{"id":80635,"date":"2026-05-07T19:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80635"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:40:36","slug":"california-is-more-prepared-for-our-water-future-than-ever-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80635","title":{"rendered":"California is more prepared for our water future than ever before"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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What you need to know:\u00a0<\/strong>Governor Newsom today delivered closing remarks at the Association of California Water Agencies, highlighting the state\u2019s accomplishments since 2019 to help protect California\u2019s sustainable water future and outline what the state must do to maintain this progress.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Today, Governor Gavin Newsom\u00a0spoke before members of the Association of California Water Agencies<\/a>\u00a0(ACWA), presenting a clear path forward to protect California\u2019s water supplies and ensure the state can continue to deliver water for its nearly 40 million residents. The annual event brings together water agencies from across the state that manage local water systems for communities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCalifornia has embraced a more balanced and forward-looking approach to water policy \u2014 rejecting the false choice between protecting our water future and building the infrastructure we need. We\u2019re taking an all-of-the-above approach by expanding water projects, restoring habitats, and improving water quality, because real progress comes from partnership, not polarization.\u201d<\/h4>\n
Governor Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Governor\u2019s remarks outlined actions by the administration to help ensure the state can continue delivering for Californians and laid out necessary steps for the state to maintain its course.\u00a0 Together since 2019, California has worked with stakeholders to modernize and strengthen water systems, rebuild ecosystems and habitats, and prepare the state for a future with more intense droughts, storms, floods, and wildfires as a result of climate change.<\/p>\n

Surviving climate whiplash<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Climate change has created dramatic shifts in how the state must manage water. In the last 15 years alone, California has experienced two worst-in-a-millennium droughts, the driest three-year period in the state\u2019s history, followed by the wettest three-week period ever. In California and states throughout the nation, the wets are getting wetter, the hots are getting hotter, and the droughts are getting drier.<\/p>\n

Recognizing the impacts of this extreme climate volatility, Governor Newsom has pushed forward to prepare the state\u2019s water systems for more climate whiplash by creating a comprehensive bottom-up strategy to maintain and diversify water supplies, protect and enhance natural ecosystems, and build stronger connections.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Strategies for a stronger water future\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Soon after taking office, Governor Newsom laid the groundwork for a stronger water future by releasing the\u00a02020 Water Resilience Portfolio<\/a>, recognizing that water policy must be developed collectively with state and local agencies, climate leaders, and industry \u2014 working together to advance their shared interests and sustain California\u2019s water for generations to come.<\/p>\n

Governor Newsom issued an executive order with broad and ambitious strategies, leading to 142 actions that will help sustain California\u2019s water, create infrastructure, and protect California communities, including:<\/p>\n