Meeting of the California Water Commission – September 18, 2024 - CANCELED

The September 18, 2024 California Water Commission meeting has been canceled. The Commission intends to reschedule the items that were scheduled on the September 18 agenda for consideration at a future meeting. Please stay tuned to Commission announcements for information regarding future meetings.

Members of the public will be able to observe the meeting and provide public comments in-person at the meeting location or remotely. Remote participation will be conducted via a web-based videoconferencing service called Zoom.

Registration is not required to provide public comments. Members of the public who wish to provide comments remotely during the meeting can do so by joining on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83535615724?pwd=wQxTpmQKB68Vv2Yui4d2PqzjOGv3O8.1). More detailed instructions on how to use Zoom and participate in the meeting can be found on the Commission website.

Alternatively, members of the public can offer verbal comments by telephone by calling one of the numbers below:

(408) 638-0968

(669) 900-6833

Meeting ID: 835 3561 5724

Passcode:339698

 

The meeting will be webcast live at: https://www.water-ca.com/. Individuals who only want to watch or listen should use this option as it preserves interactive meeting resources for those who are commenting on items.

 

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Closed Session

The Commission may hold a closed session, as authorized by Government Code §11126(e), to confer with and receive advice from its legal counsel regarding potential litigation, and as authorized by Government Code §11126(a).

4. Acknowledgement of California Native American Tribal Governments

This is an opportunity for elected Tribal leaders and formally designated Tribal representatives to identify themselves and to specify the agenda item(s) on which they will comment, as described in the Commission’s California Native American Tribal Leadership Comment Policy.

5. Approval of July 17, 2024, Meeting Minutes

6. Executive Officer’s Report

The Executive Officer will report on various matters addressed since the previous Commission meeting.

7. Commission Member Reports

This is an opportunity for members to disclose any meetings or conversations related to Commission business and held since the previous Commission meeting.

8. Public Testimony

Although no formal Commission action will be taken, the Commission offers an opportunity for the public to address the Commission on items of interest that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction, but that do not appear on the agenda.

9. Water Storage Investment Program: Projects Update

Commission staff will provide an update on the progress of projects in the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP).

10. Water Storage Investment Program: Willow Springs Water Bank Conjunctive Use Project Progress Update (Action Item)

Representatives of the Southern California Water Bank Authority, the project proponent for the Willow Springs Water Bank Conjunctive Use Project, will update the Commission on the status of the project and progress toward completing WSIP requirements. Commission members requested this update at the April 2024 Commission workshop.

11. Consideration of Regulations for the Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) (Action Item)

Department of Water Resources (DWR) staff will seek approval for the proposed amendments to the regulations for the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). On May 15, 2024, the Commission approved the proposed regulation amendments, but now needs to reconsider approval based on required additional changes made during a 15-day notice pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. DWR must update the MWELO every three years or release findings that a revision would not be useful or effective in increasing the efficiency of landscape water use or the administration of the MWELO.

12. Salton Sea Management Program Update

Staff from the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and DWR will present an overview of the Salton Sea Management Program’s restoration actions, the Salton Sea’s nexus to the Colorado River, the State’s 10-Year Restoration Plan, and recent federal Inflation Reduction Act investments to accelerate state restoration implementation.

13. Results of Outreach and Engagement Survey

Commission staff will present to the Commission the results of two surveys – one directed to the public and the other to Tribes – that sought feedback on the Commission’s work and engagement practices.

14. State Water Project Briefing: Strategic Plan and Operations Update

DWR staff will brief the Commission on the second and fifth goal of the State Water Project (SWP) Strategic Plan and will discuss workforce status, key workforce initiatives, and an update on the California Aqueduct Subsidence Program. The briefing will also include an update on the current operations of the SWP.

15. Consideration of Items for Next California Water Commission Meeting

16. Adjourn

*The Commission may break for lunch as needed.*

Written comments regarding specific items on this agenda will be provided to the Commissioners as part of their meeting packets if they are received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024. Written comments can be submitted to cwc@water.ca.gov. Staff will make every effort to provide comments received after this deadline electronically, but we cannot make any guarantees. Comments received by the Commission related to meeting agenda items will not be edited and will be posted to the Commission's webpage in their entirety.