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Water agencies press for forecasting, recycled‑water rules and major infrastructure funding as subsidence risks grow
Summary
Department of Water Resources described new forecasting investments, requested state capacity to replace lost federal forecasting resources, sought implementation funding for SB31 recycled‑water rules, and warned that subsidence and Delta levee repairs could cost billions; senators discussed SB872 for long‑term subsidence and levee funding.
The Department of Water Resources told a Senate subcommittee it is investing in improved forecasting and asked the Legislature to backfill federal forecasting capacity while it implements recycled‑water rules and addresses long‑term infrastructure risks.
DWR Director Carla Namath said reservoirs were near 120% of average even as statewide snowpack fell well short of historical norms, and described a suite of forecasting improvements that incorporate soil moisture, geologic variability and modeling that better account for warming…
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