Blog: A Climate Resilience Bond must invest in California’s water future
… In the past 12 years, California has endured two multi-year droughts, including a stretch from 2020 to 2022 that was the state’s driest three-year period on record. California also experienced two of the wettest winters on record, fueled by a parade of atmospheric rivers that caused flooding in Santa Clara County and across the state. If we fail to invest in infrastructure now, we all will face serious challenges with disadvantaged communities bearing the worst through unaffordable water and increased flooding. That’s why Valley Water and the Association of California Water Agencies are advocating for a Climate Resilience Bond to be placed on the November ballot with two-thirds of the funding going to water infrastructure.
-Written by Rick Callender, Chief Executive Officer of Valley Water, and Dave Eggerton, Executive Director of the Association of California Water Agencies.