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State Water Resources Control Board seeks applicants for SafeFor advisory group
Summary
The State Water Resources Control Board is recruiting 20 advisory-group members for its SafeFor (Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for Equity and Resilience) program. Applications are available in multiple languages, typically processed early to late fall, and staff will assist with translation and technical questions.
The State Water Resources Control Board is inviting Californians to apply for its advisory group for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for Equity and Resilience program, known as SafeFor, the board announced in a Spanish-language tutorial.
Laurel Firestone, introduced in the tutorial as a member of the State Water Resources Control Board, urged “Necesitamos representación diversa de todo el estado,” and said the board seeks applicants from across California to represent disadvantaged communities and Native American tribes.
The advisory group will include 20 representatives from multiple categories, serve two-year terms and meet at least four times a year in locations across California or virtually to support broad participation, a presenter in the tutorial said. Members will provide input on local drinking-water needs and help shape the SafeFor fund spending plan.
The board said application materials are available in English, Spanish and other required languages and that staff will provide documents, answer questions, coordinate interpreter services for meetings and assist with technical questions. The presenter said the online form typically takes about 20 minutes to complete and can be submitted online, or downloaded and mailed or emailed to the SafeFor office.
Applicants should review the advisory-group charter and expectations on the board’s SafeFor webpage before applying, the tutorial advised. Applications are typically processed from early to late fall; submissions received after the stated deadline will not be considered, the presenter said.
The tutorial included practical application tips: double-check contact information, indicate every category for which an applicant is eligible (you may apply to more than one), and use the written sections to describe relevant personal or professional experience rather than brief statements of passion. If not selected this round, the presenter suggested reapplying or attending future advisory-group meetings to demonstrate ongoing engagement.
For more information or questions, the tutorial closed by directing listeners to contact the State Water Resources Control Board and to consult the SafeFor materials on the board’s website.
