At the Aug. 19, 2026, meeting, the California Water Commission will host a panel of interested parties to discuss how to move forward with implementing A Vision for the San Joaquin Valley, an integrated plan with near- and long-term strategies developed by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to strengthen water management and climate resilience in the San Joaquin Valley. The plan provides a framework for climate-resilient water management, to help align local, State, and federal partners, and inform coordinated investments and policy improvements across the region.
The panel will include diverse perspectives from academia, agriculture, community-based organizations and others, and will explore opportunities, barriers, and next steps for a region that faces some of the State’s most significant and interconnected water challenges, including groundwater overdraft, land subsidence, flood risk, aging infrastructure, and the growing impacts of climate change.
California Water Commission meeting
When: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Where: California Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium,
The August meeting agenda will also include the third State Water Project briefing of the year, this one detailing the 2026-27 budget; as well as three Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) items: a quarterly update on the WSIP, a presentation by DWR on implementation of “pulse flows” to benefit spring-run Chinook salmon, and a progress update from the Southern California Water Bank Authority, the project proponent for the Willow Springs Water Bank Conjunctive Use Project.
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