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Grant Agreement No. 4600011889 Page 12 of 32 PROGRAM ELEMENT2: Engagement/ Education This program element contains activities that will accomplish multiple long-term outcomes for the region. It will provide community members a better understanding of water management and water managers enriched understanding of community strengths and needs. By facilitating engagement of students, and by hosting events that convene broad groups of stakeholders and community members, participation with the OWOW process will be strengthened. Lastly, by engaging and educating elected representatives from overburdened or underrepresented communities, this effort will create lasting relationships that ensure equitable representation in watershed decision making. Activity 9 Tribal Consultation SAWPA staff, Cal Rural Water Association (CRWA) staff and CSU DACC personnel will confer with the sovereign tribal communities within the Santa Ana Watershed and the adjacent areas not served by a Regional Water Management Group. Invitations to participate will be made to tribal groups not currently recognized by federal and state governments. Deliverables: ❑ Sign -in sheets or similar documentation from consultation between OWOW/DCI Program and Tribal government representatives ❑ Tribal water management needs incorporated into OWOW Plan Update 2018 Activity 10 Value of water/ Tan Water Trust This task will share the value and safety of tap water within the communities of the watershed. In the vast majority of the communities tap water is clean and affordable, yet many new immigrant communities, for many reasons, do not trust the tap water is safe to drink. There are negative economic and health outcomes from reliance on bottled water that for the Santa Ana watershed can be overcome with a respectful, multi-lingual and compassionate outreach campaign. SAWPA will expand existing information campaign programs or initiate new ones through an RFP process. Deliverables: ❑ RFP and scoping documents ❑ Copies of Outreach campaign materials ❑ Roster of participating agencies ❑ Map of watershed regions where campaign Is carried out Activity 11 Translation Services SAWPA will issue an RFQ for translation services to produce an on -call list of in -person meeting and written material translation consultants. SAWPA will issue an RFP for local entities to access the on -call consultants for translation services on activities related to community engagement for water management. Deliverables: ❑ RFQ/RFP documents ❑ Copies of translated written material ❑ Notice and list of translated public events ❑ Pictures from translated public events Activity 12 Engagement Best Practices Publications The Water Education Foundation (WEF) will research and produce a printed publication that will take a broad look at the engagement of disadvantaged communities with water management, with case studies from around the state, including