On Tuesday, the House approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. The bill would approve 46 new flood control, harbor, ecosystem and lock and dam projects on waterways across the country and would authorize the study of 27 more. For California, the bill includes projects in:
- The Sacramento River, Yolo Bypass, California
- Lake Isabella, California
- Lower San Joaquin River, California
- Sacramento River, Glenn-Colusa, California
- San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California
- San Francisco, California, Waterfront Area
- Western Pacific Interceptor Canal, Sacramento River, California
Both the House and the Senate had originally planned to include additional water legislation to boost clean water and drinking water programs in the final package, however those efforts were scrapped amid cost objections from Republicans and disputes over the stringency of drinking water regulations. The U.S. Senate is expected to take up the unaccompanied WRDA 2020 measure as part of year-end legislation.
Click here for the WRDA Section-by-Section; Click here for the WRDA Bill Text; Click here for a detailed interactive map of authorized projects and studies.