BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Recommended Positions on State Legislation: Senate Bill (SB) 19 (Dodd) Water Resources: Stream Gages; Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 1 (Aguiar-Curry) Local Government Financing of Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure: Voter Approval; *SB 204 (Dodd) State Water Project: Contracts; and Other Legislation Which May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Adopt a position of "Support" on: SB 19 (Dodd) Water Resources: Stream Gages;
B. Adopt a position of "Support" on: ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry) Local Government Financing of Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure: Voter Approval; and
*C. Adopt a position of "Oppose Unless Amended" on: SB 204 (Dodd) State Water Project: Contracts.
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SUMMARY:
SB 19 (Dodd) Water Resources: Stream Gages (I-12/03/18)
Position Recommendation: Support
Priority Recommendation: 3
SB 19 would require the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop a plan to deploy a network of stream gages that includes a determination of funding needs and opportunities for reactivating existing gages. The bill would require DWR, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, interested stakeholders, and local agencies, to prioritize the deployment of stream gages based upon gaps in the existing system of gages. SB 19 is authored by Senator Bill Dodd of Napa and is sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
Stream gages measure the volume of water moving through a channel or stream. The data collected informs water management decision making, particularly in understanding highly variable flows over time to better predict the flow of water in the future. Stream gage data received in real-time can be used to detect when a levee has breached or a channel is approaching or exceeding flood stage, enabling officials to initiate ...
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