The California Water Data Consortium (Consortium), a nonprofit organization that supports cross-sector collaboration to ensure high-quality, accessible water data for the benefit of everyone living and working in California, is pleased to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors. The new Board members include Ashley Boren with Sustainable Conservation, Kristine Johnson with the Kingfisher Foundation, and Mitra Rogers with Amazon Web Services. Each of these individuals and the organizations they represent bring a strong history of leadership and a unique perspective to data management, policy, and improved water and community outcomes in California and beyond.
Read moreCWDC highlighted in AWRA Impact Magazine on Drought Resilience
News • April 20th, 2023
California Water Data Consortium CEO, Tara Moran, is featured in the Mar/Apr issue of AWRA Impact magazine, where she summarizes a conversation with water leaders on the role of water data in stewarding limited water supplies during drought.
Read moreNew Report: Putting Data to Work
News • February 15th, 2023
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.
Read moreMyAgLife Podcast on Groundwater Accounting Platform
News • January 12th, 2023
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.
Read moreExciting new partnerships help Groundwater Accounting Platform expand to new regions
News • December 20th, 2022
By Mike Myatt, Senior Director of Climate Resilient Water Systems at EDF and Hannah Ake, Senior Program Manager at the California Water Data Consortium
Read moreCalifornia Water Data Consortium 2022 Year in Review
News • December 16th, 2022
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.
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News • December 13th, 2021Rick Callender Joins the California Water Data Consortium Board of Directors
News • December 6th, 2021
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 moreLetter of support from Senator Dodd
News • November 16th, 2021The 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 moreState Water Agencies, California Water Data Consortium and EDF Partner on Groundwater Accounting Platform and Data Standards
News • May 11th, 2021
State water agencies, the California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a new partnership today to make an open-source groundwater accounting platform freely available to help groundwater sustainability agencies manage the transition to sustainable supplies.
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