Kern-Friant Canal - California’s water infrastructure needs remain unmet despite years of drought and diminishing water supplies. Assemblymember Salas fought to increase investments for hydropower on the Kern-Friant Canal.
Groundwater Management - We are under a mandate from the state through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) to reach specific goals by 2020 toward making all California groundwater basins sustainable. Assemblymember Salas fought to increase groundwater sustainability and overall water storage with his AB 453 by:
Streamlining Government - AB 939 (Salas) clarifies that a groundwater sustainability agency (GSA) can be formed by any local agency or combination of agencies.