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PROTECTION AND YOU WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE GOOD MORNING THE
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THREE ZERO WE ARE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS IN- STREET
BUILDING. AND WE WILL FIRST
START BY ESTABLISHING A QUORUM
CONSULTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. BAKER HI BAKER I- HERE HERE
DOLLY. THE ONLY HERE REQUIRED.
IF QUORUM IS BEEN ESTABLISHED WE
WILL ON A SHORT ORDER BUSINESS
YEAR WITH THE DISCUSSION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL. AND LIKE TO
INVITE NAM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
UP.
THANK YOU WILL START WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW AND GO AHEAD
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THE
TECHNOLOGY WORK. YEAH GREAT
THANK YOU CAN. GOOD MORNING TURN
MEMBERS MY NAME IS FRANCESCA
DEGREE I ENDED UP- SERVICE THE
CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL AND WITH ME HERE TODAY
AS PRIME BROWN D. TNCS CHIEF
FISCAL OFFICER. IT'S A PLEASURE
TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE A BRIEF UPDATE WITH YOU ON
DGSE HER IMPLEMENTATION OF
TWENTY TWENTY ONE REFORM
MEASURES INCLUDING THE CLEAN UP
IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE. IN RESPONSE TO SOME
QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM
YOUR STOPPED LAST EVENING ALSO
INCLUDE AN UPDATE ON THE EXIDE
RESIDENTIAL CLEAN UP TO ADDRESS
A PENDING COMMUNITY SOIL STUDY
DISCUSSED BY THE L. A. TIMES. IN
THEM A BIGGER PATIENTS IF I GO
JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME SO
THAT I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
. SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE TSC
REFORMS IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE D.
TSC IS BEEN HARD AT WORK
REPRESENTING YOUR IMPLEMENTING
THE THEIR PROVISIONS WE WORK
COLLABORATIVE LEE WITH THE NEW
BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY TO
ENSURE IT HAS RESOURCES
NECESSARY TO MEET ITS MISSION
INCLUDING HIRING TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESS TO
LEGAL EXPERTISE. FOR THE PAST
YEAR A TEAM OF DTS THE ENGINEERS
AND SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN
DEDICATED TO THE RESEARCH AN OUT
REACH NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHICH IS DUE BY TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE
PLAN IS THE HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT REPORT. AND THIS WILL
PROVIDE DATA AND INFORMATION
ABOUT HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION
HOW WE MANAGE IT HOW WE TREAT IT
HOW WE DISPOSE OF IT. IN AND OUT
OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IT
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE
POLICY DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS AT
THE BOARD. WILL HAVE TO INFORM
DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL PLAN.
THE REPORT WILL BE THE RELEASE
THIS SPRING. IN THE MEANTIME THE
DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT APPROACH TO
WASTE MANAGEMENT. HAS ALSO
IMPROVED SINCE THE PASSAGE OF
ONE FIFTY EIGHT. WE'VE MADE
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON CLOSING
AND PREVENTING BACKLOGS. FOR
CONTINUED PERMITS OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS. DURING THAT TIME WE
ISSUED THIRTY THREE FINAL PERMIT
DECISIONS AND NOW WE'RE FOCUSED
ON THE LAST. OLDER AND MORE
COMPLICATED PERMIT DECISIONS
THEY'RE CURRENTLY SEVEN OF THESE
REMAINING. THE BEEN CONTINUE FOR
LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS AND WE'RE
PLANNING ON ISSUING DROPPED
DECISIONS FOR THEM ALL OF THEM
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
ADDITIONAL INSPECTION AND LEGAL
RESOURCES HAVE ALLOWED US TO
FOCUS OUR ENFORCEMENT OF METAL
RECYCLERS AND TRADERS AS WELL AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTERS.
PRECISELY BECAUSE THEY OPERATE
WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A
DISPARATE BURDEN OF MULTIPLE
SOURCES OF POLLUTION. WE
PRIORITIZE OUR WORK IN THESE
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE
MOST IN NEED OF OUR ATTENTION
AND RESOURCES. THE CLEANUP
INVIOLABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE WHICH WAS FAR FUNDED
AS PART OF REFORM INCLUDES FIVE
HUNDRED MILLION OVER THREE YEARS
TO FIND DTS SEES DISCOVERY
INVESTIGATION. AND CLEANUP OF
CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES IN
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. IT'S
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BOLDEST
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVES IN CALIFORNIA
HISTORY. WORK IS PRIORITISED IN
COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH CUMULATIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS AND
PROXIMITY TO SENSITIVE RECEPTORS
SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND ELDER CARE
FACILITIES. WE DO THIS BY
IDENTIFYING COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE A SCORE HIGHER THAN 75% IN
CALABAR SCREEN AS WELL AS AREAS
WITH HIGH AMOUNTS OF POLLUTION.
AND RURAL AREAS. ADDITIONALLY
DTS IS INTENTIONAL AND HOW IT
COORDINATES WITH TRIBES ON THIS
PROGRAM BECAUSE THE CALABAR
SCREEN TOOL DOES NOT ACCURATELY
REFLECT DATA WITH FEDERAL TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES. THAT OFFER EXCLUDES
THEM FROM THE IDENTIFICATION
PROCESS. THE INITIATIVE INCLUDES
A GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND RESPONSE
ACTION AT BROWN FIELD SITES AND
WORK DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITY
WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL
ECONOMIES. WITH THIS FUNDING
WE'VE ACCELERATED CLEANUP AT
TWENTY ONE ORPHAN SITES ISSUED
OVER SEVENTY FIVE MILLION IN
GRANT FUNDING AND IDENTIFIED A
HUNDRED TWELVE DRY CLEANING
SITES IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
THAT WILL UNDERGO ENVIRONMENTAL
SITE ASSESSMENTS. FINALLY I'D
LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN
UPDATE ON THE CLEAN UP OF
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SURROUNDING
THE FORMER EXIDE BATTERY
RECYCLING FACILITY. IN EAST LOS
ANGELES THIS PROJECT HAS GOTTEN
A LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTION LATELY
AND SO I WANT TO BE SURE I
ADDRESSED QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE
POSED. FOR CONTEXT I LIKE TO
CLARIFY THAT THE LA TIMES
INVESTIGATION THEY WROTE ABOUT
LAST MONTH IS BASED ON A STUDY
BEING CONDUCTED BY USC AND EAST
YARD COMMUTE EAST YARD
COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. DGSE APPRECIATES
COMMUNITY LED SCIENCE AND WANTS
TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO
PROTECT THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. UNTIL THE FULL STUDY
IS PUBLISHED IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR
US TO VERIFY THE DATA METHODS
AND STUDY DETAILS SUCH AS
SAMPLING LOCATIONS NECESSARY TO
FULLY VALIDATE THIS THE RESULTS
AND REPLICATE THE STUDY. SINCE
WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA DTC IS
WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOUR
OFFICES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
TO IDENTIFY AN ALTERNATIVE
APPROACH TO DETERMINING WHETHER
OR NOT THERE ARE UNEXPECTED HIGH
LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION LEFT AND
PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN
REMEDIATED. WHAT HAS BEEN MADE
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR IS THAT WE NEED
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE
INFORMATION WE PROVIDE ABOUT HOW
PROPERTIES ARE CLEANED. HOW
RESIDENTS AND HOMEOWNERS CAN
ENGAGE WITH US ON THE PROJECT.
AND HOW WE CAN BETTER
INCORPORATE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
INTO OUR DECISIONS. WE'RE
COMMITTED TO THAT WORK. AND WE
HELD TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS SINCE
THE L. A. TIMES STORY QUÉ STORY
CAME OUT. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF
LISTENING AND WE'VE MADE OUR
EXECUTIVE TEAM PROJECT EXPERTS
AVAILABLE TO CLARIFY INFORMATION
IN THE LETTERS OF COMPLETION
ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT
CONTRACTING AND LABOR ISSUES. WE
INTEND TO CONTINUE TO BE IN THE
COMMUNITY AND TO WORK WITH YOU
AND YOUR TEAMS AND LOCAL ELECTED
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO
DETERMINE THE BEST METHODS OF
ENGAGING AND COMMUNICATING WITH
RESIDENTS WHOSE HOMES ARE BEING
CLEANED. WE'VE ALSO SUSPENDED A
RECENT CONTRACT BID THAT WAS
SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON MARCH
TENTH. FROM NOW THROUGH APRIL
FOURTEENTH WE WILL EVALUATE
OPTIONS TO REFINE CONTRACTOR
SELECTION AND CONTRACT LANGUAGE
. BASED ON INPUT RECEIVED AN
UPCOMING COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND
ROUNDTABLES. WITH THE GOAL OF
RELEASING A NEW SOLICITATION IN
EARLY MAY. WITHOUT INPUT. AS OF
MARCH TENTH OVER FORTY FIVE
HUNDRED PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED AND THIS INCLUDES
SEVENTY SEVEN SCHOOLS PARKS AND
CHILD CARE FACILITIES. OUR
ACTIONS TO DATE HAVE BEEN GUIDED
BY THE PUBLICLY VETTED AND
APPROVED REMOVAL ACTION OR
CLEANUP PLAN. WHICH CONSISTENT
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AND
PRACTICE MANDATES QUICKLY
ADDRESSING THE MOST URGENT
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS AND
IMMEDIATE HARM RESULTING FROM
EXPOSURE TO LEAD CONTAMINATION.
CONFIRMATION SAMPLES ARE
COLLECTED AT EACH PROPERTY. BUT
IF CONDITIONS LIKE UTILITY LINES
OR TREES OR SUB. STRUCTURES OR
OTHER BARRIERS LIMIT OUR ABILITY
TO EXCAVATE TO DESIRE DEATHS. WE
CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL SAMPLING.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLEANUP PLAN
IS CERTIFIED BY DGSE STAFF
PRESENT IN THE FIELD. FOLLOWING
EXCAVATION ALL PROPERTIES ARE
BACK FILLED WITH CLEAN CERTIFIED
SOIL AND DETAIL OF THE WORK IS
DOCUMENTED IN THE LETTER OF
COMPLETION THAT IS SHARED WITH
PROPERTY OWNERS. RESIDENTS ARE
NOTIFIED OF CLEAN UP WORK
COMPLETION AND ANY BARRIERS TO
SOIL REMOVAL THROUGH ONE ON ONE
DISCUSSIONS WITH T. T. S. C.
STAFF. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING
TO MAKE THOSE LETTERS PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE
WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH A
MORE USER FRIENDLY DESIGN AND
CONTENT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS. THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN
PARKWAYS AUTHORIZATION TOTALED
SIX POINT FIVE MILLION MDT DGSE
USED ABOUT THREE MILLION OF THAT
TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE
FIRST PHASE WHICH WAS TO
INVESTIGATE ALL OF THE ROUGHLY
EIGHT THOUSAND PARCELS. IN
SPRING OF TWENTY TWENTY THE
STATE WAS FACING A VERY LARGE
MULTI YEAR BUDGET DEFICIT A
FIFTY FOUR BILLION BECAUSE OF
COVERT. THE DECISION TO REVERT
THE REMAINING FUNDS WAS MADE AS
PART OF THE MAY REVISION
PROCESS. FURTHER TWENTY TWENTY
TWENTY TWENTY ONE BUDGET.
HOWEVER WORK HAS BEEN ONGOING ON
THE PARKWAY'S SINCE COMPLETION
OF THE SAMPLING IN TWENTY TWENTY
THE DATA HAS BEEN ANALYZED AND
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT WAS
DEVELOPED WITH IMPACT WITH INPUT
FROM IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. THE
FINAL DRAFT HEALTH RISK
ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN
TWENTY TWENTY TWO WITH
RECOMMENDED CLEAN UP OF THE
PARKWAYS TO EIGHTY PARTS PER
MILLION. THIS ASSESSMENT HELPED
US TO DETERMINE THAT CLEANUP
WILL COST APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY
MILLION DOLLARS AN AMOUNT FAR
EXCEEDING THE REMAINING. THREE
MILLION AVAILABLE IN THE INITIAL
APPROPRIATION. WORKING ALONGSIDE
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND WITH
YOU YOUR COLLEAGUES AND YOUR
STAFF TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE
COST OF PARKWAY'S CLEAN UP. DID
YOU SEE IN CALLIE PA LAST YEAR
REQUESTED THAT THE EXCITED
RESIDENTIAL AND FACILITY
CLEANUPS BE LISTED ON THE
NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST WHICH
WOULD DESIGNATE THEM AS A
SUPERFUND SITE. WE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH USEPA TO PROVIDE
ALL DATA NECESSARY FOR THEIR
ASSESSMENT AND WE EXPECT A
DECISION TO BE MADE BY TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE. FINALLY I'D LIKE TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT
CONTAMINATION OUTSIDE OF THE
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AREA
ALSO KNOWN AS PI A WHICH IS A
ONE POINT SEVEN MILE RADIUS
SURROUNDING THE FORMER FACILITY
. DGSE IS CONCERNED ABOUT LAND
OF LEAD CONTAMINATION IN
COMMUNITIES ALL OVER CALIFORNIA.
WE OFTEN FIND HIGH LEVELS OF
CONTAMINATION IN HIGHLY
INDUSTRIALIZED COMMUNITIES DUE
TO MULTIPLE AND LARGELY UNDER
TROUBLE SOURCES OF LEAD FROM
GASOLINE LED THE LEAD BASED
PAINT AND OTHER SOURCES. THESE
CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN PREVALENT
FOR WELL OVER A CENTURY NOW IN
THE WORK NEEDED TO DEAL WITH
THAT LEGACY IS MONUMENTAL. FOR
THE X. A PROJECT IN PARTICULAR
THE ONE POINT SEVEN MILE RADIUS
WAS USED AS A PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION AREA TO ATTRIBUTE
LEAD TO EXCITES ACTIVITIES. NGTC
DETERMINED THAT AREA BY LOOKING
OUT. TRANSECTS OVER ABOUT A FORM
A MILE RADIUS SURROUNDING EXIDE
. USING DOMINANT WIND PATTERNS
AND- LET DISBURSEMENT MODELS AND
GROUND MEASUREMENTS TO COME UP
WITH A ONE POINT THREE TO ONE
POINT SEVEN MILE RADIUS TO BEGIN
THE WORK WE CHOSE THE ONE POINT
SEVEN IS THE MOST CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE. AFTER THE CURRENT
FUNDING IS EXHAUSTED OVER TWO
THOUSAND PROPERTIES WITHIN THE
ONE POINT SEVEN MILE PIAA WILL
STILL NEED TO BE CLEANED UP. AND
USEPA WILL EVALUATE THE
APPROPRIATENESS OF THE ONE POINT
SEVEN MILES AND ASSESS THE NEED
TO EXTENDED DURING THE APPEAL
PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY- HANDED OVER TO BRIAN TO
PRESENT THE B. C. P. ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
OKAY WE HAD A LITTLE DISCUSSION
HERE FIRST SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND
THEN FORGET TO- THE ISSUE TWENTY
EIGHT- THE QUESTION CENTER. YEAH
WELL. SERVICER DOLLY SO. IN
TALKING ABOUT THE EXCITED TO AND
THE- SO I'M NEED A LITTLE HELP
HERE ON THE BUDGET SIDE OF IT
BECAUSE WE PASSED. I DON'T
REMEMBER THE NUMBER THE BILL BUT
IT WAS- CRISTINA GARCIA IN A IN
A TAX ON. ON BATTERIES THEY WENT
TO THAT PROGRAM AND WHAT WHAT
WAS THE AMOUNT OF THAT RESOURCE
THAT WAS AVAILABLE THROUGH THAT
TAX. GOOD MORNING HUNDRED DOLLAR
BRIAN BROWN CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER FOR DDS. SO YOU'RE RIGHT
THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN
THE LEAD ACID BATTERY. TAX OR TO
TAXES ONE ON- THE PURCHASE AND
ONE ON THE MANUFACTURE THOSE
WERE INCREASE FROM ONE DOLLAR TO
TWO DOLLARS IN THE MOST RECENT
BILL. AND THAT WENT INTO EFFECT
IN TWENTY TWENTY TO BE CURRENTLY
PROJECTED THAT REVENUE WILL COME
IN ABOUT FORTY MILLION DOLLARS
ANNUALLY. SO IT DID YOU TAKE
THAT EQUATION INTO YOUR
BUDGETING PROCESS BECAUSE THAT
WAS REALLY IDENTIFIED TO DO. THE
CLEANUP AT EXIDE ON TOP OF THAT
I THINK WE PUT IN. UP FRONT
MONIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE.
AT SOME POINT RECOUPED FROM THAT
THE ON THE BATTERY SO WE FRONT
LOADED AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE
AMOUNT BUT IT WAS. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET THE
PRODUCT TO GET THE CLEAN UP
STARTED. SO WE ARE CERTAINLY
TAKING A LOOK AT THE LEAD ACID
BATTERY FUND AS A POTENTIAL-
OPTION FOR PURSUING- MONIES FOR
CLEANUP OF PARKWAYS AND WE'RE
ALSO. AND THINKING ABOUT
POTENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING
SOURCES WHEN YOU SAY PARKWAYS
ARE YOU YOU'RE NOT. TALKING
ABOUT THE EXIDE CLEANUP YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT JUST WHAT WHERE IS
THIS WHERE THE PARK WAS AT OKAY-
SO THE PARKWAY IS OUR LAND- THIS
THIS IS A PLAN THAT WOULD BE
BETWEEN- MAYBE A RESIDENT. AND
THE STREET OR IT COULD BE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET THESE ARE.
OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS
BUT- ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL
AREAS IN THE EXITE FOOTPRINT IN
THE EXCITED FOOT PRINT. OKAY SO
I. YOU KNOW. ARE YOU ASKING THEM
FOR GENERAL FUND SO THE GENERAL
FUND IS IT IS ARE THEY ARE YOU
ARE YOU ASKING FOR GENERAL FUND
TO. MOVE FORWARD ARE YOU GOING
TO USE THE IDENTIFIED FEES THAT
WE- THAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED
TO FUND THE PROJECT WE ARE WE
ARE NOT YET YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT
PROPOSING ANY GENERAL FUND- USE
FOR CLEAN UP OF THESE PARKWAYS
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES AT FINANCING WITH
YOUR STAFF TO IDENTIFY
APPROPRIATE FUNDING SOURCES FOR.
ISN'T THAT APPROPRIATE FUNDING
THE FUNDING THAT THE LEGISLATURE
FIRST UP. FRONT PUT UP TO GET
STARTED AND THEN SECOND WAS THE
FEE ON THE ON THE- LEAD ACID
BATTERIES SO THAT THE
LEGISLATURE PUT UP FUNDING
INITIALLY TO CLEAN UP
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. AND WE
FOCUSED ON RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES BECAUSE- THE GOAL IS
TO REMOVE THE PATHWAY OF
EXPOSURE TO THE MOST SENSITIVE
RECEPTORS AND PEOPLE SPEND MOST
OF THEIR TIME ON THEIR IN THEIR
HOMES. IN ON THEIR PROPERTIES
AND SO THAT WAS THE GOAL
INITIALLY IS TO DRESS THAT
HIGHEST- POTENTIAL RISK. SO IT
PARKWAYS WERE INCLUDED IN THE
ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION- THE
PARKWAYS HADN'T BEEN EVALUATED
AT THAT POINT WE SUBSEQUENTLY
RECEIVED SOME FUNDING TO BEGIN
THAT EVALUATION WE COULD
FINALIZE THAT EVALUATION IN
TWENTY TWENTY TO. ESTIMATED THE
COST OF CLEANING UP THOSE
PARKWAYS AND NOW ARE WORKING
WITH OUR PARTNERS AT FINANCE TO
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNDING
SOURCES BUT AT THIS POINT WE ARE
NOT PROPOSING A GENERAL FUND-
REQUEST FOR THAT. OKAY SO- STE I
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ON THE
FUNDING SOURCE BECAUSE IT'S SO
AND WHAT'S THE RISK. FOR THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET I MEAN.
TYPICALLY I KNOW MOST. PEOPLE
ARE PLAYING OR WORKING IN OR
WATER WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE STREET. SO WHAT'S THE RISK
TO THE COMMUNITY- WITH YOUR-
RESEARCH THAT YOU DID WELL THE
HIGHEST RISK TO THE COMMUNITY IS
OBVIOUSLY THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES
YEAH. SO AM BUT WHAT WE DID DO A
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT WITH A
LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT WHICH
GATHERS INFORMATION ABOUT HOW
COMMUNITY. USES ENTRANCE VERSES
THOSE PARKWAYS AND THAT'S WHY
THE EIGHTY PARTS PER MILLION WAS
DETERMINED TO BE- YOU KNOW AN
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CLEANUP
REMEMBERED THERE'S NO REAL SAFE
FLOOD YOU KNOW- EXPOSURE YOU
KNOW THERE'S NO REAL ST STE SAFE
LEVEL OF. LEAD EXPOSURE AND SO-
THE EIGHTY PARTS PER MILLION WAS
DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT IT'S
IT IS AT THE HIGHEST RISK GIVEN
THAT THERE ARE PROPERTY STILL
NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP. I MEAN
THAT IS THAT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN
OUR FOCUS BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE LEAVE THIS
COMMUNITY IN A SAFE YOU KNOW
STATUS AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO
REMEDIATE YOU KNOW ALL THAT THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS.
FACILITY AND THEN I HAVE TO
ANOTHER FOLLOW UP ON THAT SO ARE
THE ARE THE FUNDS COMING IN
FROM. FROM THE- CORPORATIONS OR
COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY. CAUSED
THE DAMAGE THAT WAS ONE OF THE
BIG- YOU KNOW DEBATE THAT WE HAD
IS THAT WHY IS THE PUBLIC ON THE
HOOK FOR- WITHIN MY MIND WAS
VERY. HORRIBLE PUBLIC POLICY AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL WHO ALLOW THESE-
CONTAMINATED TO CONTINUE TO
CONTAMINATE AND THEY WERE
GETTING PERMITS AND IT WAS
REALLY SHADY STUFF GOING ON. AND
WHAT HOW MUCH ACCOUNTABILITY OF
THEY- BEEN ABLE TO PUT FORTH I
KNOW THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE
OUT OF BUSINESS AND GONE AND IT
CHANGED HANDS MANY TIMES AND-
THE LIABILITY. LEFT SOME OF IT
BUT THERE STILL WAS AN
OPERATING- THE SMELL THERE I
BELIEVE WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING
HOW WE WERE GONNA TAKE CARE OF
THE ISSUE. RIGHT SO X. Y. X. I
DID FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY AND A
FEDERAL COURT DID ALLOW THEM TO
DISCHARGE THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
NEVER THE LESS AND WE ARE
PURSUING ALL POTENTIAL-
RESPONSIBLE PARTIES FOR THE COST
AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEGALLY
PURSUE A POTENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE COST OF
THE SCREEN AND WE'LL HAS THERE
BEEN ANY. AVAILABLE FUNDS THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF THAT
PROCESS WE HAVE NOT YET. SECURED
ANY ANY SETTLEMENT MONIES OUT OF
THAT PROCESS. OKAY THAT'S REALLY
SAD BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE
DAY. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT
GOVERN THAT ALLOWED THEM TO.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF POLITICS QUITE
FRANKLY AND THAT WERE LEFT
HOLDING THE COMMUNITY NUMBER ONE
IS GETTING DAMAGED NUMBER TWO.
THERE THEY CLAIM BANKRUPTCY AND
EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TO PICK UP
THE TAB SO PRESSURED ABOUT THAT
I WANNA MOVE ON BEFORE WE GO TO
THIS. DISCUSSION ITEM TWENTY
EIGHT I WANTED TO. LET'S TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT- THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES. AS READINESS
FOR THE ACT TERRORISM INVOLVING
TALK TOXIC ANIMALS ADDITIONALLY
THE PROGRAM MITIGATES OFF
HIGHWAY HAZARDOUS WASTE BILLS IN
RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS WASTE.
CONTAMINATION RESULTING FROM
ILLEGAL DRUG LABORATORY SO I
WANTED TO THAT'S RIGHT WE REALLY
WANT TO FOCUS IS ON. BILL
ILLEGAL DRUG LABORATORIES AND I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT- DTS SEES
ROLE. IN ILLEGAL. SO UP WITH THE
BIG CHALLENGE WE HAVE IN THE
NORTH STATE AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE
AS WELL. IS WITH THE MARIJUANA
GROWS THAT ARE- SO YOU REGULATE.
THIS IS A FRUSTRATION AS A
LEGISLATORS THAT YOU YOU HAVE
COOPER AS ANY OF ALL THE
BUILDINGS TO. TO PUT FEES. AND
TAXES ON PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY ARE
ABIDING BY THE LAW SO IF YOU'RE-
SELLING- BROWN UP IN CALIFORNIA.
YOU TAX THEM FOR AND THEN THAT
MONEY GOES BACK TO THE PROGRAM
IS IT HELPS PAY FOR THE
REGULATION. IN AN ILLEGAL
SITUATION THERE IS NO. THERE IS
NO BASIS FOR- THE PEOPLE TO GO
OUT AND DO THE WORK BUT WE HAVE
A HUGE- LIABILITY OR RISK TO.
LOCAL AGENCIES AND PEOPLE THAT
ARE LIVING IN THESE AREAS AND
THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT ABILITY
BECAUSE THEY'RE LEGAL SO- IN MY
CASE I'M A FARMER AND WE USE.
LOTS OF- CHEMICALS AND WE USE
FERTILIZERS AND WE USE WATER.
AND I'M REGULATED BY DEPARTMENT
BAG AND RELATED BY DGSE I'M
REGULATED ON ALL THOSE PRODUCTS.
BUT UPSTREAM FOR ME THERE'S A
MARIJUANA GROW WHO'S JUST USING
ALL KINDS OF CHEMICALS THAT ARE
. LABELED IN CALIFORNIA AND
THEY'RE JUST DOING IT THEY'RE
JUST THEY'RE BRINGING A MAN FROM
WHEREVER AND THEY'RE POLLUTING
THE SOURCE BUT- THERE'S NO
ENFORCEMENT- NO NO SO YOU HAVE
THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT YOU
HAVE FISHING GAME. AND I'VE AND
I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE OTHER-
COMMITTEES THAT WE HEAR THAT ARE
PART OF THAT SCENARIO BUT DGSE
IS THE AREN'T HOUSING FORCE ME
TO DO SOMETHING AS WELL SO
WHAT'S YOUR ROLE. IN THE
BUILDING TO GO AFTER ILLEGAL
PEOPLE WHO ARE ARE NOT ABIDING
BY THE LAWS AND THAT'S EXACTLY
KIND OF THE SAME SCENARIO WE
HAVE THE EXCITED BASICALLY. THEY
WERE A COMPLYING WITH OUR LAWS
AND NOW WE'RE STUCK. IN THAT YOU
GO AFTER THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A
PERMIT. AND IF THEY DON'T IF
THEY DON'T ABIDE BY YOUR RULES
YOU TAKE THEIR PRIMARY FINAL. SO
THE GOOD GUY- SOMETIMES
MISTAKENLY MAKES A MISTAKE AND
YOU END UP GETTING FINE YOU
PENALIZE HIM. BUT THERE IS NO
PENALTY FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS
ILLEGAL AND WE DON'T PUT ANYBODY
IN JAIL ANYMORE WE DON'T DO
ANYTHING AND IT'S DESTROYING. R.
O. AQUIFER'S AND OUR STREAMS AND
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR
WILDLIFE. AND THERE'S NO THERE'S
NO TEETH IN THIS PROGRAM TO BE
ABLE TO GO OUT FOR THOSE ILLEGAL
PEOPLE SO WHAT'S THE INCENTIVE
TO GET A PERMIT IN THE FIRST
PLACE. IF THERE'S NO WAY TO LIKE
ACTUALLY IN FOR SOMETHING. WHAT
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
QUESTION IT'S VERY TIMELY AND I
AGREE THAT. SHARE YOUR CONCERNS.
ABOUT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND THE
IMPACT EARNED ON OUR
ENVIRONMENT. SB ONE FIFTY EIGHT
DID PROVIDE DGSE WITH ADDITIONAL
INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES AND
THAT'S TO HIRE. WE HAVE SWORN
PEACE OFFICERS IN AND DGSE WERE
THE ONLY- BOARD DEPARTMENT
OFFICE UNDER KELLY P. THAT HOUSE
FOR PEACE OFFICERS. AND SO WITH
THAT WE ARE ARE FEELING THE
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS YOU
PROVIDED US WITH THAT FUNDING.
SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL
HELP WITH SOME OF OUR BORDER
CONTROL WORK WERE SOME OF THE
PESTICIDE IS COMING IN- WE WORK
COOPERATIVELY WITH- HOMELAND
SECURITY AND IN BORDER CONTROL
TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON HOW TO.
BEST IDENTIFY. YOU KNOW THE
MECHANISMS THAT'S BEING THAT ARE
BEING USED TO. BRING ILLEGAL
PESTICIDE INTO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT ALSO IS
GOING TO GIVE US ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO PARTNER WITH
FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO DO MORE
INSPECTIONS AND TO YOU KNOW TO
BRING THESE- THESE SITUATIONS-
TO ACCOUNT AND TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE SO I THINK THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IS A GOOD
START. I THINK THE WHOLE PROBLEM
NEEDS TO BE TAKEN A LOOK AT IT
MORE HOLISTICALLY AND BECAUSE I
DON'T THINK THEY'RE TO YOUR
POINT THERE IS A SUFFICIENT
AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO THE
PROBLEM. TO WHEN HAVE YOU HIRED
UP THOSE THOSE- PEACE OFFICERS
WE HAVEN'T FILLED ALL THOSE
POSITIONS AT- HIRING OF PEACE
OFFICERS IS A VERY LENGTHY
PROCESS IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO
BRING HIM ON- AND SO WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROCESS
RECRUITING IN FILLING THOSE
POSITIONS NOW. WELL I HAVE THE
ABILITY BE HERE FOR ONE MORE
YEAR IF THE SENATE ALLOWS ME TO
STAY ON THIS COMMITTEE. AND I BY
NEXT YEAR I WANT TO REPORT ON
HOW MANY ACTUALLY FORSMAN- SO S.
B. WHAT WAS THE BILL ONE DECENT
ONE FIFTY EIGHT WHICH IS FISCAL
AND GOVERNANCE REFORM BUT WENT
INTO LAW WHEN YOU TO GO INTO
LAW. TWENTY TWENTY ONE SO WE SO
IT'S BEEN NOW TWO YEARS THAT YOU
HAVE YOU FOR HOW MANY. THOSE OR
SIMILAR ACTIONS HAVE YOU TAKEN
THOSE POSITIONS WERE ESTABLISHED
IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEE
STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THEM AND
SO. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF
RECRUITING TO BACK FILL THOSE
POSITIONS- TO FILL THOSE
POSITIONS. ISSUE- I HAVE THE
STATS ON MANY WE BUT A IT'S
ABOUT A YEAR LONG PROCESS TO
FILL PEACE OFFICER POSITIONS SO.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF TIME
SO AND THEN DO YOU. DO YOU SEE
THE BUILDING TO BE ABLE TO. DO
THAT NOT JUST THE BORDER WORK
BUT THE WORK THAT'S IN THE STATE
THAT IS FOR THESE ILLEGAL
OPERATIONS THAT ARE. USUALLY
IMPACT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE
YOU GOING TO BE A- FOCUSED ON-
THE PLACES WHERE WE HAVE WATER
WAYS AND WE HAVE VIOLATIONS OF
TOXIC MATERIALS. MANY OF THESE
RESOURCES WERE DESIGNATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR INVESTIGATIONS
AND BONOBO COMMUNITIES BUT- I
WOULD EXPECT OUR- ABILITY TO.
HANDLE MORE INSPECTIONS IN THE
TYPE OF AREAS THAT YOU'RE
REFERRING TO INCREASE WITH THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. HOW MUCH
IT CAN INCREASE ITS STILL UP TO
SEEN WHAT THE WORKLOAD IS- AND
IT MAY BE THAT WILL HAVE TO ASK
FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO
MANAGE. THAT EFFECTIVELY BUT WE
MANAGE THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OTHER STATE AND LOCAL AND
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WE DON'T
INDEPENDENTLY GO OUT. ON OUR OWN
BECAUSE IT'S THE COMBINATION OF
DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES THAT MAKES
IT SO THAT WE CAN. PURSUE ACTION
AND WE TYPICALLY HAND OVER. YOU
KNOW OUR EVIDENCE OR WE WORK IN
COLLABORATION WITH THOSE WHO
TAKE THESE CASES TO. COURT YOU
KNOW IN AND PROSECUTE. BUT YOU
ACTUALLY DON'T GO OUT AND
ENFORCE ON SO. I'LL JUST GIVE
YOU A SCENARIO SO WE HAVE.
ILLEGAL GROWS SISKIYOU COUNTY IS
ONE OF THE- WE HAVE WE HAVE BY
THE WAY WE HAVE SALMON SPAWNING
IN THE STREAMS. ALL RIGHT AND WE
HAVE. ILLEGAL PEOPLE TAKING
BULLDOZERS AND TAKING THE WATER
NUMBER ONE AND THEN USING. ALL
KINDS OF ILLEGAL HERBICIDES AND
PESTICIDES. TO MANAGE THEIR
GROSS SO WITH THE LOCAL SHERIFF
IS VERY LIMITED IN THIS SAME
SCENARIO WITH HIS LAW
ENFORCEMENT WE HAD THE AG'S
OFFICE ACTUALLY OUT. WENT AND
BLEW THEM OVER THE PROBLEMS WE
HAVE. AND I'VE AND I PUSHED ON
THE- RESOURCES AGENCY TO COME UP
WITH YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE PLAN
HERE BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE
DAY. IT'S YEAH AND AS A PRODUCER
IS SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE ABILITY
TO BE FINED AND YOU KNOW TAKEN
TO COURT WHICH THEY DO THEY DO
THAT ALL THE TIME TO THE GUY
THAT OWNS THE GAS STATION. THEY
GO AFTER HIM. FULL FORCE
BINDING. N. HERE UP HERE YOU
KNOW. A QUARTER MILE AWAY IS
ILLEGAL GROW DOING. MORE DAMAGE
THAN THE GUY THAT'S ACTUALLY
TRYING TO GET THE JOB DONE AND
TRUST MY CONSTITUENTS AND MY
PRODUCERS. ARE FRUSTRATED AT THE
SAME TIME THERE'S PEOPLE OUT
THERE THEY'RE ARMED. AND THEY'RE
PROTECTING THEIR GROSS. AND SO
LAW ENFORCEMENT GOES AFTER THE
GUY OR YOU SHOW UP TO THE GUY
THAT YOU KNOW BEEN IN A RANCH IN
THE- IN THE GAS STATION OR
FIXING SOME IS CAR. AND THERE'S
NO ABILITY TO GO AFTER THE GUY
THAT'S SITTING OUT THERE WITH IT
A. K. FORTY SEVEN TRYING TO
PROTECT HIS GROW. HE'S POLLUTING
AND DID AND DAMAGING THE
ENVIRONMENT. A LOT MORE. THAN
ANY THE GUY ANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE
SO THERE'S A- THERE'S SOMEWHERE
THERE HAS TO BE. WHEN YOU TALK
ABOUT THE COORDINATION AND I'VE
HAD ALL THE AGE THEY'VE THEY'VE
BEEN FROM HAVE ASKED ABOUT IT
EVERY TIME. AND WE STILL TO THIS
DAY DON'T GET VERY MUCH THANK
GOD THE PRICE OF MARIJUANA IS
GOING DOWN BECAUSE OTHER STATES
ARE NOW LEGALIZING IT. AND IT'S
HARDER TO MAKE A LIVING AT IT
WHICH IS HELPFUL. BUT IT IS ARE
STILL. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
ILLEGAL GROWS. AND MANUFACTURING
NOT ONLY OF MARIJUANA BUT- MATH
LABS WHICH YOU TALK ABOUT IN
HERE. WE HAVE TO COORDINATE SO
I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO WORK
WITH. YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE
OTHER AGENCIES. THAT- ARE HAVE A
PART TO PLAY IN THIS. THANK YOU
FOR THAT AND I'M I AM VERY
INTERESTED IN HAVING FOLLOW UP
DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU AND YOUR
STAFF ON HOW WE CAN DO A BETTER
JOB- I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT
NOW I WILL BE ASKING NEXT YEAR
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE SECOND
YEAR. OF I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY
FORCING SHE GOT YOU DONE. OUT ON
THE GROUND BECAUSE- I HAVEN'T
SEEN ANY YET I'M ANYBODY
ANYBODY. AND EXCEPT FOR A LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO. HAS IS
STRAPPED. I MEAN IT EITHER HAVE
THE SAME PROBLEM TRYING TO FIND
DEPUTIES. ADDED ON AND FISHING
GAME IS IN THE SAME OR WARDENS
WHO GO OUT AND DO THE- INITIAL.
WORK WITH OUR COUNTIES- THERE'S
DROPPED AS WELL AND THIS IS IT'S
NOT FAIR IT'S NOT RIGHT IT'S NOT
FAIR. AND WE PUNISH THE PEOPLE
WHO TRY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND
WE DON'T PUNISH PEOPLE WHO ARE
DEFINITELY DOING IT WRONG I
DON'T CARE. AND IT'S INCENTIVE
TO NOT GET A PERMIT. AT THE END
OF THE DAY BECAUSE- IF YOU
HAPPEN TO GET CAUGHT. OKAY
NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU.
AND THERE'S NO ABILITY EVEN THEN
THEY JUST BELIEVED LIKE EXCITED
THEY JUST FILE BANKRUPTCY
RELIEF. GO BACK TO THE COUNTRY
THAT THEY CAME FROM THAT THERE
I'M CITIZENS ALL THESE FOLKS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU I
APPRECIATE YOUR- COMMENTS. THANK
YOU BACK TO EXCITED IN A- YOUR
QUESTION CENTER DOLLARS OF THIS.
HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE I WAS HERE-
I WANTED TO. YOU MENTIONED CAN
YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY THAT SOME
RIGHT. BECAUSE OF BEEN. UNHAPPY
WITH THE OUTREACH COMMUNITY
OUTREACH- THAT'S BEEN DONE BY
THE AGENCY. AND IN PARTICULAR IS
A WORKSHOP I THINK IT'S LAST
WEEK WHERE- THE- VERY FEW KEY
MEMBERS SHOWED UP AND- POLICE
WAS THE AVERAGE WAS INADEQUATE
SO. WHAT HOW IS D. T. S. C.
IMPROVING OUTREACH FOR THE NEXT
WORKSHOP. SO WE ARE ARE WORKING
WITH YOU KNOW FACILITATORS WERE
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. TO IDENTIFY.
BETTER WAYS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY
AND THAT'S TO BE IN THE- IN
COMMUNITY MORE FREQUENTLY TO BE
THERE IN WAYS THAT ARE MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO THEM- AND TO
LEARN. FROM PAST EXPERIENCES AND
EVERY TIME WE'RE OUT WE SHOULD
BE LEARNING. HOW TO DO IT
BETTER- AND SO WE HAVE SOME
DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT WERE
IN THE PLANNING STAGES NOW ABOUT
HOW WE TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC
TOPICS HOW WE GATHER
INFORMATION. AND IT'S ALL GOING
TO BE PART OF AN INTERNSHIP
PROCESS THROUGH A LEARNING
PROCESS WHERE WE GET BETTER AND
BETTER AS WE- SIT AND LISTEN. TO
HOW COMMUNITY NEEDS- TO RECEIVE
INFORMATION AND YOU KNOW HOW WE
CAN ENGAGE IN WAYS THAT ARE
CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO ATTEND.
OKAY WELL THANK YOU I MEAN I'LL
BE WATCHING MY COLLEAGUES TO BE
WATCHING AT TO MAKE SURE THE
COMMUNITY IT REALLY DOES FEEL
PROPERLY ENGAGE NOT PROCESS.
GIVE EXETER DOLLARS QUESTION
WHAT WHAT DOES IT TAKE A YEAR TO
HIGHER IS THAT THAT THERE. IS A
LACK OF APPLICANTS OR IS IT
OTHER APPLICANTS IS TAKES A YEAR
WELL IT IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY
DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT FOR
CLASSIFICATION ACROSS ALL STATE
AGENCIES- BUT ALSO IT'S JUST THE
PROCESS OF- GETTING THROUGH THE
TRAINING AND THE BACKGROUND
CHECKS AND ALL OF THAT THAT GOES
ONLY TRAINED IRENE. IT WOULD BE
TRAINING WILL HAPPEN AFTER
THEY'RE HIRED RIGHT. BUT IT'S-
PART OF THE PROCESS OF LOOKING
DOING THE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND
EVERYTHING THAT GOES. INTO THAT
TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME. YEAH
JUST FEELS A SHOULDN'T TAKE MUCH
TIME- AND I'M SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
SAYING THIS IS A PROBLEM AND
OTHER- AREAS THAT THERE MAY BE
STANDARD FOR SUMMER STATE AND WE
ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING AT WAYS TO
STREAMLINE IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN
WE'RE CONDUCTING- RECRUITMENT
FAIRS AND- OUTREACH TO BACK FILL
TO GET THESE POSITIONS FILLED AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE JUST WE
JUST KNOW THAT OUR SISTER
AGENCIES STRUGGLE WITH THE IDEA
OF REQUIREMENTS ONE THING I
UNDERSTAND BUT- AND MORE FOR
STRANGERS ARE ARE. YOU KNOW
ACROSS THE STATE- SO WITH
APPROVAL RISING IF WE HAVE AN
APPLICANT I MEAN BACKGROUND
CHECKS ARE DONE. THE PRIVATE
SECTOR IN COUPLE DAYS RIGHT SO-
MAYBE THAT'S MY FAULT ACROSS
AGENCIES AND LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
DO THAT HIRING FASTER ABSOLUTELY
YUP. OKAY LET'S MOVE ON TO YOU-
ISSUE TWENTY EIGHT- INSTAGRAM BY
2% YEAH AGAIN GOOD MORNING BRIAN
BROWN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
FOR D. T. S. C. A YES ISSUE
NUMBER TWENTY ON YOUR AGENDA IS
STAFF SUPPORT FOR EXPEDITED
CLEANUP OF NATIONAL PRIORITIES
LIST SITE. WE ARE REQUESTING ONE
POINT FOUR MILLION ON AN ONGOING
BASIS FROM THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACCOUNT. TO SUPPORT SIX
NEW POSITIONS AND OUR SITE
MITIGATION AND RESTORATION
PROGRAM. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT
WE WILL BE SEEKING FEDERAL
REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE COSTS
THROUGH THE MULTI SITE
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT OR MISC-
GRANT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF
THESE POSITIONS IS TO WORK WITH
THE U. S. EPA REGION NINE OUR
PARTNER THERE TO EXPEDITE THE
PROJECTS ON THE NATIONAL
PRIORITIES LIST OR NPL OR
SUPERFUND SITE. WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH USEPA ON THE ASSESSMENT OF
SITES REMEDY SELECTION AND READY
TO DESIGN PHASES FOR PROJECTS ON
THE NPL LIST. USEPA IS
XCELERATED IN THE PACE AT WHICH
THEY ARE HIRING STAFF IN MOVING
NPL PROJECTS TO THE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT NEW
FUNDING AVAILABLE. FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE WANT
TO ASK FOR THESE POSITIONS IN
ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KEEP
PACE WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN KEEP THE PROJECT ON
PACE. AND COMPLETED ON THE TIME
FRAME THAT U. S. EPA HAS
IDENTIFIED. IN PARTICULAR YOU
WANT TO FOCUS ON A PRIORITY
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY U. S. EPA
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
WITH THE INTENTION OF GETTING
THEM SHOVEL READY BY TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE WHICH WILL MAKE THEM
ELIGIBLE FOR BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDING
THAT'LL BENEFIT THE STATE WILL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A
MOMENT. ULTIMATELY THE APPROVAL
OF THIS BC PEOPLE HAVE THREE
MAJOR BENEFITS FOR THE STATE.
THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
THAT'S GONNA ALLOW THE STATE
USEPA TAKE CELEBRATE THE CLEAN
UP OF SOME OF THE MOST
CONTAMINATED SITES IN
CALIFORNIA. THESE ARE SITES THAT
CONTAIN ARSENIC LEAD MERCURY AND
OTHER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. THE
INCREASE THE RISK OF CANCER
REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS AND OTHER
ILLNESSES THE BY ACCELERATING
THESE PROJECTS TO THE
CONSTRUCTION PHASE WILL BE ABLE
TO INCREASE THE PROTECTION OF
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE
ENVIRONMENT SOONER THAN WOULD
OTHERWISE OCCUR. THEY ALSO
SIGNIFICANT- NEAR TERM FISCAL
BENEFITS TO THIS PROPOSAL.
NORMALLY STATES ARE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE A 10% MATCH ON THE
CONSTRUCTION COST FOR NPL
PROJECTS. A COST TO THE STATE
THE CAN BE MILLIONS OR EVEN.
TENS OF MILLION DOLLARS ON THE
VERY LARGE COMPLEX PROJECTS.
HOWEVER THE BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW PROVIDED
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
TO BENEFIT STATES INCLUDING THE
WAIVER OF THAT 10% MATCH. ON THE
PROJECT THAT CAN BE SHOVEL READY
BY TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. SO BY
FOCUSING IN THE NEAR TERM ON
THOSE EIGHT PRIORITY PROJECTS IN
PARTICULAR WE WILL BE ABLE SAVE
THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
MATCH COST. IN FACT WE ESTIMATE
THAT WILL SAVE TEN MILLION
DOLLARS JUST ON THE FIRST TWO
PROJECTS IN THE QUEUE. LASTLY A
WE DO THINK THERE LONGER TERM
FISCAL BENEFITS TO THIS PROPOSAL
THAT BECAUSE- ULTIMATELY AS
PROJECT MOVED TO THE OPERATION
THE MAINTENANCE PHASE. THEY THE
STATE IS REQUIRED TO BEAR ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT. OF THE COST AND
SO BY HAVING DTS THE STAFF
AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH U. S.
EPA. ON THE REMEDY SELECTION AND
DESIGN PHASES WILL BE ABLE TO
ENSURE THAT THE STATE'S LONGER
TERM FISCAL INTERESTS. ARE TAKEN
INTO CONSIDERATION AND
INCORPORATED IN THOSE FINAL
DECISIONS IN THE PLANNING
PROCESS. THAT HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. OR WHAT'S
YOUR FROM LA- I'M GOING TO
MISTER CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THANK MINUTES AT THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE-
OUR OFFICE HAS NO CONCERNS WITH
THE PROPOSAL AND WE FIND IT
REASONABLE FOR THE AUGMENTATION
FOR DTS YOU TO GO AFTER
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS AND
POTENTIALLY REDUCE OUT YOUR COST
FOR THE STATE. OKAY THANK YOU
AND TO OUR FINANCE. ANOTHER
ADDED MR THINKING. CURRENT WHAT
WAS IT IS TAKES YOU BACK MY
FIRST JOB OUT OF COLLEGE WAS TO
MAKE THE TO SUPPORT FOR EPA
ROUND SUPERFUND. SITES AMONG
OTHER AND CAN BE RIGHT TO KNOW
ACT. AS WELL SO. THIS IS QUITE-
THE QUITE INTERESTING. I'M. I
GUESS SOME. YOU KNOW THE BUDGET
IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
RESTRUCTURED THE FUND FOR TSCA
AND- AN INCREASE IN TAXES PORTS
THE FUNDS SO YOU SECOND WHAT IS
THE CURRENT HEALTH OF. THAT
ACCOUNT- YES US SO ARE THE TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACCOUNTED
COSCO WE SOMETIMES REFER TO IT
AS IT IS IN GOOD FINANCIAL
HEALTH WE MONITOR THAT YOU KNOW
THE CASH AVAILABLE IN THE FIND
ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND IT'S IN
IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION. AND
LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE STEPS
TAKEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND
THE LEGISLATURE IN RECENT
BUDGET- IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO
THE TOSCA USED TO HAVE A
STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE- BECAUSE
OUR REVENUES WERE NOT SUFFICIENT
TO KEEP UP WITH OUR BUDGETED
AUTHORITY BUT- IN SB ONE FIFTY
EIGHT THE FEE REFORM BILL. THAT
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR.
INCREASED THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEE
THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN. FUNDERS
OF THE DEAF TOSCA IN SO RIGHT
NOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
COLLECTING THOSE FUNDS THEY WERE
DUE FROM FEE PAYERS AT THE END
OF FEBRUARY SO I DON'T HAVE AN
UPDATED REPORT ON WHAT THAT.
REVENUE IS LOOKING LIKE BUT WE
ARE- WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE RIGHT
NOW. PRIME THANK YOU SIX. SO
DON'T. OKAY WELL OF THANK YOU
REPRESENTATION RECOMMENDATION IS
HOLD OPEN. ON AND THAT WILL TAKE
THE RECOMMENDATION AT THIS POINT
IN AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
OKAY NEXT STEP I'D LIKE TO
INVITE UP THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES.
END UP BELIEVE WE'LL START WITH
THAT DEPARTMENT. OVERVIEW BOOKS
USED. I THREE RESEARCH TWENTY
OKAY- WE WILL FIVE GRADING CHIU
ISSUE TWENTY NINE. THANK YOU
GARDEN READY THANK YOU TO BAKER
THE DALITS OF PLEASURE TO BE
HERE I'M PAUL GOSLIN I'M DEPUTY
DIRECTOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES OVER THE
SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT OFFICE. I'D LIKE TO
START YOU KNOW WITH THE
CORNERSTONE OF THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT.
THANK WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE IN TWENTY FOURTEEN
AND THAT'S LOCAL CONTROL AND
THAT'S REALLY AT THE HEART IN
THE BALANCE OF THAT IS THAT
LOCAL DISCRETION THAT LOCAL
CONTROL TO MANAGE AND SUSTAIN
BASINS- WITH THE STATE BACKSTOPS
AND THAT'S THE ROLE OF THE
DEPARTMENT PLACE- YOU KNOW THE
LAW CALLS FOR LOCAL AGENCIES TO
FORM GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES AND HAS BEEN OVER TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY FORMED- SINCE THE
ACT WAS PUT INTO PLACE- IN THOSE
AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEVELOPING. LOCAL PLANS TO BRING
THE BASINS INTO SUSTAINABILITY
WITHIN. TWENTY YEARS AND THESE
ARE THROUGH THEIR SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS- THE PLANS A VERY-
TECHNICALLY- DANCE THEY'RE VERY
DETAILED- AND THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK THAT- GOES INTO THEM ONE
THING I WILL SAY ABOUT THE ACT.
ON THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
DEADLINES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED
IN THE ACT ON AGENCY FORMATION
SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND EVEN-
DEADLINES FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND
BY AND LARGE ALL THOSE DEADLINES
TO DATE. HAVE BEEN MET WHICH I
THINK THE REAL TESTAMENT TO ALL
THE HARD WORK THAT'S GOING ON
OUT OF LOCALLY- YOU KNOW AND I
WANTED. TO THE ROLE THE
DEPARTMENT- WE DO HAVE A DUAL
ROLE- ONE IS TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
TO LOCAL AGENCIES BECAUSE WE'RE
REALLY VESTED. IN HELPING THEM
ALONG THEIR PATH TO GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY. BALANCE AGAINST
THAT WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO SET STANDARDS THE REGULATIONS
AND GUIDELINES ON HOW THESE
AGENCIES. I NEED TO VIEW OF THE
ACT AND COMPLY WITH THE ACT TO
BRING BUT BASS INSTANCES TO
SUSTAINABILITY. TO ENSURE THAT
ONE IT ALSO IS A GOOD FEEDBACK
FOR US WHEN WE DO OUR COMPLIANCE
OVERSIGHT ON. HOW WE NEED TO
SHIFT OUR LOCAL ASSISTANCE BUT
ALSO ON THE ROLE THAT- MAY COME
INTO PLAY IF BASINS AREN'T ON
TRACK TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY
OR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE LAW IN
THE STATE BOARD WILL COME IN AS
A BACKSTOP- SO WITHOUT. THE
ASSISTANCE WE HAVE HAS BEEN OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS FOUR HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS IN. GRANTS FOR
LOCAL AGENCIES AND THAT. YOU
KNOW DOESN'T EVEN ACCOUNT FOR
THE LOCAL FEES THE LOCAL
AGENCIES HAVE BEEN STARTING TO
BOMB. TO PUT IN PLACE SO ALL
THOSE PLANS WE'RE KIND OF
PLEASED THAT EVERY BASE AND
SUBJECT TO SEGMENT NOW HAS A
LOCALLY ADOPTED PLAN AND THOSE
PLANS GET IMPLEMENTED. UPON
ADOPTION ARE BY LOCAL AGENCIES.
OUR ROLE IS ONCE THE PLANS ARE
INITIALLY ADOPTED- WE HAVE A TWO
YEAR DEADLINE TO REFER TO REVIEW
THOSE- SO LET ME BEGIN BY THE
DESCRIBING THE- THE STATUS OF
OUR REVIEW PLANS- YOU KNOW THESE
PLANS- YOU KNOW PROVIDE THE ROAD
MAP OF LOCAL AGENCIES- YOU KNOW
WORKING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
THE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS IN
SIGMA SET A VERY HIGH BAR FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- SO WHEN WE
HAVE EVALUATE THE PLANS IN TWO
YEARS WE LOOK AT A COUPLE THINGS
DID THEY USE THE BEST AVAILABLE
SCIENCE- IT'S RECOGNIZE THAT.
YOU KNOW. ALL THE DATA ALL THE
INFORMATION IS NOT GOING TO BE
THERE AND IS GONNA BE DATA GAPS
AND OTHER THINGS THAT THE GONNA
WORK ON OVERTIME- BUT WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THIS
INITIAL PLAN APPROVAL. IS OTHER
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW AND IN
THERE INDIRECTION IS THE GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS
SUSTAINABILITY UNDER THE LAW AND
THAT'S PRINCIPALLY OUR- OUR
INITIAL PLAN REVIEW- SO WE DID
ON THE CRITICALLY OVER DRAFTED
BASINS THERE WAS TWENTY ONE OF
THEM. THEY HAD TO SUBMIT PLANS
IN TWENTY TWENTY AND WE HAD A
TWO YEAR REVIEW CYCLE WHICH WE
COMPLETED- ON IN JANUARY THE
REST OF THE BASINS HAVE- TILL
TWENTY TWENTY TWO WHEN THEY
SUBMITTED THEIR PLANS- AT THE
END OF. JANUARY SO IN TWENTY
TWENTY WE RECEIVE FORTY SIX
PLANTS FROM TWENTY ONE BASINS-
AND WE HAD- AND THEN RIGHT NOW
WE HAVE SIXTY FIVE OF THE SIX
FORTY OF. SIXTY BY PLANS FROM
SIXTY THREE BASINS THAT WERE IN
THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING- IN
TWO YEARS. IN FOR THE CRITICALLY
OVER DRAFTED BASINS AND LET-
JANUARY OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO.
THERE WERE TWELVE BASINS THAT WE
DEEM TO- INCOMPLETE. AND THAT
WAS. MOSTLY BECAUSE OF
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA-
WAS NOT COMPLIANT WITH THE LINE
REGULATION SO UNDER THE
REGULATIONS THEY WERE FOUR TO
SIX MONTHS- TO RESOLVE THOSE
DEFICIENCIES WE'VE CONSULTED
WITH THE AGENCIES. AND THEY DID
OUR- RESUBMIT THEIR PLANS AT THE
END OF JULY- WE COMPLETED OUR
REVIEW- AND ON MARCH SECOND WE-
RELEASED OUR DETERMINATIONS OF-
OF THOSE PLANS- THERE WERE- SIX
BASINS THAT- WERE APPROVED A
SUFFICIENTLY MADE ENOUGH
PROGRESS FOR US TO APPROVE THE
PLANS. THERE'S GONNA BE
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO GO ON
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
OUR OVERSIGHT. OF THOSE PLANS
AND THOSE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO
BE IMPROVED BUT THEY DIDN'T RISE
TO THE LEVEL OF BEING-
SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH FOR US TO
PRECLUDE APPROVAL- SO THE BASINS
WE DID HAVE SIX BASINS THAT WERE
DEEMED INADEQUATE- AND THAT WAS-
CHOWCHILLA DELTA MENDOTA. KAWEAH
TO LEAD TO LARRY LAKE AND
CURRENT- RIGHT NOW THERE THAT
AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE
BOARD NOW THEY'RE UNDER OUR
STATE BOARD INTERVENTION WILL BE
WORKING. WITH THE STATE BOARD
COLLEAGUES- AT THEIR AT THEIR
BEHEST ON- WORKING THROUGH THOSE
ISSUES- BUT RIGHT NOW THE
REMAINING WORK WE HAVE IS- THE
FIFTY NINE REMAINING BASINS WE
FOR THE NON CRITICALLY OVER
DRAFTED BASINS IN JULY. WE
RELEASED FOR APPROVED PLANS-
WE'RE GOING TO START RELEASING-
DETERMINATIONS ON THOSE FIFTY
NINE I'M PROBABLY A QUARTERLY
BASIS WE HAVE TILL NEXT JULY
JANUARY TO COMPLETE ALL THAT
WORK AND AGAIN THESE. THESE
PLANS A VERY DETAILED- OVER A
THOUSAND PAGES WITH ANALYSIS AND
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT-
DILIGENTLY AND WE ARE GOING TO
MEET THAT DEADLINE- SO ALL OF
OUR DETERMINATIONS- INVITE YOU
TO VISIT OUR PORTAL THEY'RE ALL
PUBLICLY POSTED ALL PUBLIC
COMMENTS- ALL OUR CORRESPONDENTS
WITH THOSE AGENCIES ARE ARE
DISPLAYED OUT IN THE ON. THE
PUBLIC PORTAL AND IT'S ACTUALLY
A NICE PLACE TO LOOK YOU CAN AND
AS A MAP VIEW WHEN YOU CAN
ACTUALLY LOOK IN AND SEE. WHERE
YOUR AGENCY IS WHO TO CONTACT
WHAT THAT PLAN LOOKS LIKE AND
THE STATUS OF MEETINGS AND WHO
TO CONTACT. BUT AS WE MOVE
THROUGH IN COMPLETE THIS WORK-
NEXT JANUARY ON INITIAL PLAN
REVIEW. IT IT. TURNS US INTO
THE- SHIFTING FOCUS INTO THIS.
YOU KNOW LONG RANGE PLAN OF
COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT KEEPING
TRACK WITH THE AGENCIES TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHAT THEY'RE HAVING
THEIR PLAN AND PARTICULARLY THE
FIVE YEAR UPDATE WHICH IS. IT A
PERFORMANCE CHECK AND THEY HAVE
TO. DEMONSTRATE TO MONITORING
DATA THAT THEY'RE ON TRACK TO
MEETING THE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
AS WELL AS CONDUCTING ALL THE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACTION SO.
WE'RE SHIFTING OUR WORK TOWARDS
SOME ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON OF
THE DATA AND TOOLS TO- CONTINUE
AND HELP THOSE AGENCIES ONE MAKE
SURE THAT THEY'RE ON TRACK TO
ACHIEVE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS AND TO WE CAN PROVIDE
THOSE ASSISTANCE TO HELP. HELP
THEM ALONG. I'D BE THE LAWS BEEN
IN PLACE ALMOST TEN YEARS BUT I
DO. A BEEN QUOTING WINSTON
CHURCHILL. GOING OUT BECAUSE
PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THE BEEN OUT
THIS A LONG TIME BUT WE'RE JUST
REALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
END. OF THE AT THE END OF THE
BEGINNING- IT IS A LONG WAY TO
GO. FOR THE NEXT FOR THOSE
CRITICALLY OVER DRAFTED BASINS
TO TWENTY FORTY- NON CRITICALLY
OVER DRAFTED BASINS OF TWENTY
FORTY TO ACHIEVE. SUSTAINABILITY
AND AS THAT. YOU KNOW. JOURNEY
GOES ON THERE'S GOING TO BE
CHANGES- THAT ARE GOING TO GO ON
THESE AGENCIES AGAIN NEED TO
ADAPT- IN THE OTHER ISSUES THAT
WE'VE IDENTIFIED WE'RE GONNA
NEED TO FOLLOW UP SO- WE'RE
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO-
CONTINUING THIS AND WORKING WITH
THE LOCAL AGENCIES AND ALL
STAKEHOLDERS ON. ENSURING THAT
GROUNDWATER IS SUSTAINED FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES OUR- GROWERS
BUSINESSES IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.
SO I WANT TO- THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
AND- FUNDING- WE DEPARTMENT END
PARTICULARLY LOCAL AGENCIES- ON
ON SEGMENTATION SUSPECT. THANK
YOU SURE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
ON THIS BILL RICHARD DEALIO FOR
SECURITY. COMMENTS THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR SENATOR DOLLY SONYA
PADDOCK FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. I'M FIRST WE
KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET
PROBLEM FACING THE STATE THIS
YEAR THE LEGISLATURE IS PROBABLY
GOING TO WANT TO. APPLY A HIGH
BAR FOR- PROPOSALS FOR NEW
SPENDING- AGAINST THAT BACKDROP
WE DO THINK THAT THE PROPOSAL
PUT FORWARD BY ADW ARE IT'S- FOR
FOURTEEN MILLION. GENERAL FUND
AN AUTHORITY FOR ELEVEN NEW
POSITIONS- ON AN ONGOING BASIS-
LIKELY NEEDS THAT HIGHER BAR AND
WE THINK THAT THIS WARRANTS-
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION- WE'D
NOTE THAT SUCCESSFUL AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF SIGMA'S REALLY
VITAL TO THE STATE- TO THE
STATE'S WATER SUPPLY BOTH FOR.
DRINKING WATER PARTICULARLY IN
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES THAT RELY
ON GROUNDWATER WELLS- AS WELL AS
FOR AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION- AS
MY COLLEAGUE FROM DO YOU D. W.
ARE NOTED ON THE STATE'S REALLY
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE
REALLY IN KIND OF THE EARLY
PHASES OF THE ACTUAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTIVITIES
THAT WERE LAID OUT IN THE LOCAL
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
PLANS- AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
EVEN BEEN CHALLENGES WITH THE
PLANS. AND WE THINK THE LOCAL
AGENCIES- ARE REALLY GOING TO
NEED A HELP FROM THE DEPARTMENT-
TO STAY ON TRACK. WITH NOTE THAT
PROPOSITION SIXTY EIGHT FUNDS
HAVE- THAT ARE SUPPORTING SOME
OF THE POSITIONS THAT D. W. R.
FOR SIGMA IMPLEMENTATION- SOME
OF THOSE FUNDS ARE NEARLY
EXPENDED. SO FOR THE DEPARTMENT
TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SUPPORT-
TO LOCAL AGENCIES AT THE
EXISTING LEVEL AND TO EVEN- SORT
OF EXPAND THEIR ROLE- THEY'RE
GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT. I'M IN ADDITION JUST A
COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE'D NOTE-
THE IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN ON A
GREATER ROLE FOR COLLECTING SORT
OF CENTRALIZED DATA STATEWIDE.
RATHER THAN HAVING THE LOCAL
AGENCIES EACH DO THIS ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS WE THINK THIS
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IT TAKES.
ADVANTAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
ECONOMIES OF SCALE- IN ADDITION
WE UNDERSTAND THE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE COLLECTING MORE
ENHANCED- DATA AND ALSO DOING
SOME- GREATER ANALYSES OF THE-
SORT OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
GROUNDWATER BASINS- SO FOR THESE
REASONS WE THINK OF YOU KNOW
PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO APPROVE
THIS- PROPOSAL- AND THEN. I
GUESS I WOULD JUST AND BY AND BY
NOTING THAT- IT ULTIMATELY YOU
KNOW MEETING MEETING THE
DEADLINES AND TICKING OFF THE
BOXES IS ONE THING BUT
ULTIMATELY THIS IS ABOUT HELPING
THE STATE ACHIEVE GROUNDWATER.
SUSTAINABILITY AND SO AS- AS AS
WE MOVE FORWARD THE LEGISLATURE-
WILL LIKELY WANT TO- KEEP
CONDUCTING OVERSIGHT OF HOW
IMPLEMENTATION IS GOING BY YOU
KNOW FOR EXAMPLE HAVING UPDATES
LIKE TODAY'S AT BUDGET BUDGET
SUB COMMITTEE HEARINGS. COULD
ALSO CONSIDER MAYBE DOING SOME
OVERSIGHT HEARINGS THAT KEY. KEY
MILESTONE DATES- OR EVEN
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING-
WHEN IT'S WARRANTED THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
UNFORTUNATES. AG MORTGAGE OUR
MEMBERS PAINFUL PART OF FRANCE
AND NOTHING TO ADD BUT HAPPY TO
GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE P.
C. P. ITSELF WITHOUT HEALTH. SEE
THIS CAN QUESTIONS AND- YOU KNOW
SEE WHERE WE ARE- YOU DON'T I
GUESS I'LL JUST START- YOU WAS
USED MENTIONED IBM BY. THIS
PARTICULAR THE- THE GOAL THIS
REALLY IS TO- TO STAND WITH OUR
MANAGEMENT SO THE PLANS ARE ONE
THING OF THE PROCESS THE PLANS
OF DOING THE PLANS AND- YOU KNOW
SORT OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES
AND SUCH SO- YOU KNOW WE'RE
WE'RE DO YOU THINK. YOU
MENTIONED SORT OF THE IN THE
BEGINNING IN TERMS OF THE
PROCESS ITSELF- BUT- YOU KNOW
KIND OF BE ON THE PLANS AND- IN
LOOKING TO WHERE YOU KNOW WHAT
ACTIONS IS GONNA LEAD TO ME HOW
DO YOU THINK- YOU KNOW HOW DO
YOU FEEL IS THIS. ARE WE ON
TRACK TO REALLY IMPROVING AREAS
WITH. LOTS OF OVERDRAFTS AND HOW
HOW WE DOING OVERALL YEAH. ONE
THING I DIDN'T REALLY BRING UP
TO IS YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE PLANS
WERE ADOPTED LOCALLY THE
AGENCIES HAVE BEEN. VERY
AGGRESSIVE IN IMPLEMENTATION SO
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ACTION-
LOCALLY- BOTH IN RECHARGE
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AS WELL
AS- TRYING TO BE CREATIVE IT
WITH DEMAND REDUCTION TRYING TO
WORK WITH- THERE THE GROWERS
ANOTHER THING TO TRY TO. IN A
YOU KNOW NAVIGATE THAT SO. EVEN
THOUGH WE'RE IN PLAN REVIEW SOME
PLANS HAVE BEEN DEEMED
INADEQUATE IN OR WITH THE BOARD
AND SOME APPROVED WITH
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THEY'RE ALL
CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT IN
DOING. INCREDIBLE WORK OUT
THERE- THIS STILL ELIGIBLE FOR
GRANTS ALL THIS CRITICALLY OVER
DRAFTED BASINS GOD OR PARTIALLY
SEVEN POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS
LAST YEAR THAT THEIR EMPLOYMENT
THING. SO WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK AND CONTINUE TO
HELP- WORK WITH THOSE AGENCIES.
ON THEIR JOURNEY SO I THINK. J.
THE A THE ALL GOING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION IT'S A MATTER OF
MAKING SURE THAT WHEN THEY
ACHIEVE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS THE ONE FACET OF SIGMA
THAT WAS IMPORTANT WAS HOW THEY
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. HOW WITH THE
BASIN IS GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE
HOW THAT AFFECTS ALL GROUND
WATER USES AND USERS AND IN THE
CASE OF SUBSIDENCE THE LOWERING
OF LAND SURFACE. HOW THAT
AFFECTS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AND NO THAT'S REALLY THE LENS TO
MAKE SURE THAT. YOU KNOW THE
PEOPLE PROPERTY AND OTHER THINGS
THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON ON GROUND
WATER AFFECTED BY. GROUNDWATER
IMPACTS- OUR ADDRESS AND
SUSTAINABLE. LOOKING AHEAD SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE THIS-
ONE ASPECT IS INTO BASIN
INTERACTION AND OBVIOUSLY WATER
DOESN'T STAY WITHIN BOUNDARY
LINES AND IT CROSSES SO. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO. EVALUATE AND
WORK WITH BASINS TO ENSURE THAT
ONE BASINS PLANS NOT GONNA
PRECLUDE AND AN ADJOINING BASIN
FROM ACHIEVING THEIR PLAN THAT'S
GOING TO BE. INVOLVED A LOT OF
INTERACTION WITH BASINS A LOT OF
MODELING WORK A LOT OF ANALYSIS
TO ENSURE AS THEY GO FORWARD
THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE ABLE TO-
KEEP PACE. THE OTHER ASPECT IS
THIS CONTINUING CLIMATE CHANGE
MITIGATION AND WE'RE STARTING TO
SEE- OBVIOUSLY THE PAST. THREE
TO FIVE YEARS HAS BEEN JUST-
SKYROCKETING ON ON THE- ON THE
CHANGES AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN.
NOT REALISTIC FOR ANYBODY. TO
YOU KNOW PUT IN THE A PLAN FIVE
YEARS AGO SORT OF WORST CASE
SCENARIOS THAT. PEOPLE WOULDN'T
ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW
BUT THIS IS THE REALITY AND SO
THAT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING
WORKING WITH THEM ON. WHEN WATER
RELIABILITY CHANGES ARE THE
CHANGES THEY CAN ADAPT THEIR
PLANS AS WELL AS IMAGES SO.
AGAIN LONG ANSWER IS THAT I I'M
REAL CONFIDENT. THAT YOU KNOW
THEY WE ARE GOING TO RICH WHO
ACHIEVED GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LOCAL
ACTIONS AND IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HELP GUIDE THEM-
AND KEEP THEM ON TRACK TO LOCAL
ASSISTANCE AND- WE'RE- CONFIDENT
WE GONNA GET THERE. THE USUAL
QUESTION ROUND. YOU KNOW AND I'M
I'M SURE YOU RECALL GIVE ME SOME
ENERGY BILL LAST YEAR ABOUT- YOU
KNOW JUST PEOPLE. DO YOU KNOW
THE CENTER TO JUST DIG DEEPER
AND DEEPER WELLS- YOU KNOW HOW
DO YOU FEEL THESE PLANS ARE.
THAT CONNECT COMBATING THAT
ISSUE AND- YOU KNOW- YEAH
SKINNER. YES I MEAN GRAMMAR
SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES THERE
THERE'S STEWARDS OF THE BASE AND
FOR ALL THE GROUND WATER USES
AND USERS SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS WE EXPECT THEM TO LOOK AT
NOT JUST DOMESTIC WELLS ACT
WELLS MUNICIPAL WELLS-
GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT
ECOSYSTEMS. SO MANY OF THE PLANS
THAT- WE APPROVED WHAT THEY DID
IS WHERE THEY SET THE BASE AND
THEY DID IT INVENTORY IN AND
IDENTIFY ALL THE DOMESTIC WELLS-
IN THE BASIN. ARE RECOGNIZED
ONES THAT MAY BE VULNERABLE IN
THE FUTURE FOR. FOR NOT HAVING
WATER SUPPLIES AND IT PUT IN
SOME. WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT
EITHER THROUGH- YOU KNOW LORING
WHILE SOME MITIGATION MEASURES
DEEPENING WELLS OR SOME OTHER
CONSOLIDATION KIND OF THINGS AND
SO. THAT IS REALLY WHAT'S BEING
LOOKED AT- YOU KNOW FOR DRESSING
THOSE KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCES- AND
DEMANDS. THANK YOU AS CHAIRMAN
TAKE YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THANKS
THE L. A. O. I I'VE- ACTUALLY
TODAY. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER
ASSOCIATION WHICH I IS PART OF
MY BASE IN THIS MEETING AND SO
I'M I'M MISSING THAT TO. MEETING
TODAY TO BE HERE WITH YOU AND
GLAD TO BE HERE. SO JUST TO JUST
OBSERVATION I SOMEBODY WHO HAS
BEEN. MONITORING OUR OUR OUR
BASE I'M JUST TALK ABOUT WHERE I
LIVE WE'VE BEEN MONITORING AND-
AND FOLLOWING THESE BUT BUT ONE
OF. WHEN YOU SAID YOU JUST CUT
YOUR HEART THE HARD BACKSTOP TO
THE LOCAL AGENCIES- AND WE HAVE
. BASINS THAT ARE HEALTHY AND WE
HAVE BASES THAT ARE MAYBE NOT SO
HEALTHY AND WE HAVE ONES THAT
ARE. MAINLY IT IN THIS CENTRAL
VALLEY WORD THE BASES THAT ARE
THE SIX THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED.
ARE IN CRITICAL OVERDRAFT AND
THERE'S A THERE'S A PROBLEM
THERE SO I WANT TO JUST KIND OF
TAKEN HOLISTICALLY- MAYBE OF.
SOME COMMENTS OF. YOU THE
REPORTING THAT THAT HAS BEEN
COLLECTED WAS DURING THE DROUGHT
WE'VE HAD IT WE HAD A MAJOR
DROUGHT LAST THREE YEARS SO. YOU
KNOW SERVICE WATERED IMPACTS
GROUNDWATER DOES THIS BE CLEAR
ABOUT THAT AND WHEN YOU HAVE
THESE OF WE HAVE THESE CYCLES
THAT ARE. QUICKER AND FASTER I
WOULD SAY LIKE WE'VE SEEN IN THE
LAST TWO MONTHS. WE'VE SEEN A
HECK OF A LOT OF WATER BUT- YOU
KNOW 95% OF ITS GOING TO THE
OCEAN AND IS NOT. ABLE TO SPREAD
OUT AND RECHARGES GROUND BASINS
IS COMING HARD AND FAST AS ON
THIS FLIP SIDE OF THAT WE HAVE.
THESE EXTENDED. THE JUNE DROUGHT
PERIODS AS WELL SO THE GOAL IN
MY MIND IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
MARRY THOSE TWO TOGETHER SO WE
ACTUALLY CAN SEE. FIND WHERE WE
ARE SUSTAINABLE IN A IN A CHIP
TIME WHEN WE'RE CHANGING. WHICH
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT A LOT ON OUR
SIDE OF THE WE TALK ABOUT JUST
REGULATING WE'RE GONNA GO OUT
JUST STOP PEOPLE FROM USING
WATER. BUT IN THE DAY IF YOU.
ALLOW THAT WATER JUST TO GO TO
THE OCEAN YOU KNOW SPREAD IT IS
NOT GOING TO RECHARGE AND WE'VE
SEEN PRACTICES. AND THE AG SIDE
AND THAT MUNICIPALITIES NOW MISS
APOLOGY LOOK AT THE- AT THE LA
BASIN. THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB
THERE I MEAN THEY THEY RECYCLE
WATER BETTER THAN I THINK
PROBABLY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
AND IN MY MIND AND I I'VE HAD MY
OFFICE WE HAVE HAD AGENCIES IN.
WHERE THEY'RE DOING. YOU KNOW.
WE SAY TOILET TO TAP THEY SAY.
YOU KNOW SHOWERS TO FLOWERS ALL
RIGHT SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT
TERMINOLOGY BUT THE END OF THE
DAY THAT WATER IS BEING RE USE.
AND A LOT OF ITS BEING PURIFIED
BEFORE IT'S PUT BACK IN THE
GROUND. NOW AS YOU MOVE NORTH
YOU DON'T SEE THAT TYPE OF
INVESTMENT BECAUSE THEIR
ECONOMIES OF SCALE AREN'T THERE.
SO IN YOUR IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS
I MEAN THESE THE SIX BASINS ARE
CRITICAL AND THEY AND THEIR
PLAN. WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE AT
THEIR PLAN BECAUSE THEY- THEY
ARE CONNECTED TO SURFACE WATER.
YEAH AND THAT'S I THINK
SOMETHING THAT WE MISS. WHEN WE
LOOK AT. CHINA AS AS- IN OUR
BASE AND WE WERE TRYING TO LIKE
GATHER DATA. IN A DROUGHT. WELL
THOSE GROUNDWATER BASINS CHANGE.
VERY QUICKLY WHEN YOU HAVE WET
YEARS. AND SO I THINK SOME OF
THOSE WORK MAYBE BEING PENALIZED
BY THE DROUGHT- AND YOU KNOW
THIS. IT'S STRETCHED OVER TIME I
KNOW THAT WE PASSED IT IN.
SIGNALS TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN OR
WHATEVER IT WAS. BUT A LOT OF
THAT FIRST YEARS WAS JUST
PLANNING ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO
GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.
TODAY ROVER AT. OBVIOUSLY THE
SIX BASINS ARE ARE. CRITICAL TO-
BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE OVER
JACK RIGHT A LOT OF THE OTHER
BASINS. WE STILL HAVE SOME TIME
TO FIGURE OUT ARE THEY REALLY.
WHAT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE. BUT
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT YEAH.
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT POINT. YOU
KNOW THE HERE AND NOW I MEAN
THIS IS WHERE. PEOPLE LIVING
BETWEEN THE DROUGHT IN THESE
HEAVY STORMS AND- TRYING TO
MANAGE THROUGH THAT. THE PLANS-
THE PLANS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A
LONG HISTORY OF RECORD SO THEY
THEY'RE INTENDED TO SET A WATER
BUDGET OVER A FIFTY YEAR SPAN.
TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WET AND
DRY PERIODS TO EVALUATE SO THIS
WOULD BE. PART OF THAT
HISTORICAL RECORD WHEN THEY DO
THEIR PLANNING THAT THE BILL
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SO. NO NONE OF
THE BASINS WERE- DINGER OR VALUE
WEIGHT BASED UPON THE CURRENT
CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE- TWENTY
ONE CRITICALLY OVER DRAFTED
BASES THEY ALL HAVE- DIFFERENT
COMPLEX ISSUES TO WORK THROUGH-
BUT THEY'RE ALL. AGAIN WORKING
VERY DILIGENTLY ON THAT. THE SIX
HAVE SOME DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR
PLANS THAT- THEY'RE WORKING WITH
THE BOARD NOW WILL BE THERE TO
ASSIST AS WE CAN AS THE BACKSTOP
TO. TO RESOLVE THOSE. KNOW HOW.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THOSE
AGENCIES TO ONE- CAPTURE THIS
WATER- THIS GETS BACK TO A LOT
OF THE FUNDING AND SUPPORT FROM
THE LEGISLATURE ON- ON GROUND
WATER RECHARGE WE'VE HAD OVER.
OUT OF THE FOUR HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS- PROBABLY IN EXCESS OF A
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS HAVE
GONE TO RECHARGE PROJECTS WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH THE BOARD ON
THE- ON THEIR ON HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAY AND FIVE YEAR- STREAMLINED.
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE PERMIT
PROJECTS AS THE GOVERNOR POINTED
OUT IN THE WATER SUPPLY
STRATEGY- LAST AUGUST IS A
TARGET FOR HALF A MILLION ACRE
FEET OF CAPACITY AND
GROUNDWATER. RECHARGE WE'VE
ALREADY HAD. ABOUT A HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AND WE'RE
WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH THOSE
AGENCIES TO THE STORMS IN THE
SNOW PACK. TO HELP FACILITATE
AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THAT
SNOW PACK COMES DOWN THOSE
PERMITTED FACILITIES CAN RECEIVE
THE WATER AND RECHARGE THIS- A
LOT OF ACTIVITY. GOING ON THOSE
SEQUEL EXEMPTION THE IO WE HAVE
OVER TWENTY FIVE- AGENCIES THAT
ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES FOR
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IT OF GOD
SEEK WORK SANCTIONS. AND WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
BOARD AND DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL
WILDLIFE. ON REGULATORY
ASSISTANCE WITH THOSE AGENCIES
HELPING THEM THROUGH THE PERMIT
PROCESS SO THEY CAN GET. ONLINE
AND YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT GOING
TO BE THE ONLY YEAR OF WAS GOING
TO SEE THIS SORT OF PATTERN.
NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER
WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE CAPACITY
TO CAPTURE THAT WATER SO WHEN IT
COMES DOWN- IT'LL BE CAPTURED
AND HELP SUSTAIN THE BASINS SO I
HOPE THAT. ANSWERS YOUR CAT WHAT
FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON REPORTING
SO THAT ONE OF THE AND I KNOW
THIS IS THE LEGISLATURE. AND THE
GOVERNOR'S YOU KNOW- WE CALLED
DIVERSION. WHICH WHETHER YOU'RE
PUMPING OUT THE GROUND OR YOU'RE
DIVERTING AT THE SERVICE. AND
YOU KNOW A LOT OF- LAWS AND- THE
BUDGET TRAILER BILLS THAT FORCED
PEOPLE TO MONITOR AND SO WHEN.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT- CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT PART OF
THE STATE THAT HAS GRAVITY WHICH
YOU CAN'T STOP WATER FROM
FLOWING DOWNHILL IT'S IF YOU
CAN'T CATCH IT IT'S GONNA GO
DOWN HILL AND WE'RE SEEING THAT
NOW. BUT REPORTING THOSE
DIVERSIONS ABOVE THE MAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE. I
THINK IT'S BEEN CUMBERSOME ON-
AND DOWNED A TWO ACRE FEET WHICH
I KNOW THAT. IF YOUR- MAYBE AND
AN A IN SACRAMENTO AND IN IT
THEY POPULATE EVERY TWO ACRE
FEET MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT OF
WATER BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF ACRE
FEET OF WATER. TO REPORT ON A
TWO ACRE FEET I THINK IS EXTREME
SO- CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT THAT
PROCESS THERE YEAH ACTUALLY
ABOVE THE- BIG INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US I
MEAN WE IF YOU'RE ABOVE SHASTA
DAM. YOU CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY
WHAT THE CSF IS. EVERY DAY BY
THE HOUR BY THE MINUTE. OF FOR
THE- ENTIRE WATERSHED SAME WITH
ORVILLE SAME WITH FULSOME ALL
THE WAY DOWN THIS YEAR'S. AND
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ABOVE
THOSE THAT REALLY DON'T MAKE
SENSE YEAH AND I DON'T KNOW IF
BECAUSE WE DON'T REQUIRE SURFACE
WATER REPORTING IN A MAY BE
DIVERSION THOUGH YOU DO. AND
THAT DIVERT WHETHER ITS
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
DIVERSIONS YEAH NOT NOT ON
SIGNAL WE REQUIRE IS DOES ROEMER
SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES ANNUALLY
TO REPORT TO US ESTIMATES OF
PUMPING. WITHIN THE BASIN AND-
AND CHANGE AND STORAGE AND
THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT- YOU
KNOW ONCE THEY THEY APPROVE THE
PLAN AND- THE ONLY OTHER. OUR
REPORTING WE HAVE UNDER THIS
PROGRAM IS GONNA ELEVATION-
REPORTING WHICH MANY AGENCIES
AND I KNOW. SACRAMENTO VALLEY
KNOCK WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR
DECADES AND DECADES SO IT REALLY
FIT INTO A HISTORIC PORTIONS OF
THOSE OF THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE AND I
KNOW. FROM SEXUALITY THAT'S-
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S BEEN
GOING ON- THERE FOR A LONG LONG
TIME IN OTHER BASINS HAVE BEEN
DOING IT THAT WAY ALSO. SO I
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION. I THINK WE
- MISTER CHAIRMAN I'VE IT COMES
TIME TO THIS IS. IMPORTANT AND
DAY OF THE DAY. ESPECIALLY THOSE
SIX NATIONS I'M REALLY CONCERNED
THAT THEY'RE NOT. THEY DON'T
HAVE A PLAN AND- I'M WE HAVE
THIS WAIT YEARS TO BE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
IS. UNFORTUNATE. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I'M THE SERVER CONNECTION
IS HOLD OPEN. US SO WITH THAT
DISCUSSION NOTING CONCERNS
RAISED- HE ON- OUR INTEREST IN
THE TOPIC WE'D LIKE TO- WILL
KEEP THE WHOLE OF RECORD
RECOMMENDATION AND A MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT. PRESENTER BUT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE DETAILED
PRESENTATION HERE. THANK YOU AN
EXTRA FIVE WITH THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD.
WE WILL START WITH A GERMAN
OVERVIEW OUT WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS
MORNING CHAIR WARNING MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS WALKING ASK ABOUT I'M
CHAIR OF THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD. ARE YOU
MAY KNOW BUT THE STATE BOARD OF
THE FIVE MEMBER BOARD WE ALONG
WITH OUR NINE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY CONTROL BOARDS OVERSEE
WATER QUALITY REGULATION IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ABOUT FIFTY
YEARS AGO WE WERE BROUGHT
TOGETHER. AND THE STATE BOARD
ALSO ADMINISTERS THAN WATER
RIGHTS- BRING TOGETHER WATER
RIGHTS OFFICE AND POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARDS- FROM THE PORT OF
COLOGNE ACT SO THE BOARD AT LAKE
CITY DISTANTLY ADMINISTERS WATER
RIGHTS WHICH THESE LAST TWO
YEARS HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT
HISTORIC IT- OF MOVEMENT FOR THE
BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO. ACTUALLY
JUST CURTAILING RIGHTS BEING
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S
HYDROLOGICALLY AVAILABLE- WHERE
EVERYONE FALLS IN PRIORITY AND
MANAGING HARD TO RECALL I KNOW
THESE LAST TWO MONTHS WITH ALL
THIS WET WEATHER. WHAT WERE
INCREDIBLY DRY CIRCUMSTANCES
HISTORICALLY SO I AFTER YOU KNOW
TWENTY SEVENTEEN WHICH WAS A
SIMILAR YEAR LIKE WHEN WE'RE
EXPERIENCING NOW AND THEN JUST
PRIOR TO THAT ARE MOST IN
RECENT- THAN HISTORIC DROUGHT.
SO OF THE BOARD'S PROUD OF THE
WORK THAT IT'S BEEN ABLE TO DO
ALONG WITH THE RESOURCES THAT
THE NEW SOME ADMINISTRATION THIS
LEGISLATURE HAVE PROVIDED
SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO BETTER
ADMINISTER RIGHTS AT A TIME
WHEN. IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT
WE REALLY MATCH. OUR WATER USE
TO WHAT'S ACTUALLY
HYDROLOGICALLY AVAILABLE.
ADDITIONALLY THE BOARD IN TWENTY
FIFTEEN- HAD THE DIVISION A
DRINKING WATER TRANSFERRED OVER
TO IT. THERE THE BOARD- HAS BEEN
A PURSUING MAXIM CONTAMINANT
LIMITS- WE SAT DRINKING WATER
STANDARDS- WE ALSO INVEST. NOT
JUST ON THE DRINKING WATER SIDE
BUT ALSO ON THE WASTE WATER SIDE
A CRITICAL AMOUNT I'M HERE
JOINED BY- BOTH OUR DIRECTOR OF
THE DIVISION OF WATER RIGHTS AND
OUR HEAD OF THE DIVISION OF
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- AND SO.
WHEN WE LOOK AT JUST AGAIN THAT
THE WORK OF THE BOARD THESE LAST
YEARS. I IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN
INTENSE THERE'S A LOT OF
CHALLENGES FOR A WATER SYSTEMS.
AFFORDABILITY COMES QUICKLY TO
MIND THEIR PROUD ALSO OF THE
FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET
OUT- DEBRA. FOR WATER SYSTEMS
BUT DRINKING AND WASTE SYSTEM.
THAT ACCRUED THROUGH THE CODE
CRISIS- SUMMER RUN SIX HUNDRED
MILLION OUT WITHIN A YEAR- SO.
WE'RE WE'RE FOCUSED ON MAKING
SURE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES AND SYSTEMS BOTH
THROUGH DROUGHT AND THEN NOW
HERE. USING INCREDIBLY WET
PERIOD WHERE WE KNOW WE NEED TO
BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF YEARS LIKE
THIS. SCENE THAT THE LAST YOU
KNOW TWENTY THIRTY YEARS HAVE
BEEN DOMINATED BY DRY YEARS.
THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE
MANAGED TO WATER TO MANAGE INTO
MANAGE IT WISELY IS REALLY
CRITICAL. AMONGST THAT AS WELL
AS THE BALANCING THAT GOES ON
WITH DECISIONS LIKE. APPROVING
ABOUT PERMITS FOR GROUND WATER
RECHARGE- AND WE JUST NOTE THAT
THE BOARD OF OVER THE LAST
YEAR'S HAS DONE AN AMOUNT A
CRITICAL AMOUNT OF STREAMLINING
FOR GROUND WATER PERMITS- AND
THIS YEAR ALONE HAVE APPROVED
EIGHT. WE DON'T WE HAVE A COUPLE
OF POTENTIAL PENDING PERMITS
THAT MAY. BE ON DECK BUT WERE
ABLE TO APPROVE AND PROCESS. ALL
THE REQUESTS WERE MADE THIS YEAR
FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. SO WE
CERTAINLY FEEL THE STRAIN AND
THE INTENSITY OF THE CHALLENGES
WE FACE ON OUR WATER SYSTEMS.
BOTH AT THE DROUGHT AND THE
FLOOD EXTREME. AND ARE HERE TO
CONTINUE TO DO OUR PART I CAN
GLOSS OVER WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR-
I REQUEST WITHIN THIS A BUDGET
SPECIFICALLY- ON THE-
UNDERGROUND STORAGE CLEANUP FUND
IN AND- OR FRIEND I CLEAN UP
SITE FUND. YEP AGAIN ARE WE
HAVEN'T HEARD HEADED THE VISION
OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACTUALLY
A DIVISION OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE IS OUR LARGEST BY
STAFFING. IN THIS PROGRAM IS A
CRITICAL MOMENT ALTHOUGH YOU
KNOW AMONGST OUR DRINKING WATER.
WATER RECYCLING AND WASTE WATER
INVESTMENTS MAYBE SOMETIMES
DOESN'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION.
BUT IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR THIS
MOMENT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT
HOUSING WE'RE LOOKING AT
REDEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES
THAT NEED IT MOST. AND
OFTENTIMES THESE ORPHANS AT
SITES THESE. CLEANUPS OF STORAGE
CLEAN UP SITES- ALLOW FOR
REDEVELOPMENT. AND ARE REALLY
CRITICAL ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE A
REQUEST. ON OUR CANNABIS
CULTIVATION PROGRAM- THAT IS A
GREAT NEED TO. BOTH ENSURE WE
GET. THE CANNABIS. INDUSTRY INTO
COMPLIANCE ON ON TO THE BOOKS.
OTHERS ALSO I KNOW A LOT OF
INTEREST AND DISCUSSION AROUND
THE ILLEGAL CULTIVATION SIDE-
THIS IS TO AGAIN MAKE SURE WE'RE
SUPPORTING THE LEGAL CULTIVATION
SIDE IN THE PROGRAMMATIC
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE. TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR GROWERS TO DO
THE RIGHT THING TO COME INTO
COMPLIANCE- BUT THEN CAN ALSO
TALK ABOUT ENFORCEMENT WORK THAT
I KNOW. I HAS BEEN ONGOING AND
IS A PRIORITY FOR THE BOARD AS
WELL- ALSO WE HAVE. OUR HIGH
PRIORITY STREAM GAUGES
IMPLEMENTATION WORK AND OUR
WATER RIGHTS MODERNIZATION
REQUEST IS PART OF THE BUDGET HI
HERE YOU'LL HEAR FURTHER FROM
THE- OUR HEAD OF THE DIVISION OF
A WATER RATES AROUND. WE COLOR
UPWARDS PROJECT THERE LAST YEAR
WE RECEIVED THIRTY MILLION
DOLLARS FOR A NEW WATER RIGHTS
DATA SYSTEM HERE THIS IS REALLY
THE FOUNDATION FOR DECISION
MAKING IN WATER RIGHTS- WE
DESERVE A TWENTY FIRST CENTURY A
SYSTEM THAT LETS US BE MORE REAL
TIME. LET'S WATER RIGHT HOLDERS
HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE BOARD
IS ADMINISTERING- THAT WATER
RATES IN A WAY THAT. IS ALLOWING
US TO YOU HERE- ADAPT AND KNOW
THAT THERE'S- THERE'S GOING TO
NEED AT WITH THESE DRYER
DROUGHTS RECINE TO CURTAIL WE
NEED TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT. IS
ORDERLY AND THAT PROVIDES
EVERYONE I TRUST IN THE SYSTEM
SO. THOSE CONTINUED VETERANS
RETURN PORTENT. AND I CAN HI
GLOSS ON OUR WATER RECYCLING
WORK AS WELL. BUT ACTUALLY MAYBE
JUST GO TO QUESTIONS ACCOUNT AND
THROUGH THE COURSE OF A
DISCUSSION CON NOT TALK ABOUT
THAT AS WELL. YEAH THAT'S GREAT
THANK YOU CERTAINLY VERY.
EXCITED TO. DISCUSS THAT WATER
RATES MONETIZATION BUT WE'LL-
GET THIS OVERVIEW OF COUPLE
QUESTIONS AND THEN- PARISER.
DOLLY- IT'S KNOW I WAS. THE
QUALITY OF THE DRINKING WATER
HAS BEEN A- MAJOR ISSUE IN.
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY- BUT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AS WELL TELL US WHAT
IMPROVEMENTS YOU MADE TO
DRINKING WATER AND HOW YOU'RE
TRACKING THAT. REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. A. B. THE REALITY IS THAT
CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE FEW
STATES IN THE NATION THAT
ACTUALLY HAS A HUMAN RIGHT TO
WATER. WE JUST CELEBRATED THE
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT
ADOPTION ACTUALLY THE FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLEAN WATER
ACT. THEY BRING UP THE CONTRACT
BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THAT'S ON THE
WATER QUALITY SIDE. WE KNOW THAT
THE COST DRIVERS IN DRINKING
WATER RATIONALLY THE
CONTAMINATION OF ANY
COMMUNITIES- FACE OR OR HAVE. AN
IN MANY TIMES AND MANY REGIONS
LEGACY ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN
DOUBLE DEALING WITH FOR. YOUR
DECADES AND GENERATIONS. SO I
TEN YEARS AGO THE HUMAN RIGHT TO
WATER LAW WAS PASSED AND THAT
SINCE THEN AGAIN AS I MENTIONED
IN MY OPENING REMARKS. THE
DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER WAS
ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE
STATE BOARD IN 201-520-1420
FIFTEEN IN THE MIDDLE. OF WHAT
WAS THE HEIGHT OF AGAIN THAT
LAST ROUTE- AND THAT SINCE THAT
MOMENT. WE'VE ALSO HAD THE SAFE
AND AFFORDABLE FUN THAT WAS
PASSED. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
HERE IN THE THREE YEARS SINCE
THE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FUN WAS
ACTUALLY OUT HERE BEING
IMPLEMENTED. WE REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF CALIFORNIANS WHO HAVE
ACCESS WHO WILL HAVE ACT WHO ARE
SERVED BY FAILING SYSTEMS BY
FORTY PERCENT. GOING FROM ONE
POINT SIX MILLION CALIFORNIANS
DOWN TO ABOUT NINE HUNDRED
THOUSAND NOW. THAT'S STILL A LOT
OF CALIFORNIANS THAT DON'T HAVE
ACCESS. AND ARE COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE TO
BRING DOWN THAT NUMBER. I THINK
IMPORTANT TO NOTE HIS WEALTH IN
THESE THREE YEARS THESE FIRST
THREE YEARS OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE FUND. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ALSO FOUGHT NEARLY
DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF
CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS HAVE GONE
OUT. TO COMMUNITIES- AND SO WE
AND HERE IMPORTANTLY JUST
RECENTLY PASSED AN EXPEDITED
DRINKING WATER- GUIDELINES
HOWEVER PROGRAM RATHER. FOR
ENSURING THAT WERE WERE WERE
WERE PRIORITIZING EXPEDITING
THOSE PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE
MOST URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH-
NEXUS- SO. I AM OF THE PROGRESS
WE MADE I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT
MORE TO GO. THESE ARE AGAIN
ISSUES THAT HAVE- WE'VE
STRUGGLED FOR HERE IN THE STATE.
FOR A GENERATION AND NATIONALLY
THOUGH YOU DON'T SEE THE
EMPHASIS AND THE FUNDING AND THE
CONSOLIDATIONS ALONE AS WELL.
THEY WERE SEEN HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. AND SO- I THINK YOU
KNOW A GOOD FOR US IT'S
CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE WE'RE PLANNING OUT. WHAT
THE CAPITAL COST NEEDS ARE FOR
THINGS LIKE CONSOLIDATIONS
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE TOOLS
THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS
PROVIDED US ON DRINKING WATER-
AND I WOULD NOTE THAT THERE ARE
PLACES. LIKE PLASTER COUNTY
WATER AGENCY- COACHELLA VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT- WILL ALSO THE
WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WE'RE REALLY
SEEING AGENCIES STEP UP AND SAY
WHO WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. ARE
FEELING WHICH SYSTEMS CAN WE
CONSOLIDATE IT'S ONE OF OUR
STRONGEST TOOLS THE WATER BOARD
SEAT OVERSEAS NEARLY TWO AT
THREE THOUSAND DRINKING WATER
SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. FOUR HUNDRED OUR
LARGEST URBAN WATER AGENCIES.
REPRESENTING YOU KNOW. NINETY
FIVE PLUS PERCENT OFTENTIMES OF
THE WATER THAT'S DELIVERED BUT
WE HAVE MANY SMALLER SYSTEMS
AND- THE SOLUTIONS ARE REALLY
NEEDING TO BE COMMUNITY DRIVEN
SO. WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE THANKFUL
FOR THE RESOURCES WE'VE HAD WE
HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTUM AROUND
DRINKING WATER AND I NOTE THAT
IT'S NOT JUST DRINKING WATER
WASTE WATER AS WELL. I RECENTLY
RECEIVED- OF BOTH DOLLARS FOR
WASTE WATER- SEWER SEPTIC ARE
PROJECTS NOT OR AT LEAST AN
EMPHASIS ON THOSE. NOTING THAT
YOU KNOW WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF
COMMUNITIES ON SUBJECT WE STILL
HAVE TO MANAGE SANITATION IN A
WAY THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY IMPACT
AGAIN OUR OUR DRINKING WATER
SYSTEMS. THE LAST THING I WOULD
REALLY QUICKLY FOUND DRINKING
WATER WE ARE GOING TO BE
ADOPTING MAXIM CONTAMINANT
LIMITS POTENTIALLY THIS YEAR.
FOR A CHROMIUM SIX. AND WITH AND
WITH THE RECENT P. FAST
ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL OUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
THERE'S GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL
PRESSURES ON COSTS. AS WE TREAT
AND BEING VERY AWARE OF THE OF.
ULTIMATELY OF WATER IN THE STATE
IS FRONT OF MIND FOR THE BOARD
AND THAT'S WHERE OUR VARIOUS
PROGRAMS BOTH ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING SIDE. ON
THINGS LIKE THAT A RESEARCH
PROGRAM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO-
ARE ALL HERE A- NECESSARY TO
KEEP THE COST OF WATER DOWN EVEN
AS WE PURSUE. AGAIN THINGS LIKE
P. FASTS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS
OTHER WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO DEAL WITH. WELL THANK
YOU YEAH HE'S MORE CRITICAL THAN
SAFE AND AFFORDABLE DRINKING
WATER AND- YOU KNOW. GREAT WORKS
BRING HOW FORTY PERCENT. OF AS
YOU KNOW A LOT OF WORK STILL
STILL TO DO. A TWO MORE THINGS I
AM VERY INCIDENT ONE- RECYCLING
AND- MAYBE TELLS ABOUT THE
BOARD'S WORKING AND- PROVING
INCREASING WATER RECYCLING HOW
YOU'RE MEASURING THAT. AND WHAT
THE GOALS ARE. REALLY PROUD OF
AGAIN THE WORK. LARGELY THAT
CALIFORNIA HAS DONE ON ON WATER
AND ACCESS AND A PARTICULAR ONE
WATER RECYCLING- WE'RE A LEADER
IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO
RECYCLING- OUR WATER WE'RE STILL
NOT RECYCLING AS MUCH AS WE NEED
TO. APPRECIATE THAT THE COMMENTS
FROM CENTER DOLLY AROUND. THE
FACT THAT YOU SEE A LOT OF
REDUCE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WE
HAVE. GREAT EXAMPLES OF COURSE
WITH ORANGE COUNTY WATER
DISTRICT USE. YOU KNOW THAT THE
THEY'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND THE
AMOUNT THE RECYCLING LEADERS
LIKE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
AS WELL. I THINK OF SAN DIEGO I
THINK A MONTEREY. BUT
IMPORTANTLY I ALSO THINK OF
TURLOCK IN SERIES- WHERE DEL
PORTO- YOU KNOW- WATER DISTRICT.
IS HERE- RECYCLING WATER- IS
OVERBROOK RECEIVING RECYCLED
WATER IT'S GOING INTO THE DELTA
MENDOTA CANAL AND SO THESE THESE
OPPORTUNITIES. IN STILL YET MORE
RULE COMMUNITIES TO RECYCLE I
THINK ARE THERE IT'S JUST THAT.
THEY ARE BUT YOU KNOW THAT THE
ECONOMICS- LIKE SO MANY OF OUR
CHALLENGES WITH AND WATER- ARE
OR WHAT KIND OF FUNDAMENTALLY
DICTATES SOMETIMES WHAT YOU'RE
ABLE TO DO AND- AND WHEN YOU
DON'T HAVE THE ECONOMIES OF
SCALE TO SPREAD OUT. THE COST
WHICH IS HIGHER COST AND IN A
RECYCLING WATER- IS UP THERE
IT'S NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS THOSE
IN OCEAN DIESEL. BUT IT DOES IT
DOES- INCREASE THE COST FOR
COMMUNITIES IS A FRIEND OF MINE
BUT FINDING OUT HOW WE
ESPECIALLY MAKE THESE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS. BOTH FROM THE STATE
SIDE IMPORTANTLY AND THE FEDERAL
SIDE AMOUNT TO. INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NEEDED THE
MOST- SO IT'S NOT JUST THE BIG
CITIES THAT ARE ARE DRYING DOWN
FUNDS IF I JUST THE LARGER. I
COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE JUST AS
DESERVING BUT INSTEAD REALLY
LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SERVICE
MODEL IF YOU WILL FOR. HOW WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
WATER IN OUR AND IN SMALLER
COMMUNITIES SO WE'RE PROUD OF
THE WATER RECYCLING THAT'S GONE
DOWN- THERE I I'LL JUST HAVE TO.
DEFINITELY NOTE THAT I JUST IN
THE LAST. TWO YEARS WE'VE WE'VE
PROVIDED- HERE I THINK IT'S LIKE
WELL OVER ONE POINT TWO BILLION
DOLLARS. IN RECYCLING- IN DAHLE
AND- DE AHLERS RECYCLING. AN
ACRE FEET A YEAR THAT WILL BE
PRODUCED OFF FROM THIS VARIOUS
PROJECTS WE ALSO- HAVE IN THE
PIPELINE. AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY
ONE PROJECTS- THAT ARE SEEKING
FUNDING CURRENTLY- AND
IMPORTANTLY THE WATER SUPPLY
STRATEGY- REALLY AT SETS GOALS
IN THE IMMEDIATE TERM FOR EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRE FEET WHICH
WE THINK WE CAN REALLY GET TO
YOU. AND THEN LONGER TERM GOALS-
FOR RECYCLING THAT- ESPECIALLY
AS THE BOARD THIS YEAR ADOPTS
DIRECT POTABLE REUSE
REGULATIONS. WE THINK THAT WE
CAN MEET- AND I WILL ACTUALLY BE
THIS NEXT GENERATION OF
PROJECTS- WHERE WE'RE YOU KNOW
FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE
DEVELOPING REGULATIONS THAT.
DON'T JUST ALLOW YOU TO RECYCLE
WATER AN AUGMENT YOUR GROUND
WATER RECYCLE WATER AND AUGMENT
YOUR SURFACE WATER STORAGE OUR
SURFACE WATER RESERVOIRS BUT
ACTUALLY IS DIRECTLY PLUGGED
INTO. OUR SYSTEMS- IT'S A HUGE
UNDERTAKING AT WILL BRING DOWN
THE COST OF A NUMBER OF PROJECTS
AND AGAIN USHER IN THE NEXT
GENERATION OF WORK. OUT WE
CURRENTLY RECYCLE ABOUT SOME HER
FIFTY THOUSAND ACRE FEET A YEAR
AND YOUR PERCENT MAKE SHOWS HERE
STAFF SAY ISRAEL RECYCLES A 90%
ECONOMIC SPAIN'S AT TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE U. S. AS A WHOLE
MAYBE FIVE TO TEN I THINK. YOU
KNOW WHAT WOULD YOU SAY CAN YOU
HAVE AND MAKE IT A SPENT THERE
AND WE THINK OUR GOAL SHOULD BE
I CRIED TWENTY THIRTY I CAN
DEFINITELY BRING UP- I DON'T
HAVE WHAT WHAT WE HAVE IS OUR
VOLUMETRIC REPORT- ONLINE IN A
DASHBOARD FORM. THAT SHOWS YOU
REGION BY REGION. HOW MUCH
RECYCLING IS GOING ON- HOW MUCH
OVER THE LAST DECADE HAS AND
PLUS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE
INCREASE- SO I AB OF. AGAIN
GROWTH UP LIVERPOOL NUMBER BUT
BUT- MAYBE HAVE OPENED JUST AS
THE ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT YOU
KNOW INTEL'S TO THE TO THE-
GENERAL PUBLIC BUT- DEFINITELY
IT'S QUITE. IMPORTANT AND- THANK
YOU OF WHEN I SCORE FOR ME. I'M
BUT- TALKING ABOUT THE- THE
ISSUES OF. KIND OF WATER FLOW-
STANDARDS AND- SOME OF THE
RECENT- DECISIONS AND- THERE'S A
WAIVER. THIS ISSUE IN FEBRUARY
ISSUE. REDUCE WATER FLOW STANDS
TO THE DELTA. SO HOW TO THE
BOARD TERM TO CUT THE FLOW DOWN
TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND CUBIC FEET
PER SECOND. WHAT FACTORS DID YOU
CONSIDER AND WHAT'S YOUR CONCERN
ABOUT HOW SIGNIFICANT LOWER
FLOW. WOULD IMPACT SALMON AND
OTHER FISH SPECIES. I THINK I
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE
HAVE A PENDING PETITION ON
RECONSIDERATION FOR THIS- BUT I
WILL JUST SAY. THAT PETITION
ASIDE WHICH IS YOU KNOW CALLING
TO QUESTION THE BOARD'S DECISION
MAKING AMONGST. THE APPROVAL OF
THAT TEMPORARY URGENCY CHANGE
PETITION AND THE ISSUANCE OF
THAT TEMPORARY URGENCY CHANGE
ORDER- WITHIN JUST WILL JUST SAY
THE WORKING OF THE ORDER YOU
KNOW WHAT WHAT WHAT WE WERE
SIGNALED TO WAS AND WE SAW WAS
THIS REAL CUT OFF IN OUR
SPECIFIC CATION. AFTER EARLY
JANUARY- THAT THEN AT THAT
MOMENT WITH THE DRY CONDITIONS
THAT WE'RE SEEING THERE IS GOING
TO BE A WATER COST. TO THAT AND
MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SO
IT'S IMPORTANT I THINK TO NOTE
THAT THE TEMPERATURES YOU CHANGE
ORDER WHAT IT DID WAS OUT RELAX
WHAT'S KNOWN AS A- PORCH. HAD AN
AXE TO LINE WHICH IS WHERE
SALINITY- THAT IS AT X. TWO IN
THE DELTA- DOWN FROM PORT
CHICAGO WHICH IS THE MOST
WESTERN SORT OF POINT WITHIN
WHAT'S KNOWN AND I APOLOGIZE
IT'S GONNA START TO GET INTO
JARGON BUT- A DECISION SIXTEEN
FORTY ONE WHICH SETS THE CURRENT
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS THAT THE
PROJECTS HAVE TO MEET. IT'S MOST
WESTERN POINT FOR CHICAGO IT'S
BASED OFF OF THE TABLE THAT'S
BASED OFF OF THAT JANUARY MONTHS
PRECIPITATION AND CALCULATES OFF
OF THAT WHERE IT SHOULD BE THEN
FOR THAT NEXT MONTH. YOU KNOW
THE MODELING THAT WAS DONE IN
THE MID NINETIES THE WAY THAT
THAT TABLE- REFLECTS IS SUPPOSED
TO REFLECT A WET WATER YEAR. AND
WE'VE SEEN THESE LAST YEAR'S
ESPECIALLY YOU KNOW WE THINK
LAST YEAR WHERE WE WERE AT 2100%
OF PRECIPITATION IN DECEMBER.
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL THE
SPIGOT TURNED OFF- AND HERE WE
WERE CONCERNED AROUND VERY
SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES SO. THE
ABILITY TO MANAGE A LITTLE MORE
IN REAL TIME TO MAKE A DECISION
TO APPROVE THIS CHANGE PETITION
THE CAME FROM THE PROJECTS. I
WAS MADE THEY RELAX SET STANDARD
OF THE WAS ENOUGH FOR. DAYS
WE'VE SINCE WERE IT THE ORDER
HAD A CONDITION THAT SAID IF
CONDITIONS CHANGE WE'RE NOT SEEN
THIS. TEMPORARY URGENCY URGENT
NEED FOR THIS CHANGE. THEN IT
GOES AWAY AND SO IT IT DID AB
BECAUSE AGAIN IT HAD GOOD
CONSIDERATION FOR THAT. IT
WASN'T IN EFFECT FOR SEVENTEEN
DAYS. NINE OF THE SEVENTEEN DAYS
THE PORT CHARLOTTE CHICAGO
REQUIREMENT WAS ACTUALLY MET
THERE WAS ENOUGH WATER STARTING
TO MOVE TO THE SYSTEM. SO I SAY
ALL THAT TO KIND OF PUT A LITTLE
MORE CONTEXT INTO WHAT THE
BOARD'S DECISION IN BALANCING
WAS. AT THAT MOMENT. FLAYED AND
SPEAK TO FAR OVER AND PLAYERS
ARE FINE WITH YOU KNOW WHAT I
DID SAY TRYING NOT TO YOU KNOW
GET A WILL. TO CLOSE TO WHAT THE
PETITION. IS BUT JUST KIND OF
GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF. WHAT
WE DID AT THROUGH THAT DECISION
MAKING IT AGAIN RIGHT NOW THAT
TEMPERATURES THE CHANGE ORDER.
IS HAS BEEN LIFTED WAS LAST WEEK
. THANK YOU MEASURES ARE GOING.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY I KNOW
THAT YOU KNEW I WAS GOING TO
TALK ABOUT TO ILLEGAL GROWS AND
I WANT TO STILL TOUCH ON THAT A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE- WE DID. PUT
MONEY IN THERE FOR LEGAL I KNOW
THAT- SENATOR MCGUIRE WHOSE
OFFICE SITS ON THIS COMMITTEE AS
WELL. WE WILL HAVE THE SAME
ISSUES WE WANT TO FIND. AND HELP
THOSE PEOPLE BE ABLE TO BECOME A
INTO THE LEGAL MARKET AND THAT'S
PART OF THE SOLUTION BUT- YOU
REALLY CAN'T HAVE A LEGAL MARKET
IF YOU HAVE THE ILLEGAL MARKET
THAT IS RUNNING RAMPANT IN
THERE'S NO INCENTIVE- OR NO
PUNISHMENT FOR. THOSE WHO ARE
ILLEGAL AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE
WE'RE AT I MEAN WHEN THAT AND
THAT'S- SOMETHING THAT I KNOW
THAT. YOU'RE YOU'RE GETTING THE
PART OF MONEY DID WORK ON THE
LEGAL SIDE BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE
SOME. ENFORCEMENT ON THE ILLEGAL
SIDE AS WELL AND I. IMPLORE YOU
TO WORK WITH THE DGSE- YOU KNOW
FISHING GAME AND OTHER AGENCIES
DO GO OUT TO THESE ILLEGAL GROWS
BECAUSE IT DID THE DAY YOUR-
YOUR JOB IS TO- WHEN WE HAVE
ILLEGAL DIVERSIONS WE HAVE A
LOT. OF ILLEGAL DIVERSIONS AND-
I THINK I WE HAVE WATER BECAUSE-
THERE'S STILL WATER FLOWING- BUT
IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS WE HAD
ZERO I MEAN THERE IS REALLY
LEVELS WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE- IN
REAL TIME. WHEN A WATER JUG. YOU
KNOW. THROUGH THOSE IN A IN A
STREAM THAT IT DRIED UP AND
THERE'S- THERE'S- SOME. THERE'S
SMALL SALMON IN THE STREAMS THAT
ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE ON WATER.
AND SO. I JUST WANNA COURAGE
THAT- YOU KNOW WE- FOCUSED ON
THOSE ILLEGAL GROWS- AND THAT
WILL HELP THE LEGAL MARKET WORK
BETTER AS WELL SO JUST WANTED
AND I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD ME
BEFORE YOU WERE IN THE ROOM SO.
TWENTY ONE I WANNA TALK ABOUT G.
VOSS FOR SECOND- BECAUSE IT'S
SOMETHING THAT- IS INVOLVED AND
WE REALLY ARE FOCUSED ON AND I
THINK THAT- IT WE SHOULD. QUITE
FRANKLY BUT- WHEN WE LOOK AT
WATER AND WE LOOK AT THE- P.
FOSTER WATER WE DON'T. TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION. ALL THE OTHER
THINGS THAT HAVE P. FOSS IN THEM
WHICH IS. A BAG OF POPCORN MS S.
B. FOSTER- THE PIZZA BOX. HAS BE
FALSE- IN IT AND WE DON'T. WE
HAVEN'T THE LEGISLATURE REALLY
HASN'T FOCUSED IN ON. THEY
FOCUSED ON THE WATER SIDE OF IT
BECAUSE OUR DRINKING SYSTEM BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE US OUT
THERE THAT IS. IS THAT SO COULD
YOU TOUCH ON THAT JUST A LITTLE
BIT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE AREAS
REALLY ONLY GONNA BE WATER. BUT
THERE'S THIS BROADER ISSUE OF.
WHERE'S WHERE WE REALLY GETTING
IT FROM AND HOW AND WHAT OF
THOSE OTHER FACTORS PLAYING IN.
NOT ONLY. TO OUR CONSTITUENTS-
BUT ALSO INTO THE WATER SYSTEM.
THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT AND
INTO YOUR POINT IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT- SO MUCH OF
THIS. RIGHT NOW AND IT. IS
SOMETIMES BORNE ON THE BACKS OF
REPAIRS WERE DOWNSTREAM OF THE
IMPACTS FROM. OTHER UNITS.
DECISIONS MADE. MAINLY P. FAST
GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM TO BEGIN
WITH. SO IN A SOME OF THOSE
ASIDE I'LL SAY WITHIN THE COUNTY
PA SYSTEM. WE HAVE BEEN MEETING-
REGULARLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
NOW- WITH THE TSC WITH THE
OFFICE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
HAZARD ASSESSMENT WITH OUR OTHER
PARTNERS BECAUSE AS YOU AS YOU
SAID IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE
IMPACTS ON. DRINKING WATER
WASTEWATER OR CHARACTERIZING IT
THE EXTENT OF P. FAST POLLUTION
IN SAY JUST YOU KNOW GROUND
WATER WHICH THE ON THE WATER
QUALITY SIDE THE BOARD. HAS HAS
REALLY ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO
TACKLE IT FROM BOTH OF THOSE
SIDES AGAIN. CHARACTERIZING IT
ON THE WATER QUALITY SITE WHERE
IS IT- AND THEN WHAT ARE WE
SEEING AND THEN I'M HERE WORKING
ON THE DRINKING WATER SIDE. I
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT ESPECIALLY ON
THE WASTE WATER SIDE- IT'S IN
OUR CLOTHES WE'RE SEEING IT IN
AFFLUENT AT INFLUENT AND
EFFLUENT FROM WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANTS- SO- AND OTHERS
CONCERNED FROM. WHETHER IT'S A
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OR
TREE WATER SYSTEMS. THAT THEY
ARE ARE SADDLED WITH ALL THE
COST IMPORTANTLY THERE ARE
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR P. FAST THAT
WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE WE
GET OUT- I KNOW WE STILL HAVEN'T
THEY HAVEN'T STARTED TO MOVE YET
THEY- WERE PRIORITIZING TRYING
TO GET THE PROGRAM. UP IN AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES ON THE
FUNDING SIDE. EVEN AS WE WORK
WITH YOU KNOW WORSE OTHER STATE
AGENCIES DGSE AND OTHERS AROUND
THE PRODUCT SIDE- NOT BECAUSE
AND THIS IS YOU KNOW WE DO
CONSIDER THIS WHEN WE SET
THEMSELVES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO
SET A MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL
WELL I THINK WE'LL- WE'RE STILL
CONSIDER WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THIS MEANS UP THAT THE FEDS
HAVE SET THEIR THEIR LIMIT. IT
LIKELY MEANS WE CAN THEN MOVE ON
TO WHAT WE KNOW OUR OUR OTHER
CONSTITUENTS. AMONGST BE FAST-
YOU KNOW THERE'S THOUSANDS OF A
WITHIN THE CLASS- BUT I THINK
YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WOULD ALLOWS
US TO DO IS. IT CONTINUE. TO
FOCUS ON YOU KNOW OUR ROLE BUT
ALSO WORK AGAIN WITH DTS IN
OTHERS. TAX GET. THINGS OUT
PRODUCTS SO I THE POINT- AGAIN I
THINK ON THE FUNDING SIDE IN THE
REGULATORY SIDE. WE'RE HERE A
FOR DRINKING WATER WASTEWATER
SYSTEMS AND RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S
ACTUALLY YOU KNOW. IT'S REALLY
ABOUT HOW DO WE GET THESE
PRODUCTS OUT. OF THE SYSTEM TO
BEGIN WITH SO IT'S NOT BURDEN
BUYERS OUR SYSTEM IN. THE SENSE
THAT THERE'S ROB RESPONSIBLE
PARTIES. THAT THEY BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL SO THAT THE
REPAIRS. ARE THE ONES THAT- HERE
ABSORB ALL THE BURDEN OF.
RESPONDING TO TREATING. AND
ADDRESSING A REAL ISSUE. HAS A
BILLION ALICE'S ON. THE CLOTHING
SIDE OF IT WHEN YOU WASH YOUR
CLOTHES THEY'RE HAPPY FOSS WHICH
IS. YOU KNOW. WATER RESISTANT
STUFF AS P. FOSTER LOT OF IT
AND- THAT'S HOW IT WORKS- AS ARE
MANY ANALYSIS ON LIKE. FROM THE
WASHER YEAH FROM THE WASHER TO.
AND NOT WE KNOW THE
FIREFIGHTING. WAS ONE OF THE
GREAT WE LONGER TAIL THAT YEAH I
WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE US BUTTON.
BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THE E. THREE
SEVEN THE WASHER. THAT P. FORCES
COMING OFF AND GOING INTO THE
DRINKING WATER SYSTEM AND SO WE
HAVE WE HAD ANY. NEXUS BETWEEN.
THOSE TYPE OF PRODUCTS ARE AS
ARE MANY STUDIES DONE TO KNOW
WHERE WE'RE WE'RE GETTING IT.
FROM I HAVE TO LAND ON THE
EXPERTISE OF SOME MY SISTER
AGENCIES AROUND YOU KNOW WHAT IS
THE SHARE LIKE. HOW MUCH IS
COMING OFF BECAUSE IT'S IN YOUR
YOUR CLOTHES WE JUST WE
DEFINITELY KNOW IT IS AND YOU
KNOW BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN- YOU
KNOW YOU SEE THIS IMPACT IN
ANAHEIM AND- IN PLACES. ALONG
THE SANTA ANA RIVER. WHERE
THERE'S KIND OF A PLUME THAT
FOLLOWS THE RIVER BECAUSE YOU
HAVE DISCHARGES FROM THE WASTE
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. INTO THE
RIVERS AND THEN IT GETS. INTO
THE GROUNDWATER SO. YOU WE KNOW
THAT THEIR ARE THOSE PATHWAYS
AND ARE BEING MINDFUL OF THEM IS
WHY WE'RE WE'RE- WE'RE- ASKING
FOR THE REPORTING INFORMATION WE
HAVE FOR PEACE AT FAST FROM A
NUMBER OF THOSE AGENTS SO WE
CAN. GET A HANDLE OF HOW MUCH IS
COMING AND- WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE FATE AND TRANSPORT I
GUESS IS WHAT WE CALL IT OF. P.
FAST SO THAT. WE KNOW WE'RE
WE'RE WE'RE HAVING TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUE I APPRECIATE THAT I
THINK AS- A LEGISLATOR WE TRY TO
FIGURE OUT WE HAVE TO DEFINE.
DEFINE THE SOURCE THEN WE CAN
FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO
TREAT IT WE DID DO THAT. I THINK
THE EASY STUFF RIGHT WE KNEW.
THAT IN FIRE FIGHTING IN YOU
KNOW THE FIREFIGHTERS CAME TO US
BECAUSE THEY WERE. GOT THEY
THAT'S REALLY WHERE STARTED BUT-
I'VE LEARNED A LOT MORE- IN THE
RECENT YEAR ABOUT WORLD. THIS
PRODUCT IS IN IN A LOT OF OTHER
AREAS SO I JUST WANT TO. KIND OF
FOCUS THINK ABOUT THAT PER
SECOND I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU
HAVE GOT IT. I'M GONNA BE A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THIS IS
REALLY SO DIVERSIONS I WANTED
TO. TOUCH ON- DIVERSIONS WHICH
I. SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER GOT THE
WRONG. COMMITTEE BUT- ONE TALK
ABOUT DIVERSIONS AND I WANNA
TALK ABOUT. ME IF YOU CAN EXPECT
PAN ON DIVERSIONS AGAIN ABOVE
OUR BIG INFRASTRUCTURE- BY
ABBOTT. OBVIOUSLY I REPRESENT
THE LARGEST GEOGRAPHICAL
DISTRICT IN THE STATE- BUT 60%
OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER COMES
FROM MY DISTRICT AND SO. GRAVITY
OBVIOUSLY PLAYS A ROLE- WE WOULD
LOVE TO HOLD MORE OF IT UP THERE
WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT
WHICH I WANT TO TALK ABOUT- IN
THE NEXT QUESTION BUT- BELOW
THAT BUT- THE REPORTING. IS BEEN
KURT BURDENSOME FOR A LOT OF
THE- AG COMMUNITY AND THOSE
FOLKS. AND REALLY IT'S DOWN A
REALLY SMALL AMOUNT WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE- AMOUNT OF. OF YOU
KNOW ACRE FEET THAT'S GENERATED
IN THE- IN THE- SIERRAS- SO HE
TALK ABOUT THAT DIVERT THAT THAT
WAS THAT WAS BEEN A REAL
CONDITION I'VE A LOT FROM
PRODUCERS DOWN TO. YES NO GUIDE
HOW TO STOCK UP ON IT AND IT'S
AND IT'S IN REAL TIME THERE WAS
THERE WAS TO BE AND WE HAVE TO.
WHEN THE WATER'S COMING IN. THE
WATER GOING OUT AND TRYING DO
THAT WE DON'T HAVE CELL SERVICE
AND- IT WAS REALLY. REALLY
CONVERSE AND I KNOW THAT THEY'D
RELAX SOME OF THAT AND WORK
TOWARDS. GETTING THAT BUT REALLY
THE END OF THE DAY. I MEAN. ON
MOST OF THE SYSTEMS WE HAVE.
PRETTY GOOD REPORTING. IN FACT
ARE AT OUR FARM- GOTTA GAUGING
STATION THAT WAS THERE- THAT THE
WATER RESOURCES. CONTROL BOARD
DID FOR YEARS. AND NOW IT'S NOW
IT'S ALL ELECTRONIC. MEN REAL
TIME I CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING
AND THAT REALLY TAKES A GIANT
WATERSHED BEFORE IT GETS TO OUR
FARM. AND THEN BELOW THAT WE
HAVE. YOU KNOW BIG STRUCTURES
LIKE WE HAVE- YOU KNOW SHASTA
DAM WHICH WE KNOW. THAT WHOLE
WATERSHED CAN END UP THERE SO
COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT FOR
SECOND AND YOU'RE IN THE V. AND-
I APPRECIATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN.
BELOW THAT BELOW THE STRUCTURES
AND ABOVE THE STRUCTURE IS
REALLY WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON. I
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND SO
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO CLARIFY-
THE TWO ACRE FOOT REQUIREMENT. I
THINK IS A SIGMA IT SO. RIGHT
WELL WE DON'T MAKE IT EASY OF
COURSE IN THE STATE THAT ALL
THESE LIKE YOU KNOW. OVERLAPPING
SORT OF. WAYS IN WHICH WE REPORT
AND SO. ON THE SICK THE
SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT ACT SIDE. I THINK
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR
ANYONE THAT'S- PULLING MORE THAN
TWO ACRE FEET. TO THAT REPORT.
YOU KNOW AND SO. I THINK THAT'S
WHERE THE TWO ACRE FOOT NUMBER
COMES FROM THERE. TO THE STATE
WATER BOARD FOR WATER RIGHTS.
ARE PURPOSES ITS DOWN TO TEN
ACRE FEET I THINK A YEAR IT'S
STILL THAT STILL. I KNOW AND
SPENT AN AG. NOT A LOT YEAH IT
ISN'T A LOT IT IS. BUT I THINK
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO THE GOAL IS
TO. HAVE MORE GRANULARITY- ON IT
SO THAT WE ESPECIALLY DURING
DROUGHTS. CAN ACTUALLY MANAGE
BETTER. THROUGH THOSE THOSE VERY
PRECIOUS MOMENTS AND EVEN HERE
IN THESE FLOOD MOMENTS. BE ABLE
TO MAKE DECISIONS LIKE. WHEN
SOMEONE COMES TO US FOR A PERMIT
FOR YOU KNOW A NEW DIVERSION FOR
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. THAT WE
CAN UNDERSTAND WELL WHO'S USING
WHAT HOW DO WE REMAIN PROTECTIVE
OF EVERYONE. AND I THINK YOUR
POINT THE CHALLENGES IT COMES AT
COST. AND I AM AND I WON'T AT
ALL- PRETEND THAT IT'S JUST AN
EASY THING THAT WE CAN ALL JUST
SUDDENLY DO- I WOULD NOTE THAT.
I WERE I'M INTERESTED IN MAKING
SURE CONTINUE TO HAVE REACHED.
TO MAKE THAT EASIER FOR GROWERS-
I KNOW IN THE DELTA WATERSHED
THAT SPECIFICALLY IN THE LEGAL
DELTA. THERE IS CURRENTLY WHAT'S
KNOWN AS AN ALTERNATIVE
COMPLIANCE PLAN THAT'S BEEN
DEVELOPED. THAT GETS AWAY FROM-
SAY LIKE A DIRECTOR VERSION
MEASUREMENT. AND INSTEAD USES
LIKE SATELLITE DATA. TO LOOK AT
IF APPLE TRANSPIRATION AND SAY.
WE KNOW WITH THE E. T. OF SOME
LAND IS IT'S NOT BE INTERROGATED
IS. THE BASIC PREMISE OF LUMBER
COMPANY BUT- YOU KNOW. IT NOT
BEING IRRIGATED. THIS THIS LAND
IS IF APPLE TRANSPORTING A LOT
MORE. IT MEANS THAT THERE MUST
BE SOME LIMIT A BRITISH AND
THAT'S HAPPENING AND SO WHETHER.
IT'S YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T YOU
WON'T KNOW TO SERVE ITS
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER. BUT
GROWERS THEMSELVES SAYING THAT'S
A TOOL THAT. I DON'T NEED TO ITS
LOW COST SATELLITE DATA. AND I
DON'T NEED TO THAN YOU KNOW HAVE
SOME EXPENSIVE- YOU KNOW A
DEVICE- AND THAT THE BOARD
IMPORTANT SAYS. YES WE SEE THE
REQUIREMENT YOU KNOW IT'S AN
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE TO WHAT
IS ON THE BOOKS FOR. DIRECT
DIVERSION MEASUREMENT- I THINK
IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE I THINK IT
POINTS TO WAYS THAT. MAYBE WE
CAN WORK AT THAT DATA. AND IT
HERE I'M SENSITIVE TO SATELLITES
AND PEOPLE FEELING LIKE THE
GOVERNMENT'S UNDERSTANDING
THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T YOU
KNOW. BUT PERHAPS EVERYONE. CAN
USE TOOLS LIKE THAT HAVE BETTER
FAITH THAT. WE ARE IN AND
WHETHER YOU'RE ABOVE A DAM OR
BELOW IT. IT'S STILL IMPORTANT I
THINK TO KNOW AND EVERYONE HAVE
FIDELITY A MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE WHAT BECAUSE THAT DAM.
OWNER THAT RESERVOIR IS ACTUALLY
PERMITTED AS WELL. SO IT'S KINDA
BEING ABLE TO CREATE AN EVEN
PLAYING FIELD AMONGST EVERYONE.
AND BY HAVING THE DATA IT ALEXIS
HOPEFULLY GET THERE BUT I KNOW
THAT AGAIN. EASIER SAID THAN
DONE FOR MORE. FIVE BY PER TO
GET MARK I KNOW THAT- I'VE- GONE
LONG BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
I THINK WE HAVE SOME REAL HUGE
CHALLENGES IN THE FUTURE SO I
WANT TO. FIRST I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR- THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
BEEN ABLE TO DO BY GETTING
GRANTS OUT- TO OUR- TREE SERVICE
DISTRICTS IN THOSE WHO ARE
TRYING TO DO. A WATER RECYCLING
IN TRYING TO STOP LEAKAGE AND
BUT I BUT I WANT TO TOUCH ON A
LITTLE BIT ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES SO MIGHT. MY FATHER
LAW HAPPENS TO BE. A MANAGER OF
A COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT IN
A REALLY SMALL COMMUNITY AND SO
I HEAR FROM HIM LIKE AT. ALL THE
PROBLEMS. HE HAS HE HAS ALL IT
ALL DIFFERENT DOCTOR MMHM. THAT
IS- IS- STEEL PIPED AND SO YOU
HAVE YOU HAVE. LEAKAGE ISSUES
BUT WE ALSO HAVE PROP TO
EIGHTEEN SO. WHAT WHEN YOU COME
IN TO TRY TO. GO TO YOUR RATE
PAYERS AND SAY HEY. YOU HAVE TO
GET IT. I THINK IT'S A TWO
THIRDS VOTER SIXTY. WHAT I DO I
REMEMBER THE LOBBIES HIGHLANDS
YEAH HI BAR SIXTY OR OVER. AND
SO. AND YOU HAVE CONSTITUENTS
WHO ARE NOT GOING TO. ARE ON A
FIXED INCOME AND EVERYTHING'S
GOING UP SO YOU'RE TRYING TO
YOU'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THE-
CONSERVATION PART OF IT TO MAKE
THE SYSTEM RUN EFFICIENTLY. BUT
THE SAME TIME WE HAVE. ON THE
BOOKS LAWS THAT DON'T ALLOW YOU
TO RAISE TAXES UNLESS- YOU MEET
THIS BAR AND SO. IT AND I HEAR
FROM THE CONSTITUENTS AS WELL
THAT QUE THEY VOTE THEY VOTE
AGAINST THESE MEASURES BECAUSE
EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND THEY
CAN'T AFFORD IT. AT THE SAME
TIME SO THE SO THE- PERSON IS
RUNNING THAT. THE AGENCY. OR THE
COMMUTER SERVICE DISTRICT- THE
WATER DISTRICT OR WHATEVER IT
IS. HOW IS IN A BOX THERE'S NO
WAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO RAISE
THE RESOURCES. THE STATE DOESN'T
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX ALL
THESE I MEAN. AS YOU SAID YOU
KNOW THOUSAND TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF. OF DISTRICTS- BUT SO WHAT DO
WHAT DO WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
FUTURE LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE TYPE
OF SITUATION MAYBE. MORE AS A
MESSAGE BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE
ON HOW WE- COMBAT TO EIGHTEEN.
AND EDUCATE. OUR CONSTITUENTS
THAT YOU KNOW. YOU BUILT THE
SYSTEM IS PAID FOR. BUT IT NEEDS
MAINTENANCE ALONG THE WAY. I
APPRECIATE THE THAT QUESTION.
AND HERE I WANNA MAKE. THE SO MY
OF OUR SO SYSTEMS ARE VOLUNTEER
BOARDS RIGHT YOU HAVE FOLKS
THAT. ARE RUN FOR. IT IS IT IS
IT CAN BECOME VERY DIFFICULT-
FOR A SMALL SYSTEM MAN AND
BECAUSE OF THOSE PRESSURES ON.
THE LOCAL RATE PAYERS WHERE
AGAIN THE COMMUNITIES ARE
ALREADY STRESSED AND SO. AND YOU
CAN NOW BE CANDID YOU SOMETIMES
HEAR A PRIDE IN SOME BOARDS
THAT. HAVEN'T RISEN RATES IN TEN
YEARS SIR YOU KNOW SAY WE YOU
KNOW WE WE'RE- WE HAVE THE SAME
RATES. WHICH IS ACTUALLY A SIGN
OF DISINVESTMENT RIGHT IT'S YOU
NEED TO BE KEEPING UP- OTHERWISE
YOU HAVE A LARGE SLUG. AT SOME
POINT AND IT AND THE- PROBLEM
BECOMES OVERWHELMING. SO FOR US
IT'S GETTING TO SYSTEMS BEFORE
THEY FAIL. AND STARTING TO
FIGURE OUT IS THERE A
CONSOLIDATION PATH YOU KNOW IS
THERE A WAY THAT. YOU KNOW A
NUMBER OF THOSE SYSTEMS CAN
REALLY COME TOGETHER- AND- AND
BE THAN BETTER RESOURCE IT'S NOT
IS. A BIG HIT WHEN. YOU KNOW BY
AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENTS COME UP- AND- I
THINK IT SPEAKS TO IT AGAIN. YOU
HEARD YOU HEARD ME AT THE TOP
ABOUT FORD ABILITY JUST CONTINUE
TO BE FRONT OF MIND. AND NEED TO
THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE SUPPORT.
ALL SYSTEMS- INCLUDING THE
LARGER ONES TO WHO YOU KNOW ARE
ARE ARE THERE FOR SUPPORT BUT-
IT'S A DIFFERENT SERVICE MODEL.
WHEN WE REALLY TALK ABOUT
SMALLER SYSTEMS CONSOLIDATION IS
ONE OF THE MORE MAJOR TOOLS FOR
THE LONG TERM THAT'S WHAT HELPS.
AND YOUR POINT ABOUT PROP TO
EIGHTEEN. I THINK YOU KNOW IT I
KNOW THERE'S A HEALTHY ROBUST
DISCUSSION AROUND. IN A THINK
THE NEED TO THE HEART OF YOUR
QUESTION IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE
VALUE OF WATER. HOW DO WE VALUE
WATER HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE THAT
VALUE OF WATER TO COMBAT
COMMUNITIES. AND HELP THEM
SUPPORT WHAT WE KNOW WHERE THESE
NEEDED INVESTMENTS. FOR AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR JUST NEW
INVESTMENT TO GET US AHEAD OF
THE NEXT ROUTE- AND THAT YES THE
STATE'S HERE TO HELP COMPLETED I
THINK IT'S- THAT TRUST FROM
COMMUNITIES TO KNOW THAT. YES
THE RATES MAY BE GOING UP BUT-
THE STATE IS HELPING ADULT 1%
LOAN OR WITH GRANTS. THAT ARE
DRASTICALLY REDUCE MAKING. UP
FOR. WATER DIFFICULT TO
DECISIONS BUT- IT'S NOT A NO I
HEAR A LOT OF THE CONFUSION OUT
THERE OFTENTIMES AND THE FEELING
THAT. NOTHING'S HAPPENING IN
WATER AND I THINK THAT THAT'S
WHERE YOU KNOW WE AS WATER
MANAGERS WE AS AS LEADERS IN THE
SPACE NEED TO BE BETTER
COMMUNICATING TO EVERYBODY. WHAT
IS HAPPILY ACTUALLY GOING ON AND
HOW THEY CAN CONNECT TO COMMIT
CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. AROUND THINGS THAT
ARE REALLY CRITICAL AND HELP
BUILD THAT TRUST. FOR RATES BUT
THEN ALSO YOU KNOW DO WHAT WE
CAN TO. THINK ABOUT THE
LANDSCAPE OF SUPPORTING THE
SMALLER SYSTEMS. WELL I
APPRECIATE THAT I THANK YOU FOR
THOSE COMMENTS AND- YOU KNOW
THESE. I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE
HAVE. A COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND HAVE ALL
THESE LITTLE WATER DISHES I KNOW
THAT TO SEN. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GIPSON BROUGHT SOME BILLS
TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE WAS A-
WHOLE BUNCH OF THESE LITTLE
WATER AGENCIES ALL SERVING THE
SAME PEOPLE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE
WHEN YOU'RE IN. IN FALL RIVER
MILLS WERE MY FATHER HALL RUNS
IT'S THIS IT'S ONE TOWN. AND
THERE IS NO WAY TO OTHER WAY TO
DO IT AND SO I WENT I WANT TO
SAY. THANK YOU FOR THE GRANTS I
KNOW THAT THEY ARE TRICKLING OUT
THERE THEY'RE THEY'RE TRYING TO
DO IT. AND WE'RE GONNA SEE
BUDGET TIMES THAT ARE GOING TO
ALLOW THOSE SAME TYPES OF
PROGRAMS TO BE BILLS WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A CHALLENGE. I REALLY NEED
TO TAKE A LOOK AT MAYBE. SOME
SORT OF. LEGISLATION OR
SOMETHING THAT. ALLOWS US TO BE
ABLE TO. SPREAD THAT COST AND
FIX THOSE SYSTEMS THAT. THAT
NEED MAINTENANCE QUITE FRANKLY.
SO LAST QUESTION- SERVER STORAGE
AND THE BILL THE TO BE ABLE TO
LIKE BUILD. REAL INFRASTRUCTURE-
YOU KNOW WE'VE- WITH THE
LEGISLATURE. SAW IN TWO THOUSAND
HE WAS. FOURTEEN WE DID THE
WATER BOND TO DO. BIG PROJECTS
LIKE SITES. THOSE WHAT WHAT'S
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THOSE TYPES OF
WATER. STORAGE IS ALWAYS WE CAN
WE CAN CONSERVE ALL WE WANT. BUT
IN THE DAY. MORE WATER FROM THE
SYSTEM AND IT QUITE FRANKLY.
RECYCLING WATER THAT'S BEEN
THROUGH THE PROCESS ONCE IS.
REALLY EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU GRAB
THE- THIS YEAR'S. IT'S ALREADY
PYRAMIDS. I DO A TOUR FOR THE
LEGISLATORS AND MAKE. IT COME UP
TO THE MCLEOD. OR CRYSTAL
GEISER. BOTTLED WATER RIGHT
UPSTREAM AND THEN IT'S PURE
WATER YOU CAN DRINK IT RIGHT OUT
OF THE- STREAM IS AWESOME.
DOESN'T NEED MUCH TREATMENT SAME
THING WITH FULSOME THE- SAN JUAN
DISTRICT IS. VERY EFFICIENT-
IT'S GOOD CLEAN WATER AND IT
TAKES VERY LITTLE TO MAKE IT
DRINKING WATER STANDARDS SO JUST
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT MAYBE IN
WHERE WE HAD THERE. ARE TALK
ABOUT STORAGE ALL KNOW FIRST
WHEN IT COMES TO PROP ONE THE
PROBABLY THE BOARD HAS GONE OUT
ALL OUR DOLLARS RECYCLING
STORMWATER CAPTURE- YOU KNOW.
WHAT REDUCE CONSERVATION ITS
IT'S- WE'RE WE'RE GLAD THAT THAT
THOSE DOLLARS ARE ACTUALLY
MAKING REAL DIFFERENCES AND DID
IN THIS LAST DROUGHT. ON STORAGE
IS YOU KNOW IT IT IS A MORE
COMPLICATED DISCUSSION- WHAT THE
BOARD HAS BEFORE IT. ARE THE
SITE'S APPLICATION I AND YOU
KNOW. POTENTIAL SO CARE SO
THERE'S YOU KNOW OTHER THINGS
ARE KIND OF MOVING THROUGH THAT
ARE PART OF THAT WATER STORAGE
INVESTMENT PROGRAM THE WITH THE
PROGRAMS THAT WERE PART OF PROP
ONE. WE'VE BEEN MEETING AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
COMMUNICATING VERY CLEARLY TO
PROJECT PROPONENTS. HOW BEST TO
CREATE THE INFORMATION THAT LETS
THE BOARD MAKE GOOD DECISIONS I
THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY
CRITICAL AS WE THINK ABOUT
STORAGE AND SAVING GROUND WATER
RECHARGE. OR YOU KNOW OF OTHER
REAL IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS I
KNOW THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS
PURSUING LIKE CONVENIENCE. THAT
THE SYSTEM AS WE UPDATE THE
WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN A
DATE AS THERE'S VA'S ANSWERS ALL
THIS ACTIVITY THAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN WITHIN THE BAY DELTA.
WRITTEN LARGE. IN OF SAN JOAQUIN
SACRAMENTO. WATERSHEDS AT THE
DECISION MAKING BE DONE IN A WAY
THAT LETS. US KNOW THAT WE'RE
AIMING TOWARD A FUTURE SYSTEM
THAT IS MORE RICH. THAT IS GOING
TO ABLE TO. YOU KNOW OFF. IF YOU
WILL ALL AMONGST EACH OTHER- YOU
KNOW THE NEXT DECISION MAKING
BEFORE THE BOARD IN THE NEXT FEW
YEARS WILL BE VERY INTENSE. AND
TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN ALL
COLLECTIVELY BECAUSE IT'S YOU
KNOW YES THE BOARD. AT THE END
OF THESE WATER RIGHTS DECISIONS
FOR SOME OF THESE SPORTS
PROJECTS WILL BE BEFORE THE
BOARD. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY OFFICE
COLLECTIVELY BECAUSE MANY
PROTESTS SINCE THERE'S OTHER
FOLKS IN THAT IN THAT WHOLE
PROCEEDING- THAT. THEIR
CONSIDERATIONS HAVE TO BE TAKEN
AND SO. THE MORE DATA WE HAVE
AND THE MORE CERTAIN CERTAINTY
THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE AIMING
TOWARD A FUTURE SYSTEM HERE
WHERE. THESE THINGS CAN ALL WORK
TOGETHER AND WE'RE NOT JUST OVER
SUBSCRIBING THE SYSTEM EVEN
FURTHER THAN WE ALREADY HAVE. I
THINK WE'LL WILL BE REALLY
IMPORTANT. SOVIETS HELPFUL
SENATOR AND YEAH CENTER BECKER
ASKED ABOUT THE- DIVERSION.
MODEL IS BASED ON LAST YEAR SO I
WANNA TALK JUST. NO REAL QUICK
ON. THE SYSTEMS THAT WOULD THAT
WAS BUILT OF BASICALLY. WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE- INFRASTRUCTURE. WAS
BUILT FOR FLOOD FLOOD CONTROL
ORIGINALLY. AND MAKE THEM NOW
WITH TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO
MODEL THE STORMS AND FIGURE OUT
THESE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AND TRY
TO. WHICH I KNOW IS WERE A LONG
WAYS- BUT WE'RE STILL NOT THERE
WE'RE NEVER GONNA KNOW. HEY IN
JUNE WHAT IS GOING TO DO WE'RE
NEVER GONNA GET THERE. BUT BUT-
THOSE FACILITIES WERE BUILT AND
WE USED TO MAINLY FOR FLOOD
CONTROL SO THAT WE WE'RE NOT
SENDING WATER RIGHT HERE TODAY
AND WE WOULD BE IF THOSE.
STRUCTURES WERE IN PLACE AT VERY
MUCH SO. BUT TO RE TO LOOK AT A
MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT- LIGHT
WITH. CLIMATE CHANGE WE HAVE
THESE. EVENTS LIKE WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW WE HAVE DROUGHT. TO USE
THOSE. AS MORE MIGHT MAYBE NOT
JUST AS A FLOOD CONTROL DEVICE
BUT ALSO FOR. RETENTION OF WATER
FOR THOSE DROUGHT TIMES- WHAT'S
THE BOARD'S THOUGHT ON ON LOOK
AT THAT I KNOW THAT IT'S FEDERAL
STATE. YEAH THERE'S A HUGE
AMOUNT OF PLAYERS IN THE GAME.
AND YOU KNOW BUT THOSE OF US WHO
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
CAN MAKE OUR WATER STRETCH
FURTHER. ONE OF THOSE IS. WHEN
WE RELEASE WHEN WE NOT RELEASE
THAT WATER WHEN WE HOLD IT BACK.
AND THAT'S BEEN SOME OF MY
CRITICISM TOWARDS GOVERNOR'S
LIKE A WE'RE LET THIS WATER OUT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE
HOLDS AND WE HAVE. ROOM IN OURS
WRESTLERS IN ACTION DID AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO. TO CHANGE
THAT I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT
HAPPEN BECAUSE- WE WANT TO
CAPTURE AS MUCH WATER AS WE CAN.
GET THOSE RESERVOIRS. AS POLLS
WE CAN KEEP THEM BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN. A YEAR FROM NOW SO YOUR
THOUGHTS ON. MODELING AND RE USE
OF THOSE. FACILITIES IT'S BEEN
EXCITING TO SEE. THE GROWTH OF
ALL THAT YOU KNOW THE BIRTH OF
IT REALLY WAS WITH SCRAPS AND-
MENDOCINO. LAKE YOU KNOW AND
CINEMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY AND
THE ARMY CORPS- STARTING TO
REALLY UNPACK. WHAT DO WE KNOW
WHAT CERTAINTY CAN WE HAVE AND
HOW TO BRING. THE FLOOD CONTROL
SIDE WHICH IS. YOU KNOW IT'S
ABOUT SAVING LIVES. AND ENSURING
THAT WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW THAT CAN
CAN'T BE SACRIFICE SOME MONTHS
THIS. TOO MUCH. AND I KNOW A FOR
A NUMBER IT'S TAKING A NUMBER OF
YEARS TO REALLY GET THERE. BUT
SEEN IT EXPAND TO THE YUBA SEEN
EXPAND TO THE STATE WATER
PROJECT AS WELL- HAS BEEN
EXCITING IN THE BOARD'S ROLE.
HAS BEEN TO APPROVE A TEMPORARY
URGENCY CHANGE PETITION. FOR THE
CINEMA FOR THE RUSSIAN RIVER-
FOR LIKE MENDOCINO. TO ADJUST
WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE YOU KNOW
SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS ON OUR
SIDE. PURVEYOR'S RELEASES AND I
KNOW THAT JUST LEADING INTO THIS
DRY PERIOD. CINEMA COUNTY WAS
ABLE TO HAVE TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF
ADDITIONAL. WATER TO MANAGE.
BECAUSE OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY
TOOK. AROUND FORECAST INFORMED
RESERVOIR OPERATION SO. IT'S
EXCITING I THINK FOR ME IT
REALLY DOVETAILS WITH AN ON THE
WATER RIGHT SIDE. YEAH HOW DO WE
CONTINUE TO ACTUALLY HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE
OPPORTUNITIES TO HOLD BACK THE
BALANCE BECAUSE THAT HOLDING
BACK. IS BENEFICIAL TO THEM IN
A- A FULFILLING BIOLOGICAL
OPINIONS OR THE NEEDS OF OTHERS
AND- TO YOUR POINT THE WATER'S
WATER SUPPLY BENEFITS. WHILE NOT
SACRIFICING THE PROTECTION
ESPECIALLY AS EVERYTHING'S
FLOODING RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE
VERY SENSITIVE TO YOU KNOW-
PROTECTING HUMAN LIFE WHAT ABOUT
THE CVP PRIZE YOU SEE IT COME
INTO THE- TO THE C. P. AS WELL.
I THINK SO AS WELL I YOU KNOW IT
IT'S YOU TALK TO ERNEST CONANT
AND ANOTHER- IN MANAGERS ON THE
C. B. P. SIDE AND THEY'RE
WORKING HAND IN HAND IN HAND I
KNOW WHAT THE STATE WATER
PROJECT E. W. R. N. AND-
RELAYING THAT SORT OF-
CONFIDENCE AND- AND ABILITY TO.
JUST BETTER MANAGE WHAT WHAT WE
HAVE I KNOW ON THE MERCED
THERE'S BEEN- WORK THERE AS
WELL- WITH LOCAL MANAGERS- SO
IT'S- IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL.
AND HOPEFULLY GETS PEOPLE.
CONTINUE TO. LIKE YOU KNOW THERE
IS SUCCESS TO BE HAD AROUND
LOOKING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AT
THE SYSTEM'S NOT. IN A NON. IN A
LETTING GO SOME OF THE TENSION
THAT SOMETIMES IN OF DOMINATE
THE DISCUSSIONS. MISTER CHAIRMAN
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING
ME. GO ON AND ON BUT THERE'S IT
IS A REALLY COMPLICATED ISSUE
HOWEVER SHE HEARD TESTIMONY
TODAY IT'S VERY BEEN VERY
HELPFUL THANK YOU. RICHARD THANK
YOU THESE ARE IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS SUCH AS ONE THAT'S
QUICK ONE THAT WILL GO ON TO
THE- ISSUE. THIRTY FIVE AND
FIFTY PROJECTS YOU MENTION WATER
RECYCLING HOW WHAT IS A
BREAKDOWN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUGHLY SIR.
I DON'T HAVE A I CAN. WE CAN GET
THAT FOR YOU TURN A BREAKDOWN
BEFORE ME- EXIT BUT THERE IS A
SPREAD- IT ISN'T JUST SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WE HAVE- YOU KNOW I
WAS UP AGAINST. RECENTLY AND
MONTEREY ACTUALLY FOR THE PURE
WATER PROJECT WITH ASSISTANT
SECRETARY TANYA TRUJILLO FROM.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR- SINCE
SECTOR WATER TIDES AROUND THEIR
BIPARTISAN FOR STRUCTURAL LOG
GRANT DOT FOR. RECYCLING PROJECT
THERE SO IT'S UP AND DOWN THE
STATE WE CAN. HELP MAKE SURE WE
CIRCLE BACK RIGHT WITH ALL THE
SPECIFIC THREE. EXCELLENT AND
GOOD THAT WERE TO HAPPEN THE
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THAT TOO. WE
COULD LIST OF ON NOW TO ISSUE
THIRTY ONE THAT'S RIGHT YOU'RE
THIRTY SO THE ONE RATES MONITOR
- AND- LET'S SEE I BELIEVE THAT
- PERHAPS IF YOU DIRECTOR. ADULT
GOING TO PER. YES ACCORDING TO
STICK AROUND ON THE SIDE IN CASE
I. SOUNDS GOOD. YOU'RE FROM THE
L. A. OWNS.
OKAY I'M GOING PLEASE GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE MY NAMES ARE GOT
DAHLE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE
DIVISION OF WATER RIGHTS- TO
GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
UPDATING. WATER RATES DATA FOR
CALIFORNIA- UPWARDS PROJECT AND
HOW THAT FITS INTO THE BROADER
KIND OF SCOPE OF WATER RATES
MODERNIZATION. TO START I'D LIKE
TO OFFER A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ON KIND OF WHY WE'RE
HERE AND HOW WE GOT HERE IF WE
GO IN THE BACK I CAN TIME ALL
THE WAY TO TWO THOUSAND THREE
FOUR FIVE ERA- IN. THE BOARD'S
DATA SYSTEM FOR WATER RATES WAS
PRIMARILY DEVELOPED TO TRACK
FEES WAS ORIGINALLY NOT
DEVELOPED OR INTENDED TO TRACK
TYPE VERSIONS FOR KIND OF OTHER
RELATED WATER RIGHT INFORMATION.
IT WAS WITH A SERIES OF KIND OF
NEW LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS TWO
THOUSAND NINE- EIGHT REQUIRED
NEW REPORTING SO THAT REPORTS
HAD COME IN EVERY THREE YEARS. I
TWO THOUSAND TWELVE REQUIRED
REPORTS TO COME ELECTRONICALLY
IT WASN'T UNTIL TWENTY FIFTEEN
THAT REPORTS ARE ACTUALLY
REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED EVERY
YEAR. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL TWENTY
SIXTEEN THAT REGULATIONS WERE
PASSED THAT DRIVE THIS KIND OF
DIVERSION REPORTING THAT HAS
BEEN BROUGHT UP EARLIER TODAY SO
OVER THAT TIME THE KIND OF
FUNDING IN ARCHITECTURE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT GOES WITH
OUR DATA SYSTEM. HASN'T KEPT UP
WITH KIND OF THESE NEW
REQUIREMENTS AND NEW THINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN REQUIRED SO THAT
ESSENTIALLY NOW WE HAVE ALMOST
LIKE A FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER
TYPE OF DATA SYSTEM IT WORKS IN
PART BAITS ARE STUCK ON. AND IT
IT IT GETS WHERE WE NEED TO GO
BUT IT'S VERY CUMBERSOME IT'S
VERY OUTDATED- THERE ARE HUGE
ISSUES WITH DATA QUALITY. AND
THE TIMING. BY WHICH WE RECEIVE
INFORMATION. I IN THAT MAKES IT
IS VERY. TO MAKE DATA DRIVEN
DECISIONS ESPECIALLY DURING
DROUGHT BUT ALSO IN LOOKING AT
THINGS LIKE FLIGHT OPERATIONS
AND GROUNDWATER RECHARGE PERMITS
UNDERSTANDING WHAT ARE THE NEEDS
DOWNSTREAM. WHETHER FROM SENIOR
WATER RIGHT HOLDERS OR
ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES OR
OTHERS. AND SO THE KIND OF
VISION BEHIND THE UPWARD PROGRAM
IS TO. TAKE OUR EXISTING
PROCESSES TAKE OUR EXISTING DATA
SYSTEM AND REALLY UPDATED WITH
THE- NEW MODERN DATA
ARCHITECTURE SO THAT IT. LIVES
IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY. HI
WE HAVE. ABOUT SEVEN MILLION
PAPER AND THE PHYSICAL PIECES OF
DOCUMENTS THAT DRIVE THE WATER
RIGHT SYSTEM SO WE ARE STILL A
PAPER DRIVEN SYSTEM- PART OF
THE- REQUEST IS TO DIGITIZE
THOSE DOCUMENTS AND BRING IT
INTO. WHAT WE CALL THE GEO
SPATIALLY DRIVEN- PLATFORM IT
JUST MEANS MAP PLEASE SELECT YOU
CAN GOOGLE MAPS WE CAN CLICK ON
A OF RIVER APPOINT A DIVERSION
AND UNDERSTAND. HERE'S THE
RECORDS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE
BEEN DIGITIZING BEEN SCANNED
THEY'VE BEEN BROUGHT IN MAY
ACCESSIBLE. BY EVERYONE CAN LOOK
AT HIM IT TIES TO THE DIVERSION
DATA RIGHT NOW KIND OF BASIC
INFORMATION IN DIVERSION DATA
ARE. NOT CONJOINED SEE REALLY
HAVE TO EITHER BE A DATA
SCIENTIST OR SOMEBODY WHO'S
PRETTY SAVVY TO. TO GET AT THAT
LINKAGE- AND THEN JUST BRING IN
OTHER BASIC KIND OF AVAILABILITY
OF DATA AND PROCESSES BEING ABLE
TO CROSS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER.
AGENCIES OR WHETHER THE AT THE
STATE LOCAL OR FEDERAL LEVEL.
WITH AN ULTIMATE GOAL OF
CREATING MORE EFFICIENCIES-
MAKING IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE
BOTH TO SUBMIT THEIR DATA AND TO
OPERATE THE SYSTEM. AND THEN THE
ALLOWING. THE DATA TO DRIVE
LOCAL DECISIONS AND SO HAVING
THAT HIGH HIGH RESOLUTION
ACCURATE DATA. DOES HAVE KIND OF
IMMEDIATE- BENEFITS TO THE LOCAL
LEVEL LOOK AT THE RUSSIAN RIVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR
EXAMPLE. WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO
DEVELOP A VOLUNTARY WATER
SHARING PROGRAM IS REALLY
DERIVED BY HAVING HIGH QUALITY
HIGH RESOLUTION DATA. IT TOOK
THE BOARD A YEAR AND A HALF TO
DEVELOP THAT DATA WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH DIVERTERS IN THE
RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED. AND I
THINK THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A
SYSTEM THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE
BIT EASIER TO GET THAT DATA TO
HAVE ACCURATE DATA. AND MAKE IT
USABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE AND SO
I THINK WITH THAT OLD A PAUSE
AND SEE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
OR FOLLOW UPS. SURE- THE GAS
THAT LUNA CON- SONYA PETTICOAT
WITH THE L. A- WE'VE REVIEWED
THE PROPOSAL WE DON'T. RAISE ANY
CONCERNS- WE'D NOTE THAT THE
PROJECT HAS GONE THROUGH ALL
FOUR STAGES OF THE PROJECT
APPROVAL LIFE CYCLE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY. AND WE RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE WATER BOARD
HAVING A MORE NIMBLE AND
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO
MANAGE WATER RATES- AS WITH ANY
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM IT'LL BE
IMPORTANT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
MAINTAIN OVERSIGHT OF PROGRESS.
THANK YOU. AFFINIS LUZIER
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE THE THING
ABBOTT HAPPY TO HELP ANSWER
QUESTIONS CAN. I WILL SAY- YEAH
MY WIFE'S FAMILY HAD. ROOTS ARE
PROPERTY AND IN COLORADO AND
IT'S ALWAYS CONSCIOUS THAT
COLORADO HAD A MUCH BETTER AND
MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATED- IN
DELINEATED WATER RATES SYSTEM
THAT WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA'S
INTO HERE WITH THE SEVEN MILLION
PIECE OF PAPER- IS. IS SCARY SO.
I'M EXCITED THAT WERE PERSON
EXCITED THAT WERE DOING THIS AND
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND
I JUST HOPE THAT WE- HAVE THE
THAT THE- THE WE- EMPLOY THE
RIGHT TECHNOLOGY AND- AND CAN.
GET DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY- ANY
QUESTIONS. YEAH THANK YOU I THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT- WE ARE
GOING TO STILL HOLD IT OPEN AT
THIS MOMENT BUT- I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT AND WOULD LOVE TO
KEEP. ABREAST OF HOW THIS GOES
GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU.
WITHOUT MOVE ON TO ITEM. THIRTY
ONE. AND I GUESS THE- YOU CAN
LEAVE THE PRESENTATION FROM
PROFESSOR. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
OKAY.
HEY GOOD AFTERNOON- MEMBERS
BRYAN FULLER IN FRANCE M. I'LL
BE PROVIDING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF
OUR DROUGHT WATER PACKAGES OF
THE LAST TWO YEARS- SO THE.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY
TWO BUDGET ACTS COMMITTED EIGHT
POINT SEVEN BILLION. FOR WATER
IN DROUGHT RESILIENCE. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET MAINTAINS
EIGHT POINT SIX BILLION OR 90%
OF THE TOTAL FUNDING. SO AS IT'S
BEEN DISCUSSED IN IN PREVIOUS
HEARINGS THE ADMINISTRATION USED
A GENERAL FRAMEWORK ON CLIMATE
RESOURCES GENERAL FUND SOLUTIONS
WHICH INCLUDED SEVERAL DIFFERENT
CONSIDERATIONS. I WILL NOT GO
THROUGH THE FULL LIST AT THIS
POINT AB BUT SOME OF THE
PERTINENT CONSIDERATIONS AFTER
THE THIS PARTICULAR PACKAGE
INCLUDE AT THE FOLLOWING THEM TO
PRIORITIZING PROTECTING MAJORITY
OF FUNDING FOR MOST PROGRAMS IN
CASES WHERE PARTICULAR PROGRAM
WAS REDUCED THE MAJORITY FUNDING
FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. WAS
GENERALLY MAINTAINED. PROTECTING
FUNDING FOR THE MOST IMMEDIATE
CLIMATE RISKS SUCH AS WATER IN
WILDFIRE AT WHICH ARE NINETY
EIGHT AND 97% PROTECTED-
RESPECTIVELY- MINIMIZING
DISRUPTIONS. FOR PROGRAMS
ALREADY UNDERWAY INCLUDING
CONSIDERATIONS AND FOR THE
STATUS OF PREVIOUSLY
APPROPRIATED PROGRAMS AND WHERE
THEY ARE IN AWARDING PROCESSES
AND FINALLY THE POTENTIAL
AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
I'LL NOW STEP THROUGH THIS
SPECIFIC REDUCTIONS AND DELAYS
THAT WERE INCLUDED AS PART OF
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. WITHIN OF
WATERSHED RESILIENCE PROGRAMS A
REDUCTION OF TWENTY FOUR MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR AND A DELAY OF AN
ADDITIONAL TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY MILLION GENERAL FUND. TO
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE THIS
MAINTAINS FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR
HUNDRED SEVENTY MILLION OR 95%
ACROSS VARIOUS WATERSHED
RESILIENCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING
BOTH- PROGRAMS WITHIN WELL AS
WELL THE CONSERVATION BOARD AS
WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT WATER
RESOURCES. EXTRA P. VOSS CLEAN
UP AT GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES
A REDUCTION SEVENTY MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR AND A DELAY OF AN
ADDITIONAL THIRTY MILLION
GENERAL FUND. TO TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE. IT'S MAINTAINS
APPROXIMATELY HUNDRED THIRTY
MILLION OR 65% OF PEOPLE US
CLEAN UP RESOURCES. NEXT IS
WATER RECYCLING THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSES A REDUCTION OF
FORTY MILLION GENERAL FUND. IN
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR THIS
MAINTAINS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN
HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLION OR
NINETY FIVE PERCENT. OF TOTAL
FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER
RECYCLING AND GROUNDWATER
CLEANUP. NEXT IS A STATE WATER
EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
OR SWEEP. AGAMID BUDGET PROPOSES
A REDUCTION OF FORTY MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN TWENTY TWO
TWENTY THREE. AND THIS MAINTAINS
APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED TWENTY
MILLION. OR SEVEN FIVE PERCENT.
TO SUPPORT WATER USE EFFICIENCY
PROJECTS. NEXT IS THE AQUEDUCTS
SOLAR PANELS. AT GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSED A REDUCTION OF
FIFTEEN MILLION GENERAL FUND IN
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO. ADD THIS
MAINTAINS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY
MILLION OR FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT.
TO SUPPORT A GOOD EXCELLENT
PANEL PILOT STUDIES. AND FINALLY
WATER REFILLING STATIONS AT
SCHOOLS. AND THEIR BROTHERS BUT
OPPOSE A REDUCTION OF FIVE
MILLION GENERAL FUND IN TWENTY
TWO TWENTY THREE. I WOULD DOES
ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR THIS
PURPOSE. HAPPY ANSWERING
QUESTIONS. I THINK YOU WOULD
LIKE TO LEAVE A COMMENT. PLEASE
I THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR-
CINEMATIC FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE- AS MUCH OF AS
MR FULLER NOTED- THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL DOES- RETAIN ALMOST ALL
OF THE FUNDING FOR WATER.
RESILIENCE AND DROUGHT RESPONSE-
AND IT MAINTAINS FUNDING FOR
SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL
ACTIVITIES- WE THINK THAT THE
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS GENERALLY
SEEM REASONABLE FOR EXAMPLE THE
REDUCTION TO WATER RECYCLING
THERE IS- A LOT OF FEDERAL
FUNDING AVAILABLE AT THE AT THE
MOMENT THAT CAN. BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE AND- JUST AS
ANOTHER EXAMPLE THE- REDUCING
FUNDING FOR THE AQUEDUCT SOLAR
PANEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS- WE
DON'T THAT FUNDING HAS GONE OUT
THE DOOR FOR ONE PROJECT THE
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT. AND
SO REDUCING THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR OTHER PROJECTS MIGHT
MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE STATE
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THAT
PROJECT WITH CHIRLA GOES- AND
WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE TO FUND
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. I'M WE
WOULD NOTE HOWEVER THAT THE
APPROACH PROPOSED BY THE
GOVERNOR DOES REFLECT THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PRIORITIES IN
THE LEGISLATURE CAN CRAFT ITS
OWN PACKAGE OF SOLUTIONS THAT
REFLECT. ITS OWN PRIORITIES AND
CRITERIA. WE ALSO THINK THAT THE
BUDGET PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE
BIGGER THAN WAS INITIALLY
ANTICIPATED IN JANUARY SO THE
LEGISLATURE MAY NEED TO LOOK FOR
ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS- TO CLOSE
THE BUDGET GAP. SO AS NOTED IN
THE AGENDA WE DO OFFER SOME
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS THESE ARE NOT
MEANT TO BE COMMENTARY ON THE
MERITS OF THE PROGRAM. RATHER WE
TRIED TO TAKE A LOOK AT- AT SOME
OPTIONS THAT WOULD PROVIDE A
LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE
LEGISLATURE. SO FOR EXAMPLE ONE
ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO CONVERT
SPENDING DELAYS INTO SPENDING
REDUCTIONS SO THAT THE
LEGISLATURE ISN'T SORT OF
LOCKING IN FUTURE FUNDING AND
CAN INSTEAD. CONSIDER ADDITIONAL
FUNDING WITHIN. A FUTURE YEARS
BUDGET CONTEXT- IN ADDITION THE
LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER
REDUCING PLANNED BUDGET YEAR
FUNDING- FOR SOME OF THE NEWER
PROGRAMS SO FOR EXAMPLE- THE
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY- HAS
FUNDING FOR WATER RESILIENCE
PROJECTS IF THE- IF THE
LEGISLATURE WERE TO DECIDE TO
REDUCE THE PLANNED. BUDGET YOUR
FUNDING FOR THAT IT COULD
INSTEAD REQUIRE SOME ASSESSMENT-
EVALUATION OF HOW PROGRESS IS
GOING TO DATE WITH THE INITIAL
FUNDING PROVIDED IN THE PAST TWO
BUDGET YEARS. I'M WE ALSO NOTE
THAT- WHERE THERE ARE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE RECEIVING A LOT OF-
FEDERAL FUNDING DUE TO THE- IN-
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND
JOBS ACT- THE LEGISLATURE COULD
CONSIDER REDUCING FUNDING IN
THOSE AREAS SO FOR EXAMPLE
DRINKING WATER WASTEWATER AND
WATER RECYCLING PROGRAMS WILL BE
GETTING- SORT OF SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF- FEDERAL FUNDING
THAT'S- SORT OF EIGHT. EIGHT
TYPICAL- AND THEN FINALLY WE
WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THERE WERE
NUMEROUS AUGMENTATIONS TO A
VARIETY OF HABITAT RESTORATION
TYPE PROJECTS AND- AGAIN NOT
COMING ON THE MERITS OF ALL
THOSE PROGRAMS BUT THE
LEGISLATURE COULD TAKE SORT OF A
HOLISTIC AND COMPREHENSIVE LOOK
AT. AT ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS
TOGETHER AND MAYBE MAKE SOME
TARGETED REDUCTIONS- TO PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE SORT OF SIMILAR OR
COMPLEMENTARY GOALS- SO WITHOUT-
ALL STOP AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND REMEMBER FOLKS BILL FOR
QUESTIONS AS WELL- SHE'S EQUITEC
PROJECT WHEN DO YOU BELIEVE.
KIDS ONE COMMENT WHEN DO THINK
WE WILL HEAR BACK ON THE PILOT.
MISTER CHAIR- SENATOR DOLLY
CRISTIANOS W. DIRECTOR FOR
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES PLEASURE TO BE
HERE THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT AS
GIVING US QUARTERLY UPDATES ON
THAT FIRST PILOT PROJECT THE
TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
THAT YOU. MENTIONED AND THAT IT
PLANS TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION
LATER THIS YEAR SO GOOD PROGRESS
BEING MADE THERE. OKAY I'M- IT
FEDERAL FUNDING WAS MENTIONED
FOR SOME OF THESE ITEMS A WHO IS
YOUR POINT PERSON. IS A PROJECT
BY PROJECT BASIS WERE- I WAS
THERE'S DIFFERENT SOURCES OF
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THEIR SERVICE
OR TRACTORS- THE YOU KNOW
THERE'S THE- YOU KNOW THE OTHER
PIECES. OF IS THERE LIKE A POINT
PERSON WITHIN- C. M. YOU KNOW
EACH DEPARTMENT OR I'M JUST
WANNA HELPFUL TO MANAGING THAT
TERMS OF. THINKING ABOUT THE
FEDERAL DOLLARS AVAILABLE. A
CHRYSALIS SERVICE APARTMENT OF
FINANCE SO WE DO KIND OF HAVE
HIGH LEVEL TRACKING AND-
INCLUDING HERE AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE UP FOR FEDERAL. FUNDS
I'M SO I THINK WE'VE TALKED
PREVIOUSLY ABOUT SOME OF THE
DOLLARS THAT CALIFORNIA HAS
ALREADY SECURED ACROSS- NUMEROUS
SORT OF FUNDING CATEGORIES I'M
HAPPY TO KIND OF PROVIDE THAT
KIND OF HIGH LEVEL- OVERVIEW. SO
AS OF JANUARY THE STATE HAD
SECURE FORTY EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING- THAT
WAS LARGELY FROM THE-
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT JOBS-
ACT. AND THAT THAT'S FUNDING
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SECURED BY
CALIFORNIA SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE WATER SPACE- IN
PARTICULAR THERE'S FIVE POINT
TWO BILLION OF THAT THAT WOULD
BE FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE- AND
CLIMATE RESILIENCE- THERE'S ALSO
FUNDING. AVAILABLE IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE REDUCTION ACT AND
SO I DON'T HAVE- SPECIFICS ON
HOW MUCH OF THAT THAT CALIFORNIA
WILL ACTUALLY BE I'M SECURING
BUT THERE'S A HUNDRED BILLION
DOLLARS- FAIR. AND FOR BILLION
OF THAT IS FOR DROUGHT
MITIGATION SO THAT MIGHT-
INCLUDE SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS
IN THIS SPACE. IN TERMS OF A
TRACKING AS I MENTIONED WE'VE
GOT A FEDERAL FUND A TRACKING
UNIT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE- WHO IS. WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO SORT OF UNDERSTAND
WHAT KIND OF INVESTMENTS MIGHT
BE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE- BUT
ALSO THERE ARE SEVERAL WORKING
GROUPS ACROSS- THE WATER
AGENCIES WHERE THERE'S
DISCUSSION. A TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF ANY FEDERAL FUNDING
THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE- IN THIS
IN THIS SPACE SO THERE IS AN
ONGOING COORDINATION- AS I
MENTIONED TO. MAKE SURE THAT
WERE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE I'M
AS WE CAN. I'M IN TERMS OF
WHETHER THAT FUNDING IS COMING
TO THE STATE THOUGH A LOT OF THE
FUNDING WON'T NECESSARILY GO TO
THE STATE AGENCIES THEY MIGHT GO
TO LOCAL ENTITIES SO. IN THE
WATER RECYCLING SPACE FOR
EXAMPLE IT MIGHT BE. LOCAL
DISTRICTS OUR WATER DISTRICTS
WHO ARE APPLYING FOR THAT THAT
FUNDING AND SO SOME OF THAT
TRACKING ISN'T NECESSARILY
COMING- THROUGH THE STATE- BUT
WE ALSO KIND OF HAVE AN- AN
INTEREST SURE. WE'RE GROUP WHERE
TRYING TO- KIND OF MAN. AND
UNDERSTAND HOW THE FUNDING IS
GOING TO BE FLOWING AND INTO THE
STATE. THANK YOU VERY HELPFUL N.
I'M SURE THINGS WILL FOLLOW UP
IN WRITING JUST ONE LAST THING
AND THEN SIX OUR DOLLARS IN
QUESTIONS THAT. ON THE SERVER
WATER CAMPAIGN HOW ARE YOU
MEASURING THAT SUCCESS. OF THAT
AND YOU KNOW ASK YOU DESERVE.
QUESTION WHAT'S YOUR AFFECT AS.
A SORT OF GENERAL ADVERTISING
VERSES. OR SAY YOU KNOW AND OR
YOU KNOW USING. SAY SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY. METHODS WHICH I KNOW
BEEN. AFFECTED FOR VARIOUS
EFFORTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
IN THE PAST IN THE ENERGY. SPACE
IN TERMS OF GETTING PEOPLE TO
REDUCE- ANY COMMENTS ON THE. IF
POSSIBLE LIKE TO DEFER THAT
QUESTION AND GET BACK TO YOU IN
WRITING- I WILL SAY THAT THAT
WE'RE PURSUING OF THE FULL RANGE
OF APPROACHES WHEN THERE'S
EARNED MEDIA. PAID MEDIA SOCIAL
MEDIA- AND EVERYTHING BETWEEN
INCLUDING THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
APPROACHES THAT YOU MENTION. AND
BUT I LOVE THE BILL TO GET BACK
TO YOU WITH SOME MORE SPECIFICS
ON THAT YEAH. YEAH COMPARED TO
ITS NEIGHBORS IN THE GRAYSON YES
CAN PROVE INEFFECTIVE IN THE
ENERGY SPACE AND- I'VE SEEN IT
TIME TO TIME THE WATER SPACE BUT
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT'S- BROADLY
DEPLOYED. ACERTAR JUST ONE
QUESTION SO I. THE FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THE WATER IT WAS WE
LAST YEAR APPROPRIATED I THINK
IT WAS OF A CAMERA WHO CARRIED
THE BILL BUT WAS WHEN I
SUPPORTED. OUR FOR THE DRINKING
WATER SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS. IT'S
SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT WAS ONE TIME
FUNDING AND LITERALLY. WE
WOULDN'T HAVE THESE. KIDS USING
THESE IF WE HAD A PLACE FOR THEM
TO ACTUALLY FILL GET FILTERED
GOOD WATER THAT THEY CAN JUST
FILL UP THERE- REUSABLE- DEVICE-
WE CALL. BOTTLES YEAH SORRY.
YEAH SO I WHAT'S THE
JUSTIFICATION OF ZERO NOT OUT I
MEAN A I THINK THE L. EVEN
COMING TO COMMENT ON IT AND
STUFF I READ IT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE NOT TO GO AHEAD AND- JUST
SPEND THE MONEY ON THAT PROGRAM
. SUREN AND THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION I'M UNDERSTAND THAT IT
IS A RELATIVELY MODEST AMOUNT
HARPER WE'VE ALSO SEEN
RELATIVELY MODEST DEMAND FOR THE
DRINKING WATER SCHOOLS PROGRAM
CONSIDERING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA. I BELIEVE
ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE SCHOOLS HAVE
BENEFITTED FROM THE PROGRAM AND
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THERE ABOUT
EIGHTY EIGHT HUNDRED PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WE DO SEE THAT DEMAND
BEING. A RELATIVELY MODEST BACK
HAPPY TO LET MY COLLEAGUE AT ANY
DETAILS POSSIBLE. YES THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION JOE KARAKAS
AGAIN WITH THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD DIVISION
OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SO WE
DID QUITE A BIT OF OUR REACH
WITH SOME OF THE INITIAL INVEST
INVESTMENTS IN THE DRINKING
WATER FOR SCHOOLS. PROGRAM
PROVIDED A LOT OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND AS MY COLLEAGUE
SAID. THAT DEMAND WAS RELATIVELY
MODEST WE ACTUALLY SHIFTED THE
FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM FROM WATER
REFILLING STATIONS TO DEALING
WITH SOME OF THE WATER QUALITY
PROBLEMS. THAT SOME OF THE
SCHOOLS HAVE BECAUSE SOME ARE
THEIR OWN WATER SYSTEM. SO WE
WANT WE'VE FOCUS THOSE RESOURCES
ON AND LIKE POINT OF USE
TREATMENT AND THAT SORT OF
THING- IN JUST A IN A- COMING
IT. COMING TO THE STATE TO GET
YOU KNOW A MODEST AMOUNT OF
MONEY FOR. YOU KNOW AND THEY'RE
FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THESE
WATER REFILLING STATIONS CAN BE
CHALLENGING ESPECIALLY IF
THEY'RE NOT USED TO DEALING
WITH. THE STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD SO WE TRIED. TO DO
A LOT OF OUR REACH WE ALSO LOOK
AT EFFICIENCY GAINS BY WE'RE NOT
GOING THROUGH NONPROFIT SO THEY
DON'T HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO US
THE SCHOOLS. THAT ARE STILL I
THINK. THAT PROGRAM SEEMS TO
HAVE RUN ITS COURSE. SO OUT OF
THOSE SEVENTY FOR THE MEAL WE'VE
HEARD FROM YEAH WE HAD- LEAD
PIPES IN THOSE ISSUES I DON'T
KNOW THAT THAT. THIS MIGHT NOT
ACTUALLY DIRECT IS IT IS A
MATTER OF I MEAN. IS ONE OF THE-
PROBLEMS WE SAW. EARLY ON WITH-
THAT FIXING FURNACES IN SCHOOLS
IS THAT THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT
USED TO HAVING A LOT OF THESE
SMALL DISTRICTS. DON'T HAVE SOME
OF THE RIGHT TO GRANT OR FIGURE
OUT THE PROGRAM. BUT THERE'S A
NEED SO- CAN YOU JUST TOUCH ON A
LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE I WANNA
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T. THERE
THERE WAS A BILL A LONG TIME AGO
THAT YOU KNOW BY THE TIME YOU
GET TO THE PROGRAM AND HIGHER
GRANT WRITER THERE WAS. REALLY
NO MONEY TO CHANGE LIGHT BULBS
OR FIX THE FURNACE THAT WAS.
EMITTING CARBON. AND SO IS THAT
THE SAME SCENARIO YOU'RE SEEING
HERE DO YOU THINK IT'S JUST THAT
THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT A NEED.
YEAH PART OF OUR EXPERIENCE HAS
BEEN IN OFFICE THE SCHOOLS HAVE
SO MANY OTHER THINGS ON THEIR
PLATE YOU KNOW. LARGER
INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES. OF
COURSE EDUCATING KIDS AND
FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO THAT IN A
LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS TOOK PLACE
DURING KOBE TO SELL. THAT BECAME
ANOTHER CHALLENGES EVEN WE
PROVIDED THE FUNDING. NO DELAYS
IN GETTING CONTRACTORS AND
SUPPLIERS IN TO DO THAT SO. I DO
THINK. YOU KNOW WE'VE WE'VE SEEN
IN DEALING WITH SCHOOLS. THERE
THERE ARE THESE LARGER ISSUES
THAT THEY'RE JUST STRUGGLING TO
DEAL WITH SO BEING ABLE TO. PAY
ATTENTION PUT ENOUGH ATTENTION
TO. SOMETHING LIKE- YOU KNOW
EVEN THOUGH IT'S FREE MONEY
RIGHT A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS. WORTH OF-
BOTTLE. REFILLING STATIONS IS
JUST BEYOND SORT OF WHAT THEY
CAN HANDLE EVEN WHEN WE PROVIDE
A LOT OF SUPPORT TO TRY TO
FACILITATE THE PROCESS. THANK
YOU YEAH. THANK YOU YEAH I EVEN
MY DISTRICT IN PESCADERO- AND
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A QUICK
UPDATE BUT- HAS HAD. ISSUES FOR
YOUR FOR YEARS AND NOT HAD-
AVAILABLE DRINKING WATER SO- YOU
KNOW LIKE TO COME TO KEEP
FOLLOWING UP WITH US HE SAID
IT'S THAT. IT COULD USE A- GIVE
US THE BACKGROUND ON LIKE THE-
THE PROCESS MAYBE SOME MAKE IT.
AND THEN ADD THE SEVENTY FIVE
ACTUALLY ACCESS TO THE- OF THOSE
WERE I MEAN I THINK ABOUT.
PORTER VILLE WHERE WE HAVE
REALLY HUGE WATER QUALITY
PROBLEMS AND- AND GETTING
DRINKING WATER TO STUDENTS WAS
BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT. IN
MY JUST. THERE'S A WAY WE CAN
MAKE THE PROGRAM BETTER SOME
PEOPLE USE IT BECAUSE I REALLY
THINK THERE'S VALUE- IN. NOT
ONLY FOR REDUCING OUR PLASTIC
CONSUMPTION BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY- PROVIDING GOOD HEALTHY
DRINKING WATER AT SOME PLACE
THEY CAN GET IT MAYBE THEY DON'T
EVEN HAVE A HOME AND THAT'S A
PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET GOOD.
HEALTHY WATER JUST JUST IF YOU
HAVE SOME INFORMATION BE GREAT
TO GET BACK TO ME. I WILL THANK
YOU AGAIN MENTIONED IT WILL
PLACE MOTHER OFTEN IN IN WRITING
FICTITIOUS TIME WE'RE GOING TO.
MOVE ALONG THE REST OF
RECOGNITION IS A HOLD OPEN UP ON
THE SIDE OF A THANK YOU ALL FOR.
BEING HERE BEING AVAILABLE.
EXCELLENT WITH THAT WILL MOVE TO
A CAL RECYCLE AND- THE- BOOKS WE
WILL. WRITE TO ISSUE THIRTY TWO.
WILL MOVE RIGHT ISSUE THIRTY
TWO- WHEN EVERYONE IS READY.
THERE IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE I
BROUGHT MY REUSABLE BOTTLES
RUNNING WITH ME. AND FIX THE
JOANNE'S GOOD. TO BRING THAT.
WATER WITH THIS. EXCELLENT I'M-
THE JUDGE WRITER GO A- WHEN
READY. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR
BACKER AND DOLLARS NICE TO SEE
YOU ALL MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US I'M
JOINED TODAY BY OUR CHIEF IN
STRATUS ASA SIR AT BRANDY HAD.
AND MY COLLEAGUES AS AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. I'M VERY
HAPPY TO BE TALKING TO YOU GUYS
TODAY ABOUT- THE ZERO WASTE
PLAN. AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
PROPOSED- AND IS ASKING FOR TWO
MILLION DOLLARS AT ONE TIME
FUNDING AND THREE HUNDRED AND
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON GOING
INTO POSITIONS TO DEVELOP AND
MAINTAIN A ZERO WASTE PLAN FOR
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA PROGRAMS IN RECYCLING
HAS LED THE NATION AND MADE
INCREDIBLE RECYCLING AND RE USE
AND RECYCLING WE HAVE RECYCLED
FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE BILLION
BOTTLES AND CANS SINCE THE
INCEPTION OF THAT PROGRAM. TWO
HUNDRED TWO POINT FIVE BILLION
TONS OF E. WASTE. TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY FOUR MILLION TIRES. TWO
POINT TWO BILLION GALLONS OF
USED OIL FIVE POINT SIX MILLION
GALLONS OF PAINT. EIGHT POINT
FIVE MILLION MATTRESSES SINCE
THE INCEPTION OF THAT PROGRAM
AND SIX MILLION TONS OF ORGANICS
WASTE HAS BEEN COMPOSTED.
HOWEVER IN OUR MOST RECENT.
CALIFORNIA'S STIRRED STILL
DISPOSED OF FORTY ONE MILLION
TONS OF WASTE IN OUR LANDFILLS
THAT'S A MILLION TIMES PER
CALIFORNIA. IN THE YEAR. I'M WE
AT RECYCLED 42% OF OUR WASTE I'M
AT BUT 17% OF THAT OF WHAT WAS
RECYCLED WAS EXPORTED AND- THAT
DOESN'T INCLUDE THE RECENT
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN
LEGISLATION LAST YEAR OBVIOUSLY
BECAUSE THAT WAS TWENTY TWENTY
TWO THAT STILL ALLOWED
INCINERATION TO BE CONSIDERED.
RECYCLING IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SO THAT THAT NUMBER
ARE RECYCLING NUMBER STILL
INCLUDES WHAT WAS INCINERATED.
CALIFORNIA IS MOVING FROM A
LINEAR ECONOMY TO A CIRCULAR
ECONOMY MUCH AND THANKS TO THE
RECENT INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE BY THIS LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNOR NEWSOM. TO IMPROVE AND
EXPAND OUR CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PROGRAMS WHICH MUCH MUCH
APPRECIATED ESPECIALLY IN THE
AREA OF ORGANICS WASTE WHICH WE
ARE SEEING INCREDIBLE PROGRESS-
AND WE WERE REALLY APPRECIATIVE
OF THAT BECAUSE OF INVESTMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND-
STATUTORY AND REGULATORY CHANGES
THAT WE- THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
THE LARGEST CO DIGESTION PLANT
FOR ORGANIC WASTE IS LOCATED AT
AND IN NORTH AMERICA IS LOCATED
HERE IN CALIFORNIA IN RIALTO- WE
HAVE COMPANIES LIKE U. S. RUBBER
THAT ARE TURNING ARE USED TIRES
INTO VERY USABLE. AT SPORTS MATS
WE ARE RECYCLING EVERYTHING FROM
PAINT TO- TO THE COPPER AND
GLASS IN OUR E. WASTE WE ARE
MAKING INCREDIBLE PROGRESS BUT
THERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE TO BE
DONE AS SHOWN BY HOW MUCH WE'RE
DISPOSING OF IT LANDFILLS. A
SUCCESSFUL CIRCULAR ECONOMY CAN
REALIZE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO
BILLION DOLLARS OF VALUE HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY
TWENTY THIRTY. IT BRINGS
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW JOB
OPPORTUNITIES AND IN FACT RE USE
AND RECYCLING BRINGS NINE TIMES
THE NUMBER OF JOBS AS- AS WASTE
AS- ZERO WASTE PLAN. IS A
STRATEGY THAT WILL TRANSITION US
FROM OUR CURRENT LINEAR ECONOMY
TO OUR CIRCULAR ECONOMY. AND
MOVES FROM THAT END UP PIPELINE
MANAGEMENT SO THOSE SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
THAT OUR END OF PIPELINE.
MANAGEMENT TO AVOIDING
LANDFILLING ALTOGETHER. AT AND
ELIMINATING AND DIVERTING TO
HIGH VALUE RE USE DESIGNING
WASTE ENTIRELY OUT OF OUR SYSTEM
FOR A NET POSITIVE VALUE. THERE
ARE FOUR TIMES TYPES OF WASTES I
THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THEIR RESOURCE WASTE
THAT'S OUR MATERIALS AND ENERGY
. CASSIDY WHICH IS. THE ASSETS
THAT ARE NOT FULLY UTILIZED. OUR
LIFECYCLE WASTE WHICH IS POOR
DESIGN OR DESIGN- SO THAT WE
BRING OUR MATERIALS TO A
PREMATURE END AND IN THE
EMBEDDED VALUE THAT IS NOT
RECOVERED IN THE MATERIALS THAT
ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE OF. UP
TO THIS POINT HAVE REALLY BEEN
AIMED AT. AT CAPTURING. IF WE DO
NOT DECOUPLE GROWTH FROM
RESOURCE USE WE WILL EXCEED OUR
PLANETARY BOUNDARIES BY TWENTY
SIXTY. BY MAKING A CONCERTED
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WE CAN REDUCE OUR RESOURCE
EXTRACTION BY 25% BY TWENTY
FIFTY WE CAN CUT OUR EMISSIONS
FROM HEAVY INDUSTRY HERE IN
CALIFORNIA BY FIFTY SIX PERCENT.
AND ARE THE MATERIALS INPUT
MOBILITY WILL FALL BY 75%
CALIFORNIA CAN'T REDUCE OUR
OVERALL. CARBON EMISSIONS BY SIX
MILLION METRIC TONS OF CARBON IN
NEWLY BY MOVING TO A CIRCULAR
ECONOMY. ZERO WASTE PLANNING IS
NOT SO MUCH LOOKING FOR THE
DIVISION SEASON OUR EXISTING
PROGRAMS BUT RATHER IT
DEVELOPING A WHOLE SYSTEMS
APPROACH AND STRATEGY THAT'S
NECESSARY TO MOVE FROM OUR
CURRENT LINEAR ECONOMY TO OUR
CIRCULAR ECONOMY. AND REALIZING
THE FULL INTO VALUE OF ALL OF
THE RESOURCES AND ELIMINATING
ALL OF THE WASTE THAT I'VE
OUTLINED. IT IS A ROADMAP FOR
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND THEN
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AT THE
BACK AND THROUGH A HIERARCHY OF
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT. AT SO ADD
TO GO TO SENATOR I SPOKE TO
YESTERDAY IS MOVING BACK AT FROM
WASTE FROM BEING UNOWNED TO
TURNING IT BACK INTO A DIRTY
PART- SO WITH THAT THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'M LIKE TO INVITE THE L. A. O.
TO COMMENT MR MENACE. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR FRANK JIMENEZ WITH
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE- WHEN IT COMES TO THE
ZERO WASTE PLAN WE RECOMMEND
THAT THE LEGISLATURE REJECT THIS
PROPOSAL- WE FIND THAT MANY OF
THE ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE
UNDERTAKEN WITH THE PLAN SHOULD
ALREADY BE OCCURRING WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT. I'M JUST INCLUDE IN
ASSESSING PROGRAMS AND
IDENTIFYING GAPS IN IMPROVEMENTS
NEEDED FOR THAT APARTMENT TO
MEET ITS MISSION AND ITS
STATUTORY GOALS THIS INCLUDES A
75% STATEWIDE RECYCLING RATE
THAT IS TARGETED IN AB THREE
FOUR ONE WHICH THE PLAN WOULD-
SCOPE OUT TO ACHIEVE BY TWENTY
THIRTY FIVE. IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE
THIRTY EIGHT OF YOUR AGENDA
THERE'S A FIGURE THAT SHOWS THE
STATE'S CURRENT PROGRESS TOWARDS
MEETING THAT- AB THREE FOUR ONE
CALL I'M BY TWENTY TWENTY AND
THE STATE HAS. MADE MINIMAL
PROGRESS IN MEETING- WE ALSO FAN
FIND THAT THE PLAN COULD BE
QUICKLY OUTDATED- BASED ON THE
PROPOSAL THE PLAN WOULD BE
COMPLETED IN TWENTY TWENTY FIVE-
ALSO NOTED IN YOUR AGENDA THE
LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED
SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION THAT HAS
EXPANDED CAL RECYCLES ROLE IN.
VARIOUS WASTE STREAMS IN MANY
CASES I'M THESE PROGRAMS WOULD
BEGIN- THEIR INITIAL YEARS OF
IMPLEMENTATION AROUND THE SAME
TIME IS WHEN THE PLAN WOULD BE
RELEASED SO THE PLAN WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO INCORPORATE- THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND- A PLAN
OF THIS NATURE SHOULD INCLUDE.
THE SUCCESSES THAT THESE NEW
POLICIES ARE HAVING OR NOT AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE IS AS
WELL- WE ALSO NOTE THAT
DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED
SIMILAR- PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND
REPORTS- RELATED TO AB THREE
FOUR ONE BASED ON A PREVIOUS
EXISTING- STATUTORY REPORTING
REQUIREMENT THAT THAT SUNSET.
AND THE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO
COMPLETE THAT PLAN WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL AUGMENTATIONS. I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS-
THANK YOU ON CURRENT EVENTS.
CHRIS ABOUT YOUR WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE I
APPRECIATE THE L. A. AS IN PUT
IT BUT- WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE
MISTER CHAIR. THANK YOU I'M- WE
THINK YOU'RE TO REGULAR- YOU
KNOW WHICH CERTAINLY. ILIA
RAISES SOME SOME CONCERNS IN
PERSONALLY- RIGHT I DO THINK
THAT- I MEAN THIS IS. AN AREA
WHERE. REGIONALLY THAT THAT THE
COUNTRY AND- AND IT FEELS LIKE.
YOU KNOW WE MADE A LOT OF
PROGRESS YOU SAID THERE'S
PROBABLY. IT'S PROBABLY- STILL
EIGHT EIGHT A GOOD TIME TO DO
THIS KIND OF PLAN BUT HOW WOULD
YOU RESPOND TO THE- ALEJO'S- AND
CONCERNS. EXCELLENT THANK YOU SO
MUCH MISTER CHAIR IS SO I THINK
YOU KNOW AS AND- PERHAPS WE
DIDN'T DO AS GOOD A JOB AS WE
COULD HAVE IN OUR- OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR- L. A. O.
COLLEAGUES OF REALLY OUTLINING
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SCOPE OUT
HERE SO TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS-
AND IN ORDER- YES YOU ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT WE'RE NOT MEETING THE 75%
RECYCLING GOAL. AND TODAY I
COULDN'T TELL YOU WHY. THESE ARE
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS WITH
INDIVIDUAL RECYCLING GOALS IN
THEM AND WE NEED TO DO AN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY
THE GAPS IN OUR CURRENT I MEAN
INDUSTRIES AND ECONOMIES NOT
JUST I'M- IN THE INDUSTRIES BUT
REGIONALLY SO AND FIGURING OUT
HOW TO DIVERSIFY. ADDITIONALLY
THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT RIGHT
AGAIN THERE AIMED AT A VERY
LINEAR STRUCTURE ARE STATUTES
ARE DEVELOPED TO BE VERY LINEAR
WE ARE TRYING TO TRANSITION TO A
CIRCULAR SYSTEM. BY FIGURING OUT
EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO TERMS OF
EITHER STATUTORY CHANGE
REGULATORY CHANGE OR AND THE AS
I WROTE DOWN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHANGES THAT WE ARE AT NEEDING.
ARE ALL FACTORS THAT WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO. HOW TO
ADDRESS- THE DEFICIENCIES IN OUR
CURRENT RECYCLING RATES BUT THIS
ISN'T JUST ABOUT RECYCLING THIS
IS ABOUT RECYCLING IT'S ABOUT
REDUCTION- TWO MR DOLLARS POINT
WHERE USING A LOT MORE WATER
BOTTLES- IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF
WATER BOTTLES SOLD IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA BY ALMOST 70% I
READ- ESSIEN AND- ARTICLE. AND
EARLIER AT SORRY IN THE UNITED
STATES- I'M A CNN ARTICLE THAT
CAME OUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS WE ARE INCREASING THE
AMOUNT OF SINGLE USE PRODUCTS
THAT WE'RE USING SO THIS ISN'T
JUST ABOUT RECYCLING THIS IS
ABOUT CHANGING THE WAY WE DO
BUSINESS IN THE- CHANGING THE
WAY WE CONSUME. AND THINKING
ABOUT THIS DIFFERENTLY- AND THEN
REALIZING THE TRUE VALUE OUT OF
ALL OF OUR RESOURCES SO IT'S A
MUCH BIGGER PICTURE THAN ANY OF
OUR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS I'M- TO
THE POINT OF BEING. OUTDATED
THIS ISN'T A REPORT IT'S A
STRATEGY IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT
AND A LIVING PRINCIPLE THAT
WOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO ALL OF
OUR PROGRAMS. AND THEN ALSO
BROUGHT BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE
TO LOOK AT OUR EXISTING STATUTES
AND OUR EXISTING FUNDING
STRUCTURES AND BE INTEGRATED
INTO GRANTS IN OUR LOAN PROGRAMS
THE IDEA IS REALLY AGAIN. A
TRANSITIONAL. PRINT MORE THAN
EIGHTY. PAPER DOCUMENT. AND THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE
IMPLEMENTING TODAY. SB FIFTY
FOUR AS WE ALL KNOW IS. WELL ON
ITS WAY TO BEING ROLLED OUT IN
REGULATION AS ARE THE CHANGES TO
OUR BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING
PROGRAM NOT TO MENTION OUR NEW
BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM AND
OUR EXPANSIONS THAT YOU WASTE
PROGRAM WE- ARE THE LEGISLATURE
PASSED IN THE GOVERNOR SIGNED
FIFTEEN MAJOR PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE VERY
EXCITED TO BE IMPLEMENTING
TODAY- I WOULD ARGUE. THOUGH
THAT IT THIS IS EXACTLY THE
RIGHT TIME THE THINK
STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW DO WE
BUILD A ECONOMY. THAT INTEGRATES
ALL OF THESE PRINCIPLES AND
DOESN'T THINK ABOUT THEM IN
SILOS BUT RATHER THINKS ABOUT A
STRATEGIC ROADMAP FOR WHERE WE
WANT TO GO SO THAT WE AREN'T
CREATING ANY WASTE. AND THEN THE
THREE FORTY ONE REPORTS WE
CONTINUE TO DO BUT AGAIN THAT IS
REALLY AIMED AT ADDRESSING AT
THE SUCCESSES OF A LINEAR
SYSTEM. MMHM THEIR ORGANIC WASTE
. I MEAN HOW YOU. ENSURE HELP
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE HAVE
BEEN HAVING TO IMPLEMENT THESE
REGULATIONS AND HEY MAKE SURE
THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MEET.
SOME OF THESE AMBITIOUS TARGETS
THAT THAT IS THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BRINGING SO SB THIRTEEN
EIGHTY THREE ARE PREDOMINANT
AND- ORGANICS WASTE RECYCLING
LEGISLATION IS REALLY WHAT.
REALLY STARTED INSPIRING US TWO
YEARS AGO TO THINK ABOUT ZERO
WASTE BECAUSE IT IS A TRULY
CIRCULAR SYSTEM AND BY NECESSITY
IS DONE HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA VERY HARD TO EXPORT.
ORGANIC WASTE OF CHINA. AND WE
ARE WORKING REALLY AT HAND IN
HAND WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS AND
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT
THE DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE DONE
TO BUILD TO THAT PARTNERSHIP
THE- S. B. THIRTEEN EIGHTY
THREE. MANDATE IS 75% REDUCTION
BY TWENTY TWENTY FIVE AND WE ARE
WORKING VERY HARD TO DIVERT THAT
ORGANIC WASTE FROM LANDFILLS AND
THAT IS INCUMBENT ON US BUILDING
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS SO. WE HAVE
ONE DIVISION THAT. PROVIDES
LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND EVERY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT HAS LOCAL ASSISTANCE
STAFF ASSIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO
THEM. SO THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT
TO YOU AND DISCUSS THEIR
SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE ISSUES- AND
THEN WHEN WE DO HAVE. AN
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS INCLUDE-
COMPLIANCE AT MORE CORRECTIVE
ACTION PLANS OUT WE WORK WITH
THEM ON HOW TO DEVISE. THOSE
COMPLIANCE PLANS AND WE GO BACK
TO OUR LOCAL ASSISTANCE STAFF TO
WORK THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
THAT EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS
I'M ADDITIONALLY WE STARTED LAST
YEAR- DOING MONTHLY. AT WHAT WE
WOULD AFFECT REFERRED TO AS
BROWN BAGS BUT THERE'S NOONE
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHO HER WHOLE
DOING THEM REMOTELY WITH OUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SO THAT THEY
CAN SHARE STRATEGIES FOR
OVERCOMING SPECIFIC- CHALLENGES
AND SO WE'RE DOING SOME PEER TO
PEER WORK ON SOME OF THE
SPECIFIC THINGS. ADDITIONALLY I
POWER CYCLE WE ARE DEVELOPING
STATEWIDE TOOLS AROUND
EDUCATION- ORDINANCES AND OTHER-
FORMULAIC AROUND PROCUREMENT
OTHER TOOLS THAT ALL OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN ADOPT
THOSE MATCHES THAT WE CAN DO ON
IT AND A STATEWIDE BASIS WERE
DOING SO. AND FORCE THAT BUT
CERTAINLY NOT FINAL OUT WE ARE
WORKING VERY HARD TO. TO GET THE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR THAT THE
LEGISLATURE AS APPROPRIATED OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS TO HELP LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FILL THE GAPS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE ORGANICS
RECYCLING- STRATEGIES. WELL
THANK YOU STEVEN THIS BUILDING
WE CAN IMPROVE OUR COMPOSTING I
BELIEVE. I WAS JUST REALLY
IMPRESSED TO SEE THE TRASH CANS
WITH THE COMPOSTING AND
RECYCLING. SOME OF ITS PROGRESS
PROGRESS HERE. IT'S RESERVE YOU
KNOW THE- MASSIVE COMPROMISE
REALLY POOR COMPRISE LAST YEAR
LEGISLATION LED BY SENATOR BEN
ALLEN ON PLASTICS AND HOW'S THAT
AFFECTING YOUR ROLE IN YOUR
DEPARTMENT AND- AND THE
STRATEGY. AT SO I THINK THAT
THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THINKING ABOUT ZERO
WASTE SB FIFTY FOUR SPEAK
SPECIFICALLY NOT ONLY TO
RECYCLING BUT SOURCE REDUCTION.
SO AGAIN EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE
SEEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR
SO IN THIS SPACE WHETHER IT'S
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
OR I GUESS ACTUALLY TEN YEARS OR
SO- OR PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP OR
EXPANSION OF THE BEVERAGE
CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM IS
REALLY LOOKING AT A MORE
CIRCULAR SYSTEM. IT'S TALKING
ABOUT HOW DO WE DESIGN PRODUCTS
NOT FOR END OF LIFE BUT RATHER
FOR THEIR NEXT LIFE. AND IN SB
FIFTY FOUR VERY MUCH MODELS THAT
IT'S AN EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM- AND SO
IN THE CONTEXT OF BUILDING A
ZERO WASTE PLAN OR A ZERO WASTE
STRATEGY. THAT ABSOLUTELY WOULD
BE- ONE OF THE PIECES OF THE OF
THE LARGER PLAN SO WHEN WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT GETTING THINGS
OUT OF LANDFILLS SINGLE USE
PACKAGING IS GOING TO BE ONE OF
THOSE LARGEST COMPONENTS NEXT
TO- NEXT. ORGANICS WASTE MMHM.
I'M. ZERO THANK YOU CHAIRMAN SO
I DIDN'T VOTE FOR SB FIFTY FOUR
I ACTUALLY LAID OFF BUT I REALLY
. AND THE REASON THAT I DIDN'T
VOTE FOR IT WAS BECAUSE- THERE'S
REALLY NOT A NOT A GREAT PLAN I
KNOW WE GOT TO. PRODUCERS THEY
THEY BROKERED A DEAL WITH
SENATOR ALLEN AND HE WORKED. FOR
YEARS ON THIS SO I WANNA I WANNA
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT- SB
FIFTY FOUR AND I YOU KNOW IN
YOUR BEST ESTIMATE. HOW MANY
CALORIES CYCLE STAFF WILL BE
EXPECTED TO WORK ON SB FIFTY
FOUR IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION-
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION WE HAD A
B. C. P. THAT WE PASSED IN
SEPTEMBER AND I'M THE NUMBER OF
NEWS STAFF DO YOU REMEMBER
APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FOUR.
APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FOUR HUNDRED
SB FIFTY FOUR OKAY. AND THEN HOW
DOES IT COMPARE TO THE STAFF
THAT YOU HAVE WORKING ON THE
BOTTLE BILL PROGRAM. AS THE
BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING
PROGRAM HAS I WANT TO SAY JUST
UNDER TWO HUNDRED STAFF
CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE
PROGRAM AND THEN MY THIRD
QUESTION IS HOW MANY COMPANIES
DO YOU. ESTIMATE WILL BE
REQUIRED TO JOIN THE PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY ORGANISATION OF
THE P. RO. AND SUCH AT THE END
THE AND BE SUBJECT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SB FIFTY FOUR-
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION
THAT'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF COMPANIES THAT'S
MANUFACTURERS ALL OVER THE ALL
OVER THE WORLD. SO YOU DON'T
HAVE ACTUALLY YOU DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT WHAT THAT IS IT'S JUST
A LOT WELL WE- WE ARE JUST
STARTING THE REGULATORY PROCESS
AROUND SB FIFTY FOUR AND SO WE
DON'T HAVE A REGISTRY. OF ALL OF
THE MANUFACTURERS WHO UTILIZE OR
ARE PRODUCING A PACKAGING AT
THIS AT THIS JUNCTURE SO AS THE
P. R. O. IS CREATED. THAT WILL
BE THAT WILL BECOME MORE
APPARENT AS WE SPEAK AGAIN ARE
REGISTRY PROCESS THAT WILL
BECOME MORE APPARENT. OKAY SO I
JUST. HAVE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS
THAT I WANTED TO SEE SO YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT WORK
CALIFORNIA STARTED IN. IN THE
BOTTLES REALLY WE STARTED OUT
RECYCLING. LUMINANT CANS AND
BOTTLES AND- OTHERS OF C. R. V.
VALUE TO IT. AND YOU KNOW
PROGRAMS GREAT IT WORKED VERY
WELL I MEAN WE AND THE EDUCATION
CAME ALONG WITH IT I THINK. I
MEAN I CAN REMEMBER BACK YOU
KNOW. WE TALK THE DISCOS ENGAGED
EVERYBODY ENGAGED ON HEY YOU
KNOW WE NEED TO RECYCLE AND- AND
BUT THERE WAS A THERE WAS A
VALUE TO IT SO YOU KNOW. FOUR
OUT OF FIVE SINCE. REALLY WENT
BACK TO THE TO THE- PERSON WHO
GOT THE REDEMPTION AND THEN THE
ONES THAT WENT TO THE
ORGANIZATION AND THEN. OR TO THE
CALLOUS I CALLED AND WE'VE SEEN-
SUCCESSES SO SUCCESSFUL THAT THE
BOTTLES THAT WE THAT WE DIDN'T
GET RECYCLED WHICH REALLY HELPED
FUND THE PROGRAM- DIMINISHED AND
THE PROGRAM THEN. NOT A PROBLEM
BECAUSE IT WASN'T EXTER. REVENUE
THAT STUFF ABOUT LANDFILL WAS
READING. SO IN THE LEGISLATORS
CAME ALONG AND WE PASSED A LOT
OF THESE BILLS THAT YOU KNOW
THREE FORTY ONE AND ALL AND ALL
THESE. AND WE WERE USING A
STICK. BUT WE REALLY I THINK.
NEED TO MAYBE. FOCUS ON
IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW HOW THE
PLANS OUT THAT THAT'S THE
PROBLEM WITH SB THIRTY FOUR IS
IT IT TELLS YOU. WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO IT IS HOW WE'RE GONNA
GET THERE. AND TO GET THAT'S
REALLY THE DEVIL'S IN THE
DETAILS AND I. FOR THE FOR THE
MANY PROGRAMS IN THE LEGISLATURE
PUTS OUT. AN ADMINISTRATION PUTS
FORTH THERE'S ALL THESE GOALS.
WHETHER IT'S- A PERCENTAGE OF
HOW MUCH WE'RE GONNA REDUCE
CARBON. YOU KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA
RECYCLE WATER WE HIT WE HEARD IN
THIS THIS IS THE COMMITTEE FOR
ALL THAT. AND WE HEAR ABOUT BOOM
BUT TO GO BUT WE KEEP GETTING
BACK REPORTS THAT HEY. WE'RE NOT
GETTING THERE WE'RE NOT GETTING
ANYWHERE CLOSE WHERE WE WANT TO
BE WHAT WE'RE SPENDING. A LOT OF
. RESOURCES TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT
THESE PROGRAMS. SO AND AS A AS A
LEGISLATOR I GET CALLS FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO
LIVE HERE ANYMORE. WHO ARE I
MEAN LITERALLY. IF YOU'RE ON A
FIXED INCOME AND CAL AND IT'S
AND I'M THE ENTIRE THIS IS
RECYCLING BECAUSE- ORGANIC WASTE
IS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED BY. THE
CITY OR THE COUNTY WHOEVER PICKS
UP YOUR GARBAGE IS REALLY THE
PERSON THAT'S GOING TO DECIDE
THAT IT'S GOING TO BE. NOW AND I
THINK ANOTHER. GARBAGE CAN OR
SOMETHING IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT.
THIS WASTE IN WHICH THERE'S A
TIPPING FEE THAT. IS REQUIRED TO
GO TO AND WHICH IS PASSED ON. TO
CONSUMERS THE END OF THE DAY.
AND SO. I JUST WANT YOUR
THOUGHTS AND WE YOU YOU CALLED
NIGHT AND WE DID IS OPEN THE
OTHER DAY WHICH I APPRECIATE.
BUT I ACTUALLY ONE REDUCE WASTE
AND I ACTUALLY WANNA USE IT. AND
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT WORK.
AND WE SAW IN THE TEN YEARS I'VE
BEEN HERE. THAT WHEN CHINA STOP
TAKING OUR RECYCLABLES. WHICH
WAS REALLY THE REASON WE MET
MOST OF THOSE OTHER. PROGRAMS
BECAUSE THEY WERE TAKING. OUR
PRODUCTS. TO THEIR MARKET AND
THEN RE PURPOSING THEM OR
WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING THEM AND
SHIPPING A LOT OF THAT BACK TO
US. AND WE'VE SEEN SUCH A
CHANGE. IN OUR ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO SAY WERE RECYCLING BUT
REALLY WE WERE JUST DIVERTING
IT. FROM CALIFORNIA. WHILE THE
WAY BY THE WAY WE WERE PAYING
FOR A LOT OF THAT. AND NOW THAT
MARKETS DRIED UP SO. CAN YOU
GIVE ME YOUR VISION FOR. WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE IN SO I CAN PASS THAT
ALONG TO MY CONSTITUENTS AND
GIVE THEM SOME- CONFIDENCE THAT
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO. HAVE
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY BECAUSE WE
TALK ABOUT IT. A CIRCLE YOUR
SEATS SICK WE'RE A KANEMI.
THERE'S A COST TO THAT AND THE
REASON THAT IT'S HARD IS IT'S
VERY EASY TO USE AND THROW IT
AWAY. AND BECAUSE- TO RECYCLE
THIS IT HAS TO BE HAULED
SOMEWHERE IT HAS TO BE
REPURPOSED. AND THERE'S A HUGE
COST TO THAT ESPECIALLY WITH
TRANSPORTATION COSTS. IN
CALIFORNIA AND LABOR AND ALL THE
OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE
SO. YOU KNOW THERE HAS TO BE
SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE
LEGISLATURE IN YOUR IN YOUR
AGENCY. ON THE COST BECAUSE THE
COST REALLY GOES UP. IT GOES UP
A LOT. WHEN YOU START TALKING
ABOUT A PRODUCT THAT WOULD JUST
GO STRAIGHT INTO THE LANDFILL.
VERSUS A PRODUCT THAT WE ARE
GOING TO. MAKE SOMETHING ELSE
OUT OF. AND THEN IS THAT PRODUCT
. AFFORDABILITY IN. OR WE JUST
PUSHING IT BACK ON TO THAT WE
WENT OUT OF THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY AND SAID. HEY WE'RE
GONNA FORCE YOU. TO DO. MAKE
STUFF THAT WE CAN REUSE SO CAN
YOU. I'M LOOKING FOR. A BETTER
THOUGHT PROCESS AND GOING TO THE
LEGISLATURE IN PASSING SOME
BILL. THAT SETS A TARGET. THAT
GETS ME NOTHING DOESN'T ACTUALLY
DO IS WASTE BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN
WITH THREE FORTY ONE WE'RE NOT
GETTING THERE. BUT THE COST IS
GOING UP THE TIPPING FEES. THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING AROUND
IT'S STILL GOING UP AND THAT'S
WHAT IS MAKING CALIFORNIA NOT
COMPETITIVE. AT THE SAME TIME
WE'RE NOT MEETING OUR GOALS SO.
THAT'S THE OVERALL. BIG PICTURE.
YOU KNOW. THOUSAND FEET OFF THE
GROUND WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU
TELL. THE LEGISLATURE HOW WE'RE
GONNA GET IT AND WE'RE GONNA
MAKE THAT. CIRCULAR ECONOMY WORK
. WELL THAT THAT IS EXACTLY WHY
I'M HERE TODAY SENATOR THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT THAT IS EXACTLY
THE QUESTION WHEN ARE. WHEN OUR
WASTE CHARACTERIZATION PLAN CAME
OUT IN THE FALL THAT WAS THE
EXACT QUESTION I WAS ASKING
MYSELF IS HOW DO I GO BACK TO
THE LEGISLATURE AND EXPLAIN
WHERE WE ARE TODAY. AND HOW
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN
THE FUTURE. HOW DO WE DEVISE A
PLAN FOR THAT AND THAT IS
EXACTLY WHAT THE ZERO WASTE PLAN
IS MEANT TO DO AND THE WORK THAT
WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS TO. START BUILDING
THAT CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND
REALIZE THAT VALUE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. IT IS SO IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY AROUND ORGANICS
BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING THOSE
RATES GO UP FOR OUR AND- OUR
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE STATE
RIGHT DAY. AND IN IN EVERY
JURISDICTION HOW DO WE GO BACK
FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS HOW DO I
GO BACK AND TELL THEM HOW WE'RE
REALIZING THAT VALUE HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND I CAN
SAY. YES WE ARE INVESTING WE ARE
TAKING THOSE PUBLIC DOLLARS THAT
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LOAN
PROGRAMS THAT ARE GRANT PROGRAMS
AND WE ARE PUTTING THEM BACK IN
YOUR COMMUNITIES. SO THAT WE CAN
ATTRACT PRIVATE FUNDING BUT I
WANT TO KNOW HOW DO I DO THAT
BETTER SO THAT ECONOMIC VALUE IS
REALIZED. IN YOUR COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE STATE BIG AND SMALL
SO THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT OF
THE ZERO WASTE PLAN IS TO
IDENTIFY. HOW DO WE ATTRACT
THOSE PRIVATE DOLLARS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA TO MAKE THOSE
INVESTMENTS HOW DO WE ATTRACT
THOSE JOBS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS. IN
BUILDING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY I
DON'T WANT TO COME BACK IN TEN
YEARS- WE WILL BE. YOURS BUT I
DON'T WANT US TO BE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION AGAIN IN TEN YEARS.
ABOUT HOW WE GET TO A CIRCULAR
ECONOMY I WANT TO DO IT TODAY AS
WE'RE ROLLING OUT ALL THIS NEW
LEGISLATION. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE
THAT IS SIX IT IS SUCCESSFUL.
NOT ONLY BUILDING A CIRCULAR
ECONOMY BUT REALIZING THE
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SOCIAL BENEFITS HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. SO THANK
YOU IF I PROJECT THE QUESTION
BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY THE
POINT OF THIS THE FORTY ONE
MILLION TONS. OF WASTE IN THE
LANDFILL WAS IN MY MIND
STAGGERING AND IT ISN'T I DIDN'T
TAKE IT SO MUCH AS A FAILURE OF
THE PART OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR THE-
FAILURE OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
IT'S JUST SIMPLY THAT OUR
ECONOMY HAS GROWN. SO MUCH AND
IN THIS IN THIS LINEAR FASHION
THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR
STRATEGY AND NOT THIS IS OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. SO ONE
LAST COMMENT THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND- AS AS A LEGISLATOR WHO.
REALLY DOES WANT TO SEE US DO
THE RIGHT THING. VERY FRUSTRATED
WITH WITH MORE THE STICK AND
WHAT DO I MEAN BY THAT IN ON
THIS IS NOT JUST ON THE
LEGISLATURE THIS IS ON THE-
INDUSTRY AS WELL. AND YOU KNOW
WE WERE FOCUSED ON. PLASTIC BAGS
THERE WAS A THERE WAS A BILL TO
ELIMINATE PLASTIC BAGS I VOTED
FOR THE EGGMAN BILL SHE HAS A
GREAT SHOT A GREAT BUILT ON THE-
RENEWABLE ONCE A DAY A DAY WHERE
THEY COMPOSED OF ALL I GUESS.
RIGHT YEAH I KNOW I WAS LIKE THE
ONLY ONE ON OUR SIDE OF THE
ISLAND LIKE THIS IS A GREAT BILL
YOU GUYS SHOULD I THINK I GOT A
FEW REPUBLICANS TO GO FOR IT.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO. LIKE THE
STICK WHEN WE THERE'S TWO WAYS
LEGISLATORS DO IT. THEY THEY
THEY'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA FORCE
YOU TO DO IT AND- WHICH DRIVES
ACOSTA. AND THEN THE BUSINESS
SIDE OF COMMITTEES- REACTING TO
WHATEVER THE LEGISLATURE GONNA
PUT OUT. WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE
BECAUSE WE SEE BILLS. LIKE THE
PLASTIC BAG BILL WHICH IS IT IN
MY MIND THE WORST KIND OF
LEGISLATION. AND I VOTED AGAINST
IT WAS WELL. IT ALLOWED THE- THE
STORES. THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THE
BAG FOR SET AND A HALF. TO BE
ABLE TO CHARGE TWENTY FIVE CENTS
. AND THEY DO. GO TO THE STORE.
I'VE I PERSONALLY USE PAPER BAGS
BECAUSE I KNOW THEY CAN BE. BUT
A PLASTIC BAG IS TWENTY FIRST IN
THEIR LITTLE BETTER QUALITY.
THEY'LL HAVE YEAR. IF YOU CAN
REUSE OF SOME FOR IT BUT- BUT
THEY'RE- POCKETING. TWENTY THREE
CENTS. SO WHAT HAPPENS WE GO OUT
WE'RE WE'RE USED TO STICK NOW
WE'RE RIGHT WE'RE DRIVING THE
COST OF A BAG UP. SO THE-
DISADVANTAGED POOR PEOPLE THAT.
THEY CAN'T AFFORD A BAG. DON'T
GET IT BACK AND THE RICH PERSON
WHO WANTS TO BE ABLE TO. TAKE A
BACK ON GETS A BACK AND THE AND
THE THIS GROCERY STORE PROFITS.
DOT IS BAD LEGISLATION THAT IS
BAD POLICY AND THAT IS A
DISINCENTIVE. TO RECYCLE AND I
JUST TWO DAYS AGO DROVE DOWN THE
LEVY RIGHT HERE IN SACRAMENTO
AMERICAN RIVER. AND I CAN I
SHOULD A TOOK A PHOTO I CANNOT
TELL YOU WHEN THE WATER'S CAME
UP. THEIR BAGS HANGING IN
EVERYONE OF THOSE TREES. SO I
SAID THIS IS MORE WORK STATEMENT
AND A COMMENT OF HOW FRUSTRATED
I AM WITH. THE ABILITY TO BUILD
A NIP MANIPULATE THE SYSTEM AND
AT THE END OF THE ENVIRO
SUPPORTED THAT. IT DOESN'T STOP
. DOES HELP RECYCLING IT HELPS
PEOPLE GET RICH AND THE GOAL IS
TO. HAVE THEM NOT USE THE BACK
AS IT TOO EXPENSIVE. THAT'S
WRONG. AND I AND I FOR THE LIFE
OF ME THAT DOESN'T HELP. THE
ENVIRONMENT IT'S THE SAME THING
I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ABOUT.
YOU GO AFTER THE GUY THAT HAS
THAT. YOU KNOW GAS STATION BUT
YOU DON'T GO AFTER THE ILLEGAL
GROW GUY AND THAT'S THE KIND OF
POLICIES THAT HAVE TO BE CHANGED
AROUND HERE. WE ACCEPT A FOCUS
ON HOW WE CAN REDUCE THOSE WHO
THE WAY STREET. AND IT THE OTHER
DAY THE COST IS GOING UP AND I
AND I GET. I'M SURE THE CENTER
BACKER GETS A TWO. I GET A CALL
FROM THE FROM THE PERSON THAT'S
ON SOCIAL SECURITY. WHO OWNS
THEIR HOME IN CALIFORNIA IS IN A
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY. AND IT
CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY IN
CALIFORNIA CAN'T AFFORD TO LEAVE
. AND THEY'RE CRYING LILY CRYING
ON THE PHONE LIKE I MAKING THE
DECISION BETWEEN A CARTON OF
EGGS. OR MY PRESCRIPTION. AND
THAT'S THE FRUSTRATING PART IS A
LEGISLATORS I JUST WANNA. AIRED
OUT I WANNA SAY IT IN THE
PUBLIC. I'M FRUSTRATED. AND
THOSE KIND OF LAWS DON'T WORK
THEY DON'T HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
ALL THEY DO. IS MAKE PEOPLE RICH
AND THE WRONG PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE GETTING RICH OFF THE
SYSTEM SO. I'M HERE TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS I WANT TO CIRCULAR
ECONOMY THAT WORKS. AND WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT PRODUCING JOBS. YOU
CAN PRODUCE ALL THOSE JOBS IN
THE IN THE CONNERY OF RISKS.
CIRCULAR BUT IT DRIVES UP THE
COST OF THE- ORIGINAL PRODUCT.
WHEN YOU DO THAT. AND THAT
DRIVES UP THE COST FOR
CALIFORNIANS SO. WHEN YOU DO.
FIGURE THIS OUT. IF YOU CAN AS
IS VERY TOUGH TO DO- I WANT YOU
TO KEEP IN MIND OF THAT. THAT
WILL THEY GIVE MAKES THAT CALL.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY.
IT IS REALLY TOUGH ON THEIR LIFE
. THANK YOU RIGHT. WOULD YOU
GIVE SURGERY MADE. TOO PLUS BAGS
IN STORES MORE. STURDIER HOW
MUCH HOW MANY THOSE ARE ACTUALLY
GETTING WE USED AND HOW MUCH IS
PRETTY MORE. MORE MORE
DIFFICULTY IN OUR- LAND
POSSESSION AS YOU JUST IT WAS
CURIOSITY AT. YOU KNOW WITH THE
PANDEMIC WHERE PEOPLE SORT OF
ORDERING MORE MORE MORE ONLINE.
FOR MORE MORE TAKEOUT. I MEAN I
DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MEASURE THAT
IS THAT IF YOU SEEN IT. INCREASE
IN WASTE FROM THAT. SO AND WE
DID SEE A SLIGHT FLUCTUATION AND
FROM. OUR WASTE CHARACTER EIGHT
CHARACTERIZATION STUDY SO THE
WAY THAT THE STUDIES ARE DONE IS
THAT WE GO OUT AND DO OUR
CONTRACTOR GOES OUT AND DOES A
SAMPLING WITH AND AT LANDFILLS.
AND SO WE DID SEE A LITTLE BIT
OF A BUMP ON THAT SINGLE USE
PACKAGING MATERIAL BUT WHAT'S
REALLY INTERESTING IS WE THINK
THAT. IT TRANSITION FROM MORE OF
A COMMERCIAL SETTING IN THE
WASTE WE WOULD HAVE SEEN IN A
COMMERCIAL SETTING. TO THE
RESIDENTIAL SETTING SO IT WASN'T
A STATISTICALLY. HIGHER OR MAJOR
SIGNIFICANT- INCREASE BUT WHAT
WHAT WILL BE INTERESTING IS THAT
OUR NEXT WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
TO SEE IF THOSE. CHANGES IN
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CONTINUE AND
WE ALSO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL
COMMERCIAL WASTE IF THAT IS IT
AND IF WE SEE THAT TRENDS THAN
FLUCTUATE THAT WAY OR IF WE GO
BACK TO. THE WAY THINGS WERE
BEFORE- THE PANDEMIC SO AND THE
BEAUTY OF THE CITY WASTE
CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES AND
WE'VE ONLY AND ONLY STARTED THEM
IN THE LAST. COUPLE OF YEARS IS
THAT WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO START SEEING SOME OF
THESE TRENDS AND ADDRESS THOSE
TRENDS- ADDED IN IN OUR POLICIES
. OKAY THANK YOU SO JOHN I WE
NOW WHAT WAS GONNA. SO THE
HOMELESS POPULATION IS REALLY A
BIG GENERATOR OF. OUR OUR WASTE
IT DOESN'T GET RECYCLED NOW THEY
DO RECYCLE VERY WELL BECAUSE
THEY COME BY AND- PIRATE MY
RECYCLE BIN. AND TAKE STUFF OUT
THAT'S VALUABLE WHICH IS GREAT
FINE. BECAUSE THERE'S A THERE'S
A REVENUE SOURCE- BUT IS THERE
ANY GRANTS AVAILABLE OR PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE FOR THE LOCAL- WASTE
HAULERS OR CITIES OR COUNTIES TO
ACTUALLY. PLACE A RECYCLE BIN ON
THE LEVY AND I'D BE HAPPY. AS A
AS A CUTE SOMEBODY CARES ABOUT
THE PERMIT TO. FIGURE OUT SOME
LITTLE PERCENTAGE THAT GOES OUT
SO WE CAN PROVIDE. A PLACE WHERE
THEY CAN PUT THEIR WASTE SO THEY
DON'T JUST THROW IT IN THE IT ON
THE GROUND. IS THERE ANY
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AND CAL
RECYCLE THAT OR OR WITH. A
CITIES OR COUNTIES THAT HAVE THE
ABILITY BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO
AS YOU KNOW SAID AS SENATOR THAT
AT. LEAST PROGRAMS ARE DEVISED
ON A ON A LOCAL BASIS THROUGH
THEIR LOCAL AUTHORITY SO MANY OF
OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO CHOOSE
TO PUT WASTE AND RECYCLING.
RECEPTACLES IN PLACES WHERE THEY
SEE AT. AND- AT A HIGH NUMBER OF
HOMELESS POPULATION SO ON A
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BASIS THEY MAKE
THAT DETERMINATION I THINK ONE
OF THE BIGGER ISSUES THAT WE DO
SEE IS THEN THAT ILLEGAL
DUMPING- THAT HAPPENS ACROSS THE
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
ALSO TRYING TO. ADDRESS THAT-
AND WE WORK AT COLLABORATIVELY
WITH OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
RUNNING RUNNING AT CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THAT SO I
KNOW BECAUSE OF- I'M A LANDOWNER
THAT WE HAD. A HUGE PROBLEM
WITH- ILLEGAL DOCUMENT TIRES
BECAUSE THERE WAS A P. AT THE AT
THE LANDFILLS. OR THE TRANSFER
STATIONS WHICH WE HAVE AND WE
WERE RECIPIENTS OF. LILY BECAUSE
THEY CAN PULL OFF AND THEN TO GO
OUT IN THE FORCE A LITTLE BIT
AND THEY'RE ON OUR PROPERTY AND
THEY JUST THROW IT OUT. AND SO
WE THERE WAS A PROGRAM THAT I
KNOW THE RULE COUNTIES USE IS A
GREAT PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN
APPLY. AND THEN THEY HAD OF
WHATEVER AMNESTY DAY OR WHATEVER
AND WE WOULD I MEAN LITERALLY.
HUNDREDS OF TRUCKLOADS OF TIRES-
AND THEN WHO IS THAT THAT'S WHAT
I'M THINKING ABOUT I'M THINKING
ABOUT SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE
WHERE. YOU KNOW THE COOPER I
DON'T KNOW WHO DOES WHO DID THE
RULE COUNTIES HAVE A- RECYCLING
FOR OIL AND THEY HAVE THESE TIRE
PROGRAMS THAT'S WHAT I'M
THINKING LONG. THE LINES OF. THE
IN PLACE ROLE WE KNOW THERE'S-
ENCAMPMENTS MAINLY ALONG AND
RIGHT HERE SACRAMENTO I MEAN YOU
CAN GO A LONG AMERICAN RIVER AND
SEE THOSE. ENCAMPMENTS AND
THERE'S JUST WASTE ALL OVER THE
GROUND AND IT'S POLLUTING OUR
OUR WATER WAYS AND- AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. I THINK IT'S A
GREAT IDEA WE DON'T HAVE A
PROGRAM TO THAT TO. TO THAT AT
AFFECTED AT THIS JUNCTURE THE
ENTIRE PROGRAM WHICH- HAS BEEN A
VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AND HAS
RESULTED IN- AND HELPING.
ALLEVIATE THAT. WASTE FROM
ILLEGALLY DUMPED TIRES AND THEN
PUTTING THEM INTO RECYCLED USE-
IS FUNDED FROM. PARTIALLY FUNDED
FROM THAT THE TIRE FEE OR THE
PHOTOGRAPHY PARTIALLY FUNDS THAT
PROGRAM- SO WE DON'T HAVE
CURRENTLY HAVE A PROGRAM. LIKE
THAT BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.
GREAT IDEA TO BRING BACK TO OUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SO WE'LL
HAVE OUR OUR STAFF BRING THAT
BACK TO OUR LOCAL PARTNERS.
GREAT THE- THANK YOU. I'M.
MOVEMENT THAT WILL. SEVERAL
NATIONS ARE HOLED UP IN THERE SO
WILL. WE WILL HOLD THAT ONE OPEN
AND- WONDER LAST. ITEM TODAY
ISSUE THIRTY THREE. AND I'M- FOR
THIS ONE WILL HAVE- FINANCE WE
DON'T. A GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER
MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE JOHN PARSONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. I'M HERE
TO DISCUSS THE GENERAL FUND
SOLUTIONS FOR THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY PACKAGE. AS PART OF THE
ADMINISTRATION'S GENERAL
FRAMEWORK FOR GENERAL FUND
SOLUTIONS ON CLIMATE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES THE APPROACH FOR THE
SOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE.
INCLUDED SEVERAL CONSIDERATIONS
INCLUDING. BUT NOT LIMITED TO
PROTECTING THE MAJORITY OF
FUNDING FOR MOST PROGRAMS.
PRIORITIZING EQUITY AND
INVESTMENTS IN PRIORITY
POPULATIONS WHICH FACE
DISPROPORTIONATE HARM FROM
POLLUTION AND THE CLIMATE
CRISIS. MINIMIZING DISRUPTIONS
FOR PROGRAMS UNDER WAY INCLUDING
CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE STATUS OF
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROGRAMS.
POTENTIAL AVAILABILITY TO SHIFT
TO OTHER FUNDS- PROVIDING
EQUITABLE REDUCTIONS ACROSS
CATEGORIES. AND AVAILABILITY OF
PROGRAM FUNDING BY FISCAL YEAR.
ALL OF THE REDUCTIONS IN
INVESTMENTS RELATED TO THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE ARE
DESIGNATED AS GENERAL FUND
TRIGGERS TO BE RESTORED IF THE
FISCAL OUTLOOK IMPROVES. THIS
DEMONSTRATES THE
ADMINISTRATION'S CONTINUED
COMMITMENT TO THESE PROGRAMS.
THE OVERALL REDUCTION TO THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE IS
TWENTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS
ACROSS THREE PROGRAMS. THIS
MAINTAINS APPROXIMATELY 95% OF
THE ORIGINAL FOUR HUNDRED AND
SIXTY EIGHT MILLION. THE OVERALL
GENERAL FUND REDUCTIONS DERIVE
FROM TWENTY TWENTY ONE AND
TWENTY TWENTY TWO APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH INCLUDE FUNDING FOR. THE
COMPOSTING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
THE RECYCLING FEASIBILITY GRANTS
PROGRAM. AND THE RECYCLING
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ON LOAN
PROGRAM. THE ADMINISTRATION
REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING
THESE HISTORIC INVESTMENTS AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. FOR THE STATE
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MAJOR
STRIDES IN REDUCING THE AMOUNT
OF WASTE ENDING UP IN OUR
LANDFILLS AND MEETING OUR
STATEWIDE GOALS FOR WASTE
REDUCTION. THIS CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION I'M JOINED. STILL
BY DIRECTOR WAGNER TO HELP
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE
COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE. I THANK
YOU ALL TURNED LA- NEXT TO ANY
COMMENTS- THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN OVERALL THE GOVERNOR.
PROPOSES REDUCTIONS TO PROGRAMS
THAT ARE RELATIVELY NEW ARE
MODEST REDUCTIONS TO PROGRAMS
THAT RECEIVED I'M SIGNIFICAN
GENERAL FUND AUGMENTATIONS
OVERALL WE FIND THIS APPROACH TO
BE REASONABLE- WE NOTE THAT
BASED ON MORE RECENT ECONOMIC
DATA OUR OFFICE ESTIMATES THAT
THE BUDGET PROBLEM COULD BE MUCH
LARGER THAN ESTIMATED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET- WE
NOTE THAT WITHIN THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY PACKAGE TO THE
PARLIAMENT HAS GENERAL FUND. I'M
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUNDS
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMMITTED AT
THE TIME OF OUR REPORT IT WAS
AROUND TWO HUNDRED FORTY
MILLION- THE LEGISLATURE COULD
CONSIDER REDUCING FUNDING FOR
THESE PROGRAMS AND SHIFTING ITS
HIGHEST PRIORITY GENERAL FUND
SUPPORTED PROGRAMS TO GIGI R. F.
I'M THIS WOULD PROVIDE BUDGET
SOLUTIONS AND I'M SUSTAIN THOSE
PROGRAMS. BRANSON'S DEPARTMENT
HAS ROUGHLY A HUNDRED EIGHTY
MILLION AND UNSPENT GIGI ARE
FUNDS FOR SB THIRTEEN EIGHTY
THREE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS. I
WHILE REDUCTION- TO THIS PROGRAM
WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
GRANTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO HELP
LOCAL AGENCIES IN PLANNING- THIS
PROGRAM THEN IT MAY NOT BE THAT
LEGISLATORS HIGHEST YEAR OF
PRIORITIES. HAPPY TO GET A
QUESTION. I'M THINKING. I'M
TURNED OUT HE IT'S- ABOUT THE
OKAY. I'M I ALSO GOING TO. YEAH
DIFFER ON THIS ONE I CAN IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME. IN WE DO HAVE
A HOLD OPEN. THAT RECOMMENDATION
AND- A AND- YOU KNOW SO WE'RE
GOING TO. ACCEPT THAT-
RECOGNITION FOR THE STAFF- I
THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME IN
PRESENTING US. THAT BEING AN
ANSWER OVER QUESTIONS HERE TODAY
. BUT WITH THAT WILL MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT WE WILL START
WITH THE FOLKS HERE IN THE ROOM
AGAIN THERE IS A- THERE IS OF
THE AVAILABLE ONLINE. EIGHT
SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO SIX EIGHT
ONE SIX THREE ON THE PHONE AND
THE ACCESS CODE SIX NINE FOUR
EIGHT NINE THREE. ZERO AM AGAIN-
INICIATIVA HAVE TO KEEP THE
COMMENTS TO A ONE MINUTE THE END
NETWORK OF PEOPLE OFTEN GO
LONGER THAN THAT- BUT WE DO
VALUE YOUR COMMENTS AND PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
OF BATH A LOT SO ON BEHALF OF
WATER REUSE CALIFORNIA AGAIN WE
APPRECIATE YOUR STRONG SUPPORT
OF WATER RECYCLING I WANTED TO
TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO TAKE
RESPECTFUL ISSUE WITH THE L. A.
O.'S CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER
RECYCLING FUNDING THAT'S
AVAILABLE- SPECIFICALLY ON
WHAT'S COMING FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. ENCOURAGE YOU AND
YOUR STAFF TO TALK WITH THE
DIVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THEY'RE
ACTUALLY GETTING IN AND ABLE TO
GET OUT- WERE NOT SEEN WHAT.
THEY SAY IS OUT THERE- IN
PARTICULAR TO THE SRF PROGRAM.
IT D. AFFAIRS TALKING ABOUT
FUNDING NO NEW PROJECTS FOR THIS
YEAR- SO THAT'S KIND OF CONTRARY
TO YOU KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO
GET THIS A STANDALONE CAPACITY
OF THE PROGRAM UNDER CONTROL
WHICH- WE UNDERSTAND- SO THERE
IS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCONNECT
OF. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS
AVAILABLE VERSUS WHAT ARE
PROJECTS ARE BEING ABLE TO APPLY
FOR- AND AS YOU KNOW THERE'S A
THERE'S A LOT OF DEED A LOT OF
WANT FOR WATER RECYCLING FUNDING
AND- WE ENCOURAGE- IS MUCH
POSSIBLE TO GO INTO THAT PROGRAM
TO GET THESE PROJECTS. UP AND
GOING- ADDITIONALLY THAT YOU
DIDN'T SPEAK ABOUT THE BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL- I THINK THIS IS
THE APPROPRIATE HEARING OF FOR
THAT DISCUSSION IT JUST WASN'T
BROUGHT UP. THE P. C. P. FOR A
WATER RECYCLING PERMIT FEE WHICH
IS NEW- IF THAT'S IF WE'RE
COMING TO THIS LATER YOU GIVE ME
A HEAD SHAKE AND WE CAN COME
BACK ANOTHER DAY BUT- I THOUGHT
THAT THIS. WAS THE APPROPRIATE.
HEARING FOR THAT. GOOD TO AND.
FOR WE WILL BACK I AM. I DO YOU
DON'T TAKE YOUR TIME YEAH SURE A
YOU MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO
RECYCLING- NOTED WILL CERTAINLY
FOLLOW UP. TWO AND A QUICK
COMMENT ON- ON THE P. C. P. FOR
A NEW. RECYCLED WATER PERMIT FEE
WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S MORE SO
RIGHT WATER RECYCLING PERMITS
THAT ARE GOING OUT THERE AND
THEY NEED THE STAFF TO. GET
THOSE MOVING ALONG AND ANYTHING
WE CAN DO WITH TRIPLE REDUCE
REGULATIONS COMING IN TO. GET
THOSE PROJECTS MOVING QUICKER-
WATER REUSE ACTUALLY SUPPORTS
THE FEE- WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU
KNOW JUST SOME ASSURANCES THAT
THAT FEE JUST WILL GET
ESCALATED. VERY QUICKLY WE DON'T
WANT. PROJECTS TO BE PRICED OUT-
BECAUSE A PERMIT FEES SO. I
WOULD LOVE TO DISCUSS WITH THE
STATE BOARD AND THE COMMITTEE-
YOU KNOW A CAP ON FEE INCREASES
EVERY YEAR WHETHER IT'S 5%
WHETHER. IS TO SEE PEOPLE YOU
KNOW HOW WE DO THAT- I THINK
IT'S A WORTHY DISCUSSION- WE
WOULD ALSO LOVE THE FEE PROPOSAL
PROCESS TO. THE PUBLIC PROCESS
TO GO BEFORE THEY PROPOSED A FEE
TO- THE LEGISLATURE SO THAT
THERE CAN BE A PUBLIC PROCESS TO
INFLUENCE THEIR PROPOSAL- SO
THAT WE CAN ALL MAKE SURE WE'RE
ON THE SAME PAGE SO WOULD LOVE
TO. TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THAT
YES THANK YOU WE WOULD GO A
LITTLE LONGER BECAUSE WE DON'T
DIDN'T. IT DIDN'T COME UP TODAY
WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT. AND- BUT
THANK YOU MOVE ONTO NEXT.
COMMENT HI THERE J. MINOR.
PAPPAS AND IS. ON BEHALF OF
EASTER ME. WATER TO. SANTA MARTA
WATER- MONTEREY ONE WATER IN
WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT ONE ECHO- IS A LOSS AS
COMMENTS ABOUT THE WATER
RECYCLING FUNDING- IT'S NOT IN
YOUR SURE BET THAT IT'S COMING
FROM THE FEDS AND WE HAVE YOU
KNOW PROJECTS THAT ARE. READY TO
GO THE PROGRAM IS OVER
PRESCRIBED- SO NOW'S NOT THE
TIME TO CALL BACK THAT FUNDING
IN THE SAKE OF YOUR THINK THAT'S
COMING FEDERALLY- ADDITIONALLY
IN. IN REGARD TO THE DROUGHT
RESILIENCE FUNDING PACKAGE AND
WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED
FOR URBAN FLOOD RISK- ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA STORM WATER
QUALITY ASSOCIATION. SUPPORT OF
THAT FUNDING BUT ALSO AS HOPE
OVER HOPING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF-
FLEXIBILITY ON A STORM WATER
CAPTURE AND ENSURING THAT-
PROJECTS COULD BE ELIGIBLE THAT
BOTH REDUCE FLOOD RISK- BUT ALSO
CAPTURES STORMWATER FLOWS SO-
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR SURE
THANK YOU. EXCEPT HI GOOD
AFTERNOON AT MISTER CHAIR AND
CENTER DOLLY IV BRITAIN WITH
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER
ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES. HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT
ISSUE THIRTY THE STATE WATER
BOARDS WATER RIGHTS DATA
MODERNIZATION CONTINUATION. AND
YOU KNOW WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR ASK WELLS COMMENTS AND WE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT THE
WATER BOARD NEEDS GOOD RELIABLE
MODERN DATA TO AND YOU KNOW
EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE
STATE'S CURRENT. WATER RIGHTS
PRIORITY SYSTEM. THAT CALIFORNIA
RELIES ON SO HEAVILY FOR ITS
ECONOMY ITS ENVIRONMENT IT'S
AGRICULTURE SO. AND FOR THAT
REASON WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS BUDGET
ALLOCATION THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT HEREBY.
APPRECIATE THAT EXCEPT. GET OUT
REBECCA MARC ON BEHALF OF THE
UNION CONCERNED- I JUST GOING TO
ASK. MY COLLEAGUE. COMMENTS
ABOUT ISSUE NUMBER THIRTY WE
ALSO SUPPORT THE THIRTY MILLION
DOLLAR INVESTMENT AND UPWARD.
ADDITIONALLY I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA CLIMATE IN
AGRICULTURE NETWORK. I'M IN
OPPOSITION TO THE FORTY MILLION
DOLLAR REDUCTION TO SWEEP
CONTAINED IN ISSUE THIRTY ONE
YES OVER SUBSCRIBE PROGRAM
PROVIDES GRANTS TO FARMERS FOR
PROJECTS WHICH INTEGRATE WATER
AND ENERGY CONSERVATION AS WELL
AS LOWER GHG EMISSIONS. CDFA
ESTIMATES THIS PROGRAM SAVES A
HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THOUSAND
ACRE FEET OF WATER ANNUALLY AND
EACH YEAR REDUCES NINETY THREE
THOUSAND METRIC TONS OF CO TWO
E. THE EQUIVALENT OF REMOVING
TWENTY THOUSAND CARS PER YEAR
FROM THE ROAD. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO DISCUSSING THESE. PROGRAMMES
IMPOSSIBLE FUNDING THANK YOU
THANK YOU YEAH WE DID NOTE THE-
THE- DECREASES SWEEPS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR SENATOR
DOLLY ARE MARK FENSTER MAKER
HERE ON BEHALF OF CINEMA WATERS
WELL AS THE SENATE SALINAS
VALLEY. BASIN GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY- ON ISSUE
TWENTY NINE WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE SUPPORT THE
DEPARTMENT HAVING THE STAFF AND
RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT
SIGMA CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO OUR- OUR GSA'S BUT
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. A LITTLE
BIT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL THERE ARE BASINS AND
SUB BASINS LIKE THE ONES I JUST
MENTIONED MY CLIENTS WHERE-
TRYING TO HAVE THE RESOURCES IN
THE STAFFING SUPPORT TO
IMPLEMENT SIGMA AND COVER SOME
OF THE FIXED COSTS. IS REALLY
REALLY CHALLENGING WITHOUT
PASSING ALONG EXORBITANTLY HIGH
FEES ON TO OUR PUMPERS. YOU KNOW
THESE BASINS AND SUB BASINS WERE
TALKING ABOUT PUMPING VOLUMES
LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND ACRE FEET
PER YEAR. SO WE DON'T HAVE THE
POOL OF PEOPLE OF PUMPERS TO
PASS ALONG SOME OF THESE FIXED
COSTS AS WE ADMINISTER AND
IMPLEMENT SIGMAR. WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT FEES IN THE- HIGH TO
HUNDREDS TO HIGH THREE HUNDRED
PER ACRE FOOT PER YEAR. AND FOR
RURAL RESIDENTS WHO ARE RELYING
ON THIS FOR GROUNDWATER FOR.
SMALL FARM MURS. THAT'S JUST
SOMETHING THEY CAN'T THEY CAN'T
ON- SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME
ASSISTANCE FOR TALKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT- AND WE'RE NOT JUST
COMING TO THE STATE WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT OF THE
LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL. YOU KNOW
THE COUNTY OF CINEMA LAST YEAR
THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF
SURPLUS. THE DEDICATED SOME OF
THAT FOR FUNDING TO BRING THE
FEES DOWN. TO MORE MANAGEABLE
LEVELS FOR PUMPERS BUT IT'S A
TEMPORARY SUBSIDIES SO WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN
THE COMMITTEE ON TRYING TO
FIGURE THIS OUT. THANK THANK YOU
FOR COMING. HELLO CHAIRING
SENATOR DOLLY- NICOLAS MISAKI ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA COMPOST
COALITION AND SEE OUR IN OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES VOICING
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE
POTENTIALLY WITHDRAWING FUNDS
APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVENTEEN
EIGHTY- THIRTEEN EIGHT THREE
EXCUSE ME- THE STATE IS IN
DESPERATE NEED OF ADDITIONAL
ORGANIC WASTE PROCESSING.
CAPACITY TO MEET OUR TARGETS AND
WITHOUT THIS FUNDING WE RISK
LOSING SEVERAL PROJECTS AND
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE. THAT ARE
COUNTING ON THIS FUNDING
ALLOCATION THIS YEAR THANK YOU
SO MUCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VETERANS CENTERED. I'M ECHOING
CONCERNS OF MY COLLEAGUES
STATED- I'M A MORE ACRE ON
BEHALF OF RETHINK WASTE WASTE
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY LOOK IN SAN
MATEO COUNTY. CONCERNS OF THE L.
A. O.'S SUGGESTS. THAT THE
LEGISLATOR MAY WANT TO
CONSCRIPTING. THAT WAS APPROVED
LAST YEAR AS PART OF THE BUDGET
THANK YOU GREAT NOTED THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AFTERNOON SENATOR AND
FRIEND ALI. OF EXCUSE ME SIR.
CHAIR SENATOR DOLLY. ON ISSUE
THIRTY TWO- SORRY NICOLE CRAINE
OF CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE-
UNINSURED YOU WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THE
PROPOSAL TO CREATE A ZERO WASTE
PLAN FOR THE STATE- THE
LEGISLATURE IS RECENTLY PASSED
GROUNDBREAKING WASTE REDUCTION
LEGISLATION SPANNING A WIDE
SPECTRUM OF MATERIALS AND
PRODUCTS FROM PLASTICS WERE
AGAIN NEXT TO ELECTRONICS AND
MORE. NOW IS AN APPROPRIATE TIME
TO TAKE A HOLISTIC LOOK AT HOW
THESE PROGRAMS FIT TOGETHER AND
HOW POWER CYCLE ACHIEVE THE
TARGETS THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS
SET OUT FOR IT AND THIS YEAR WAS
PLAN IS A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT. A
SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT MERITS EXTRA
CONSIDERATION THIS PLAN IS
DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR
ACHIEVING THE FOOD WASTE
PREVENTION TARGETS IN SB THIRTY
THREE- WHILE THE STATE AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ARE WORKING AT
FULL SPEED TO ACHIEVE THE
COMPOSTING TARGETS IN THE LAW
NOT ENOUGH ATTENTION HAS BEEN
PAID TO THE TARGET OF RECOVERING
20% OF ALL EDIBLE FOOD WASTE-
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION- WE
BELIEVE THAT THE ZERO WASTE PLAN
SHOULD HAVE A PARTICULAR FOCUS
ON CREATING A ROAD MAP FOR.
REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND FOR
SUPPORTING FOOD RECOVERY
EFFORTS- ONE ISSUE THIRTY THREE
WE HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS
REGARDING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PACKAGE- WE'RE CONCERNED THAT
THE L. A. SUGGESTION THAT THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD CONSIDER
WITHDRAWING THE MONEY THAT WAS
APPROPRIATE LAST YEAR- TO FIND-
IMPLEMENTATION OF. SB THIRTY
THREE. THIS FUNDING HAS BEEN A
CRUCIAL PART OF THE STATE'S PLAN
TO MEET THESE TARGETS AND
REDUCING IT WOULD BE A
SIGNIFICANT SETBACK FOR EFFORTS-
TO CUT METHANE EMISSIONS.
ADDITIONALLY AS WE MENTIONED THE
LAST HEARING WE'RE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO
ELIMINATE THE COMMUTE COMPOSTING
PROGRAM. THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED
AS A LOT PART OF LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET. AND THEN FINALLY WE LIKE
TO SEE THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PACKAGE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
FUNDING FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED IN LAST YEAR'S- AB
EIGHTEEN FIFTY SEVEN- THAT
PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP
LOCAL COMMUNITIES TRANSITION
AWAY FROM INCINERATION- BUT THAT
WAS LEFT ON FUND IN BOTH THE
BILL AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. THANK. YOU
WOULD LOOK INTO THAT THANK YOU.
THANK YOUR- BOSLAND BEEN NOT-
YEAH GOOD- TERENCE CENTER. IT'S
GOOD TO SEE BOTH- MY NAME TO ME
FOR NEWS I AM THE POLICY
DIRECTOR AT THE COMMUNITY
ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS.
AND WE REPRESENT OVER EIGHT
THOUSAND SMALL AND MID SCALE AND
UNDERSERVED FAMILY FARMERS
ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA-
WELL WE OF COURSE APPRECIATE.
THE MAINTENANCE OF ESSENTIAL
DROUGHT RELIEF FOR SMALL SCALE
FARMERS AND UNDERSERVED FARMERS.
WERE SUPER DISAPPOINTED WITH THE
INEQUITABLE CUTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE TO SEVERAL EXISTING
PROGRAMS THAT CDFA. NAMELY THE
FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLAR CUT TO
THE FARM TO MEAN COMMUNITY FOOD
HUB. I'M WHICH WAS OF A PROGRAM
THAT WAS CREATED BY FORMALLY
FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER BLOOM. AND
TO STAND UP NEW FOOD HUBS WHICH
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR SMALL
SCALE FARMERS TO. ACCESS LARGER
MARKETS. I'M A 50% CUT TO THE
URBAN AGRICULTURE PROGRAM SO
THAT WAS A FIVE POINT EIGHT
MILLION DOLLAR CUT. AND A FIVE
MILLION CUT DOLLAR CUT TO THE
BEGINNING FARMER AND FARMWORKER
TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH IS AN
ESSENTIAL PROGRAM. FOR SMALL
SCALE FARMERS AND BEGINNING
FARMERS ACCESS AGRICULTURE. AS
AN INDUSTRY- AND OF COURSE I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTREME
FLOODS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THE
COAST- THIS IS DECIMATED
HUNDREDS OF. OF SMALL SCALE
FARMERS THEIR HOMES. THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE THEIR YIELDS- ARE
COMPLETELY GONE OVERNIGHT. I'M
THERE IS NO CURRENT OR A FEDERAL
OR STATE FUNDS THAT THEY CAN
ACCESS MANY OF THESE FARMERS
ARE. POTENTIALLY DOT
UNDOCUMENTED AND CAN'T ACCESS
FEDERAL PROGRAMS- AND SO WE KNOW
THAT THE GOVERNOR IS SET ASIDE
FLOODING- MONEY AND WE'D WE'D
LIKE TO ASK THAT FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS OF THOSE. DOLLARS GO
ACTUALLY TO RELIEF FIRST
PRIMARILY SMALL SCALE FARMERS
AND UNDERSERVED FARMERS IN ORDER
TO GET THEM IS TO GET BACK ON
THEIR FEET- ESPECIALLY SINCE
MANY OF THEM DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO CROP INSURANCE. I'M SO YEAH A
PRETTY YOUR TIME AND YOU KNOW
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO OF FOLKS ON THE
CONFERENCE LINE. OPERATOR. OTHER
FOLKS ON THE CONFERENCE LINE.
YEAH YES MISTER CHAIR. BUT THOSE
WHO HAVE NOT. TO AN OPERA. AND
WISH TO COMMENT PLEASE PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE'RE
NOW GOING TO GO TO LINE SIXTEEN
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS NATALIE
WITH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PROJECT
ONE ACCOUNTABILITY. REGARDING
ITEM THIRTY ONE CALIFORNIA MUST
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
CAROLINE PACKED THE COMMUNITY. I
WAS AFFORDABLE CONSTRUCT
SPENDING THE FUNDING OF A
HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE MILLION
ENGINES ARE JANUARY BUDGET. AT
THE SAME TIME THIS IS NOT THE
TIME TO GET. MAKE WATER.
EUROPRIDE WILL PARKING A ONE
PEOPLE LIKE ACT DRINKING WATER I
AND THERE REMAINS. AND NUMBNESS
AND- YOU. I'M A SHOULD FORTY
NINE THE PORT. THE MICHAEL HAS
SUNDAY TO DELIVER ARTICLE UP AT
THE STATE WATER. WILL MEET UP ON
FOR. TO MANAGING OTHER BASED.
REGARDING INVESTOR IN RECHARGE
FOR TO INVEST OXFORD. INFLUX AT
THE SAME IT IS. IN TO ENSURE
RETURN OF LOS GREAT POWER TO
CALL. THE STATE MUST INVEST IN
AND OUT MAPPING OF. WE CHECKED
FIVE I WILL NOT NOT. HOW MANY
FROM THE PHOTO DRINKING WATER.
AWFULLY DO NOT TO PUT. BROWN
WATER TREATING IF EXPIRE BASIC.
IN I WOULD IN THE WATER WHILE I
FIND DRINKING INTO FOR THE
CONSIDER YEAH HI. AS WE WORK
WITH CALIFORNIA FIND A BILLING
RATE WATER. FOR I BY THE DODD IN
A HE. TO
COMMENTS AND WITH RESPECT TO
CONCERNS PERTAINING TO THE
PROPOSED RECYCLED WATER SPENDING
CUTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK
YOU. WILL NOW MOVE ON TO LINE
TWENTY THREE YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU SENATOR DOLLY
JORDAN WELLS IN THE HALF OF THE
NATIONAL YOUR JOB ACTION COUNCIL
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF ISSUE
THIRTY TWO. WE AGREE WITH THE L.
A. R. WITH KNOWLEDGE THIS IS
REGARDING THE STATE'S HAVING
MADE MINIMAL PROGRESS TOWARDS
REACHING OUR DIVERSION RATE
DRIVEN DIVERSION GOALS TODAY
HOWEVER WE BELIEVE THAT IS DUE
TO THE FACT THAT WE AT THE WRONG
GOALS BUT EIGHTY THREE FORTY
ONE. THIRTY FOR A STATE WIDE I
5% DIVERSION RATE GOAL IS NOT
WORKING BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD A
PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL. IT'S A
GOOD THING I WITH THE VERSION WE
RECOMMENDED THERE A WAY WITH THE
PLAN ACHIEVE THAT INCLUDE REAL
FOR THE TARGET. LIKE THE
LEGISLATURE DID LAW YEAR IN PART
AT THE FOUR WE MUST FIRST
REDUCTION IN REUSE TARGET THE
GIVE EFFECT ECONOMY. IN ORDER
FOR TELL TO GET TO THEIR WASTE
WE MUST A WELL TO PLAN THAT
INCLUDE EVERYTHING WHICH- THERE
WE SUPPORT THE FOR CALPERS TODAY
. AND WE- GO OKAY. THANK YOU.
MEXICO WELL NOW MOVE ON TO LINE
TO FIVE YOUR LINE IS NOW A- AND
AFTER- INTERFERE SENATORS
ROMANTIC ABOUT THE ONLY HALF OF
THE- GROUNDWATER. I WANT TO
EXPRESS OUR OF. TO THE CUTS
ITEMS ONE FOR WATER REFI P. FIVE
AND WE- AND ADDITIONALLY ONE
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR TWELVE
STREAM GAUGE FROM BEING AN ISSUE
IF YOU TWENTY NINE. USING MONEY
TO BE W. R. COSTA PUBLICATION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
DOLLARS ISSUE THIRTY AS WELL-
THE THIRTY ONE POINT FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE UPWARD
PROGRAM WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED AND
TO- ASK THE- LEGISLATURE IN THE
BUDGET COMMITTEES TO RECONSIDER-
FUNDING SWEET AS IT IS CRITICAL
TO AGRICULTURE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW GO TO LINE
NINETEEN YOUR LINES NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON TO LEON LEVIN
WITH THE BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO ISSUE THIRTY THREE ON THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY. REGARDING HOW
RECYCLED FUNDING FOR DIVERT
ORGANIC WASTE PROGRAM CLIMATE
SCIENCE IS VERY VERY CLEAR NOW
BUT THE MOST URGENT THING YOU
CAN DO TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
IS TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS
AND OTHER SHORT THE CRIME THAT
EACH. LANDFILLS ARE THE LARGEST
SOURCE OF NOTHING IN CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS BY FAR OUR MOST URGENT
CLIMATE SOLUTION IN ADDITION THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE IN
THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES
BOARD HAS FOUND THE
CALIFORNIA'S. CLIMATE
INVESTMENTS IN CONVERTING
ORGANIC WASTE ENERGY ARE BY FAR
THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE OF ALL
OF THE STATE'S CLIMATE
INVESTMENTS REDUCING CARBON
EMISSIONS FOR A SMALL FRACTION
OF THE COST OF MOST OF OUR OTHER
CLIMATE INVESTMENTS SO THESE
SHOULD BE THE LAST PROGRAMS THAT
THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSES TO CUT-
ON WE URGE YOU NOT TO CUT THE
CURRENT YEAR FUNDING DOT
PROPOSAL IS ALREADY OUT ON THE
STREET. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
PRIVATE COMPANIES HAVE INVESTED
A LOT OF MONEY AND PREPARING TO
APPLY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
FUNDING- IT WILL BE EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE TO THE MARKET TO CUT
THOSE WITH AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE
FUNDING WITH AT LEAST CAP AND
TRADE REVENUES IF NOT GENERAL
FUND MONEY IN THIS NEXT YEAR.
GIVEN THAT IS THE MOST URGENT
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND. THE MOST
COST EFFECTIVE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. A MUCH NEXT CAR. WHY NINE
YOUR LINE IS NOW A- THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON CHEN MEMBERS ERIC
TURNER WITH NEW ENGLAND
PATTERSON ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF
OF TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT OF BUDGET ITEM NUMBER
THIRTY- RELATED TO UPDATING.
WATER RATES DATA FOR CALIFORNIA
MODERNIZATION PROJECT THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ON
LINE EIGHTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON SHARING
CENTER DOLLY MARTIN DR JOHN
BEHALF OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT WHERE THE
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY.
WHOLESALER FOR SANTA CLARA
COUNTY WANT TO SPEAK ON ISSUE
NUMBER THIRTY ONE. ADELINE OUR
COMMENTS WATER USAGE OF OPPOSING
THE RECOMMENDED CUTS. OF FOR
FUNDING FOR WATER RECYCLING A WE
HAVE QUITE THE AMBITIOUS GOAL OF
MEETING AND PERCENT OF NON
POTABLE REUSE AND POTABLE REUSE
WATER TWENTY TWENTY FIVE AND
THAT'LL TAKE STRONG STATE
INVESTMENT. SO WE LIKE TO
ENCOURAGE THAT FUNDING TO REMAIN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU VERY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT CAR. LINE TWENTY ONE YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HELLO MY NAME
IS MONIQUE FIGUEREDO WITH
COMPOSED GALWAY AND I'M HERE TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO BUDGET
CUTS FOR COMPOSTING PROGRAMS- IN
THE FACE AND MEETING THE DEMANDS
OF SB THIRTEEN EIGHTY THREE
COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS ARE
ESTABLISHED WITH PASSION AND
WE'RE ADAPTABLE PARTNERS.
SCHNITZEL BY CUTTING FUNDING
COMMUNITY COMPOSTING PROGRAM
CALIFORNIA'S EFFECTIVELY. YOU
PRIORITIZING LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS RIGHT
AT THE TIME THEY ARE NEEDED MOST
IT SIGNAL THAT OUR WORK IS NOT
SEEN AS IMPORTANT. WE ARE HERE
AND READY TO DIVERSIFY THE
OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO
CALIFORNIANS TO DIVERT THEIR
FOOD SCRAPS IN A WAY THAT IS
MOST MEANINGFUL AND VALUABLE
LINE FOR THEM. AND WE REALLY
NEED THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO
STAND BY THE WORK WE ARE DOING
TO CONTINUE TO SCALE OUR IMPACT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
GOOD CONCISE COMMENTS. THANK YOU
EVERYBODY UP NEXT CAR. LINE
TWENTY YEAR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
YOUR CHAIRED BY CHAIR THIS IS
ROBERT GORE FROM THE KOUAKOU
GROUP ON BEHALF OF KINGS RIVER
WATER AUTHORITY MODESTO
IRRIGATION DISTRICT. BOTH
LONGTIME FEE PAYERS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF ITEMS TWENTY NINE AND
THIRTY ONE ITEM THIRTY WE'D NOTE
THAT DATA MODERNIZATION IS
ESSENTIAL STATEWIDE BENEFIT AND
WORTHY OF CONTINUING GENERAL
FUND SUPPORT FOR FUTURE- INAM
FUNDING THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. NEXT CAR WHY TWENTY
SEVEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
WHICH IT AFTERNOON CARE BECKER
AND ANOTHER DOLLY- MY NAME IS
COURTNEY BROWN I AM CALLING FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR
COMMUNITY COMPOSTING COMMENTING
ON ISSUE THIRTY THREE. WE OPPOSE
ALLOWAY AND L. A. O.'S
RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU REDUCE
FUNDING FOR THE PARTICULAR
ECONOMY PACKAGE COMING FROM.
CONFLICT OPPORTUNITIES ARE BASED
ON TWO REASONS ONE IT IS NOT NEW
THIS PROGRAM THAT WE ARE DEALING
WITH AN OPERATING COMMUNITY
COMPOSTING FOR GREEN SPACES
SINCE TWENTY TWENTY. THE REALLY
IMPORTANT TIME BECAUSE WE WERE
PROVIDING THE MOST FINANCIAL
SERVICES TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
DURING THE ONSET OF CLOTHES
THAT. KEEP ORGANICS- OUT OF
LANDFILLS- AND IT KIND
COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES WERE NOT
ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
AND SECONDLY- THIS- PROGRAM THE
FUN RIGHT ALREADY THANK- I AM A
LITTLE A THREE THAT CYCLE WITH
NOT ABLE YOU KNOW. TO YOU TO.
THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY RUN CAR
AT A CROSS FOR THE ROUND OF THE
PROGRAM. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
COMMUNITY THAT ARE LOOKING TO
EXPAND UNDER IT- SO WE IMPLORE
YOU TO CONSIDER THE INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS PROVIDING FOR SB
THIRTEEN EIGHTY THREE RIGHT NOW
AND A- HUNDRED DOLLAR A STUDENTS
YOU CAN TO YOU BECAUSE WE
ACTUALLY DO HAVE A SITE. THAT
WORKS WITH- HELPLESS
INDIVIDUALS. TO HELP COLLECT
THEIR MATERIALS BRING IT TO
COMMUNITY GARDENS WHERE IF THEY
DO SO WITH AN OFFER IN GROW FOOD
AND FEED THEM- WE ARE REALIZING
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM. AND WE ARE DOING
IT AND EMPIRE MENTALLY DRASTIC
AND SOCIALLY JUST WAITS SO-
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. PLEASE REACH OUT TO US IF
YOU HAVE MORE COMMENTS ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM ANY QUESTIONS THANK
YOU. VERY MUCH NEXT CALLER. WHY
THIRTY ONE YEAR LAW IS NOW OPEN
. GOOD AFTERNOON AT LEAST ON
DECK FOR TRITON PRICE CAN. HERE
ON OF THE ASIA PACIFIC A FIREMAN
NETWORK. THE CALL AGREED FEEL
COALITION. AND THE CALIFORNIANS
ARE JEFF THE SIX EXTRA SUPPORT
TO PROTECT BUDGET FUNDING. FOR
STATE MEET WAS GOING THAT ARE
PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS
CRITICAL AND WITH ADEQUATE WITH
CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE A LOT.
OF NEIGHBORHOOD EAST FISCAL. TO
SERVE AS THE BILLING WHAT ARE
THEY GONNA THE GROWING NEEDS OF
WORKING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN
THE OF PURGING HI. ECONOMIC AND
POP HEALTH. MANY OF WHICH YOU
HAVE HEARD THE DAY SUCH A
FLOODING DROUGHT WILD IMPACT AS
WELL AS THE THREE AND HOW
OUTAGES. WELL TO TODAY'S I THE
CIVILIAN THAT ARE CAN ALSO SERVE
A HUB COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND
GET YOUR- OF INCOME. PERTAINING
TO THE ITEM NUMBER. LIKE
EDUCATION NUMBER RESIDENTS IF I
AND- WHAT USE AND RESOURCE OF
THE TO READ FOR BUT AND WATER.
AND WATER WRIST. WE URGE THE
SUPPORT THE FOR HUNDRED AND
BILLION OF FOR. PC COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE THAT ARE PROGRAM.
DELAYS FUNDING LEAD TO PLANT
WITHOUT NECESSARY PRE TO
IMPLEMENT. IN THE TICKET.
HAMPERED PROBE THAT HAS EXPENSE
COMMUNITY AND PERFORM. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY. NEXT CAR. ONE
THIRTY TWO YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. LINE THIRTY FIVE LINE IS OPEN
. HI CAN YOU HEAR ME YEP S. OKAY
GOOD AFTERNOON MR TURN BY
SERVICE ABRAHAM AND BILLS WITH
THE COMMUNITY WATER CENTER- I
WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCING DROUGHT
POSITION ISSUE EIGHT AND
RESOURCE- RECHARGE AFFORD ISSUE
NINE. WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW
THAT THE RECHARGE OF GROUNDWATER
CAN HAVE WATER QUALITY IMPACTS
IF THERE ARE CONTAMINANTS IN THE
SOIL AND WE NEED TO SEE MORE
SUPPORT FOR MAPPING WILL
RECHARGE CAN BE CONDUCTED SAFELY
AS WELL ACTIVE MONITORING THE
WATER QUALITY FOR THE RECHARGE
PROJECTS. THAT ARE NEXT TO OR
NEAR DOMESTIC WELCOME SMALL
WATER SYSTEMS. SIMILARLY TO OUR
COLLEAGUES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WE
SUPPORTED DOCUMENT AND- THINKING
INTIMIDATION BUT WE'RE EXTREMELY
CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACTS ON
DRINKING WATER FROM GROUNDWATER
TRAINING. AND LASTLY WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO
CUT UP TO ONE BILLION FROM THE
DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
THERE IS A TEN BILLION NEED GAP
INSURANCE THINK DRINKING WATER
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
WHILE YOU'RE ANALYSIS POINT THAT
THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES
AVAILABLE THESE ARE INSUFFICIENT
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. WE
URGE THE LEGISLATURE NOT THE
POOL THIS CRITICAL FUNDING
BECAUSE WE NEED A PIPELINE TO
KEEP THIS PROJECT GOING UNTIL WE
CAN FEEL THE HUMAN RIGHT TO
WATER. FOR ALL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NOW VITAL
. TO NINE. HELLO MY NAME ONLY
LOCATION ZERO DESIGNING
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. ON THE COMMUNITY
COMPOSTER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND ON THE COURSE. OF THE
COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FOR GREEN
SPACES ONE POINT FIVE MILLION
DOLLAR. PILOT PROGRAM RUN BY
KELLER THANK. THERE USED TO.
FIVE MILLION DOLLAR THE FUNDING
FOR COMMUNITY COMPOSTING AS
CRITICAL COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FUNDING.
COMMUNITY COMPOSTING PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPOSTING AT
THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
ACCEPTABLE TO ALL COMMUNITIES
NOT. TARGETING DID MANAGE
COMMUNITIES- AND INSTEAD
PROVIDING ALONG WITH WASTE
MANAGEMENT- OF COURSE WE OF
COMMUNION BY MENTAL PROGRAMMING
SUCH AS- GREEN STATE DEVELOPMENT
GATHERING SPACE- WATER
GROUNDWATER INFILTRATION-
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ETCETERA
ETCETERA ETCETERA ALL THIS FOR
THE SAME DOLLAR THAT SENT TO
DIVERT. WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL
YOU DON'T GET THAT WITH LARGE
SCALE COMPOSTING. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU. MEXICO LINE
THIRTY THREE YOU'RE LINUS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER
CHAIR I JUST THINK OF ON BEHALF
OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES REPRESENTING FOUR HUNDRED
SEVENTY NINE CALIFORNIA STATE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT OUR
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO THE
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ELIO
ITEM THIRTY THREE THE
RECOMMENDATION BEING TO REDUCE
GRANT FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET ACT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COMPLY WITH
THE ORGANIC. WASTE DIVERSION
PROGRAM REGULATIONS PURSUANT AT
THE THIRTEEN EIGHTY THREE. AT
THE ECHO THAT THE COMMENTS YOU
PER CREATIVELY THESE GRANT FUNDS
ARE CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND IT IS A SYMBOL OF
STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS TO
ACHIEVE OUR SHARED POLICY GOALS.
FOR THE REASONS WE URGE THE
LEGISLATURE TO MAINTAIN THE
FUNDING THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WITH THIS LAW CALLER.
A FINAL CALL FOR ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO COMMENT PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO. OKAY OF NO ONE A
FURTHER HERE WE HAVE. MISTER
CHAIR I APOLOGIZE WE DO HAVE TWO
MORE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK JUST A MOMENT
PLEASE. GO THROUGH VERY QUICKLY
. YES YES. AND WILL NOW GO TO
LINE THIRTY FOR YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. DO IT HAPPENED IN NINETEEN
WE WENT WORK NOT A PREVIOUS
OWNER OF A SHUTDOWN COMMUNITY
COMPOST CALLED THE CONCEPT. ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CLIMATE
QUALITY COULD. THE ACTUAL. OF
COMP ON. IT NOT ONLY FOR CARBON
THE- BUT ALSO REMOVES TOXINS
FROM WATER RUN OFF AND BUILD
STABILITY IN OIL. OTHER RECENT
MAJOR AFTER ORGANICALLY INTEREST
HAVE HELPED US OR WITH LANDFILL
WE DO WITH DISCONNECTING OUR
COMMUNITY FROM REBUILDING SOIL
AND REAPING THE BENEFITS KEEPING
OUR COMPLEX LOCAL. UNFORTUNATELY
IT'S EXTREMELY COMMON FOR
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES HAVE
AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE CALLING
AGREEMENT WITH OUR MAJOR WASTE
HAULERS WE CANNOT KEEP IT IS NOT
A LOT CITY COUNCIL AFTER A QUICK
THING FOR ME. AND THEREFORE IN
ORDER TO ENSURE ALL OF OUR THANK
YOU CONTACT FOR INFORMATION CAN
CONTINUE OPERATION AND ITS
REGULAR THANK YOU YOUR COMMENT I
DO APPRECIATE THE COMMENT ON CAN
YOU COMPOST REDUCE HAVE TO CUT
YOU OFF AT THE. ONE MINUTE MARK
NEXT CALLER PLEASE. LIKE THIRTY
FIVE YOU LINE NOW OF. AT THE IT
AFTERNOON THE NAME IS DAVID
BETTER- CALLING ON BEHALF OF
THANK YOU LOOK. A GROUP OF. IF
YOU BERKELEY STUDENT THAT ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO. BUILDING OUT
COMMUNITY COMPOSTING
OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR AREA- AND-
LOOKING TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT OF
THE PREVIOUS CALLERS. THAT ARE
HOPING TO SECURE THE FUNDING
THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD
TO BRINGING COLLECT. SO I'LL
KEEP MINE CALLED GREEK AND-
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU THANK SECONDS FOURTEEN
COMPOSTING AS WELL. AND WITH
THAT WE'VE CONCLUDED A PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
TO THE VOTE ONLY CALENDAR. AND
WE'RE GONNA START OUT WITH AN
ISSUES NUMBER SIX. EIGHT NINE
TWELVE NINETEEN TWENTY TWENTY
SIX AND TWENTY SEVEN DRIVE
EMOTION OF THOSE. CALL THE ROLL
PLEASE BAKER HI BAKER I DALI
DALI I AM REQUIRE REQUIRE I. THE
MOTIONS APPROVED ON A VOTE OF
THREE NOTHING IN THOSE BUDGET
ITEMS AROUND. BUT NOW WE WILL GO
TO ITEMS ONE TWO AND. THREE FIVE
ELEVEN ONE THIRTEEN FOURTEEN
SEVENTEEN TWENTY ONE AND TWENTY
FOUR DO I HAVE A- MOTION ON
THOSE AND SOME OF THE- MOVE BY
MR REQUIRES AND REQUIRE. A PLUG
CULTURAL PLEASE BAKER I BAKER I
DIALING DALI NOW REQUIRE INQUIRE
I. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED A
VOTE OF TWO TWO ONE AND THOSE
ITEMS ARE OUT WE NOW MOVE ON TO
ITEMS 471-015-1618 TWENTY TWO
AND TWENTY THREE DRIVE EMOTIONAL
THOSE. EXCUSE ME. SENATE MCGUIRE
MOVES PLEASE HIT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. BAKER I- I. DALI NOT
VOTING REQUIRE I'M- GLAD I. AT
MOTIONS OF WITH IT TO TWO ZERO
FOUR. AND THOSE ITEMS ARE OUT AS
I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR A
LONG AND PRODUCTIVE. HEARING
THINK THEY WANTED TESTIFIED IF
YOU'RE NOT ABLE TESTIFIED PLEASE
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS SUGGESTIONS
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THANKS TO ALL THE PANELISTS WHO
CAME PRESENT IN ALL WHO GAVE
PUBLIC. A COMMENT TODAY WE'VE
NOW CONCLUDE THE GENDER FOR
TODAY'S HEARING OF THE SENATE
BUDGET SUB COMMITTEE TO AND
WE'RE NOW ADJOURNED.