by Robert Gould and Guadalupe Garcia, Ag Innovations

The CWAC 2022–2024 Report documents the collective progress, outcomes, and lessons learned by the California Water Action Collaboration (CWAC) during a period of accelerated project development and growing cross-sector engagement. The report highlights how corporations, NGOs, and implementation partners worked together to advance practical, multi-benefit water stewardship solutions across California.

Covering projects launched between 2022 and 2024, the report details measurable outcomes related to water conservation and recharge, climate resilience, ecosystem restoration, and community water security. It also describes CWAC’s evolving collective action model, including expanded learning opportunities, new tools for project matchmaking and investment, and large-scale initiatives such as the Regenerative Agriculture and Water (RAW) Lab and the San Joaquin Valley Initiative, a watershed-scale collective action pilot.

Together, these findings demonstrate CWAC’s role as a catalyst for collaborative, watershed-scale action—showing how shared learning, pooled resources, and coordinated investment can deliver meaningful, on-the-ground impact for people, nature, and California’s water future.