Opinion: State stormwater permit would stall housing, infrastructure
Gov. Gavin Newsom has boldly promoted the goal of building more than 3 million new homes by 2025 to address the significant supply/demand imbalance and bring down the cost of housing. … In spite of this, an excessive new proposal by the State Water Resources Control Board … will further stall new housing production, as well as the development of public infrastructure and economic development projects throughout California. The proposal will require unachievable standards for water quality compared to alternative enhanced and achievable approaches.
-Written by Joseph Cruz, executive director for the California State Council of Laborers; and Richard J. Lambros, the managing director for Southern California Leadership Council.