AB 2686 Summary

• Repeals the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 and enacts the Clean, Safe, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014, which authorizes state general obligation bonds for water infrastructure and programs.

• Allocates $1 billion for clean drinking water projects prioritizing disadvantaged and rural communities, including water quality improvements, contamination reduction, and wastewater treatment.

• Allocates $1.5 billion for ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects across California regions, with specified amounts to conservancies and resource agencies.

• Allocates $1.5 billion for regional water security and drought preparedness through integrated regional water management plans, including water conservation, recycling, and storage projects.

• Allocates $2.25 billion for Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta sustainability, levee maintenance, and ecosystem restoration; establishes $3 billion for water storage projects through the California Water Commission with strict environmental benefit requirements.