County Cafe Series continues with risk assessment meeting
The next meeting of the California County Café (C3) Series will focus on the risk assessment required for the development of county drought resilience plans. The online meeting will be Wednesday, July 24. The C3 series is designed to improve county networking to promote drought resilience throughout the state.
DWR releases reviews of alternatives to GSPs
DWR has released its reviews of nine alternatives to groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) that were submitted under the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The alternatives must be reviewed by DWR at least every five years to make sure they are meeting sustainability goals for groundwater basins. The list of the nine alternative is on DWR’s SGMA Portal.
Applications being accepted for boating education grants
The California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways is accepting applications for grants under the Clean Vessel Act Education and Outreach Grant Program. The funding is available for efforts to educate recreational boaters about proper vessel sewage disposal and the use of pumpout facilities. Areas eligible for the grants include 13 counties in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary region, and six counties on the Southern California coast.
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Salmon population to be part of "Coffee and Conversation"
The Regional Water Authority’s “Coffee and Conversation” series will continue Wednesday, July 17. The conversation will be with Jen Quan, the regional administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries West Coast Region. The discussion will focus on protecting and restoring salmon populations in the face of climate change challenges.
New workplace water framework is a WASH
Corporate water stewardship leaders have a new framework to address water, sanitation, and hygiene access (WASH) in workplace operations, in communities where companies operate, and across supply chains. The framework specifically addresses the multiple benefits of WASH activities and investments. This tool was developed by WASH4Work, LimnoTech, and CEO Water Mandate. It will assist companies in calculating and communicating the socio-economic, environmental, and institutional benefits of investments in safely managed and climate-resilient WASH services.
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 The Splash is a weekly feature spotlighting topics from
California Water Plan Update 2023.
California Water Plan Update 2023’s Roadmap to Resilience Objective 5 is: Support and Learn from Tribal Water and Resource Management Practices.
While California Tribes have a long history of sustainable water and resource management practices, Tribal communities face water management challenges related to water rights, infrastructure development, engagement, and Tribal direct funding. To address these challenges and learn from Tribal water management practices, the recommendations are:
- Strengthen partnerships with California Tribes that acknowledge and respect their sovereign authority and ensure that Tribes are included in planning and water resources decision-making processes, consistent with their sovereign status.
- Collaborate with Tribes to incorporate Indigenous Knowledge (or Tribal Ecological Knowledge) into California water policy, planning, and projects.
- Collaborate to further understand Tribal water quality, ecosystems, and access to water, to support Tribal lifeways including subsistence and cultural practices.
The recommendations come with 12 actions to implement, including educating water managers regarding Tribal perspectives and resources, providing staff training to increase awareness about California Tribes, supporting Tribal climate change research, and continuing co-management agreements with Tribes..
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