Drought Preparedness and Response Workshop (Palmdale)

California Rural Water Association (CRWA), in partnership with the Department of Water Resources, is offering no-cost workshops for Water Operators and System Managers of Private, Public and Tribal Systems.

These free classes are being offered in person. Please abide by the county and/or venue COVID protocols. Please register in advance – class sizes are limited, and we expect these sessions to fill up fast!

If you are interested in registering for a workshop, please email the California Rural Water Association at lcarmona@calruralwater.org.

Other Workshop Dates Include: 

November 1 | 8:30 am - 12:30 pm (Ventura)

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Each workshop will cover the following topics:

• Drought Background, Preparedness, and Response
  • Overview of California hydro-climatology, including the hydrology of the state’s most significant historical droughts
  • Understanding drought risk and climate change
  • Review of lessons learned in past droughts, as well as expected drought impacts & basic concepts of drought vulnerability & drought resilience
  • Techniques for reducing drought vulnerability
  • DWR financial assistance programs for drought

• Groundwater
  • Overview of the basic concepts of groundwater hydrology, including factors controlling groundwater flow & fractured bedrock settings
  • Overview on water wells, including typical well yields, requirements for well completion report and water level monitoring
  • Summary of state legislative requirements for groundwater level monitoring and sustainable groundwater management
  • DWR financial assistance programs for sustainable groundwater management

• Water Conservation and Shortage Contingency Planning
  • New requirements in SB 552 for small water systems and counties for water shortage contingency planning
  • Financial and technical assistance programs

Please let us know if any registrant requires a disability accommodation. For more information on CRWA classes, please visit our website: www.calruralwater.org. Questions? (800) 833-0322