SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the beneath assertion in the present day following the California Coastal Fee’s vote to approve a water provide challenge in Monterey County that features an ocean water desalination facility:
“California must diversify our water portfolio and stretch current provides as excessive climate threatens to cut back the state’s water provide 10% by 2040. Desalination is a vital a part of the state’s technique to handle the threats of utmost climate. I assist the Coastal Fee’s choice to permit this challenge to maneuver ahead and I’ll proceed supporting progressive options to bolster our state’s water resilience.”