Senate Concurrence on SB 872, a Water-infrastructure Measure Addressing Levees and Subsidence

Aug 20, 2026

Senators concurred in assembly amendments to SB 872, sponsored as a bipartisan bill to strengthen water-delivery infrastructure, including aging levees and canal subsidence; the measure advanced after an affirmative roll call.

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Senator McNerney presented SB 872 as a measure to protect California’s primary water delivery system by addressing aging levees and subsidence along canals that serve millions of Californians. "SB 8 72 protects California's primary water delivery system by addressing aging levees and by addressing subsidence along the canals," McNerney said on the floor.

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