2. California’s Infrastructure GPA
Aviation
C-
Levees Ports
D B-
California
Wastewater GPA: Transportation
C
C+ C-
Solid Waste Urban Runoff
B C+
Water
C

3. Levees / Flood Control: D

4. Levees: A Looming Catastrophe
Central Valley river system is dependent on a
system of fragile earthen levees
• Built from dredged river materials by farmers
• No engineering designs or oversight
These levees protect:
• Water supply for 23 million people
• 500,000+ homes and businesses
• 3,000,000+ acres of farmland
• Critical transportation and utility corridors

5. Critical Funding Needs
Central Orange Ventura
Sacramento San Diego
Valley County County
Upgrade Flood Upgrade Flood Flood
Levees Control Levees Control Control
$17 $2.5 $386 $1 $132
billion billion million billion million
Total State Shortfall: $28 billion

6. Transportation: C-

7. A System in Crisis
California streets will deteriorate rapidly
in next 10 years, nearly doubling repair
costs from $39 billion to $64 billion
Cargo truck delays cost over $3 billion/yr
40% of bridges are in urgent need of
maintenance

8. Transportation Funding Needed
System Preservation $341
System Expansion
$195 $195
$163
$99
$79
Forecast Actual Shortfall
$242 billion $536 billion $294 billion

9. Water: C

10. Primary Vulnerability
Southern California highly dependent on
Sacramento - San Joaquin River system
Establishing a reliable and sustainable water
supply should include:
• Reversing threats to Delta water conveyance
• Developing additional groundwater and surface
water storage projects
• Developing seawater desalination projects
• Greatly expanding water recycling

11. Funding Priorities
Capital Improvements $1 billion
Delta River System Improvements $10 billion
Municipal water supply $32 billion
Rural water management $2 billion
Total 10-Year Shortfall $46 billion

12. 10-Year Infrastructure Shortfall
Aviation $3 billion
Levees / Flood Control $28 billion
Ports $107 billion
Solid Waste $80 billion
Transportation $100 billion
Urban Runoff $67 billion
Wastewater $45 billion
Water $46 billion
Investment Shortfall: $470 billion

13. Fixing our aging infrastructure
may not be sexy,
but NOT fixing it puts
millions of people at risk
and hurts the economy