Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba Integrated Regional Water Management
The Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba (CABY) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) group is an innovative, stakeholder-driven collaboration among local government, Tribes, watershed groups, and interested partners in the foothills region of California. The CABY IRWM comprises four major watersheds, and a planning area of 4,351 square miles. The importance of the region cannot be overstated. CABY region comprises four watersheds–the Cosumnes, American, Bear, and Yuba–which combine to form a major drainage area of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada range, from the mountain crest to the Central Valley. The collective streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs of these watersheds flow into the Sacramento River and are a major source of fresh water for the state of California.
CABY is made up of a large group of stakeholders who are passionate about making a difference in the region in a consensus-driven manner. CABY integrates long term planning and high quality project implementation in an adaptive management framework-fostering coordination and communication among the region’s diverse stakeholders.
Proposition 1 Funding Opportunity
The recently completed CABY IRWM Plan Update was approved by the DWR on August 26, 2021. This authorization allows access to the Proposition 1 funding opportunity described below. You can view the approved plan here.
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) plans to issue a solicitation for Round 2 of the Proposition 1 funding in the Spring of 2022. As with previous funding opportunities, DWR allocated the bond funds by region and for this round of funding CABY will have $1,001,788 for general projects and $144,444 dedicated to DAC projects.
Stakeholder Participation in CABY
In accordance with the CABY IRWM Plan procedures all CABY stakeholders wishing to participate as voting members of the CABY Stakeholder Group and be eligible for funding opportunities are required to submit a Resolution of Support (ROS). The ROS is due by February 4th, 2022 for your project to be considered for this current funding opportunity. Note that in order to submit a project a Resolution of Support (ROS) must also be submitted. The Resolution of Support document is available as a download here. Submit your ROS to cabyirwmp@gmail.com.
During the CABY IRWM Plan Update process earlier this year there was a “Call for Projects”. This list is still active, and we will be allowing an additional opportunity for CABY Stakeholders to add new projects. Projects can be submitted using the CABY Project Form.
Final CABY region and Mountain Counties Funding Area report
The DAC Involvement Program, authorized by Proposition 1, allocated $1.3 million over three years to the Mountain Counties Funding Area for the purpose of supporting and expanding involvement of disadvantaged communities, economically distressed areas (EDAs), Tribes, and underrepresented communities in IRWM planning efforts. The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment and the Sierra Water Workgroup were hired to conduct a study to assess community capacities pertaining to water and wastewater needs in the Mountain Counties Funding area. The document that resulted from their study which addresses the CABY region is available here. CABY is one region within the Mountain Counties Funding Area. The complete report about the Mountain Counties Funding Area Integrated Regional Water Management Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program can be found here.
Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba Integrated Regional Water Management