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Governor’s office sets measurable water goals, urges expedited permitting and groundwater recharge
Summary
Representatives from the governor’s office and CalEPA told the yearly Water Quality Coordinating Committee they are tracking a set of administration objectives to advance drinking water compliance, Bay‑Delta plan updates and climate‑adaptation projects before the end of the administration.
The governor’s office and CalEPA told the State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Quality Coordinating Committee that the administration is using objectives and key results (OKRs) to focus the final years of the term on measurable water outcomes.
Deputy cabinet secretary Bianca Sievers (governor’s office) outlined targets intended to guide the administration’s work through 2026, including numeric goals for returning failing community and school drinking water systems to compliance and broader counts for systems coming into compliance with federal and state standards. She emphasized climate adaptation projects — including the Bay‑Delta Plan update, the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes program, the Delta Conveyance Project and Sites Reservoir — and said the governor is working to remove permitting and litigation barriers where legally possible.
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