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Sacramento, CA 95814
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California Water Plan cover image        The California Water Plan provides a collaborative planning framework for elected officials, agencies, tribes, water and resource managers, businesses, academia, stakeholders, and the public to develop findings and recommendations and make informed decisions for California's water future. The plan, updated every five years, presents the status and trends of California's water-dependent natural resources; water supplies; and agricultural, urban, and environmental water demands for a range of plausible future scenarios. The California Water Plan also evaluates different combinations of regional and statewide resource management strategies to reduce water demand, increase water supply, reduce flood risk, improve water quality, and enhance environmental and resource stewardship. The evaluations and assessments performed for the plan help identify effective actions and policies for meeting California's resource management objectives in the near term and for several decades to come.
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  • Water Plan eNews -- The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the CA Water Plan publishes a weekly electronic newsletter to keep you current on Water Plan news. We welcome comments, suggestions and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners, email us.
    May 15, 2013 eNews archives
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  • Caucus and Committee Workshops -- Update 2013 is holding two Finance Workshops and a Groundwater Webinar for the end of May. The meetings are open to the public. (05/15/2013)
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  • Tribal Water Summit 2013 -- Meeting materials are posted from the 2013 Tribal Water Summit that was held on April 24-25. If you attended, we would like to hear your thoughts to help us plan future Summit meetings. (05/15/2013)
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  • Spring forward! -- After changing the clocks, check out our 2013 Water Plan Calendar. Meetings are scheduled with more to come. (03/11/2013)
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  • Public Advisory Committee Meeting -- California Water Plan Update 2013 Public Advisory Committee meets February 14, 2013. There is a $10 registration cost that includes a working lunch. The meeting is open to the public. RSVP at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RSVP021413. (02/14/2013)
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  • SWAN Workshop -- The Statewide Water Analysis Network (SWAN) is holding workshop on Wednesday, February 13. The workshop is open to the public. (01/29/2013)
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  • Tribal Advisory Committee meeting -- California Water Plan Update 2013's Tribal Advisory Committee meets Thursday, January 24, 2013 in Sacramento. RSVP to Judie Talbot, Talbot.judie@gmail.com, thank you!
    The meeting is open to the public. (01/24/2013)
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  • Happy New Year!! -- Check out our 2013 Water Plan Calendar. Meetings are scheduled with more to come. (01/09/2013)
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  • Delta Regional Forum -- Update 2013's Delta Regional forum is on Friday, December 14, 2012 in Antioch, CA. The meeting is being webcast. The forum is open to the public. A working lunch is available for $10. RSVP at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/DeltaForumRSVP. Thank you! (12/12/2012)
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  • Workshops in November -- Check out the calendar for information on November workshops that include Desalination, Sediment and Progress Report. The workshops are open to the public. (11/07/12)
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  • North Lahontan Regional Forum -- Update 2013's North Lahontan Regional forum is on Friday, September 28, 2012. There are satellite locations in the region and the meeting is being webcast. The forum is open to the public. (09/26/2012)
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  • More Caucus meetings and workshops in August-- California Water Plan Update 2013's Flood and Groundwater Caucuses are meeting. There is also a Sediment Management Resource Management Strategy Workshop and a Graphics Workshop set for August. These meetings are open to the public. (08/08/2012)
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