Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year
The Water Resilience Portfolio (Portfolio), guided by Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-10-19, calls for a “set of actions to meet California water needs through the 21stcentury.” Within the Portfolio, Action 26.3 relates to protecting communities and species during drought. Being able to endure the next severe drought will be dependent upon making smart, preemptive water management decisions during non-drought years. The Commission, at the request of the Secretaries for Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Food and Agriculture, is gaining a wide perspective about the potential strategies for managing drought in order to develop a set of investments and policies that would better position the State to prepare for and respond to drought (more information is available at https://cwc.ca.gov/Water-Resilience-Portfolio).
Commission staff has interviewed experts from both the United States and abroad, convened a working group of agencies and organizations with special knowledge and interest in the topic, and, with this input, developed a set of preliminary drought strategies.
The Commission has completed three public workshops to hear from interested parties about their views on potential actions the State should be considering.
These public meetings were recorded and can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
Commission staff has interviewed experts from both the United States and abroad, convened a working group of agencies and organizations with special knowledge and interest in the topic, and, with this input, developed a set of preliminary drought strategies.
The Commission has completed three public workshops to hear from interested parties about their views on potential actions the State should be considering.
These public meetings were recorded and can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
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Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year
Workshop 1 - July 19, 2023 Commissioners
Daniel Curtin Kim Gallagher Presenters: Joe Yun, CWC Laura Jensen, CWC Moderator Lisa Beutler, Stantec |
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Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year
Workshop 2 - July 25, 2023 Commissioners
Fern Steiner, Vice Chair Ty Bland Presenters: Joe Yun, CWC Laura Jensen, CWC Moderator Lisa Beutler, Stantec |
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Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year
Workshop 3 - July 27, 2023 Commissioners
Matt Swanson, Chair Presenters: Joe Yun, CWC Laura Jensen, CWC Moderator Lisa Beutler, Stantec |
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For More Information on this topic visit: https://cwc.ca.gov/Programs-and-Topics then click on +Preparing for Drought