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Senator McNerney backs $150 million/year to shore Delta levees, address subsidence risk
Summary
SB 872 would direct $150 million a year each to fix Central Valley subsidence and Delta levee vulnerabilities that sponsors say threaten water deliveries to 27 million Californians and expose roughly $22 billion in state assets; supporters range from water districts to environmental groups.
Senator McNerney introduced SB 872, saying the measure would direct $150 million a year to address subsidence in Central Valley conveyance canals and another $150 million a year to repair Delta levees.
"If the subsidence continues further, then the aqueducts will be unable to produce, deliver water to Southern California," McNerney said, warning of potential failure timelines cited in testimony. He told the committee the aqueduct system serves about 27 million people.
The bill’s author and lead witnesses told the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality that subsidence from…
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