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• Foster regional partnerships <br />• Develop integrated regional <br />water management plans <br />• Diversify regional water <br />portfolios <br />®ver the past 50 years, <br />California has met much of <br />its increasing water demands with <br />inter - regional projects. Although <br />these state, federal, and local <br />projects now serve as the backbone <br />of California water management, <br />by themselves they cannot provide <br />for our growing population, <br />changing agricultural production <br />patterns, and environmental needs. <br />However, regional partnerships can <br />efficiently solve water management <br />problems, and they can consider <br />multiple resource issues. <br />Promote integrated regional water management to ensure <br />sustainable water uses, reliable supplies, better water <br />quality, environmental stewardship, efficient urban <br />development, protection of agriculture, and a strong <br />economy. <br />Regions have opportunities not <br />available to individual water <br />suppliers. With state government <br />leadership, assistance and <br />oversight, regional water <br />planning and management will <br />help meet water needs through <br />2030. Integrated regional water <br />management relies on a diversified <br />portfolio of water strategies. The <br />resulting regional plans can provide <br />efficient solutions, consider other <br />resource issues, and enjoy broad <br />public support. <br />California Water Plan Update <br />2005 identifies near -term actions <br />that will stimulate progress toward <br />achieving integrated regional <br />water management. It also specifies <br />comprehensive actions that will <br />foster success over the long term. <br />Some of these key actions include <br />the following: <br />i <br />i <br />0 <br />