ACWA Hails Passage of Proposition 84.Bond Funds Will Make Needed Investments in Water System SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Association of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ) today applauded Californians for investing in the state's water infrastructure by approving Proposition 84 on Tuesday's ballot. "We are pleased that voters saw the wisdom of providing funding to help California meet its growing needs for clean and reliable water supplies," ACWA President Randy The name Randy generally derives from the names Randall or Randolph (meaning wolf with a shield). Randy is used as a given name primarily in the US and Canada. Men known as Randy
Proposition 84 will fund a variety of water- and resources-related programs around the state. The programs will help ensure the availability of safe drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , improve local water supply reliability and statewide water planning, strengthen flood protection and preserve California's natural landscapes. Fiorini also cheered passage of Proposition 1E, which will provide $4.1 billion in bond funding for levee levee (lĕv`ē) [Fr.,=raised], embankment built along a river to prevent flooding by high water. Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control. improvements and other flood control infrastructure and programs. The measure is seen as a critical first step toward investing the $12 billion needed to improve levees and other facilities to protect Californians from devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. floods. In the weeks before the election, more than 700 organizations and opinion leaders endorsed Proposition 84. Governor Schwarzenegger, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. , and scores of state and local leaders were among the measure's supporters. "This measure had more responsible groups supporting it than any other on the ballot," ACWA Vice President Glen Peterson said. "That broad support translates into a win for all Californians and the local agencies that are on the front lines of protecting water quality and delivering affordable water supplies to communities and farms every day." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Department of Water Resources, Proposition 84 will help generate 1 million to 1.2 million acre-feet of new water for the state - enough to meet the needs of more than 1.5 million typical families for a year. It will provide funding for key water programs, including: * $525 million for safe drinking water and water quality projects * $1 billion for integrated regional water management * $800 million for flood control * $65 million for statewide water planning * $928 million for protection of rivers, lakes and streams ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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