Our goal for the California Water Plan Update is to meet Water Code requirements, receive broad support among those participating in California’s water planning, and be a useful document for the public, water planners throughout the state, legislators and other decision-makers.

• Water Plan eNews -- 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 at wpenews@water.ca.gov.
  October 08, 2008 eNews archives
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• Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Workshop, October 2, 2008, Sacramento -- A workshop on Agricultural Water Use Efficiency will be held to increase clarity in discussing Ag WUE among stakeholders, revise and refine Ag WUE Related Actions (for the Update 2009 Objectives), and update and improve the Ag WUE RMS (Volume 2, Update 2009). (09/24/2008)
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• Plenary Meeting, September 18-19, 2008, Sacramento -- The California Water Plan is hosting its second Plenary session at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. The Plenary will bring together all participants of Update 2009 – the Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, regional stakeholders, and Statewide Water Analysis Network. (08/27/2008)
  Announcement, Agenda, more info...

• Advisory Committee Briefing, August 27, 2008, Sacramento -- The Water Plan staff will conduct a Special Briefing on August 27 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The briefing will provide an overview of updated Water Plan Objectives and Recommendations. (08/13/2008)
  Agenda, more info...

• Climate Change Technical Advisory Group, August 28, 2008, Sacramento -- Members are meeting to discuss climate change science, scenarios, objectives for the California Water Plan Update 2009. The public is invited. The meeting is at the Sacramento Public Library, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (08/12/2008)
  Agenda, more info...

• Resource Management Strategy Workshops, July-August, 2008, Sacramento -- DWR and the CA Water Plan will hold workshops in July and August 2008 to discuss and solicit comments on 29 draft Resource Management Strategy narratives for inclusion into Update 2009. (06/26/2008)
  Strategies, Meeting Materials

• Climate Change Technical Advisory Group, July 16, 2008, Sacramento -- Members are meeting to discuss climate change science, scenarios, objectives for the California Water Plan Update 2009. The public is invited. The meeting is at the Sacramento Public Library, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (07/07/2008)
  Agenda, more info...

• CA Water Plan Update 2009 Advisory Committee Meeting, July 9, 2008, Sacramento -- DWR and CA Water Plan staff are holding a meeting of the California Water Plan Update 2009 Advisory Committee at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. This meeting is open to the public. (06/26/2008)
  Announcement, more info...

• Statewide Water Analysis Network (SWAN) Workshop, June 19, 2008, Sacramento, CA -- DWR is holding a technical workshop to present our proposed approach to quantify climate change, flood management, environmental water, and water quality in Water Plan Update 2009 for future scenarios using the WEAP model. (06/10/2008)
  Agenda, more info...

• Scenarios Workshop, June 11, 2008, Sacramento, CA -- DWR and the CA Water Plan are holding a workshop to discuss the California Water Plan's Scenarios' themes and narratives for Update 2009. (06/10/2008)
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• All-Regions Forum, June 2-3 2008, San Jose, CA --  Sessions include a preview of the Prop. 84 grant program for Integrated Regional Water Management, the Governor's 20 percent by 2020 conservation plan, and regional water management response packages. There is a $15 registration fee.  (05/14/2008)
  Announcement, Agenda, more info...

• Climate Change Technical Advisory Group, May 20, 2008 -- Members are meeting to discuss the state of climate change science in California. They will also discuss climate change adaptation strategies for Update 2009 of the Water Plan. The public is invited. The meeting is at the Sacramento Public Library, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (05/09/2008)
  Agenda, more info...

• Joint Technical Workshop on Shared Vision Planning, April 22, 2008 -- The CA Dept. of Water Resources and the CA Water and environmental Modeling Forum, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Institute for Water Resources, are sponsoring a one-day workshop to introduce the topic of Shared Vision Planning to an audience of natural resource planners, scientists, and engineers. (04/15/2008)
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• CA Water Plan Update 2009 Advisory Committee Meeting, March 20-21, 2008 -- DWR and CA Water Plan staff are holding a meeting of the California Water Plan Update 2009 Advisory Committee at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento. This meeting is open to the public. (03/11/2008)
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• 2008 Regional Workshops Announced -- DWR in cooperation with other State agencies, invites you to participate in a series of regional public workshops to gather and share information about the California Water Plan Update 2009. (02/20/2008)
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• Delta Vision Workshop, March 7 -- The Water Education Foundation presents a FREE one-day workshop to outline the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force implementation plan and includes a unique opportunity to provide input to key decision makers about the future of the Delta. The workshop is all-day on March 7, 2008 and will be held in Suisun City. (02/06/2008)
  Workshop Flyer, Web site

• Draft Assumptions & Estimates (A&E) Report Released -- DWR has released a draft of the A&E Report for the CA Water Plan. The purpose of the A&E Report is to describe significant data and data sources that the Department of Water Resources plans to use to prepare the California Water Plan Update 2009. DWR would like your comments by June 30, 2008 and will use them to improve the data and information that go into Update 2009. (01/17/2008)
  Draft Report