Equity Public Workshop
The California Water Plan team is looking for input on efforts to better understand and address equity in the management of California’s water resources. On Thursday, July 21, a virtual public workshop will be held to collect comments. The workshop will include presentations on California Water Plan Update 2023 and will highlight State efforts related to equity in water management. Online registration is available. Workshop website: TBA
DWR Inducted into Climate Leadership Hall of Fame
DWR has been inducted into the Climate Leadership Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame celebrates organizations that have won multiple Climate Leadership Awards from the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). DWR was one of two public agencies to be inducted last week at the national Climate Leadership Conference. For more information, check the DWR News Blog.
Conversation with the State Water Board Chair
On Thursday, June 30, the Regional Water Authority will host a conversation with State Water Resources Control Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel. The topics will include the priorities of the board, how it is addressing the drought, including long-term standards for efficient water use. This event is part of the RWA’s virtual Coffee and Conversation series. Registration is required. For more information, check the news release. |
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The Water Budget Navigator — A Comparison Tool for the Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Basin is experiencing a historic drought. Many states in the basin are facing increasing variability in rain and snow patterns, and municipal water needs and infrastructure are more complex than ever. Given these challenges, state water budgeting is also becoming increasingly complex. To promote transparency and collaboration among CO River Basin States, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions’ Water Policy Program developed the Water Budget Navigator tool as part of the Internet of Water start-up project. This tool builds on the Internet of Water start-up project’s Coming to Terms tool, which seeks to promote a shared vocabulary of water terminology and tracks definitions, synonyms, and homonyms of water-related terms used by public agencies and private entities. For more information, read the rest of the article.
Secure Water Future Needs Assessment Survey
Secure Water Future (SWF) aims to improve agricultural and environmental water resilience and is conducting a survey to solicit your ideas. Take the Secure Water Future survey here. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture, this project combines the expertise of researchers, extension specialists, and educators working across California, New Mexico, and Utah. This network also includes the USDA Southwest Climate Hub expertise and the extension-grower networks to co-create climate change adaptation in western agriculture and ecosystems. During the coming five (5) years, the goal is to understand, enable, and envision water management strategies, empowered through data-enabled decision-making, for agricultural and ecological systems in the Southwestern US. The transdisciplinary team works with growers, irrigation districts, and ecosystem managers to adopt and adapt climate resilience strategies, train the next generation of transdisciplinary practitioners, and produce an online dashboard for data-driven decision-making.
National Forest Revised land management plans
The U.S. Forest Service is revising land management plans for the Sierra and Sequoia national forests. The plans, environmental impact statements, and other supplemental information is available on the project’s website. Forest plans provide strategic direction for guiding the management of national forest system lands. For more information, visit the project website.
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Water Education Foundation Annual Report
A year’s worth of accomplishments and efforts are detailed in the Water Educations Foundation’s 2021 Annual Report. Included in the report is a recap of the foundation’s efforts to provide educational information on water issues. It also spotlights a nationwide award given to the foundation for its innovative partnership with DWR to train schoolteachers across the state on climate science. For more information, read the Water Education Foundation news release.
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