Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    In addition to building our governance structure, the Consortium is advancing four pilot projects, including projects on groundwater accounting and data reporting; urban water reporting; LiDAR data acquisition; and streamlined water use reporting in the San Francisco Bay Delta. The Consortium has also developed several programs to engage the water data community in our work and promote more equitable water solutions. These programs include i) a free, virtual Data for Lunch series providing a venue for the Consortiums Board and Steering Committee members, Working Group Co-Chairs, and the public to learn about new and innovative and ii) a racial equity working group that provides guidance on racial equity in water data in California. Finally, the Consortium has been facilitating an organization-wide strategic planning process to guide the Consortiums work for the next three years.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
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    $152.3K

  • Program 2 [2021]

    The California Water Data Consortium was incorporated on July 15, 2019. Our first fiscal year was devoted to building the organization, including seating a 9-member board of directors, obtaining 501(c)(3) public charity status, developing and adopting bylaws, developing data streamlining pilot projects, and conducting a nationwide search for the Consortium's first Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A CEO was hired in FY 20/21. The CEO has continued building the organization, including hiring a Program Operations Manager; seating an 11-member steering committee, including 6 state agency representatives and 5 non-state partners; and seating 4 working group co-chairs. In addition to organization building, substantive program development was accomplished during fiscal year 20/21(see 4b).
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
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    990
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  • California Water Data Consortium Projects

    The California Water Data Consortium is advancing four projects, including projects on groundwater accounting and data reporting; urban water data reporting; telemetered water data monitoring and LiDAR data. The Consortium received funding from the Department of Water Resources to advance modernization of water and ecological water data in California, including programmatic, communications, and coordination work. It also received program-specific support as outlined below. Groundwater Accounting and Data Reporting Project. The Consortium, in partnership with nongovernmental organizations, State partners, and water agencies, continued to advance the Groundwater Accounting and Data reporting project. This important work has resulted in an open-source Groundwater Accounting Platform to support local agencies in implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. This work is supported by funding from the Department of Water Resources and a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Applied Science grant. Urban Water Data Reporting Project. The Consortium is working with State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Data to improve urban water dataaccessibility with the goals of reducing reporting burdens, expanding access to more timely data, and improving data use to support decision-making.Telemetered Water Data Monitoring Project. The Consortium is developing technical recommendations for reporting telemetered water data to the State Water Resources Control Board that are responsive to major watershed management issues and interests, costs, and privacy concerns, while also communicating the benefits of water data for administration of existing water rights, environmental protections, and community needs. This work is funded by the State Water Resources Control Board.LiDAR Data Project. In partnership with the Water Solutions Network, the Consortium provides an informal meeting space for state and non-state partners to meet, discuss and collaborate on LiDAR needs and opportunities in the state of California. This work receives in-kind facilitation services to support ongoing meetings and discussion from the Department of Water Resources. In all of its work. the Consortium continues to engage the water data community in our work and promote more equitable water solutions. Some examples of community engagement, include:i) a free, virtual Data for Lunch series providing a venue for the Consortium's Board and Steering Committee members, Working Group Co-Chairs, and the public to learn about and discuss emerging water-related datasets, technologies and governance structures and ii) a collaboration with the AB1755 Partner Agency Team and state agencies to discuss and make recommendations on additional measures needed for the continued advancement of open water data in California.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
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    990
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    $813.3K