Californias Water Crisis - Archived from DOI.gov 2009

The Obama Administration is fully engaged in a coordinated response to California's ongoing water crisis. Secrtary Salazar and Chair of the White House Council of Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley announced a series of actions the federal government is taking to deal with the devastating water shortages at a public meeting in Washington D.C. on September 30, 2009.

Press Materials

• Meeting Agenda
• Press Release
• Photos
• Reality Check: California's Water Crisis

Documents and Letters

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between six federal agencies.
• Independent review by the National Academy of Sciences
• Request for a special session of the California legislature

Presentations

• Ron Milligan, Bureau of Reclamation, Operations Manager
• Jeff Mount, Professor, University of California-Davis
• John McCamman, Chief Deputy Director, CA Department of Fish and Game

Event Video

Conference Audio