SB 1002: Water fixes for today

While the Legislature and Governor remain tangled in an intractable debate about dams, reservoirs and delta conveyances, SB 1002 (Perata) took the common-sense step of appropriating $600 million dollars from Proposition 1E (the flood control bond) and Proposition 84 to fund a variety of water-related projects that would enhance protections in the near-term, including emergency preparedness improvements in the event of delta floods, improved seismic safety at delta flood control facilities, improved stormwater management, improvements to small community drinking water infrastructure, measures to reduced ecosystem conflicts in the delta, and maximizing existing facility efficiencies.