‘Critical’ water protection bill goes before Senate committee
A mixed coalition of 60 Northern and Southern California interests, as well as environmentalists, are backing legislation they consider critical to protecting the state’s water supply. Solano County also has sent a letter of support for Senate Bill 872, which goes before the Senate Environmental Quality Committee today (March 18). … The environmental group, Restore the Delta, agrees, noting the bill by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, addresses two “major threats” to California’s water supply: aging levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and sinking canals in the State Water Project. … The legislation calls for $300 million annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund over 20 years.
Other Delta news:
- The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): California lawmakers, water agencies, environmentalists back $300M levee plan
- Courthouse News Service: Infrastructure bill draws support of California environmentalists, water contractors
- Escalon Times (Calif.): Water deal could help pay for SSJID work
