Legislative Interests
Legislative Interests
Each legislative session, EMWD staff commits to State and Federal legislative priorities and strategies that are developed with careful consideration of EMWD’s mission statement, guiding principles and strategic plan.
EMWD feels strongly about educating and keeping customers informed of issues affecting them. The legislative items listed below consist of proposed legislation that may directly affect customers.
EMWD’s State and Federal Legislative Priorities and Strategy
EMWD’s State and Federal Legislative Priorities and Strategy document provides guidance for staff to properly establish and allocate resources for EMWD’s federal and state legislative program.
The overall strategy for the first year of the 2019-2020 legislative session is to ensure and enhance EMWD’s operations and efficiency through the support or opposition of relevant legislation or policy initiatives.
Read EMWD’s 2019 State and Federal Legislative Priorities and Strategy, and Policy Principles
Service Area Legislators
EMWD’s service area is represented by a number of regional, state and federal legislators. If you live in the EMWD service area, contact information is provided for your legislators.
Are you located outside EMWD’s service area? Click here to find your local legislator.
Delta Conveyance
What’s the Delta Conveyance?
Delta conveyance refers to State Water Project (SWP) infrastructure in the vast network of waterways comprising the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) that collects and moves fresh water to homes, farms and businesses throughout major regions of the state from the Bay Area to southern California. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is the owner and operator of the SWP and is responsible for all associated upgrades and maintenance, including the proposed Delta Conveyance Project that will modernize SWP conveyance.
Why is it needed?
Although EMWD has a diverse water supply portfolio and unprecedented levels of water use efficiency, the climate, local recycling projects and population will always require imported water. In terms of imported water, SWP provides not only an essential water supply, but also essential water quality benefits to EMWD’s service area.
Because the SWP relies on the Delta’s natural channels to convey water, it is vulnerable to earthquake and sea level rise. As sea levels continue to rise, the Delta will be faced with increasing saltwater intrusion, which threatens fresh water supplies flowing through the Delta.
These are real, serious threats to California’s primary water supply. In order to protect public health and safety, action must be taken now to upgrade Delta infrastructure, recognizing that this process will take years to complete improvements.
The Project would add new diversions in the north Delta to promote a more resilient and flexible SWP in the face of unstable future conditions.
Get More Information
MWD Delta Conveyance Fact Sheet
http://www.mwdh2o.com/DocSvcsPubs/DeltaConveyance/index.html