The Central California Agency supports the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs strategic goal for the protection of tribal water rights through effective water resources management and planning.
The Water Management, Planning, and Pre-Development program supports the management, conservation, and utilization of trust water resources. Funds are utilized for technical studies and developing other information necessary for tribes to serve as informed and prudent managers of tribal water resources in a manner consistent with sound economic and conservation principles that enhance the quality of life, environment, and economic conditions on all trust lands.
The Water Rights Negotiation and Litigation program supports confirming and defining Indian water rights through litigation and court decree or through negotiated settlement. Funds are utilized on projects for data collection and analysis for active litigation and negotiation cases. Other types of projects may include economic feasibility studies, studies to determine practicably irrigable acreage, soil classification, hydrographic survey reports, and other technical data that is required by the particular matter being funded.
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is now accepting FY 2023 funding requests for the Water Management, Planning, & Pre-Development, and Water Rights Negotiation/Litigation Programs. All funding requests must be prepared in accordance with the Checklist and Instructions provided below. Central California Agency tribes may send completed funding requests, along with a tribal supporting cover letter, to the contact listed in the announcement on or before Friday September 2nd, 2022.
- Central California Agency Tribal Announcement
- Summary Guidance for Water Program Funding Requests
- FY 2023 Funding Request Checklist
- Notice of Revised Instructions for Preparing and Prioritizing Water Program Funding Requests
Water Resources Program Information and Guidance
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Water Resources on Indian Land
- Notice of Revised Instructions for Preparing and Prioritizing Water Program Funding Requests
- Indian Affairs Budget Justifications and Performance Information Fiscal Year 2021
- Indian Affairs Office of Trust Services / Division of Natural Resources / Branch of Water Resources
Relevant State and Federal Agencies
- California Department of Water Resources Office of Tribal Policy
- California State Water Resources Control Board Tribal Affairs
- Environment Protection Agency Region 9 Tribal Clean Water Act Program
- Indian Affairs Office of Trust Services / Division of Water and Power
- Indian Affairs Office of Trust Services / Tribal Resilience Program
- Indian Health Service Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tribal Relations
- Natural Resources Conservation Service Tribal Assistance
- Reclamation Native American Affairs Program
- Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Tribal Engagement
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Program
- U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary's Indian Water Rights Office
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Native American Programs
- U.S. Geological Survey Office of Tribal Relations
Water Resources Conditions and Data
- California Data Exchange Center
- California Groundwater Information Center
- California-Nevada River Forecast Center
- California Water Boards Data and Databases
- Central Valley Project Operations
- National Water Information System
- United States Drought Monitor
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit - Water Resources Dashboard
References
- Best Management Practices for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater
- Bureau of Reclamation Water Measurement Manual
- California Well Standards (DWR Bulletins 74-81 and 74-90)
- Water and Climate Change Adaptation in California
For further information or technical assistance please contact Chris Bujalski, Agency Hydrologist, at christopher.bujalski@bia.gov or (279) 444-0323.
