Webinar DWR's County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance

DWR provided financial and direct technical assistance to counties for developing their County Drought Resilience Plan to provide needed water shortage protection and emergency response for state small water systems and domestic wells per SB 552. This webinar marks the launch and availability of these assistance opportunities.

Recording is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMq_dBO6e2E

Agenda

California Department of Water Resources

Webinar: DWR’s County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance

Thursday, March 16, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM

Registration Link for this Virtual Zoom Webinar:

https://csus.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JmwnnY8SR4OGjou9gD2ZBg

Purpose: California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will provide financial and direct technical assistance to counties for developing their County Drought Resilience Plan (County DRP) per SB 552 to provide needed water shortage protection and emergency response for state small water systems and domestic wells. This Webinar will mark the launch and availability of these assistance opportunities. 

WEBINAR AGENDA

1:00    Welcome and Webinar Purpose

Arthur Hinojosa, DWR - Division of Regional Assistance

Orit Kalman, Sacramento State – Consensus and Collaboration Program (CCP)

1:10    DWR’s County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance Program

Julie Ekstrom, DWR - Water Use Efficiency Branch

• Tools and Guidance
• Financial and Direct Technical Assistance Opportunities
• Additional Support
• Time for questions and comments

2:15    County’s Drought Resilience Planning in Relationship with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation

Melissa Sparks-Kranz, DWR - Sustainable Groundwater Management Office

2:25    Next Steps

Julie Ekstrom, DWR - Water Use Efficiency Branch

2:30    Adjourn

2:30 – 3:00    Participants are invited to stay and ask additional questions

For more information on SB 552 and previous related events (including recordings and agendas), please refer to: https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/SB-552