Legislation

California Representative Josh Harder (D-10th District-Modesto) and three other U.S. Representatives recently introduced legislation for a renewed Water Resources Research Amendments Act (WRRAA) which was originally passed in 1964 but expired in 2011. The WRRAA would create a water resources research institute in every state. The bill would reauthorize the …

Four western senators are looking to build on Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) 2016 California drought legislation that was included in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.   Senators Feinstein, Cory Gardner (R-CO), Martha McSally (R-AZ.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) recently introduced bipartisan legislation, the Drought Resiliency and Water …

Legislation authored by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-3rd District -Napa), along with Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-2nd District-Santa Rosa), for funding to research and better understand and forecast atmospheric rivers for improved flood control and water retention has been approved by the California Legislature. The $9.25 million will be included in the …

Pointing to the recent closure of a local drinking water well and claiming an increase in local childhood cancers, Congressman Josh Harder (D- 10th District-Modesto) has asked both state and regional water boards for answers after residents voiced concerns about the Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination of the city’s water supply, including …

Testing of all public water systems for toxic fluorinated chemical compounds has been introduced by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-58th District-Bell Gardens) would require all public water systems – regardless of size — to monitor perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfate (PFOS) chemicals. AB 756 would also require that the public …

Orange County Water District (OCWD) President Vicente Sarmiento was in Washington D.C. earlier this week to testify before the House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife regarding the provision of a safe and reliable water supply in the western United States. OCWD was invited to the subcommittee meeting to discuss …