Calendar of California Water Events

Integrated Water Flow Model (IWFM) Version 2015 Training (pdf) (in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources) June 4 – 7, 2019, 9:00am to 4:30pm West Yost Associates Training Room 2020 Research Park Dr., … Continue reading "Integrated Water Flow Model (IWFM) Version 2015 Training"

The symposium brings together researchers who have been investigating the impacts of the Camp Fire and other urban fires in Northern California. Speakers will cover a diversity of research conducted on waterways, gardens, working landscapes … Continue reading "Camp Fire Water Resources Monitoring and Research Symposium"

Join Nossaman LLP on June 4, 2019 for the next presentation in Nossaman’s 2019 Water Webinar Series, “WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State (WOTS) and Waters of the United States (WOTUS).” This complimentary … Continue reading "WEBINAR: WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of WOTS and WOTUS"

DWR released for public comment, the Draft Proposition 68 SGM Grant Program 2019 Guidelines and Planning Grant – Round 3 Proposal Solicitation Package on Friday, May 3, 2019. The 45-day public comment period will close … Continue reading "Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program – Public Meeting (Sacramento)"

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The Delta Heritage Forum is a free, full-day event focused on efforts to preserve and tell Delta stories, opportunities for partnerships and collaboration, and networking. Attendees include cultural and recreation organizations, state and local officials, … Continue reading "Delta Heritage Forum"

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will hold a public stakeholder workgroup meeting to receive input prior to initiating the formal rulemaking process for the development of water loss performance standards. Interested … Continue reading "PUBLIC MEETING: Development of Water Loss Performance Standards"

DWR released for public comment, the Draft Proposition 68 SGM Grant Program 2019 Guidelines and Planning Grant – Round 3 Proposal Solicitation Package on Friday, May 3, 2019. The 45-day public comment period will close … Continue reading "Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program – Public Meeting (Fresno)"

The California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) is pleased to invite you to attend any of the six upcoming 2019 CFCC Funding Fairs. The funding fairs provide opportunities to learn more about available grant, loan and … Continue reading "California Financing Coordinating Committee Funding Fair"

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DWR released for public comment, the Draft Proposition 68 SGM Grant Program 2019 Guidelines and Planning Grant – Round 3 Proposal Solicitation Package on Friday, May 3, 2019. The 45-day public comment period will close … Continue reading "Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program – Public Meeting (Santa Maria)"

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites you to join our free webinar series on earthquake resilience for drinking water and wastewater utilities. In these one-hour webinars, you will learn about earthquake risk, mitigation strategies, … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Earthquake Threats, Resilience Tools, and Project Funding"

This free webinar will provide an overview of open recreational water quality data, and how open data is changing how recreational water quality information is accessed, used, and reused. The presentation will also introduce Swim … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Protecting Public Health with Open Recreational Water Quality Data: Challenges and Solutions"

To develop effective Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) programs, we need to understand and integrate our knowledge concerning the hydrologic inputs/outputs (hydrologic cycle), the physical, socioeconomic, legal and environmental constraints, and water use associated with … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Developing Conceptual Models for Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)"

More than 20 years ago, PG&E’s chromium-6 (Cr-6) groundwater impacts in the small southern California desert town of Hinkley, to the west of Barstow, garnered national attention as a result of a large financial settlement … Continue reading "GRA SoCal Branch: Building Trust via Technical Outreach at a Complex Project – PG&E’s Chromium-6 Groundwater Remediation Program at Hinkley, CA"

AGENDA Order of agenda items and listed times are subject to change. June 13, 2019: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PDT 1. Welcome and Declarations 2. Delta ISB Chair Report and Business Matters 3. Council … Continue reading "Delta Independent Science Board Teleconference Meeting"

Learn how asset management can provide stormwater program managers with the information, resources, and financial support they need to implement sustainable stormwater management. Using asset management, stormwater professionals can prioritize operations and maintenance needs, estimate … Continue reading "Stormwater Asset Management Forum"

 

Whether your organization has been looking at resilience and adaptation for years or is just starting to explore how it can support your mission, the conference will expand your knowledge and understanding and connect you … Continue reading "AWRA Summer Conference: Improving Water Infrastructure through Resilient Adaptation"

The committee will discuss legislation dealing with water conservation, stream gauges, a smoking ban on state beaches, safe harbor agreements, and other matters. Click here for more information.

Agenda items include an update on Phase 1 of the Salton Sea Management Program, several resolutions regarding clean water and drinking water revolving funds, and an update on the stormwater strategy program. Click here for … Continue reading "State Water Resources Control Board"

Agenda items include Action Item regarding Rancho California Water District’s Vail Dam and a discussion on the documenting process for WIIN Act Consistency with Proposition 1; Vote on approval of 2018 State Water Project review; … Continue reading "California Water Commission"

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites you to join our free webinar series on earthquake resilience for drinking water and wastewater utilities. In these one-hour webinars, you will learn about earthquake risk, mitigation strategies, … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Utility Examples to Mitigate Earthquake Impacts"

Presented By: Dr. Jeffrey Mount In 2014 California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) to address impacts associated groundwater pumping. This act mandates that areas that depend upon groundwater achieve sustainability by 2040. To … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Consequences of Groundwater Sustainability in California"

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As many as two million water wells tap California’s groundwater, with approximately 7,000 to 15,000 new wells constructed each year. They range from hand-dug, shallow wells to carefully designed large -production wells drilled to great … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Bulletin 74 Well Standards Update Kickoff"

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As part of implementing the 2018 water conservation legislation (Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606), DWR will hold the first meeting of the “Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup” in-person and via webinar. Membership to the … Continue reading "Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup Meeting"

The Delta Stewardship Council’s June 2019 meeting will feature a workshop in review of the staff draft amendment of Chapter 4 of the Delta Plan. Among other agenda items, a walking tour of Big Break … Continue reading "Delta Stewardship Council"

The fourth County Drought Advisory Group (CDAG) meeting will take place on June 27, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bonderson Hearing Room located at 901 P Street in Sacramento. The purpose … Continue reading "County Drought Advisory Group"

Join Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Doug Bennett, Conservation Manager at Southern Nevada Water Authority, along with WaterNow Alliance, for a practical conversation about financing and … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Tap into Resilience: Efficiency & Reuse is the New Supply"

Join ValleyPBS and Fresno State for a special screening and community conversation. Watch clips from the PBS series Sinking Cities and the locally produced Beyond the Brink Following the screening, a panel of Valley experts … Continue reading "Sinking Cities: A Community Conversation"

Note: The June 28, 2019 Board Meeting will be held in the Historic City Hall, Hearing Room 201, due to construction in the new City Hall. Agenda items include an update on unauthorized encampments on … Continue reading "Central Valley Flood Protection Board"