Governor Gavin Newsom has made significant strides in securing and enhancing water supplies, including improving the state’s ability to capture stormwater. Fortified by state investment to strengthen and expand California’s local water infrastructure, eight major, state-funded projects completed or broke ground across California this fall—including water recycling, wastewater treatment and desalination facilities—that benefit over 1 million people. Collectively, the projects add about 2.9 billion gallons annually to the state’s water supplies, enough water for roughly 20,000 homes per year.