Overview
Most of 2010 was spent implementing the comprehensive water policy legislation passed in 2009. The package represents a year’s worth of intense meetings, first by stakeholders working with legislative staff, and then by legislators in working groups to develop language. The result is that California is changing how water is managed in the state. Water 
Goal
Encourage responsible water quality goals and water development policies to meet the increasing demand for reliable water supplies.
Conservation and Education
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and the California Department of Water Resources have partnered to develop and carry out the Save Our Water program.
The ACWA also launched a statewide campaign to educate the public about California's water crisis.
Learn more about these programs:
Major Victories
- Keeping California Moving Toward Water Reliability. Preserved ability for voters to consider in 2012 a legislative and bond package putting the state on a pathway to long-term water supply reliability and ensuring a safe drinking water supply (AB 1265). Instrumental in developing that package in 2009 (SBX7 1, SBX7 2, SBX7 6, SBX7 7, SBX7 8).
Position
The CalChamber supports a comprehensive solution to California's chronic water shortage. It is vitally important that all Californians have an adequate and reliable source of water while safeguarding the environment. Developing additional water supplies and conveyance facilities can no longer be postponed without subjecting the state to long-term economic damage. One serious earthquake or a series of Delta levee failures could leave millions of people and businesses without a water supply for the foreseeable future.
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