But I wanted just to highlight while we're here, it's self evident to many folks uh that the hearts are getting a lot hotter in this state. The drivers are getting a lot drier. We have to recognize that we're living in a world that we were not designed to live in. We have a system conveyance system of water system that was designed for a world that no longer exists. And it's incumbent upon us to acknowledge that incumbent upon us to re imagine a different future, much more resilient, much more vibrant, uh, much more dynamic water delivery system here in this state. Three weeks ago, Located three weeks ago, we announced a state of emergency of proclamation of a declaration of emergency in the Russian river watershed impacting just two counties in the state, notably Sonoma County in Mendocino County Today. Building on that proclamation, uh, we are extending a proclamation of a state of emergency to 39 additional counties in the state of California. Now, all in total, 41 counties are in a drought emergency. As we said at the time just three weeks ago, we were gonna flex up based upon need. We look at the issue of hydrology, we look at the issue of snowmelt. We look at the issues of preparedness and we do so in real time. Accordingly. We make that commitment and an interim process as we move forward into the second year of a drought, to keep an open mind and to be mindful of the dynamic and the changing conditions as it relates to hydrology, as it relates to snow melt, as it relates to storage conveyance and the like here in the state. Let me just talk about the last three plus weeks. In the last few weeks, we've lost roughly 500,000 acre feet of runoff compared to what we had anticipated, which put into language that I hope people can understand is the equivalent of one million households receiving water for a year. That's just in the last number of weeks in the state of California, what we've experienced is what some had predicted, but no one necessarily experienced and that was snowmelt so acute that it didn't actually run off into reservoirs or rivers, but it actually seeped into the dry, parched ground underneath. Much of it evaporating completely. The snow melt has been precipitous and it's happened primarily because of drought conditions preceding this year's snowpack, but also because of the warmer temperatures that all of us have experienced over the course of the last number of weeks, This all off a year 2020, which was the third driest year in recorded history here in the state of California. So this drought, though, the second year of a drought happening just a few years after the end of a five year drought That began in 2012 and ended in 2016 in many respects, is familiar, but in other respects Is more challenging and more acute than we could have imagined. I'm standing here in front of a reservoir that's about 57 Of its seasonal seasonal average in terms of capacity 49 of its total capacity that runs roughly equivalent plus or minus to what you're seeing in reservoirs all across the state. While the snowpack came in relatively well this year. And the april snowpack, though modest. Uh the again cute conditions have created even more challenges for these reservoirs and our capacity to meet the needs of for 40 million thirsty Californians. And so this uh drought proclamation should provide us flexibility so to address issues around conveyance. Uh working with water agreements, different water agencies allow us more flexibility at the local and regional basis, allow us some reprieve around secret regulations and permitting resolute Ray um permitting issues as well as issues associated uh with uh contracting some relief. But at the end of the day, that's not good enough. And that's why we're also pleased to announce today, 5 1 billion dollars a record investment into water resiliency and water infrastructure in this state. 5.1 billion dollars. Just today, we announced the state of California is running an operating surplus of $75.7 billion, $75.7 billion. We're using that surplus. And the support Congressman cost us critical support of $26 billion central valley. But also the water needs all up and down the state of California watersheds, large and small, not just the new and substantive declaration today as it relates to the sacramento san Joaquin watershed, the delta watersheds and Tillery watershed, but also what's happening up northern California, the Klamath watershed? What's happening with small water systems all up and down the state of California that rely on depleted groundwater? What's happening broadly to an agricultural industry that's working through the new guidelines and requirements, responsibilities under sigma, The challenges for habitat and wildlife and the pacific flyway issues related all to this drought emergency. How can we flex and make the critical investments that we need long term on issues of conveyance and distribution issues related to infrastructure like rebuilding canals, but also how can we be mindful in the short run of some of the critical needs for habitat for steelhead and salmon as it relates to cold water temperatures that we need to allow for at peril of some extinction issues occurring on our watch later this year? Not hyperbole to suggest that what can we do in terms of more resiliency on flood plains and watersheds? And how can we invest in habitat that can bring us back to some semblance of historic normalcy to allow us again more resilience through these extremes year in and year out in the state of California. How do we provide emergency supplies, Emergency grants to those same water systems? That's all part of that $5.1 billion dollar package. How do we secure the needs of small water systems at the same time? Meet the needs of million plus Californians that not only don't have access to safe, affordable and clean drinking water, but also can't pay their water bills because of this pandemic induced recession. And that's why we're also pleased to announce today In addition to the drought proclamation now, including 41 counties in the state of California. In addition to the $5.1 billion dollars that we will invest in water portfolio and water infrastructure investments in the state of California were also proposing For consideration of the legislature an additional $1 billion dollars to help people offset their water bills. And in turn, Particularly for small water systems, provide some stability for those water systems that are in peril of financial insolvency related to not only this pandemic but the extreme drought that we're experiencing so $1 billion dollars will also be invested in that effort. So that's the totality, at least in the in the immediate of the actions. And by the way, when I say immediate many of these actions are emergency actions, emergency appropriations. Many are medium term strategies. and, yes, those long overdue strategies, all in expectation in partnership with the federal government, recognizing that's the way it used to be done When President Kenny was right here in 1962 and you can see the quote when they did the groundbreaking for this site. It was about partnerships, federal and state partnerships. To be big, you gotta be big in big things.