This week’s California Water Plan eNews includes:

• $29.8 million in grants recommended for water use efficiency projects
• Legislature receiving report on agricultural water management plans
• Additional facilitation made available to help agencies develop groundwater plans
• Information fair to provide details on new water measurement regulations
• Levee investment to be discussed at next Delta Stewardship Council meeting
• Climate change issues on the agenda for California Adaptation Forum

The Draft Upper Feather River Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan is available for a 30-day public review from August 15, 2016 to September 14, 2016.

IRWM is a collaborative effort to identify and implement water management solutions on a regional scale that increase regional self-reliance, support collaborative relationships, and manage water to concurrently achieve social, environmental, and economic objectives. One of the benefits of developing a DWR-compliant IRWM Plan is that it will support local and regional efforts to secure grant funding for projects identified as part of the planning process. A key goal of the IRWM planning process has been to garner public participation and input from residents, Tribes, and stakeholders within the region to create a Plan that reflects the priorities of communities and stakeholders in the region.

The Draft Plan can be accessed from the project website at http://featherriver.org/draft-irwm-plan; copies are available for reading at the offices of Plumas and Sierra counties and the City of Portola.

Three public meetings will be held to present the Draft Plan and receive comments.

Quincy:  August 19, 2016 (regular RWMG meeting); County of Plumas, 555 Main Street, Quincy, CA 95971

Chester:  August 31, 2016, 6:00-8:00pm (public meeting); Almanor Recreation Center, 400 Meadowbrook Loop, Chester, CA 96020

City of Portola:  September 1, 2016, 6:00-8:00pm (public meeting); City Hall, 35 Third Avenue, Portola, CA 96122

Comments on the Draft Plan are encouraged and should be submitted in writing by September 14, 2016 to:

Uma Hinman, Project Coordinator
UFR.contact@gmail.com
555 Main Street, Quincy, CA 95971

This week’s California Water Plan eNews includes:

• Resource management strategies meet needs of each region of California
• 35 people invited to join executive order agricultural advisory group
• Weather station workshop will show how data can help with planning irrigation cycles
• Busy month for water commission includes three briefings, meeting
• Presentation on the economics of groundwater management set for next week
• USGS study looks at corrosive potential of untreated groundwater
• Joint meeting will focus on development of Delta Levees Investment Strategy

Please join Sierra CAMP for this upcoming public webinar:

California Forest & Climate Policy: 

What it Means for the Sierra

Monday, Aug 29, 2016

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT

Register Here

Sierra Nevada forests are critical to Sierra communities and to the entire state; they supply water, generate power, host millions of plant and animal species, store carbon, produce timber, and offer world class recreation — just to name a few of the countless benefits. And yet, the Sierra is experiencing mass tree mortality with 66 million tree dies offs the last six years alone, leading to greater wildfire risk and other severe vulnerabilities. What can we do to protect the Sierra?

In this webinar, we’ll give you the basics of forest health and what needs to be done on the ground. Then we’ll take a look at California forest policies and their overlap with climate policy, and explore opportunities to increase investment in Sierra forest restoration.

Speakers:

• Brandon Collins, Research Forester, Fire and Fuels at US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station & UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research and Outreach
• George Gentry, Vice President Regulatory Affairs at California Forestry Association
• Kerri Timmer, Government Affairs Director at Sierra Business Council

Register Here

The webinar is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sierra CAMP Director Diana Madson.

This week’s California Water Plan eNews includes:

• IRWM, DAC programs release documents and set workshops for grants and proposals
• Urban advisory group chosen to help implement water conservation order
• Deadline extended for survey on groundwater basin management BMPs
• Newsletter provides updates to Sustainable Groundwater Management Program
• New report details risk analysis methodology for Delta levees strategy
• Questions about atmospheric rivers to be discussed at international conference

This week’s California Water Plan eNews includes:

• Save the dates for a workshop on the importance of precipitation prediction
• Water association releases second volume on flood and drought management
• Policy changes suggested to improve California’s water accounting system
• Proposition 1 details featured in new sustainable water solutions newsletter
• Application period opens for grants to help response to Delta flood emergencies
• Comments being accepted on proposed Delta Plan water transfer amendment
• Registration opens for water innovations and efficiency expo in Las Vegas