{"id":12217,"date":"2017-01-10T14:56:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=12217"},"modified":"2017-01-10T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:58:04","slug":"update-and-progress-on-california-water-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/01\/10\/update-and-progress-on-california-water-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Update and progress on California Water Action Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2013 A new report from several California agencies tracks the significant progress made in 2016 toward achievement of the California Water Action Plan \u2013 progress that builds the reliability and resiliency of our water resources.<\/p>\n

The report released today highlights the achievements of 2016, the third year that state agencies have been coordinating efforts under the Water Action Plan.\u00a0 First released by the administration of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in January 2014, the Water Action Plan is a five-year framework with 10 overarching goals designed to bring sustainability to California\u2019s water resources and restoration to its most important ecosystems.<\/p>\n

The plan\u2019s major goals include making conservation a way of life, increasing regional self-reliance in water supplies, managing and preparing for dry periods, and providing safe water for all communities.\u00a0 The plan is the foundation for expenditures under Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion water bond passed overwhelmingly by California voters in November 2014.<\/p>\n

The 2016 summary of accomplishments was prepared by the California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe built momentum in 2016 that we intend to maintain in 2017 and beyond,\u201d said California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird.\u00a0 \u201cUnited by the Water Action Plan goals and enabled by the Proposition 1 funds, we are making investments that will pay off for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross said, \u201c\u201cThis plan is critically important beyond the year-to-year fluctuations we experience in precipitation. Looking ahead, we know that we must work together to make every drop of water count in California.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe drought has highlighted the challenges California faces under climate change,\u201d said CalEPA Secretary Matt Rodriquez. \u201cThe Water Action Plan serves as an invaluable guide to ensure that our short-term responses to the drought are also being translated into actions that make our water system more sustainable and resilient over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the 2016 achievements described in the California Water Action Plan Implementation Report \u2013 2016 Summary of Accomplishments<\/a> include:<\/p>\n