Water & Wildlife

RCRC engages in the legislative and regulatory process on behalf of its member counties on a variety of water related issues, including the State Water Plan and proposals that affect water supply and water quality (surface and groundwater); water conservation; water infrastructure financing, including Proposition 1 funded projects; water rights; and ecosystem management.

In addition, RCRC member counties have land use and public trust responsibilities over fish and wildlife. The implementation of policies by wildlife agencies can affect outdoor recreation and tourism, both of which are an important element of the rural economy, as well as the health of the ecosystem itself. This is evident in such diverse ways as the level of state and federal funding for the eradication of invasive species to funding to curb illegal marijuana grows or similar threats to the state’s natural resources and tourism economy.

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