HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-11-17 - Resolution No. 2021-42 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-42 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT SUPPORTING THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING ACT OF 2022 WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District ("District") is a county water district organized and operating pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the State of California (State or California). WHEREAS, the challenges of a growing population in conjunction with climate change and prolonged droughts have exposed the serious flaws within the state of California's water infrastructure. WHEREAS, the District, pledges its support to the "Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022," a citizens' constitutional amendment, filed for title and summary on August 26, 2021. WHEREAS, this Act, when approved by voters, will accomplish the following objectives: 1. Provide ample funds for water infrastructure by allocating two percent of the state's general fund to support projects that increase California's annual supply of water to cities, farms, and unserved regions. 2. Unlock immediate access to tens of billions of dollars that will be invested in water projects by permitting up to half of the two percent allocation that will be used to pay principal and interest on construction bonds. 3. Give priority to underfunded projects approved by voters in Prop. 1 (2014) that are also already approved by the California Water Commission. 4. Prioritize the maintenance, repair, and upgrading of projects to deliver abundant and affordable drinking water to underserved communities. 5. Funding does not expire until the supply capacity of new projects provides five million acre-feet of new water for California consumers, with surplus water used to protect California's ecosystems. 6. Eligible projects include funding for conservation programs that will result in up to one million acre-feet of water saved. 7. Allocate funds based on an all-of-the-above strategy, allowing Californians to repair and upgrade aqueducts, dams, water treatment plants, build off-stream reservoirs, expand existing reservoirs, invest in wastewater reuse and desalination plants, runoff capture, and aquifer recharge and recovery. 8. Streamline the bureaucratic process so projects can be designed and built in a reasonable period of time. WHEREAS, the funding allocated within this proposal will ensure the state achieves water resilience and adequately provides clean, safe, and affordable drinking water to all Californians. Resolution No. 2021-42 Supporting The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 1 NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District does hereby resolve to support his initiative to increase California's water supply by five million acre-feet, improve our aging water infrastructure, and to construct new means to capture and deliver water to all parts of our state. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17st day of November, 2021 by the following called vote: AYES: Directors DesRoches, Hawkins, Jones, Lindsey, and Miller NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None hill Hawkins, President Yorba Linda Water District ATTEST: Annie Alexander, Board Secretary Yorba Linda Water District Reviewed as to form by General Counsel: "POW, Andrew B. Gag(j frEsq. Kidman Gagen Law LLP Resolution No. 2021-42 Supporting The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 2