From Rep. Jared Huffman:
“California is hurting.
In response to the worst drought in our state’s long memory, our public institutions—with one unfortunate exception—are stepping up.
Governor Brown and the legislature passed long-overdue groundwater and sustainable water investments through last year’s $7.5 billion water bond. Local governments and water districts are launching conservation plans to preserve dwindling water supplies. The Obama administration is providing millions in emergency grants to drought-stricken communities and farmers.
But some in Congress have treated the drought as a political opportunity instead of a moral imperative. They’ve dusted off the same political agenda they’ve pursued for years: weakening environmental laws, gutting fishery protections, and redirecting water needed by other regions—and tried to sell it as a drought response.
Instead, we need to work together to get through this drought. That’s why I developed the kind of serious, comprehensive legislation this crisis demands—and I want your input. … ”
Continue reading at Rep. Jared Huffman’s website: Responding to the drought
Get the Notebook blog by email and never miss a post!
Sign up for daily emails and get all the Notebook’s aggregated and original water news content delivered to your email box by 9AM. Breaking news alerts, too. Sign me up!
