Update on the Drought Emergency in California

In an effort to relieve the drought emergency in California, state officials announced yesterday new legislation that would "provide $687.4 million to help communities deal with the devastating dry conditions and fund increases to local water supplies" (ENS). Where exactly would this money be coming from?

• The accelerated expenditure of voter-approved grants for local and regional projects that are already planned or partly completed (that have to do withstormwater, recycled water, groundwater storage and water conservation)
• Transferred out of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
• The General Fund

I'm sure if the Pacific Northwest could, we'd send some rain clouds over to California right now. Or maybe we wouldn't cause we seem really friendly in Seattle but actually we're kind of cold and constantly guarded. (If you don't know what I'm referring to, you can read about it here.)

Resources

California Lawmakers Offer $687 Million Drought Relief Bill - Environmental News Service