New California laws hope to aid stormwater channel clearing after the flooding on Jan. 22
Two newly signed laws by Governor Gavin Newsom are intended to help city governments improve their readiness for major storms, similar to the one that hit San Diego in January. The water from that storm was too powerful for the city’s storm drainage system to handle. On Tuesday, as crews cleared brush and debris from an neighboring Encanto stormwater channel, Mayor Todd Gloria and Assembly Member David Alvarez praised the new state measures. Assembly Bill 3227, also known as the Streamlining Storm Water Channel Maintenance Act, will expedite routine maintenance of stormwater channels and facilities by eliminating administrative delays usually caused by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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