Southern California Water Committee Adopts 2012 Policy Guidelines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                           
February 1, 2012

Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Water Use Efficiency, Water Quality Among Key Focus Areas

Los Angeles, CA – The Southern California Water Committee (SCWC) released the organization’s 2012 Policy Guidelines today. The guidelines will serve as the basis for SCWC legislative priorities for the year and will guide both outreach and education efforts.

Issues related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, such as the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, water use efficiency efforts such as stormwater capture programs and support of science-based water quality regulations are among the key policy areas for SCWC.

“Delta issues are at a pivotal point, we’re facing ongoing regulatory issues on water quality and energy, and we are working hard to support programs that ensure we make the most of our local water supplies,” said Larry McKenney, chairman of SCWC’s Legislative Task Force. “With the help of our members, SCWC is looking forward to a very busy and successful 2012.”

SCWC’s policy efforts this year will focus on:
 
•    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta:
o    Bay Delta Conservation Plan
o    2009 Legislative Package & Financing
o    State Water Project Costs

•    Local Water Supply & Water Use Efficiency:
o    Water Recycling
o    Stormwater Capture
o    Desalination

•    Groundwater Storage


•    Energy & Water:
o    Streamlining Regulatory Approvals
o    Identification of Energy Efficiencies

•    Water Quality Regulations:
o    Science-based Regulations
o    Wastewater Discharge Issues

•    Chemical Security:
o    Chlorine Handling

•    Salinity Management

•    Invasive Species
“There are so many complex regulatory and policy issues that our members have to deal with every day, and our goal is to help support our members by providing resources and implementing measured

advocacy on the core issues that impact water in Southern California,” said Charles Wilson, chairman of SCWC.
To view SCWC’s complete 2012 Policy Guidelines, please visit our Legislative Task Force page. SCWC has several individual task forces that are at the forefront of these key issue areas. To become an SCWC member and be involved in one of SCWC’s task forces, please visit http://www.socalwater.org/join-us/membership-benefits.

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Established in 1984, the Southern California Water Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public education partnership dedicated to informing Southern Californians about our water needs and our state’s water resources. Spanning Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, Ventura and Kern Counties, the SCWC’s members include representatives from business, government, agriculture, water agencies, labor and the general public. Visit us at www.socalwater.org and find us on Facebook.