Aligning Land Use and Water Quality Protection In Amador & Calaveras Counties
A Watershed-based Strategy for Amador and Calaveras Counties Communities
Project Overview
The Local Government Commission (LGC) has received funding from the State Water Boards to initiate a collaborative watershed planning process with local partners in Amador and Calaveras Counties. The project is intended to link water resource protection and management with local land use planning efforts. LGC is a non-partisan membership organization that provides inspiration, technical assistance, and networking to local elected officials and other dedicated community leaders. For more information about LGC, visit our website at www.lgc.org.
The goal of this project is to assist in coordinating land use planning, water resource management, and watershed protection efforts within the project area. The project will result in a watershed plan that provides policy language for land planning and design strategies that will help communities accommodate growth while minimizing the impacts of future development on water resources. The planning process will enhance collaboration between stakeholders and increase coordination between water management and land use planning efforts. For more information, see the project activities and outcomes or contact Clark Anderson (916-448-1198 x 329).
Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Future Amador-Calaveras County Regional Watershed Planning Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting agendas and past meeting minutes are available for download.
Resources
Studies, plans, policies, articles and general background material that relates to local water and land use issues for the Amador-Calaveras regions are available on the Resources page. This Resources page currently contains the Regional Watershed Inventory, which is comprised of reports, planning documents, policies, and other documents that relate directly to Amador and Calaveras. The Resources page also has an Articles section that contains news and journal articles, general background information on the issues, and other documents related to land use and water.
LGC Comments to LA RWQCB - Opportunities and Challenges for the Integrating Water and Land Use - October 2007