In addition to supply and conservation efforts, Costa has made safe drinking water a top priority.
I will continue making safe drinking water a top priority.
Occurrences
Evidence
Costa announced more than $131 million in federal funding for major water infrastructure improvements across the San Joaquin Valley, including upgrades to the Friant-Kern Canal and O'Neill Pumping Plant.
The office's latest-news feed shows Costa led a bipartisan letter urging emergency federal funding to combat invasive golden mussels in California waterways.
The official homepage still lists Water as a standing issue area and highlights recent water-related actions in the lookback window, including a June 2 bipartisan letter on invasive golden mussels in California waterways and a May 22 announcement of more than $131 million for Central Valley water infrastructure projects.
Costa led a bipartisan letter urging immediate emergency federal funding to combat invasive golden mussels in California waterways.
Assessments
The promise is broad and ongoing rather than a single measurable deliverable. The evidence shows Costa continued to prioritize water issues in office during the same term by pressing for emergency federal action on California waterways and highlighting more than $131 million in federal water infrastructure funding. That supports real follow-through and sustained effort, but the record here does not clearly show a distinct delivered outcome specifically on safe drinking water itself, so full delivery is not established.
Costa’s recent official actions show continued federal attention to water-related priorities, including major water infrastructure funding and a bipartisan push for emergency waterway funding. That supports the claim that he kept safe drinking water and related water issues high on his agenda, but the evidence does not show a specific, completed safe-drinking-water outcome, so this is best rated as partial rather than fully delivered.