Comment Letter to Select Committee on Permitting Reform (Climate Projects)
To: Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
Subject: Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform – Climate Project Permitting Recommendations
Letter:
The undersigned organizations represent a broad cross-section of California water including: public water agencies, wastewater providers, recycled water, flood management, and stormwater management. We would like to thank you for your leadership on this important issue, as well as the time and dedication of the members of the Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform (Select Committee), as we collectively work on innovative solutions to adapt California’s infrastructure and practices for climate change. We write specifically to highlight the need for permitting reform for climate resilient water projects. Permit reform, climate change, and housing are inextricably linked to water; without timely generational investments in water, California will not be able to maintain its current way of life.