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Two Years Old: Walking and Talking - Poised to Run? Urban Water Institute: August 25, 2011

Two Years Old: Walking and Talking - Poised to Run? Urban Water Institute: August 25, 2011. Overview. Who /What is SFCWA Mission SFCWA Programs and Activities Future Roles? Questions?. Who/What is SFCWA?. Formed in August 2009

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Two Years Old: Walking and Talking - Poised to Run? Urban Water Institute: August 25, 2011

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  1. Two Years Old: Walking and Talking - Poised to Run? Urban Water Institute: August 25, 2011

  2. Overview Who /What is SFCWA Mission SFCWA Programs and Activities Future Roles? Questions?

  3. Who/What is SFCWA? • Formed in August 2009 • Joint Powers Authority directly or indirectly representing more than 50 entities • Members contract for State Water Project & Central Valley Project water conveyed through the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta • Members of SFCWA deliver water to more than 25 million people and 3 million acres of highly productive farm land

  4. Who/What is SFCWA? • JPA Member Agencies • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California • Kern County Water Agency • State Water Project Contractors Authority • San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority • Westlands Water District • Santa Clara Valley Water District • Board members: general managers or board directors from the member agencies

  5. SFCWA Mission Assist SFCWA member agencies in assuring a sufficient, reliable and high-quality water supply for their customers; maximize the efficient operation of the State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project.

  6. SFCWA Primary Program Areas Habitat Program – Implement restoration projects to comply with Biological Opinion requirements Coordinated Science Program – develop published peer-reviewed science on all ecosystem stressors of the Delta Delta Governance – coordinate exporter agencies on Delta Stewardship Council and the Delta Plan

  7. SFCWA Primary Program Areas Habitat Program - Requirements Biological Opinion obligations: 8,000 Acres intertidal habitat – smelt 17-20,000 acres seasonal salmon floodplain habitat Bay Delta Conservation Plan implementation –additional +- 65,000 acres Pursued under agreement in cooperation with DWR/USBR

  8. Habitat Program – Projects and Elements • Yolo Ranch Restoration Project – EIR in prep for restoration of 800-1,100 acres in Yolo bypass • County issues – moratorium on habitat restoration • Tule Red/Suisun marsh – Project agreement to purchase 350 acres adjacent to DFG property • 3. DWR Implementation Agreement • 4. Fisheries Crediting Agreement • 5. Finance plan to meet habitat obligations – Sept/Oct • +- $90 m for three years implementation

  9. Yolo Ranch Restoration Project

  10. Yolo Ranch – Current Form

  11. Artist’s rendition for illustration only Tidal Marsh Restoration Lower Yolo Bypass/Westlands Property N

  12. Suisun Marsh Tule Red Club

  13. Tule Red Habitat Project • Great elevations • Aggrading shoreline • Consistent w/ SMP • Expandable • $1.7k/ac easement • Reduces speculation • Partner w/ hunters Grizzly Bay

  14. SFCWA Primary Program Areas Science Program Focus on evaluation of impact of “other stressors” Nutrients Predation Habitat loss Toxics Critique and evaluation of studies by others and Programs Engage in IEP and Delta Science Program

  15. Science Program • 55 projects in process • Papers near publishing: • Dr. Patricia Glibert – further work in nutrient impacts in Delta and comparison worldwide • Dr. Richard Dugdale – ammonium inhibition of pyhto plankton • Drs. Maunder and Deriso – delta smelt life cycle model • Dr. BJ Miller – critique of entrainment study by Kimmerer • Drs. Murphy, Manly, Mongan and Miller – multivariate analyses of delta smelt stressors

  16. Special Topics • Salmon Recovery Group: SFCWA, San Joaquin River Group Authority and Northern California Water Association: Mission –advance the understanding of the effects of all significant stressors that affect salmon run sustainability in the Sacramento/San Joaquin River systems and take to assist in the recovery of salmon • Hydropower Group: SFCWA, NCWA, SJRGA and power utilities – develop analytical tool to assess hydropower generation impacts of flow proposals

  17. SFCWA Primary Program Areas Delta Governance Engage in Delta Stewardship Council and Delta Plan Track Delta Protection Commission Assist in Development of Delta Conservancy

  18. Delta Governance • Model for the Delta Plan? • Regulator of local and state agencies? Or, • An integrator, collaborator, grade-keeper? • Water Agency effort at alternative plan • Actions and accountability framework • All stressors vs. “church of the natural hydrograph” • Delta Protection Commission – Economic Sustainability Plan • Delta Conservancy – Long Term Role

  19. SFCWA Future Roles • Implementing agency under BDCP • Potential Project contracting role • Consolidated Point of use for CVP/SWP • Role if Projects consolidated?

  20. Summary/ Questions/Comments?

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