored Assembly Bill 1588 to increase the number of military veterans entering …
Read More »Governor Signs Bill to Increase the Use of Stream Gages for Better Water Management
Senate Bill 19, authored by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-District 3-Napa), was recently signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The legislation will require the Department of Water Resources (DWR), following an appropriation of funds by the Legislature, to develop a plan to deploy a network of stream gages that for modernizing …
Read More »Investment in Friant-Kern Canal, authored by Sen. Melissa Hurtado, Extended into a Two-Year Bill
Senate Bill 559, written to secure California’s water supply by setting up a policy framework to invest in the Friant-Kern Canal, failed to reach a vote on the Senate floor before the Sept. 13 legislative deadline. The bill, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-14th District-Sanger), proposed a $400 million infusion …
Read More »New State Law Will Require Additional Review of Water Transfers in the Mojave Desert, Targets Cadiz Water Project
Legislation authored by Sen. Richard Roth (D-31st District-Riverside) and signed last week by California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to require additional review of the Cadiz Water Project by various state agencies effective Jan. 1, 2020. Adding a new section to the State’s water code known as the “wheeling” statutes, …
Read More »Gov. Newsom Signs AB 1220 Safeguarding Central Basin MWD’s Seats on Metropolitan’s BOD
Legislation by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia (D-58th District-Downey) which sought to ensure that Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) maintained its two seats on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California Board of Directors (BOD) was recently signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 1220 sought to ensure that …
Read More »Fresno County’s Tombstone Territory Home to Signing of Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Bill
Tombstone Territory, a small community one mile outside of Sanger in Fresno County was the site of Wednesday’s signing of the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Bill by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Some of the residents of the community of less than 40 homes joined the governor and other elected …
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