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SB-1373 Water data dashboard.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California’s water resources are critical for human consumption and ecological diversity, and act as a cornerstone of the state economy.
(b) Since the passage of the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Chapter 506 of the Statutes of 2016), data collected about water in California has become easier to find.
(c) The purpose of this measure is to build upon California’s integrated water data systems by merging and presenting data in a manner that is easier for a non-expert public to access and understand.

SEC. 2.

 Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12411) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 4.9 of Division 6 of the Water Code, to read:

Article  2.5. Water Data Dashboard
12411.
 (a) The department, while seeking input from the California Water Data Consortium, shall create a water data dashboard that is accessible through its internet website.
(b) The department shall merge the following data to be accessible through the dashboard:
(1) Any data the federal government provides to the department regarding the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.
(2) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the Central Valley Project.
(3) Any data collected by the state on the movement of water in the State Water Project.
(c) The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to, mapping, graphing, and visualizations of the data provided pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) For the purposes of this section, “California Water Data Consortium” means the nonprofit corporation established in 2019 under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code, pursuant to Section 12410.