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Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife SGMA Implementation

Groundwater management law in California previously authorized certain local agencies to adopt and implement a groundwater management plan.  Local agencies seeking state funds from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for groundwater projects and groundwater...

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Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife Secure Rural Schools

Adopted in 1906, federal law requires the U.S. Forest Service to provide counties and schools with 25 percent of the revenues generated on federal forest lands from a variety of activities including timber harvesting, mining,...

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Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife Endangered Species Act (ESA)

The Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA) was passed by Congress in 1973 to protect and recover at risk species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.  In 1984, California followed when the Legislature passed the...

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Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife Water: Supply and Demand

Nearly 75 percent of California’s available water originates in the northern one-third of the state (north of Sacramento), while more than 70 percent of the demand occurs in the southern two-thirds of the state and...

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Advocacy   |   Transportation About Rural Transportation

California’s State and local transportation infrastructure is a complex system of interstate and intrastate highways, freeways, and city and county-maintained streets and roads.  California’s rural transportation system serves to connect rural and remote communities to...

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management About Solid Waste Management

Solid waste management is an important function for municipal governments.  For many counties, the management of landfills is a key component.  These management functions fall under the regulatory purview of the California Department of Resources...

Advocacy   |   Public Safety and Emergency Management Corrections

County Boards of Supervisors, in conjunction with County Sheriffs, District Attorneys, Public Defenders, and Chief Probation Officers, are responsible for law enforcement, the operation of a variety of county public safety facilities (county jails and...