A New Era in California Water Planning
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is embarking on the 2028 California Water Plan, a multiyear effort to modernize statewide water planning and deliver a more action-oriented, measurable blueprint for long-term water reliability and resilience.
Reimagined Resilience
Climate change is our new reality. We must rethink our approach to water planning and create an innovative playbook to guide and secure California's water future.
Collaboration and transparency
Coordination with diverse voices and interests across the state
Long-term water supply targets
First-ever statewide water supply target of 9 million acre-feet by 2040
Actionable adaptation and implementation
Place-specific strategies, including nature-based solutions, cost-benefit analyses, and progress tracking and integration across State, federal, and local planning
Data-driven and science-based
Use advanced technologies, expansive planning models, cutting-edge scientific research, statewide, and watershed-scale datasets
Water Plan Updates
The California Water Plan, which is updated every five years, is the State’s strategic plan for sustainable water management, providing a trusted source of water data, analysis, and investment guidance. In developing future updates, starting with 2028, DWR is taking a refreshed approach to address the new and worsening threats to our state’s water supply.
Help Shape California’s Water Future
To ensure that California’s water planning process reflects the diverse needs of communities across the state, public participation is critical, and highly encouraged. Public input can directly shape priorities, strengthening the success of policy, to the benefit of all Californians.
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