As calls mount to reform California’s antiquated water rights system, some are calling on lawmakers to address the system's legacy of racism.
Tribes and environmentalists are demanding California revise a key water plan, saying the Delta’s ecological crisis is tied to the history of racism.
Recently, two Department of Water Resources employees used software that analyzes people’s surnames in an attempt to determine their race and applied it to state water records in anThey analyzed the names of about 1,500 directors of local water agencies, and estimated — for those whose names could be classified — that approximately 86% were white and 78% were male.
They posted the analysis and data online on a state server, and the information was circulated on LinkedIn. The Department of Water Resources later removed the data. “DWR is working to develop and determine a more appropriate method of collecting and reporting equity data as part of the 2023 update to the California Water Plan,” Mohr said in an email.A coalition of California tribes and environmental groups is calling for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oversight of the state water board.
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