This page contain links to the recently-released California Water Plan Update.

From DWR: “Update 2013 is a comprehensive, long-term plan which identifies key actions for the next five years to build reliability, restoration, and resilience into California’s water resources”.

	Volume 1 – The Strategic Plan
Front Cover andFront Matter	Front Matter – Acknowledgments and Table of Contents	2 mb
1	Planning for Environmental, Economic, and Social Prosperity	3 mb
2	Imperative to Invest in Innovation and Infrastructure	25 mb
3	California Water Today	55 mb
4	Strengthening Government Alignment	7 mb
5	Managing an Uncertain Future	21 mb
6	Integrated Data and Analysis: Informed and Transparent Decision-Making	2 mb
7	Finance Planning Framework	3 mb
8	Roadmap For Action	4 mb
Back Cover	Back Cover page	2 mb

	Volume 2 – Regional Reports Remaining reports will continue to be posted.
NC	North Coast Hydrologic Region	28 mb
SFB	San Francisco Bay Hydrologic Region	48 mb
CC	Central Coast Hydrologic Region	58 mb
SC	South Coast Hydrologic Region
SR	Sacramento River Hydrologic Region	88 mb
D	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (overlay area)	35 mb
MC	Mountain Counties (overlay area)	28 mb
SJR	San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region	64 mb
TL	Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region
NL	North Lahontan Hydrologic Region
SL	South Lahontan Hydrologic Region	47 mb
CR	Colorado River Hydrologic Region	38 mb

	Volume 3 – Resource Management Strategies
Cover	Front Matter	2 mb
1	Introduction	3 mb
Reduce Water Demand
2	Agricultural Water Use Efficiency	14 mb
3	Urban Water Use Efficiency	4 mb
Improve Flood Management
4	Flood Management	4 mb
Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers
5	Conveyance – Delta	8 mb
6	Conveyance – Regional/Local	2 mb
7	System Reoperation	12 mb
8	Water Transfers	3 mb
Increase Water Supply
9	Conjunctive Management and Groundwater	25 mb
10	Desalination (Brackish and Sea Water)	7 mb
11	Precipitation Enhancement	6 mb
12	Municipal Recycled Water	11 mb
13	Surface Storage – CALFED/State	7 mb
14	Surface Storage – Regional/Local	2 mb
Improve Water Quality
15	Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution	2 mb
16	Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation	2 mb
17	Matching Water Quality to Use	4 mb
18	Pollution Prevention	6 mb
19	Salt and Salinity Management	10 mb
20	Urban Stormwater Runoff Management	3 mb
Practice Resource Stewardship
21	Agricultural Land Stewardship	2 mb
22	Ecosystem Restoration	4 mb
23	Forest Management	6 mb
24	Land Use Planning and Management	4 mb
25	Recharge Area Protection	9 mb
26	Sediment Management	8 mb
27	Watershed Management	3 mb
People and Water
28	Economic Incentives (Loans, Grants, and Water Pricing)	2 mb
29	Outreach and Engagement	3 mb
30	Water and Culture	1 mb
31	Water-Dependent Recreation	4 mb
Other
32	Other Strategies – crop idling, dewvaporation, fog collection, irrigated land retirement, rainfed agriculture, snow fences, and waterbag transport/storage technology.	4 mb
Back Cover	Back Cover page	2 mb

	Glossary coming soon
	California Layered Map An interactive set of map layers from the Water Plan.	21 mb

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