Alf W. Brandt, Senior Counsel Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon · The Legislature & California Water...
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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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Total Delta Exports
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