Senator Kenny Titus outlines legislatively led water task force work and timeline
Sen. Kenny Titus told the Committee on Water the 13-member legislative task force is reviewing risks to supply and water quality, will evaluate the Water Resource Planning Act and funding, and plans a preliminary report this year and a final, statutory report for the 2027 legislature.
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Senator Kenny Titus, cochair of the legislatively led water program task force, told the Committee on Water the group’s three objectives are to identify major risks to water quantity and quality, determine appropriate response steps, and assess whether current funding is adequate. He said the task force and an appointed working group are reviewing the Water Resource Planning Act — the statutory framework for the water authority and state water plan — to update priorities that have not been comprehensively reviewed in decades.
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