June 4, 2021 - SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement regarding a bi-partisan letter she sent that urges the California Water Commission to prioritize water storage projects in the Central Valley when assessing how to reallocate funds from Proposition 1:

“California is facing a water crisis and a potential food crisis, one that could have been avoided had the California Water Commission invested in water infrastructure,” said Senator Hurtado. “The California Water Commission needs to do the right thing now and ensure voter approved funds are allocated to the disadvantaged farmworker communities who would have been served by Temperance Flat. Water is a human right, and every individual deserves access to clean, reliable water. We can no longer maintain the status quo on water—we must improve and safeguard California’s water systems and invest in additional water storage.”

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