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State Water Board presents 2025 strategic work plan update; BIPOC water access and domestic wells draw public attention
Summary
State Water Board staff presented the 2025 strategic work plan update on March 4, outlining about 70 focused actions organized under four thematic priorities and identifying 24 starred items considered high priority for the year.
State Water Resources Control Board staff presented the board's sixth annual strategic work plan update on March 4, describing about 70 total actions and nearly two dozen starred items the agency intends to prioritize over the next one-to-five years.
Lede: Executive Director Eric Oppenheimer said the plan focuses on four themes: protect public health; protect and restore watersheds and marine environments; increase statewide climate resilience; and strengthen relationships, systems and internal capacity. Staff said the plan does not replace core workload such as permits and inspections, but highlights discrete short- to intermediate-term actions staff and the board expect to emphasize.
Nut graf: Among roughly 70 actions, staff identified 24 "high priority" or "starred" items the…
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