ICYMI: Rep. Cox Water Bills Heard in Committee
On Tuesday, January 28, the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife held a legislative hearing on the following water bills introduced by Rep. TJ Cox:
- H.R. 5316, To provide for the restoration of the original carrying capacity of canals impacted by land subsidence, and for other purposes. “Move Water Now Act.”
- H.R. 5347, To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to close gaps in access to safe drinking water in disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes. “Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Act.”
Rep. Cox also invited Jason Philips, CEO of the Friant Water Authority and Caroline Farrell, Executive Director of the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment to testify on the impact of more clean, sustainable, reliable water.
WATCH: Rep. Cox remarks during Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
"Restoring carrying capacity along the Friant-Kern Canal will improve surface water deliveries and is important for groundwater recharge efforts. The region has significant groundwater recharge potential, but it can only be fully realized if the infrastructure exists to deliver water when available flows are in the system...both these bills would restore critical water conveyance infrastructure and bring clean drinking water to disadvantaged communities in California’s Central Valley."
More Details and Full Video from Hearing Here
