Santa Clarita water officials to hear from lobbyists about impending water crisis

From the Santa Clarita Signal:

Local water officials are expected to hear tonight about the state’s “impending water crisis” and about implications of the governor’s recent declaration of a drought, from the lobbyists they pay to stay close to politicians in Sacramento. Lobbyists Ralph F. Simoni and Dennis K. Albiani of California Advocates, Inc., are expected to debrief members of the Castaic Lake Water Agency’s Government Relations and Outreach Committee tonight via conference call on the implications of the governor possibly declaring an emergency.

In a letter sent to the committee in advance of tonight’s meeting, Simoni and Albiani also explain the implications of a tightening state budget on an impending water crisis and outline how water bonds may become a reality by November. But most dire in their assessment of state water issues is their report on the drought.

They warn, in their letter, about the implications of the governor declaring an emergency over worsening drought conditions. “Although a proclamation lacks the authority of a declaration of emergency, the proclamation should be viewed as an initial step in a multi-phased process that will likely conclude with a declaration of drought emergency,” they state in their letter.

Such a declaration, if the governor were to announce it, would allow the state to override existing restrictions on the transfer of water and enable water agencies to implement emergency plans to deliver sufficient water to their respective communities.

Despite the doom and gloom over drought, Simoni and Albiani expressed optimism that a comprehensive state water plan could be drafted before the November election and placed on the ballot.

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