California Department of Water Resources
The mission of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is to manage the water resources of California in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the State's people, and to protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments. DWR's responsibilities and duties include preventing and responding to floods, droughts, and catastrophic events; informing and educating the public on water issues; and planning for future water needs, climate change impacts, and flood protection - among other climate change related concerns. DWR's sustainability policy promotes a departmental change in the way DWR operates relative to climate change impacts on water.
To mitigate the impacts of drought in California, DWR collects and analyzes specialized climate and hydrology data, is improving hydrologic forecasting capabilities, and provides technical assistance to small water systems.
DWR has produced a number of climate change related studies and reports that can be found linked on their climate web page:
- Indicators of Climate Change in California (May 2018)
- Addressing Sea Level Rise and Floodplain Management in California with the National Flood Insurance Program (Oct 2016)
- Relating Future Coastal Conditions to Existing FEMA Flood Hazard Maps: Technical Methods Manual (Oct 2016)
- The National Flood Insurance Program in California - Quick Guide Coastal Appendix: Planning for Sea-Level Rise (Oct 2016)
- California Climate Science and Data for Water Resources Management (June 2015)
Phone: (916) 653-5791
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Related Resources:
- Managing an Uncertain Future: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for California's Water
- California SB 758 - Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, and Climate Forecasting Program
- California Department of Water Resources Sustainability Policy and Guidelines
- California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Climate Change Document Clearinghouse
- California Water Plan 2013 Update
- Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning
- Assessing Reservoir Operations Risk Under Climate Change
- California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: SB1168, SB1319 and AB1739
- California Water Plan Update 2009 - Integrated Water Management
- CA Executive Order B-37-16: Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life
- California Disadvantaged Communities Mapping Tool
- California SB 606 - Water Management Planning
- California AB 1668 - Water Management Planning
- Urban Drought Guidebook 2008 Updated Edition
- Using Future Climate Projections to Support Water Resources Decision Making in California
- California Drought Contingency Plan
- California SB 667 - Department of Water Resources: riverine and riparian stewardship improvements
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