DWR will host its third California Water Plan 2028 Advisory Committee meeting in Visalia over two half days, Wednesday, November 4 (1–5 p.m.), and Thursday, November 5 (8 a.m.–12:30 p.m.), at the Wyndham Visalia Hotel and Conference Center (free parking on site). Both meetings will be livestreamed on YouTube (Day 1 and Day 2). (Note: Small group workshop discussions will not be livestreamed but group report-outs will be.) To help DWR prepare for the event, please RSVP if planning to attend in person. For more details on the meetings, see the meeting agenda. Visit the CWP Advisory Committee meetings page for additional meeting materials to be posted this week, as well as past materials and videos from the first two Advisory Committee meetings. The Advisory Committee is an appointed body, and all committee meetings are open to the public.

The Western States Federal Agency Support Team (WestFAST) will host a webinar featuring representatives from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and FEMA. Each presenter will provide a high-level overview of authorized funding programs that may be of interest to State water agencies. The purpose of the webinar is to describe the types of activities eligible for funding under the programs, the typical timeline when applications are accepted, and other considerations for those who may be eligible to submit an application. This hour-long webinar will be offered via Microsoft Teams and by phone on Thursday, October 29, starting at noon. Visit the WestFAST webpage for this event for links, passcodes, and phone conference ID information.

Next week’s Lunch-MAR meeting, “Proof Positive: A Century of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in Southern California,” will feature San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District (SBVWCD) General Manager Betsy Miller. She will share how the SBVWCD drew on 112 years of continuous recharge data to isolate the basin-scale effects of its operations and how this information provided a grounded point of reference for regions weighing MAR investments in their own basins. This hour-long webinar begins at 12:30p.m on Wednesday, November 4. Registration is not required to attend.

As lead agency of the Drought Resilience Interagency & Partners (DRIP) Collaborative, DWR is soliciting to fill the following membership vacancies in the following categories: Agriculture, Community-Based Organization, The Environment, General Public, and Tribal. Each category has one vacancy. The DRIP Collaborative is a standing task force established by DWR in 2023 in collaboration with the California State Water Resources Board and other State agencies, formed under Senate Bill 552. If you would like to be considered in becoming a member of the DRIP Collaborative, please refer to an informational flyer (or tribal informational flyer) and complete the interest form or tribal interest form by October 31. If you have any questions, contact DWR at drip@water.ca.gov or (916) 837-6378.