Water
Water is the lifeblood of the Valley. And yet politicians are trying to build the Delta Tunnel to ship our water down south. The lawns in Beverly Hills don’t need that water, our Valley farms and economy do. It’s a water grab that would crush our community. .
We have to stop the Delta Tunnel and instead invest in water infrastructure so our Valley communities can continue to thrive. .
My Plan:
- Stop the Delta Tunnel: Water is our most precious resource, we have to protect it.
- Boost Storage: Increase our water storage to save for dry years.
- Spark Innovation: Invest in new technologies to improve our water systems.
- Update Infrastructure: Fix our outdated water infrastructure.
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More on Water
WASHINGTON – Following the passage of the majority of fiscal year 2020 "appropriations" bills in the House of Representatives, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) released a report outlining his record of success in securing funding for critical programs which support water projects, job training, and health care in the Central Valley.
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) will receive a hearing in the Water Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee on July 25th at 10:00 AM eastern. Rep.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Josh Harder (CA-10), Rob Wittman (VA-1), Grace Napolitano (CA-32), and Morgan Griffith (VA-9) today introduced the Water Resources Research Amendments Act. The bill would reauthorize an expired program which supports local water research institutes that solve problems regarding water quantity and quality in collaboration with universities, local governments, the water industry, and the public.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) today announced legislation to eradicate and control the population growth of nutria, colloquially referred to as "swamp rats," in the Central Valley. Nutria are an invasive species from South America that have caused millions in damage to swamplands in Maryland and Louisiana.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced $750,000 in funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for a new water treatment plant and transmission main line to the cities of Ceres and Turlock. The new plant is part of a joint project between the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority, the Turlock Irrigation District, and the cities of Turlock and Ceres, and will make available an additional 5,600 acre-feet of water.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) issued the following statement after the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested more information from the California State Water Resources Control Board regarding its water quality plan for the state, including the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced today that his SAVE Water Resources Act will receive a hearing on Thursday, June 13 in the U.S. House of Representative's Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) is asking state and regional water boards for answers after residents voiced concerns about Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination of the city's water supply, including potential threats posed by TCE vapor. TCE contamination of Ripon's groundwater dates to the 1970s when Nestlé Inc. used the chemical to extract caffeine from coffee and discharged the untreated water into the city's sewers.
WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) successfully fought to include millions of dollars in funding for four Central Valley and Northern California water projects in the final Energy and Water Development appropriations bill. These projects were included in Rep. Harder's SAVE Water Resources Act, and he worked both publicly and privately to secure funding for these local priorities.