Legislation

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-2nd District-San Rafael) is requesting public input on his new draft legislation to protect Northern California’s wild places and streams on public lands. The legislation features three primary goals including: Restore and Revitalize Forests and Watersheds: Designate a 700,000-acre South Fork Trinity-Mad River Special Restoration Area in …

California Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R-1st District- CA) and John Garamendi (D-3rd District-CA), along with a bipartisan group of 40 other members of the California Congressional delegation, have sent a letter to Armando Quintero, chairman the California Water Commission, indicating their support for Proposition 1 funding for Sites Reservoir. Rep. LaMalfa …

Legislation introduced by California Congressman David G. Valadao (R-21st District-Hanford), aimed to modernize the state’s water policies, recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, also known as the GROW Act, now heads to the Senate where it is expected to face significant …

Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-9th District-Stockton) unveiled new legislation for improving long-term water sustainability in California, and throughout the country, earlier this week. At a press conference in Stockton, Rep. McNerney has proposed the Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act (WEST Act) as an alternative to Gov. Jerry’s Brown’s controversial …

“Gut and amend” AB 1000 an after-the-fact attempt to saddle project with additional reviews  Earlier this week, a new “gut and amend” bill, Assembly Bill 1000, passed the California Legislature’s Senate Committee on Natural Resources by a 7-2 vote. Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s (D-43rd District-Burbank) Assembly Bill 1000 takes aim at …

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) recently approved the 2017-2018 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan (DWSRF IUP) — thereby creating a new designation of Expanded Small Community Water Systems — and making these water systems eligible for principal forgiveness funding for up to 50% of their …