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Groundwater Resources Association of California

Membership organization that disseminates technical and educational information on statewide and local groundwater issues to its members, policy-makers and the public.

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Mountain Counties Water Resources Association

MCWRA works with the Department of Water Resources to identify water needs and plans for water development in the Mountain County area.

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My Water Quality Website

Joint parntership between the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Natural Resources Agency and several stakeholder organizations to coordinate water quality monitoring and assessment activities.

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Northern California Water Association

Lobbying organization that works to protect the region’s water rights and supplies by implementing an integrated regional water management plan and by working with Congress, the Legislature, state and federal agencies and various stakeholders

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Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA)

Trade association of West Coast commercial fishermen. Works to assure the rights of individual fishermen and the commercial fishing industry. Lobbies for the group’s interests in West Coast state legislatures and Congress.

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Pacific Water Quality Association

Represents the water quality improvement industry including retailers, assemblers, manufacturers and suppliers.

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Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform (POWER)

Organization of California water agencies and officials who promote environmentally sustainable water policies and practices.

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Regional Water Authority

Joint powers authority that serves and represents the interests of over 20 water providers in the greater Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo county regions. Works to protect and enhance the reliability, availability, affordability and quality of water resources.

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San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority

Represents the four San Joaquin River exchange contractors to monitor environmental, legislative and legal issues which impact the exchange contractors and to defend the contractors’ water rights.

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San Joaquin River Group Authority

A consortium of San Joaquin Valley water agencies from Manteca to Bakersfield that coordinate the San Joaquin River agreement with local, state and federal agencies.

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Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority

Formed in 1968 as a planning agency, and reformed in 1972 with a mission to plan and build facilities to protect the water quality of the Santa Ana River Watershed.

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Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works

Alliance of wastewater treatment and collection agencies in seven Southern California counties.

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Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Develops the technical information necessary to better understand stormwater mechanisms and impacts, and then develop the tools that will effectively and efficiently improve stormwater decision-making.

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Southern California Water Committee (SCWC)

Nonprofit, nonpartisan partnership that provides public education on Southern California water issues. Composed of representatives from business, government, agriculture, water agencies and the general public.

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State Water Contractors

Nonprofit association of 27 public agencies from Northern, Central and Southern California that purchase water under contract from the California State Water Project. Collectively, the SWC delivers water to more than 25 million residents throughout the state and more than 750,000 acres of agricultural lands.

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Water Quality Association

An international trade association representing the household, commercial and industrial water quality improvement industry.

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Water Reuse Association

Nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the beneficial and efficient use of water resources through advocacy  and outreach, research and membership.

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Western States Water Council

Organization of representatives from 18 western states, dedicated to providing a forum for the exchange of views, perspectives, and experiences among member states; and to providing analysis of federal and state developments in order to assist member states in evaluating impacts of federal laws and programs and the effectiveness of state laws and policies.

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Western Urban Water Coalition

National association of municipal water utilities serving the largest cities in the Western United States. Formed in 1992 to represent the interests of urban water suppliers in CA, CO, NV, OR, UT and WA state in Washington, D.C.

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