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What is an IRWM?Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) is a collaborative effort to manage all aspects of water resources in a region. IRWM crosses jurisdictional, watershed, and political boundaries; involves multiple agencies, stakeholders, individuals, and groups; and attempts to address the issues and differing perspectives of all the entities involved through mutually beneficial solutions. IRWMs are established by the California Department of Water Resources. |
The IRWM process looks at water management issues from a multitude of perspectives as diverse stakeholders engage one another. That process can yield multi-benefit projects that meet several entities’ goals and objectives in a more cost effective manner than each entity acting on its own. Previously, water management entities tended to work with a narrow focus on their service area and primary function, sometimes competing against similar efforts to resolve similar issues or advancing duplicative efforts.
There are seven IRWMs in the Tulare Basin Hydrologic region, which are, from north to south (approximately):
If you represent a Tulare Basin IRWM and would like to make suggestions and/or contributions to this page, please email us.
- Westside IRWM
- Southern Sierra IRWM
- Kings Basin Water Authority
- Kaweah River Basin IRWM
- Tule River IRWM
- Poso Creek IRWM
- Kern County IRWM
If you represent a Tulare Basin IRWM and would like to make suggestions and/or contributions to this page, please email us.
