The purpose of the Watershed Program is to advance sustainable watershed-based management of California’s natural resources through community-based strategies.
The new statewide watershed program, an extension of the previous CALFED Bay-Delta Watershed Program, will be administered through the Department of Conservation and will include grants for watershed coordinators. The Program will operate with guiding principles and goals and objectives, that includes maintaining a commitment to public involvement and Program transparency.
Statewide Watershed Program Documents
What's New
Delayed Release of DOC Watershed Coordinator Grant Solicitation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) regrets to announce that solicitations for Watershed Coordinator Grants funded through Proposition 84 are delayed due to state budget considerations. We will send out updates when new information is received. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Watershed Program staff.
Watershed Coordinator 2004-07 Final Report Released (July, 2008)
In 2004, a Watershed Coordinator Grant Solicitation was funded through the CALFED Watershed Program from the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 50). The 2004-2007 grant solicitation was open to special districts, nonprofit groups, and local governments and provided $9 million for a three-year period. In the Spring of 2004, 48 Grants were awarded and are completed. Visit our Grant Reports page to read about the activities of each coordinator.
2008 CALFED Watershed Grant Program to Support Implementation of Watershed Management Plans - State Water Resources Control Board Releases Final List of Projects Selected for Funding.
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Division of Financial Assistance has released the final list of projects selected for funding for the 2008 CALFED Watershed Grant Program to support implementation of Watershed Management Plans. The projects selected will support a suite of activities that will demonstrate successful implementation of an established watershed management plan(s), and will measure, analyze and evaluate the projects effectiveness in improving natural resource conditions in the watersheds and the bay-delta system.
See this site for details.
state Watershed Advisory Committee
The Secretary of the Resources Agency has appointed a 24-member State Watershed Advisory Committee to advise on the development and conduct of a new State Watershed Program. The Committee is responsible for guiding an extensive public outreach process to engage and receive advice from local people and communities on the construct of this new state program. There are two committee members representing each of the state's ten hydrologic regions and four at-large members with a particular emphsis on tribal, environmental justice and regional geographic focus.
About the watershed management program
About Watershed Management
Watershed management is the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that provide the goods, services and values desired by the community affected by conditions within a watershed boundary.
Learn more about watershed management here! (PDF, 700 kb)