Response to California Water Plan

With California Ag Today, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has now released the final version of California Water Plan Update 2023. This plan is a critical planning tool and can now be used by water managers, such as water districts, cities and counties, and Tribal communities, to inform and guide the use and development of water resources in the state.

I’m casting a wide net as far as interviewing folks to figure out what’s in the plan and what the response to it is.

From the California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass commenting on the release saying that, “Farm Bureau congratulates Gov. Newsom and his administration on the update of California Water Plan 2023, the latest iteration of a long-term strategy that has guided our state’s water management approach for nearly 70 years,” Douglass said. “We’re encouraged that the plan highlights infrastructure projects to capture, store and convey water supplies. We’re also pleased that it seeks to reduce permitting burdens for projects that support water resilience, including through groundwater recharge and habitat restoration.”

The California Farm Bureau works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 26,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of 5.8 million Farm Bureau members.

Again, going to be looking into the water plan here and exactly what the response is, but that just released from the Governor’s office.