DRIP Collaborative Drought Definition and Narrative Workgroup Meeting - June 14th 2024

EVENT NOTIFICATION

The Drought Resilience Interagency & Partners (DRIP) Collaborative will hold a workgroup meeting to refine proposed recommendations under the Drought Definition and Narrative Focus Area. During the workgroup meeting, DRIP members will review input provided during the April DRIP Collaborative meeting and address the following:

• Validate title and recommendation description

• Identify anticipated impacts

• Consider related implementing parties & partners

• Describe potential alignment with other initiatives

• Identify of SME for additional input

The workgroup meeting will be conducted as a special teleconference meeting, whereby DRIP Collaborative members may attend remotely or at the physical location identified below. Members of the public will be able to observe the meeting and provide comments during the meeting, either in-person at the meeting location at the CNRA building or remotely through the Zoom meeting.

Meeting Time: June 14, 2024 at 11:00AM-12:30PM

Meeting Location

California Natural Resources Agency, 715 P St, Sacramento, Room 08-203 (eighth floor)*

*Please note that valid state identification is required. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before the start of the meeting to check-in at the security desk located next to the P Street entrance. Security desk staff will call for an escort to bring in-person participants to the meeting room. Please note, space will be limited for in-person attendance due to the nature of the meeting being hybrid.

Remote participation

Remote participation will be conducted via a Zoom platform. Members of the public who wish to attend and comment remotely can do so by using the Zoom registration link. We encourage members of the public to join remotely and to register at least 15 minutes before the meeting. Streaming will begin promptly at 11:00am.

Background

The Department of Water Resources established a standing drought and water shortage interagency task force in coordination with the State Water Board and other relevant state agencies to facilitate proactive state planning and coordination for pre-drought planning, emergency response, and post-drought management, consistent with Senate Bill 552 (Chaptered in 2021). The Task Force, called the Drought Resilience Interagency and

Partners Collaborative (DRIP Collaborative), will serve as a public forum with state and non-state agency members to advance our drought strategies and continue building resilience to the increasingly arid conditions California faces. For more information visit the DRIP Collaborative's webpage.

Meeting Agenda

11:00 am        Welcome and Process Review

 DRIP Collaborative members will review the process and template to be used for refining a set of three recommendations related to the Drought Definition and Narrative Focus Area.

11:10 am       Drought Definition White Paper Recommendation: Prepare a white paper that documents and describes various definitions of drought, including the resulting impacts.

 Using a provided template, DRIP Collaborative members will refine and expand on the recommendation.

11:30 am       Communication Program Recommendation: Create a statewide, symbols-based messaging platform that can be flexibly used by water suppliers to do local adaptation and thus communicate their specific drought and water supply information.

 Using a provided template, DRIP Collaborative members will refine and expand on the recommendation.

11:50 am       Drought Case Studies Recommendation: Create a suite of drought related case studies across sectors and geographies of California to highlight the complicated drought realities that diverse communities across the state are facing.

 Using a provided template, DRIP Collaborative members will refine and expand on the recommendation.

12:10pm        Reflections and Next Steps

 DRIP Collaborative members will discuss next steps to further develop the recommendations and to present at the July DRIP Collaborative meeting.

12:20pm        Public Comment

12:30pm        Adjourn

Additional Notes for the Public

All times indicated and the order of business are approximated and subject to change. Members of the public will be able to observe the meeting and provide public comments in-person at the meeting location or remotely. Remote participation will be conducted via the web-based videoconferencing service Zoom. Registration is required to provide public comments. Members of the public who wish to comment during the meeting can do so by registering via Zoom. Upon registration, you will be sent a Zoom meeting link at the email address you provide. Zoom streaming will begin at 11:00 AM. For more information visit the DRIP Collaborative webpage: https://water.ca.gov/drip