Association of California Water Agencies

Jottings: California State Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee 4/29/2025

April 30, 2025 3:03 pmApril 30, 2025 3:03 pm

At 9:01am on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 the 13-member California State Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee was called to order in Sacramento without a quorum. Assemblywoman Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) is Chairwoman. She may have heard a sigh of...

California Has a Long History of Squandering its Precious Water

June 1, 2024 2:55 amJune 1, 2024 2:56 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom is bragging about more than $140 million coming from the Biden-Harris Administration to support “critical water storage projects here in California, including the Sites Reservoir.” This is curious since voters already approved Proposition 1 in 2014 together...

Bad Water Legislation Could Upend California’s Economy, Domestic Food Supply

June 11, 2023 2:45 amJune 11, 2023 7:04 am

If the legislation coming out of Sacramento were graded on the criteria of harmful, unintended consequences, it would receive an “F” average – provided you believe harmful is bad for the citizens and not just the cost of doing government....

Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021 8:06 amDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...

Ignoring $30B From Water Bonds and State Surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wants New Water Tax

March 21, 2019 7:59 amMarch 25, 2019 12:55 pm

Despite Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 that would use 2 percent of the annual General Fund to pay for all water improvement projects, and eight water bonds totaling more than $30 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to...

Newsom Wants Tax on Water for ‘Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund’

January 15, 2019 1:30 amJanuary 14, 2019 8:33 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a tax on drinking water throughout the state to help poor communities in California deal with contaminated water systems. Newsom’s plan to establish a “safe and affordable drinking water fund” is in his budget proposal,...