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Proposition 204 -- Yes
| Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act. $995 million in general obligation bonds for Bay-Delta ecosystem restoration, Bay-Delta improvement projects, clean water and water recycling, water supply reliability, flood control and prevention. |
WHY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDS YES ON PROPOSITION 204
The LWVC Water position strongly advocates measures to protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay Estuary ecosystem. Promotion of water conservation and recycling is one of the League's key strategies for managing water resources in the mode of a steward conserving natural resources for the long term. This bond would provide a portion of the funds necessary to promote these positions and would begin the restoration of an ecosystem badly damaged by human intrusion.The act would authorize $995 million in general obligation bonds to help fund environmentally sound solutions to California's ongoing water crisis Proposition 204 would improve and increase habitat for fish and wildlife, while helping to clean up the state's rivers, bays, and estuaries and provide cleaner, more abundant drinking water for millions of Californians.
Ecosystem restoration and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary would be a crucial component of the bond measure. The Bay-Delta provides habitat for fish and wildlife, including several endangered species. An estimated 80% of the state's commercial fishery species live in or migrate through the Bay-Delta. The bond would include projects to improve salmon habitat in the Sacramento River, create wetlands, and provide for river parkway acquisition and riparian habitat restoration.
Clean water and water recycling projects to provide cleaner, more abundant water for all Californians include: wastewater treatment programs for both municipal and agricultural discharge; Lake Tahoe land acquisition and improvement programs to preserve the lake's clarity; Delta tributary watershed rehabilitation; and seawater intrusion control.
Water conservation, water recycling, and groundwater recharge programs help protect the reliability of water supply. These approaches help reduce the demand on the limited water resources of the state in an environmentally sensitive manner.
Local flood protection projects submitted by June of 1996 will receive the state's share of funding and will go forward to completion.
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