Legislation

Assembly Bill 2050 – the Small System Water Authority Act of 2018 – has passed the California Assembly and the California Senate and now awaits Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. Co-sponsored by Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), the bill seeks to address failing water …

A last-minute bill by State Senator Richard Roth (D- 31st District-Riverside), which seeks to give authority to the State Lands Commission in conjunction with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to further review the Cadiz Water Project, passed the California State Assembly on Wednesday evening and will soon be considered …

The Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, known as Proposition 3 and slated for the November ballot, recently received the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD). The measure is currently being supported by more than 70 water …

The passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (AB1755) authored by Assemblyman Bill Dodd, (D-3rd District-Vacaville) in 2016 has spurred the State Water Resources Control Board and its nine Regional Water Boards to adopt a resolution earlier this week to commit to open data principles and to providing …

Federal legislation has been recently introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11th Congressional District-Richmond) to transfer the Contra Costa Canal System, currently a federal system, to the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD). The Contra Costa Canal System was originally constructed in 1937 …

Looking to assist low-income households to pay for rising sewer and water bills, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-California) has introduced the Water Affordability Act of 2018 (S.3015). The legislation aims to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establish a pilot program — named the Low Income Sewer and Water …