Issues
The water questions facing Zone 7, and what I will do about each.
PFAS Remediation
Zone 7 catches roughly two-thirds of known PFAS contamination today. We need to close the gap and pursue cost recovery from the polluters.
Water Reliability
Diversify beyond a single import corridor. Stronger groundwater banking, modernized capture, support for Northern California storage. The board is also weighing a roughly $350 million Zone 7 commitment to the Delta Conveyance Project — the single largest reliability decision in front of us.
Flood Management
Move the Flood Management Plan from goals to a funded multi-year capital program with public milestones and audit trails.
Delta Conveyance Project
Zone 7 ratepayers are on the hook for roughly $350 million of a statewide tunnel currently estimated at $20 billion. The seismic case is real. So are the freshwater, ecological, and cost questions. This decision needs a serious public comparison before the next funding vote.