Overview
- State officials describe the 9 million acre‑feet target as roughly two Shasta Reservoirs and as a response to projected losses from shrinking snowpack and harsher drought.
- The Department of Water Resources is forming a broad advisory committee of urban and agricultural suppliers, tribes, labor, environmental justice groups, local government, business and environmental interests, with an inaugural meeting in April.
- Work will center on three tracks: statewide data and planning models, localized long‑term supply targets aligned with existing strategies and laws, plus adaptation actions that include storage, groundwater recharge, conservation and nature‑based solutions.
- A new public hub at CaliforniaWaterPlan.com will provide meeting materials, timelines, participation details and updates throughout the process.
- The initiative is in the planning stage under input from the California Water Commission, with the 2028 update underway and a follow‑on update slated for 2033.