ACWA engages on an array of legislative and regulatory issues to advocate on behalf of its members and to promote a more reliable and sustainable water system.
The association also works hard to assist its members as they implement local resource programs and respond to challenges such as climate change.
To guide ACWA’s efforts on legislative and regulatory issues, ACWA’s Board of Directors has adopted Policy Principles [1] on many key topics.
A key part of advocacy is grassroots outreach. For 2013, ACWA has developed a Legislative Outreach Checklist [2] to help your agency prepare for a busy legislative year.
Legislative Tracking / Bill Search
ACWA’s online legislative tracking and bill search makes it easy to check the status of key water legislation, view ACWA’s positions on bills, read analyses by ACWA’s legislative advocates and other information.
- ACWA bill tracking (Members Only) [3]
- Current State Legislative Committee bill packet (Members Only) [4]
Current Issues
- Water Quality [5]
- Delta Decisions [6]
- 2009 Legislative Package Implementation [7]
- Canals-As-Levees Issue [8]
- Climate Change [9]
- Groundwater [10]
- Endangered / Invasive Species [11]
Advocacy
- State Legislation [12]
- Federal Relations [13]
- Regulatory Affairs [14]
- ACWA Policy Principles [1]
- ACWA’s Outreach Program [15]