$7.5bn Water Plan for Fighting Drought
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
California Passed a Water Plan that Predicts Development of Infrastructurein the State in the Midst of a Drought
The plan was passed almost unanimously with 77-2 votes in the Assembly and 37-0 in the Senate.
The plan intends to expand water storage capacity and improve groundwater management, increase regional self-reliance, protect and restore important ecosystems in the state, manage and prepare for dry periods, and increase flood protection.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California general manager Jeffrey Kightlinger said: "The revised water bond recognises the fiscal limitations of California at a time when significant water investments are acutely needed.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to restore 10,000 acres of mountain meadow habitat in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges to increase groundwater storage.
Efforts will be made to restore flows to the San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the confluence of the Merced River.
Groundwater storage will be improved to tap rain and snow that averages at 200 million acre-feet of water a year.
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