Senate Democrats call Republican-backed House bill passed on April 26 as "dead on arrival," but measures in it to speed permitting could gain bipartisan support.
The action is the first taken by US Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act to address levels of potentially harmful perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
The project will increase storage capacity of the Folsom Lake Reservoir by 43,000 acre-ft, providing additional flood protection for the greater Sacramento area.