8 Days 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Governor Newsom November 2026
DWR’s Water Desalination Grant Program has awarded over $82 million in Proposition 1 desalination grants AND the bond will fund programs for birds and fish. This includes $1.5 billion for “Protecting Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Coastal Waters, and Watersheds.  ALSO Proposition 1, which is $7.12 billion general obligation bond, passed in 2014 and it REPLACED the earlier bond passed in 2009, which was an $11.14 billion bond.(over $100,000 to $10 million to 20 projects statewide CALIFORNIA)   Of the $82 million ($7.12million) $33 million was awarded to projects addressing brackish groundwater. $$ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Brackish Groundwater Assessment $$
Lakewood, CA June 18, 2024 The Water Replenishment District was awarded $25 million.  WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of a groundwater desalination project.  2019 the State of California$$ realized it needed a new approach. Voters approved $2.7 billion (THE water bond $2.7 billion that is continuously appropriated for “public benefits associated with water storage projects that improve the operation of the state water system, are cost effective, and provide a net improvement in ecosystem and water quality conditions. OK worse Drought 200 years per Northern California Water Association LOS ANGELES TIMES states "California's state government began drawing up plans for Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley 70 YEARS AGO and it still ONLY EXISTS ON PAPER. $$) in bonds for new water storage projects. The first is still five years away from completion many WON'T be done until 2030 AND beyond, leaving the state vulnerable to the next drought. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  1/14/22 contains $1 billion over five years for water reclamation and reuse projects, including $550 million for the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program and $250 million for water desalination projects. One more!! $520 million for “projects that improve water quality or help provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water to all Californians.