California Water Data Consortium

“Part of the motivation here is that a lot of (water) agencies right now are signing contracts to build data management systems, and there are a lot of small agencies in California that simply can’t afford to do so,” said Tara Moran, president and chief executive of the California Water Data Consortium.

Tara Moran is the first chief executive for the new California Water Data Consortium, which seeks to improve and share data in a way that helps the state manage its liquid assets. The organization’s goal, she says, is to create a strong, data-related foundation to support water policy discussions in the state.