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1416 9th Street,
Sacramento, Ca 95814

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P. O. Box 942836,
Sacramento, Ca 94236-0001

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 Climate Change Work Team Goals
 

State/Federal coordination with:

  • other agencies to determine mutual areas of interest, common methodologies, and comparable results
  • internal programs (DWR and Reclamation)
  • external programs, such as those from the California Energy Commission

Build coalitions with experts in climate change

Support mandates on climate change

  • Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order # S-3-05, June 1, 2005
  • California Water Plan Bulletin 160

Assess impacts to California's water resources for a range of climate change scenarios, focusing on operations of the SWP and CVP systems

Assess risk for the SWP and CVP systems based on results from impacts assessment and estimated scenario probabilities

Evaluate risk mitigation options through flexible SWP and CVP adaptation to potential climate change scenarios

Explore additional mitigation measures beyond SWP and CVP adaptability

 

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