Posts Tagged: groundwater storage

Solutions for Prioritizing Investment in California’s Critical Water Infrastructure

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by BY MATT HORTON posted 03.01.2023

The Milken Institute recently analyzed gaps in infrastructure funding and policy barriers that ultimately prevent infrastructure development and completion in California. The new report suggests that the state must develop a coordinated approach to prioritize projects and harness innovative financing mechanisms to meet the state’s critical water infrastructure needs.

Proposition 68: Money for parks, water, environment

Big Chico Creek in the town of Chico. (Photo: Bill Brimm, via Shutterstock)

by JESSICA HICE posted 06.01.2018

The conventional wisdom in Sacramento is that high-dollar borrowing has a better chance of winning voter approval if the economy is strong. That thinking will be tested Tuesday. Proposition 68 would provide $4.1 billion for natural resources, state parks and water projects. It is backed by Democrats and their allies, and opposed by anti-tax groups.