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Water agencies, environmental groups urge restoration of Healthy Rivers funding, back Prop. 4 dam‑safety allocations
Summary
Water districts, environmental organizations and fisheries groups urged the subcommittee to preserve or restore funding for voluntary agreements (Healthy Rivers and Landscapes) and to appropriate the governor’s proposed Proposition 4 dam‑safety funds for immediate projects.
Multiple water agencies, conservation groups and local utilities told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 that proposed budget reversions threaten ongoing habitat and dam‑safety work.
Jennifer Pierre of the State Water Contractors told the panel the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes program “is ready for implementation. We’ve already implemented 40 habitat restoration projects,” and said funding is critical to move projects that protect both habitat and water‑supply reliability in the Central Valley and Delta watershed.
Speakers including representatives of the Yuba Water Agency, Irvine Ranch Water District and the Regional Water Authority asked the…
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