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Californians will vote on the "Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010" in November 2010. The act would issue $11.14 billion in general obligation bonds to finance water-related projects and programs including new dams, urban groundwater monitoring, and water recycling. At their peak, annual payments on the bonds would exceed $800 million.
While the bill authorizing this ballot measure was being considered by the legislature, the Planning and Conservation League (League) and several other environmental and environmental justice organizations opposed the bill for several reasons:
(1) The bond would allow more than $3 billion to be continuously appropriated for destructive dam projects without legislative oversight.
(2) The bond would allow public money to be used for environmental mitigation for projects that will only benefit special interests.
(3) Environmental programs in the bond will not likely see funding for years, while funding for destructive surface storage could be continuously appropriated.
(4) California has a projected budget shortfall of $21 billion for next year; allocating money for new dams while critical environmental programs and social services face cuts is bad for our state.
Learn the Basics
The proposed $11 billion bond will fund new dam projects, direct public dollars to private mitigation costs, reduce funding for future conservation projects, and increase the state's debt service, among other things.
Get the Details
Get the specific details of the water bond by viewing the actual legislation, SB X7 2.
Water Bond Media
View article and Opinion pieces about the water bond, its proposed projects and impacts to California. (see attached Water Bond Media file.)
See Organizations Opposed to the Water Bond
The Planning and Conservation League and others are working collaboratively to stop this water bond. View the list of organizations that oppose the bond so far.
Take Action
Add your organization's name to the opposition list by taking action today!
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