New Report: Putting Data to Work How better data can help Californians manage drought, floods, agriculture, fisheries, and more SACRAMENTO, California, FEB 15 2023 – The California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) today released a new technical report and policy brief: Putting Data to Work: Why Investing in Water and Ecological Data in California Matters. High-quality, […] Read more
Tara Moran, Consortium CEO, talks with with MyAgLife about the California Water Data Consortium’s Groundwater Accounting Platform and its value to growers, groundwater sustainability agencies, and others supporting support implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The podcast features Dr. Moran and Steven Springhorn, DWR SGMA’s technical assistance manager, in conversation with MyAgLife’s Taylor Chalstrom. Read more
Exciting new partnerships help Groundwater Accounting Platform expand to new regions By Hannah Ake (Senior Program Manager – California Water Data Consortium) and Mike Myatt (Senior Director, Climate Resilient Water Systems – Environmental Defense Fund) This blog is co-authored with the Environmental Defense Fund. A key first step toward managing groundwater sustainably in California, as […] Read more
As California transitions to an open data future, it will be critical that we do so in a manner that provides both consistency and flexibility across state and local agencies. We invite you to read this summary on The California Water Data Consortium’s critical work in 2022 to help facilitate this transition. Read more
Contact: Tara Moran, President and CEO, California Water Data Consortium, tmoran@cawaterdata.org, 650-796-2546 Rick Callender Joins the California Water Data Consortium Board of Directors SACRAMENTO – The California Water Data Consortium (Consortium), a nonprofit organization that supports cross-sector collaboration to ensure high-quality, accessible data for the benefit of everyone in California, announced today that Rick Callender will be joining their Board of […] Read more
The California Water Data Consortium, in partnership with the State, has been recognized by Senator Bill Dodd, for its work on the Open and Transparent Water Data Act. Read the letter of support from Senator Dodd below. Read more
Contact: Carolina Roberts, Media Branch Office Chief, California Department of Water Resources, carolina.roberts@water.ca.gov, 916-653-6032 Tara Moran, President and CEO, California Water Data Consortium, tmoran@cawaterdata.org, 650-796-2546 Ronna Kelly, Environmental Defense Fund, rkelly@edf.org, 510-834-2563 SACRAMENTO—State water agencies, the California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a new partnership today to make an […] Read more
Learn more about the Consortium and our pilot projects involving lidar, groundwater, urban water, and agriculture in the recently-released Waterloop podcast featuring the Consortium’s CEO, Tara Moran. Listen to the episode here Read more