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Draft versions of regional water reports for California Water Plan update now available online; public comment sought

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 17, 2008 at 8:53 am

Every five years, the Department of Water Resources updates it’s water plan. From DWR’s Water Plan website:

The California Water Plan provides a framework for water managers, legislators, and the public to consider options and make decisions regarding California’s water future. The Plan, which is updated every five years, presents basic data and information on California’s water resources including water supply evaluations and assessments of agricultural, urban, and environmental water uses to quantify the gap between water supplies and uses. The Plan also identifies and evaluates existing and proposed statewide demand management and water supply augmentation programs and projects to address the State’s water needs.

The water plan is currently being updated for 2009, and the draft regional reports are now available online. Each regional report includes a discussion of the geography & hydrology of the region, key challenges facing it, ongoing programs and data on water supplies and uses.

DWR is seeking public comment which can be submitted online. All written comments will be posted online for review. The deadline for commenting is August 1st.

Click here to check out your regional report. Unfortunately, if you are looking for our region, the South Coast, the working draft is not posted yet. Since the public comment deadline is only about two weeks away, it should be posted soon.

July 17, 2008 · Filed Under DWR & State Water Project

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