1  About OIMA

1.1 Overview

The California State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) Office of Information Management and Analysis (OIMA) is here to empower & support people, so that our water data systems educate communities & inform decisions to protect the environment and public health.

The processes and actions OIMA takes to realize our purpose can be summarized with four main themes:

• We ensure the value of data by engaging each phase of the data life cycle.
• We innovate by leveraging our strengths and doing different with less.
• We serve communities by asking questions, listening, and learning to build capacity and inspire good science.
• We nurture a healthy work culture.

See this statement for more details.

1.2 Tribal Water Data Initiatives

OIMA is committed to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging in our work, our office, and at the Water Boards. Meaningful engagement and partnership with California Native American Tribes (Tribes) is fundamental to this work.

OIMA has begun to work with Tribal partners on a series of water data initiatives – including the Tribal Data Mapping Tool and this User Manual – to build relationships and work together to better understand, streamline, and improve the interactions between Water Board data systems and those of our Tribal government partners.

Visit our Tribal Water Data Initiatives website for information on other initiatives.