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California Water Plan Update 2018 - Policy AC and Plenary Meeting Materials
The presentations and handouts used during the Policy AC and Plenary meetings are now available online. If you have any questions, please contact us at cwpcom@water.ca.gov. (10/26/2016)
California Water Plan Update 2018
Policy AC Meeting Materials
Plenary Meeting Materials
California Water Plan Update 2018 - Tribal AC Orientation Webinar
DWR has scheduled an Orientation Webinar for the Water Plan Update 2018 Tribal Advisory Committee (Tribal AC). Please register to participate. If you have any questions, please contact us at cwpcom@water.ca.gov. (10/14/2016)
Webinar Registration
Tribal AC Webpage
Meeting Materials
California Water Plan Update 2018 - 2016 Plenary Meeting
The date has been set for the first of the annual plenary meetings for Water Plan Update 2018. It will be Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Sacramento. As the agenda, and other meeting details, are developed, they will be posted on the Meeting Materials page. The development of Update 2018 will include input from a Policy Advisory Committee (Policy AC) made up of representatives from a broad range of public and private sector interests. If you have any questions, please contact us at cwpcom@water.ca.gov. (09/30/2016)
California Water Plan Update 2018
Meeting Materials
California Water Plan Update 2018 - Policy AC Inaugural Meeting
DWR has scheduled the Water Plan Update 2018 Policy Advisory Committee (Policy AC) Inaugural Meeting on the morning of Oct. 25, in Sacramento. The meeting will be held prior to Plenary meeting in the California Automobile Museum. (09/30/2016)
Meeting Materials
California Water Plan Update 2018 - Policy AC Orientation Webinar
DWR has scheduled an Orientation Webinar for the Water Plan Update 2018 Policy Advisory Committee (Policy AC), and the public may participate. Policy AC members (and public participants) have the option of joining the orientation webinar on either 10/11/16 or 10/14/16 (same agenda for both). Please register to participate. If you have any questions, please contact us at cwpcom@water.ca.gov. (09/30/2016)
Webinar Registration
Meeting Materials
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California Water Plan Resource Management Strategies
A set of more than 30 Water Plan resource management strategies (RMSs) have been posted online. The strategies present a set of tools that can help meet the water-related resource management needs of each region of California, and the state as a whole. The RMSs are grouped into eight water management categories, including increasing supply, reducing demand, and improving quality. (08/10/2016)
Resource Management Strategies
California Water Plan Update 2018
The California Water Plan Update 2018 is currently in development. Subscribe to Water Plan eNews to receive news and alerts about opportunities to get involved. If you have any questions, please contact us at cwpcom@water.ca.gov. (04/27/2016)
California Water Plan Update 2018
Welcome to the New California Water Plan Website
The California Water Plan website design has been updated. Be sure to check the new navigation menu and all the updated pages. We will continue to work on the site over the next few months. If you experience problems with any of the pages, please contact us at cwpcom@water.ca.gov. (04/27/2016)
Note: You may need to update some of your bookmarks; we apologize for the inconvenience.
California's Groundwater Update 2013 is available online
California's Groundwater Update 2013: A Compilation of Enhanced Content for California Water Plan Update 2013 compiles and analyzes readily-available groundwater information to characterize California’s groundwater basins, aquifers, and well infrastructure. It contains essential data, information, and analyses that will be important to the successful implementation of a statewide groundwater sustainability management process. (04/15/2015)