Regional Water Board seeking input on draft Resolution for Racial Equity
The Regional Water Board is working toward a future where a person’s race or tribal affiliation does not predict their access to or quality of water and where water quality conditions are improved for all marginalized groups. They are taking the first steps to achieve this future by, in part, drafting a Racial Equity Resolution (Resolution) that will acknowledge historical and present-day racial inequities and injustices and commit to developing an Action Plan with specific actions to advance racial equity in the North Coast Region.
The Regional Water Board will hold four engagement events to seek input on the draft Resolution from communities of interest and tribes prior to proposing the draft Resolution to our Board for adoption in February 2023. These engagement events include:
A hybrid (in person and virtual) Board workshop on the evening of October 5 or 6, 2022;
Two in-person listening sessions during the week of October 17-21, 2022; and
One virtual, region-wide listening session during the week of October 24-28, 2022.
The purpose of the engagement events is to:
Inform communities of interest, tribes, and the public about the Regional Water Board’s racial equity initiative, the draft resolution and its review period, and future Action Plan;
Create a space for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and other people of color to share their input, experiences, perspectives, and wisdom related to racial inequities and environmental injustices in the North Coast Region; and
Invite comments and conversation from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and other people of color communities, tribes, and other members of the public related to the draft resolution, future action plan, and racial equity at large.
For more information:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/water_issues/programs/racial_equity/index.html
Date
October 5, 2022 – October 6, 2022
Time
All day