Programs and Topics
Proposition 1 of 2014 dedicated $2.7 billion for investments in water storage projects. The California Water Commission is administering the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) to fund the public benefits associated with these projects.
Information and documents related to the WSIP can be found on the WSIP page. Information about specific projects can be accessed by selecting one of the project page links on the right side of the page.
California's Water Resilience Portfolio directed the Commission to explore ways that the State can support in-basin, locally-led groundwater trading programs that ensure protections for vulnerable users, such as communities, small- and medium-size farms, and the environment. Information and related documents can be found on the Water Resilience Portfolio page.
California Water Code section 165 directs the Commission to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of the State Water Project and report its findings and recommendations to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Legislature. To accomplish this, the Commission receives regular briefings from DWR on many aspects of the State Water Project. Below are links to the Commission's recent annual reviews as well as Commission meetings featuring State Water Project briefings.
State Water Project Annual Reviews
2018 Agenda Items- Oroville Construction Update - October 2018, Item 8
- Briefing on State Water Project (SWP) Asset Management Program - November 2018, Item 8
- Climate Change Effects on the State Water Project - December 2018, Item 10
2019 Agenda Items
- State Water Project Dam Safety Update - January 2019, Item 9
- Feather River Fish Hatchery - April 2019, Item 10
- Vulnerability Assessment - May 2019, Item 10
- Water/Energy Nexus: How Water Agencies Account for Greenhouse Gas Emissions - June 2019, Item 11
- Oroville Recovery Effort - September 2019, Item 11
- State Water Project Construction Update - November 2019, Item 11
- State Water Project Operations Update - December 2019, Item 13
2020 Agenda Items
- State Water Project Greenhouse Gas Reduction Update - January 2020, Item 10
- Hydropower License Planning and Compliance - August 2020, Item 10
- State Water Project Briefing: Delta Restoration - October 2020, Item 11
- State Water Project Briefing: Emissions Reduction and Power Generation - October 2020, Item 12
- State Water Project Briefing: Subsidence and the State Water Project - November 2020, Item 10
- State Water Project Briefing: Construction Update - November 2020, Item 11
- State Water Project Briefing: Incidental Take Permit - December 2020, Item 10
2021 Agenda Items
- State Water Project Briefings: Aging Infrastructure and Climate Change - March 2021, Item 9
- State Water Project Flexible Resources Study - March 2021, Item 10
- State Water Project Briefings: Climate Change and the Delta - May 2021, Item 10
- State Water Project Briefings: Infrastructure Management - July 2021, Item 9
- State Water Project Flexible Resources Study - August 2021, Item 11
- State Water Project Briefings: The State Water Project and the San Joaquin Valley - September 2021, Item 9
- State Water Project: Construction Update - November 2021, Item 10
- State Water Project Flexible Resources Study - November 2021, Item 11
2022 Agenda Items
- State Water Project Briefings: Preparing for Climate Extremes - February 2022, Item 10
- State Water Project Briefing: Meeting the Financial and Logistical Challenges Associated with a Changing Climate - May 2022, Item 11
- State Water Project Briefings: Current Steps to Address Climate Extremes - September 2022, Item 11
In September 2014, Governor Brown signed a package of legislation known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), creating a framework under which local agencies would develop Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) tailored to their regional needs. SGMA required the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to adopt regulations for revising groundwater basin boundaries and for the development of GSPs and Alternative Plans, including the criteria and methodology to evaluate them. DWR was also required to prioritize groundwater basins and modify the basins, as necessary. As with all DWR regulations, the Commission was tasked with approving the SGMA regulations. SGMA also gave the Commission the opportunity to hear and comment on DWR's proposed basin boundary modifications. Below are links to meetings at which the Commission heard agenda items related to SGMA.
2018 Agenda Items2019 Agenda Items
- Groundwater Basin Boundary Modifications - January 2019, Item 11
- Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Update - November 2019, Item 12
2020 Agenda Items
2021 Agenda Items
- Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation Update - March 2021, Item 11
- Panel Discussion on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act - September 2021, Item 10
2022 Agenda Items
The Commission must adopt a resolution of necessity before the Department of Water Resources (DWR) may commence an eminent domain proceeding. The Commission’s resolution process gives each affected person an opportunity to be heard before DWR can begin the eminent domain proceeding.
2022 Agenda Items
- Informational Briefing on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project) - January 2022, Item 11
- Consideration of Evidence in Support of Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project) – March 2022, Item 8
- Consideration of Action on Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project) - Batch A, Step 2 (Action Items) - April 2022, Item 9
- Consideration of Evidence in Support of Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project) - Batch B, Step 1 - April 2022, Item 10
- Consideration of Action on Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project) – Batch B, Step 2 (Action Items) - May 2022, Item 8
- Consideration of Evidence in Support of Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project) - Batch C, Step 1 - September 2022, Item 8
California Water Code section 161 requires the Commission to approve all Department of Water Resources (DWR) regulation. Below is a list of agenda items during which the Commission approved DWR regulations in recent years, with links to the meeting pages where related documents can be found.
2018 Agenda Items
2019 Agenda Items
2021 Agenda Items
2022 Agenda Items