The Legislature & California Water

Alf W. Brandt, Senior Counsel Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

2007 Flood Bill Package

February 24, 2006: State of Emergency for Levees Declared by Gov. Schwarzenegger

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Heart of California’s Water System

1315 Square Miles 500,000+ Residents Estuary Ecosystem Islands & Sloughs Agriculture – Rich Soil Freshwater Stream – or –

Tidal Wetland Drainage System

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The Delta Fisheries Crisis

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Drinking Water & Nitrates

Nitrate Contamination Central Valley/Salinas Challenges – Stop, Cleanup,

Alternative Sources

Agriculture Wastewater Septic Systems

Groundwater Aquifers: Rights & Management

Shared Rights & Responsibilities

Last State Without Management System

Fallback Resource During Drought

Recent Depletion Shocked Leaders

Stormwater Management Water Quality Problem to Water Resource

Access to Safe Drinking Water

Emergency Response Solutions

Human Right to Water

United Nations Treaty Rural, Small Communities State Legislation

2009 – Vetoed 2012 – The Law

Domestic Use Preference Implementation?

Legislative Issues – 2017

After the Drought: Urban Water Use Standards Water Storage – Groundwater & Surface Water Central Valley Flood Management

Stormwater – Governance and Finance Safe Drinking Water Colorado River/Salton Sea The Delta – CA Water Fix

Questions?

Alf W. Brandt, Senior Counsel Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon