Drought

State Water Boards Release Tenth Web-based Performance Report

In an era of climate change, tightening water supplies, debates over habitat protection and the inevitable budgetary challenges, the recently released State Water Boards’ 10th annual Performance Report is a plethora of data from fiscal year 2017-18. The recently released document, consisting of 160 report cards, represents the work of …

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New DWR Flood Maintenance Assistance Program Seeking Proposals

California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced funds for eligible flood maintenance activities through a new program — the Flood Maintenance Assistance Program (FMAP) — for Local Maintaining Agencies (LMAs) and Maintenance Areas (MAs). The FMAP program has been structured to help ensure the maintenance of State Plan of …

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Draft California Water Plan Update 2018 Released by DWR

Department of Water Resources

As directed by California Water Code, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is required to update the California Water Plan every five years. The California Water Plan is the state’s comprehensive strategic plan for sustainably managing and developing water resources. When last updated in 2013, California was in the midst …

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