Two Central Valley Democrats brought a legislative package to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to address water infrastructure issues — particularly storage — in the San Joaquin Valley.  Rep. Adam Gray of Merced introduced the package, cosponsored by Rep. Jim Costa of Fresno, in the House on Dec. 11. Titled the “End California Water Crisis Package,” it includes three bills: the Water Agency and Transparency Enhancement Review (WATER) Act, the Build Now Act and the Central Valley Water Solution Act. … The WATER Act, introduced as House Resolution 6639, codifies provisions of Executive Order 14181, which was issued by President Donald Trump in January and orders the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation to take emergency action to provide water resources in California.

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