The California Water and Land Use Partnership (CA WALUP) is an informal partnership among state and federal agencies and non profits that have a strong interest in improving water quality in the state of California. The mission of CA WaLUP is to improve water quality and supply and conserve natural resources through the protection of watershed integrity. We seek to accomplish this mission by providing technical information and practical tools to support informed land use decision-making at the local level.  We support a balanced approach of protecting natural resources while at the same time accommodating growth. To this end, our program addresses land use issues and promotes the use of integrated land use planning, community design, and site design strategies that serve to prevent or reduce the impacts of development on water resources. We also seek to advance dialogue regarding the alignment of water quality management, watershed protection, and land use planning goals.

Key Partners include: California Coastal Commission, California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA, SWRCB), Local Government Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, UC Davis Extension - Center for Water and Land Use, Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council, California Ocean Protection Council, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, CSUSB Water Resources Institute, California Sea Grant Program, and others.

General info about CA WALUP: Download
ViewCAWALUPgeninfo9-13-06.pdf

CA WALUP is a member of the National NEMO Network. NEMO is an educational program for land use decision makers addressing the relationship between land use and water resource protection.

Projects, Meetings, Products & Services, Todo, Links, and Group Members.

Current Announcements

CA WaLUP Meeting: June 3, 2008: Region 2 Water Resources Control Board Building - 1515 Clay Street, Oakland CA Room 11 on the Second Floor

The Coastal Society’s 21st International Conference June 29-July 2, 2008 Redondo Beach, California

NEMO U6: October 19-22, 2008: Monterey, CA

Southern California Partners Meeting 1-25-08:

Download Meeting Notes:

Download
ViewCAWaLUP_DiscussionNotes1_25_08.doc

Download Presentations:

Download
ViewGreenStreetsLA_Jines1-25-08.pdf

Download
ViewOnePerspective_Susilo1-25-08.pdf

Download
ViewVentura_Anderson1-25-08.pdf

Download
ViewYeager-WaLUP_1-25-08.pdf

Download
ViewZaleski_Overview_1-25-08.pdf

Download Agenda:

Download
ViewsCA_PartnersAgenda1-25-08.pdf

Website Layout:

• Main Page Brief info about the group, current announcements, and posting of comments
• Projects recent discussions, meeting outcomes, and password protected sharing of documents. New projects can be created by anyone in the group to further collaborate. The creator of the new project may decide if they want the project password protected.
• Post Comments: You can do this on any page. A long discussion can be archived as a project for future reference.
• Meetings Place meeting info and attach agendas to the website. If you update the agenda, email the group with a link to our website (prevents flooding email with attachments). Attach presentations before or after the meeting.
• Products & Services Charter, Fact Sheets, ISAT
• Todo Use for action items
• Links Relevant websites (the current links are from our old website, feel free to edit and add)
• Group Members Place for your contact info, list/link to your current projects

Posting Comments and Editing of Website Anyone with a username and password may post comments and edit web content. We can add, delete, or edit any pages to fit the groups needs. If you are unable to complete a desired task, please email Susan Zaleski (szaleski@usc.edu)