SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) supported a measure today that will expand California’s water capacity, which for years to come will help parched farmers and increase water flow to users throughout the state.
During a special session of the Legislature, Senator Dutton supported legislation that will put an $11 billion bond on the ballot in 2010. If approved by the voters, the measure would fund the first major expansion to the state’s aqueduct system since the 1960s.
“There is no reason for California to have a water crisis,” Senator Dutton said. “Jobs depend on a reliable water source. This bond will give California the ability to build more reservoirs and dams that will enable us to capture more fresh water before it reaches the ocean.
“It’s clear to me that the issue of water affects every aspect of our lives,” Senator Dutton continued. “Our insufficient aqueduct system, which provides most of the water to Southern California, is not only jeopardizing the quality of life for those of us who live here today, but is putting in jeopardy our ability attract the kind of businesses that provide the jobs that we desperately need.”
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