November 19, 2025 – Meeting of the California Water Commission
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Vista del Lago Visitors Center, Pyramid Lake, 38500 Vista Del Lago Road, Gorman, CA, 93243
CDFW_Comment Letter_Item 9Members of the public will be able to observe the meeting and provide public comments in-person at the meeting location or remotely. Remote participation will be conducted via a web-based videoconferencing service called Zoom.
Registration is not required to provide public comments. Members of the public who wish to provide comments remotely during the meeting can do so by joining on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86489495509?pwd=zL9kZBQpj7TdsFgiDqHmMPE60soDH1.1). More detailed instructions on how to use Zoom and participate in the meeting can be found on the Commission website.
Alternatively, members of the public can offer verbal comments by telephone by calling one of the numbers below:
(408) 638-0968
(669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 864 8949 5509
Passcode: 404650
The meeting will be webcast live at: https://www.water-ca.com/. Individuals who only want to watch or listen should use this option as it preserves interactive meeting resources for those who are commenting on items.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Acknowledgement of California Native American Tribal Governments
This is an opportunity for elected Tribal leaders and formally designated Tribal representatives to identify themselves and to specify the agenda item(s) on which they will comment, as described in the Commission’s California Native American Tribal Leadership Comment Policy.
4. Approval of October 15, 2025, Meeting Minutes
5. Executive Officer’s Report
The Executive Officer will report on various matters addressed since the previous Commission meeting.
6. Commission Member Reports
This is an opportunity for members to disclose any meetings or conversations related to Commission business and held since the previous Commission meeting.
7. Public Testimony
Although no formal Commission action will be taken, the Commission offers an opportunity for the public to address the Commission on items of interest that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction, but that do not appear on the agenda.
8. Water Storage Investment Program: Update on Expected Timelines and Recommended Next Steps
Commission staff will provide an update on the progress of projects in the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP).
9. Water Storage Investment Program: Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking Regarding Use of Uncommitted Funding (Action Item)
Commission counsel will present proposed changes to the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) regulations for the Commission’s consideration. The proposed changes would give the Commission the discretion to make supplemental funding determinations for the existing WSIP projects using uncommitted WSIP funding.
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Draft Resolution
- Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking Action and Finding of Emergency
- Revised Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking Action and Finding of Emergency
- Proposed Emergency Regulation Text
- Revised Proposed Emergency Regulation Text - Redline
- Revised Proposed Emergency Regulation Text - Clean
Correspondence Received on This Item:
10. State Water Project Briefing: Construction and Modernization Projects Update
Staff from the DWR will brief the Commission on current State Water Project construction projects and provide an update on the Pyramid Lake and Castaic Lake modernization projects.
DWR staff will lead the Commission on a tour of Pyramid Lake.
Location and Time: The tour will be held at the Vista del Lago Visitors Center, 38500 Vista del Lago Road, Gorman, CA 93243. Tour will begin no earlier than 12:00 p.m. Members of the public are responsible for their own transportation. There will not be a remote option for this tour, and it will not be recorded.
DWR staff will lead the Commission on a tour of Castaic Lake.
Location and Time: The tour will be held at the Castaic Lake Recreation Area, Castaic Lake Drive, Castaic, CA 91310. The tour will begin no earlier than 1:00 p.m. and follow the Pyramid Lake tour. Members of the public are responsible for their own transportation between tour locations. There will not be a remote option for this tour, and it will not be recorded.
*The Commission may break for lunch as needed.*
Written comments regarding specific items on this agenda will be provided to the Commissioners as part of their meeting packets if they are received by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2025. Written comments can be submitted to cwc@water.ca.gov. Staff will make every effort to provide comments received after this deadline electronically, but we cannot make any guarantees. Comments received by the Commission related to meeting agenda items will not be edited and will be posted to the Commission's webpage in their entirety.