At the state and local level, ballot measures give voters an opportunity to influence policy and spending decisions. Several of those measures relate to water. There are fewer big-dollar measures in 2024 compared to past years. But many smaller considerations dot ballots from New Mexico and Minnesota to Colorado and California. Water infrastructure spending is a typical ballot question, and one that voters generally endorse. Three states and a handful of towns and counties will ask voters to approve funding measures for land conservation, water quality protection, and climate resilience. The biggest outlay would be in California, which has a $10 billion water and climate bond on the ballot.