Surfing From River City: Water Sites
Compiled by Shirley H. David,
Sacramento County Public Law Librarian

This is the first “surfing” sidebar that actually focuses on websites related to the water within and surrounding the federal, state, and local agencies control the water, generate power from it, monitor water quality, work with conservation groups, provide recreational opportunities, and educate about it. Here are a few comprehensive sites that cover these areas.

http://www.spd.usace.army.mil/
U.S. Corp of Engineers South Pacific Division. Includes quality management plans, reports, procedures for appeals, maps, and emergency services information. You can reserve a campsite from this site.

http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/
California Department of Water Resources. This newly reorganized site is extensive. Includes direct links to all the agencies within the department. Includes items such as water project maps, the State Water Plan, the California Well Standards, energy contracts, spot market reports, and litigation documents.

http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/
California Water Resources Control Board. Agendas, enforcement orders, links to the water code and regulations, proposed regulations, instructions for filing water quality petitions, water rights decisions, orders, resolutions, public notices.

http://www.ceres.ca.gov/
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System developed by the California Resources Agency. Ocean and coastal resources management. Wetlands and watershed management information. Links to nongovernmental environmental organizations. Order an environmental personalized license plate from here.

http://www.acwanet.com/
Association of California Water Agencies. Tracks legislation, links to water contractor sites. Testimony of members for proposed regulations, legislation etc. Links to other sites such as the State Water Contractors.