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Announcements

2012 Board Officers Elected

For details please read the press release

Next WRA Meetings

The next meetings are:

2012 Yolo County Water Awareness Calendar

2012 calendar is now available. Copies of the calendar will be available at several locations throughout Yolo County in Woodland and Winters. Please call if you have questions 666-2733. 2012 Calendar

Details about the 2012 Water Awareness Student Poster Contest will be available in February 2012.

WRA Annual Newsletter - January 2012

 

The Year in Review: 2011

Available Now! Click on the above link to read what topics and projects have kept the WRA's members busy.

WRA Meeting Calendar

Meeting schedules for the IRWMP public workshops, WRA Board of Directors, and WRA Technical and Executive Subcommittees.

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Proposition 84 Planning Grant Round 1

The Westside Regional Water Management Group submitted a $1 million planning grant application to improve regional water planning efforts. The Westside RWMG is a 5 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. Please see the links below for more information

UPDATE January 2012: The Westside RWMG’s Coordinating Committee is working with consultant Kennedy/Jenks on the development of the Westside IRWMP.  Project links will be accessible on the WRA website. Details will be posted as they become available.

Kick-off Meetings will be held in the following locations: Vacaville - 1/25/12; Woodland - 2/1/12; Clearlake - 2/6/12.

Kick-off Meetings Flyer 2012

Kick-off Meetings Press Release 1/19/12

For more details and project documents: Westside IRWM website

 

Potential Drought Conditions

In 2010 a wet winter ended a three-year drought, but the current dry winter is again giving California water managers cause for concern. January 2012 could be the driest year on record.  The entire nation has been experiencing exceptionally warm and dry weather the last few months.  Public outreach and education continue to be important for water conservation. The public, urban agencies and agricultural users will all be called upon to conserve their water consumption. Here are some links that provide useful information and monitor current conditions. Drought Resources

California's Drought Update - regular updates on drought conditions are posted on the State's website

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.

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.

Delta Vision Foundation
Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Protection Commission

Bay Delta Conservation Plan

UC Davis Delta Solutions Program
US EPA Watershed Priorities San Francisco Bay Delta

Integrated Regional Water Management Plan

(Final Document)

The Water Resources Association of Yolo County (WRA) is a group of local entities working together to provide a water-planning forum. The WRA is developing Yolo County's first Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP). The IRWMP will serve as a planning document to help guide water issues and projects within Yolo County.

(Projects)

For a complete listing of all the Integrated Actions please click here

floodSAFE Yolo Pilot Program (IRWMP Action)

Click here for more information about the floodSAFE Yolo program.

Cache Creek Catalog

A 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.
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