AgriPulse reports that AB 2639 (Quirk) has generated debate in the California State Legislature. The bill by Hayward Assemblymember Bill Quirk would provide the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) a deadline to update the Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan by January 2024. In a recent Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report, the report called for acceleration of the plans in order to protect ecosystems in Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta watershed. Both the bill and LAO report have provided Central Valley water managers more frustrations besides an intensifying drought and struggles with Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) implementations.
For questions regarding this bill please contact Jacob Villagomez at Jacob@cacitrusmutual.com.
