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AnnouncementsUpcoming WRA Meetings
2013 Yolo County Water Awareness Student Art Contest - Winners!May is Water Awareness Month. Announcing the winning entires of the 2013 Yolo County Student Art Contest - 2013 Winners List. The winners will receive their awards and prizes at a ceremony on May 21, 9 am at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors' meeting. Click here for details. Headlines & Hot TopicsDetails about the projects funded by WRA in FY2012-2013 can be found here
The Lower Sacramento-Delta North Regional Flood Management Plan grant application has been submitted to the Department of Water Resources. A PDF of the complete application is available on the City of West Sacramento Flood webpage under “Public Notices”.
View the Project Poster Boards showcasing WRA member agencies' regional projects. These 8 posters were on display at the September and November 2012 WRA Board meetings.
Quick Facts about Water Use in California and Why You Should Conserve from Save Our H20 California's Infrastructure Needs $65 Billion in Major Improvements (March 2012 article) 2013 Yolo Water Awareness CalendarThe 2013 calendar features all of the 2012 water awareness contest winners. View the calendar here: 2013 Yolo County Water Awareness Calendar Copies of this year's Water Awareness Calendar are available at several locations throughout Yolo County in Davis, Woodland and Winters. Please call if you have questions 666-2733. WRA Annual Newsletter - January 2013The Year in Review: 2012Click on the above link to read what topics and projects have kept the WRA's members busy. Newsletter Achives
WRA Meeting CalendarMeeting schedules for the IRWMP public workshops, WRA Board of Directors, and WRA Technical and Executive Subcommittees. Receive EMAIL notices about WRA meetings |
Westside IRWMP DevelopmentThe Westside Regional Water Management Group received a $1 million Proposition 84 planning grant in 2011 to improve regional water planning efforts. The Westside RWMG is a five county collaboration of the following public agencies: Water Resources Association of Yolo County, Solano County Water Agency, Lake County Watershed Protection District, Napa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District and Colusa County Resource Conservation District. Public outreach meetings continue to be scheduled throughout the development of the Westside IRWMP to inform and engage the public. For more details and project documents visit the Westside IRWMP website. March 29, 2013 - Westside Region Applies for $9.5 Million Grant to Fund Key Water Projects The Westside Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) submitted an application for Round 2 of Implementation Funding under Proposition 84 for Integrated Regional Water Management Plans (IRWMP). For more details, Westside IRWMP website. Click read the Press Release UPDATE May 2013 - Westside IRWMP Meetings: IRWM Draft Plan Public Review Meeting - May 21, 2013 at 6:30 pm in Vacaville, CA - 810 Vaca Valley Pkwy. Suite 203. If you are unable to attend, watch the meeting online or in Clearlake. Please click this LINK for a live stream of the meeting. Please click these links to view agenda information, materials and draft IRWMP documents online. The final IRWMP is scheduled to be adopted in June 2013. To contact the Westside IRWM go to the project website: Westside IRWMP
Delta Issues“Water has become one of the most critical issues of our generation”, said WRA Chair, Bill Marble. “It is increasingly more important that our member agencies work together to add a collective voice to the debate surrounding the Delta, water quality, and sustainability.” In his State of the State 2012 address, Governor Brown has vowed to reach an agreement on a plan to “fix” the Delta. Members of the WRA Technical Committee continue to monitor and track various Delta planning process. For more information on Delta issues and planning, please visit some of the links below. UC Davis Delta Solutions Program US EPA Watershed Priorities San Francisco Bay Delta County of Yolo - Delta Documents: County of Yolo Delta Priorities 2012 (Board Adopted) County of Yolo - Adopted Ordinance #1426 Regulating Habitat Mitigation Projects January 29, 2013
Water Conditions Update - 2013State officials are urging Californians to embrace water conservation practices as 2013 shapes up to be a dry year. The statewide public education program Save Our Water provides information about water conservation inside and outside of our homes. The program is sponsored by the Association of California Water Agencies and the Calfornia Department of Water Resources. To read more about this year's water conditions, please read a ACWA's Water News from 4/1/13. Yolo County cities have water conservation links for residents on their websites that are easily found on their homepages.
Climate Change
DWR is requiring that current IRWM plans address climate change impacts on near and long-term water resources planning. DWR released in October 2010 a brochure that summarizes key strategies and guidance for water management in a changing climate. For more information visit the departments website. Integrated Regional Water Management PlanYOLO COUNTY IRWMP UPDATE 2011 The status of projects and actions listed in the 2007 Yolo County IRWMP was updated in June 2011. Please visit the IRWMP page for more information. YOLO COUNTY IRWMP Projects For a complete listing of all the Integrated Actions please click here Click here for more information about the floodSAFE Yolo Pilot Program. Cache Creek CatalogA listing of Cache Creek documents is now accessible online to the public. Please click the above named link to view. Click here for general information about the catalog's development. |
