Issue Position: Water

Issue Position

Anna has lived in a farming community for over thirty years and understands the importance of water to our economy as well as our families and our health. That's why she has worked to improve local access to water and protect our water quality. During the drought years she traveled throughout the state to learn about regional water issues and to support farm workers, farmers and small business owners who were affected by the lack of water. She was the co-author of the 2010 water bond legislation entitled "Safe, Clean and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010" and worked with Republican colleagues to get the necessary 2/3 votes needed to pass in the legislature. She was on the bipartisan/bicameral committee that wrote and she voted for a series of bills to create a statewide ground water monitoring program, a statewide conservation program, a commitment to improve the delta water supply and restore the ecosystem and to stop illegal water diversions. The American Society of Civil Engineers and the California Water Agencies honored Anna in 2010 for her commitment to improving California's water system.

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