4 Resources
Here you will find a curated list of presentations, webpages and other resources related to the development, implementation and scaling of the Water Board’s Tribal Water Data Map.
All Water Boards authors are bolded below.
4.1 Websites
4.2 Presentations
Using California Water Board’s Tribal Water Data Map to Understand Pollution in your Area. Jul 2025. Anna Holder, Sarah Ryan, Hannah Merges. CA Native American Tribal GIS Summit.
Using California Water Board’s Tribal Water Data Map to Understand Pollution & Climate in your Area. Jan 2025. Anna Holder. National Tribal Data Resilience Workgroup. Recording
Using California Water Board’s Tribal Water Data Map to Understand Pollution in your Area. Oct 2023 (Fall Tribal Conference). Anna Holder, Sarah Ryan. Tribal EPA & US EPA Region 9 Annual Conference. Recording
CA Water Boards’ Tribal Water Data Resources Update. Aug 2023 (Summer Meeting). Badhia Yunes Katz, Anna Holder. California Issues Workgroup - US EPA Region 9 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC).
Introduction to CA Water Boards’ Tribal Water Data Resources. Feb 2023 (Winter Meeting). Badhia Yunes Katz, Anna Holder. California Issues Workgroup - US EPA Region 9 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC).
4.3 Other Data Visualization Tools
Vulnerable Communities Platform (VCP) - A new tool developed by the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) to help identify California communities most impacted by climate change. This tool offers a map for communities to assess their level of vulnerability to wildfires, extreme heat, flooding, and drought. This platform also has a “tool comparison” feature to overlay and compare related tools such as CalEnviroScreen or Healthy Places Index. Lastly, VCP offers a curated list of climate vulnerability resources including grants, major policy requirements, state and local planning guidelines, and ways to connect with other community-based organizations working on climate resilience.
CalEnviroScreen - CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, and where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution’s effects. It uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state. The scores are mapped so that different communities can be compared. An area with a high score is one that experiences a much higher pollution burden that areas with low scores.
Tribal Drinking Water - This tool is intended to compile and display information that can inform and help prioritize outreach related to drinking water issues in tribal areas within California. It is a work in progress, and is not intended to be a comprehensive source of tribal-related water data.
Healthy Places Index (HPI) - The HPI maps data on social conditions that drive health — like education, job opportunities, clean air and water, and other indicators that are positively associated with life expectancy at birth. The HPI is a project of the Public Health Alliance of Southern California, with the aim of supporting efforts to prioritize equitable community investments and policy.
Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) - The SVI is designed to identify and quantify communities experiencing social vulnerability and help public health officials and local planners better prepare for and respond to emergency events. It is developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Mining in California - The Mining in California ArcGIS storymap was created by California Department of Conservation, Division of Mine Reclamation to provide more information on the history of mining, abandoned mines, the life cycle of a mine, and the importance of mining.
4.3.1 SWAMP Information
The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) unit falls within the OIMA at the State Water Resources Control Board. Below are resources directly from the SWAMP website that may be useful in addition to this map: