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Panel advances SB 72 to set interim water‑supply targets in updated California Water Plan
Summary
SB 72 would require the California Water Plan to set interim and long‑term water supply targets — the author proposed an interim target of 9 million acre‑feet by 2040 — to help plan for climate‑driven changes in supply; the committee advanced the bill with amendments.
Senator Caballero presented SB 72 proposing updates to the California Water Plan to reflect the state’s changing hydrology and climate realities and to set an interim target of 9,000,000 acre‑feet of additional water supply by 2040 while Department of Water Resources develops a longer‑term target for 2050.
The author and supporters said the targets provide a…
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