Legislation

On Wednesday, Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced her revised drought legislation in the United States Senate. The revised bill is being hailed as a compromise Feinstein has long been pushing for. According to Feinstein, she felt obligated to introduce some sort of drought relief legislation, primarily because she represents California as …

Over the summer, Californians were urged to replace their grass with artificial turf or other drought tolerant landscaping. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the largest water wholesaler in the state, launched a $360 million program for Southern California residents to remove their grass. Through this program, residents would …

A group of California state senators sent a letter earlier this week to David Murillo, the regional director for the Bureau of Reclamation, and Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources Control Board, urging them to reconsider their position regarding water exports from the Delta. According to the letter, …

Governor Jerry Brown is facing huge opposition from a member of his own political party. Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) is proposing legislation that would require voter approval on Governor Brown’s controversial Twin Tunnels project that would divert water from the Delta to other parts of the Central Valley. …

California Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) introduced a bill, which would use part of the $7.12 billion Water Bond money from Proposition 1, to expedite a couple of water storage projects. The bill would set aside $2.7 billion to build the Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley and the Temperance Flat …

Yesterday afternoon, Senator Dianne Feinstein released a draft of her bill, known as the Emergency Drought Relief Act. The bill aims at supplying Californians with both short-term and long-term solutions to deal with the California drought. “This bill will not satisfy every water interest in the state, but we have tried …