The people of California further find and declare that it is necessary and in the public interest to do all of the following:

1. (a) Ensure that safe drinking water is available to all Californians by:

   1. (1) Providing for emergency assistance to communities with contaminated sources of drinking water.
   2. (2) Assisting small communities in making the improvements needed in their water systems to clean up and protect their drinking water from contamination.
   3. (3) Providing grants and loans for safe drinking water and water pollution prevention projects.
   4. (4) Protecting the water quality of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a key source of drinking water for 23 million Californians.
   5. (5) Assisting each region of the state in improving local water supply reliability and water quality.
   6. (6) Resolving water-related conflicts, improving local and regional water self-sufficiency and reducing reliance on imported water.
2. (b) Protect the public from catastrophic floods by identifying and mapping the areas most at risk, inspecting and repairing levees and flood control facilities, and reducing the long-term costs of flood management, reducing future flood risk and maximizing public benefits by planning, designing and implementing multi-objective flood corridor projects.
3. (c) Protect the rivers, lakes and streams of the state from pollution, loss of water quality, and destruction of fish and wildlife habitat.
4. (d) Protect the beaches, bays and coastal waters of the state for future generations.
5. (e) Revitalizing our communities and making them more sustainable and livable by investing in sound land use planning, local parks and urban greening.