WEBINAR: Climate Resilience and IRWM: Building Successful Partnerships, Day 3

Panel: How Does California Sustain its 20-Year Investment in Regional Collaboration for Increasing Resilience?

• Joaquin Esquivel, Chair, California Water Boards
• Kris Tjernell, Deputy Director, Integrated Watershed Management, DWR
• Kip Lipper, Chief Policy Advisor on Energy and Environment, Senate pro Tem
• Nuin-Tara Key, Deputy Director: Climate, Office of Planning and Research (OPR)

Panel: How Does/Should the State Value Collaborative Regional Groups When Providing Technical and Financial Assistance for Resilience?

• Angelina Cook, Upper Sacramento-McCloud IRWM
• Carmel Brown, Financial Assistance Branch Manager, DWR
• Joe Karkoski, Deputy Director, Div. of Financial Assistance, State Water Resources

Resources shared in the chat

Tribal Climate and Clean Energy Funding Information:

• https://www.energy.ca.gov/news/2021-01/state-awards-2-million-10-california-native-american-tribes-climate-and-clean

California drought: Proposed ballot measure would fast-track construction of dams, desalination plants and other water projects

• https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/11/16/proposed-california-ballot-measure-would-fast-track-construction-of-dams-desalination-plants-and-other-water-projects/

McCloud Watershed Council

• https://www.mccloudwatershedcouncil.org/

Temporary Power Generators Now Online to Support California’s Electricity Grid:

• https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2021/Sept-21/Temporary-Power-Generators

Backup Generator Funding Program:

• https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/generator_funding/

IRWM and SGMA collaboration recordings:

• https://groundwaterexchange.org/video-gallery/irwm/