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State Water Board reports progress on Racial Equity Action Plan; office reorganized to include Tribal Affairs
Summary
At its March 4 meeting, the State Water Resources Control Board presented a 2024 annual update on its Racial Equity Action Plan, reporting work across 53 actions and naming an office reorganization that created an Office of Public Engagement, Equity and Tribal Affairs (OPITA).
The State Water Resources Control Board provided a 2024 annual update on its Racial Equity Action Plan during the March 4 meeting, reporting steady progress across multiple actions and the reorganization of the board's public-engagement office to add evaluation, data and tribal-focused roles.
Lede: Staff said the board's action plan (2023—2025) contains 53 actions that track progress in three strategic directions: integrating racial equity and measuring impact; activating BIPOC community wisdom and sharing power; and fostering internal workplace inclusion and equity. At the end of 2024 staff reported that a subset of actions were complete, many…
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