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IRWM Grant Program Status

IRWM Grant Program Status. Department of Water Resources Division of Integrated Regional Water Management Financial Assistance Branch July 17, 2012. Trevor Joseph, P.G., C.HG. Agenda. Draft Guideline and PSP Overview Schedule Future. 2012 Guidelines Revisions. Updated RAP Open filing

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IRWM Grant Program Status

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  1. IRWM Grant Program Status Department of Water ResourcesDivision of Integrated Regional Water ManagementFinancial Assistance Branch July 17, 2012 Trevor Joseph, P.G., C.HG.

  2. Agenda • Draft Guideline and PSP Overview • Schedule • Future

  3. 2012 Guidelines Revisions • Updated RAP • Open filing • Legislated Changes • Eligibility • Ag Water Management Plans • Surface Water Diversion Reporting • Calif Statewide GW Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) • Regions receiving water from the Delta • Help reduce dependence on Delta for water supply • Labor compliance requirements • Changed for Prop 1E funds (P84 remains the same) • All project proponent must adopt IRWM plan

  4. Round 1 Economic Analysis Comments • Monetizing Benefits Difficult • Cost of Preparation High – Especially for DACs • Deemphasizes importance of qualitative benefits • Same level of detail required regardless of project cost/size

  5. Round 1 to Round 2 Changes – Benefit Analysis Selecting an evaluation method Start here RWMG method or DWR method? DAC Project? “Small” Project? Submit analysis results and supporting documentation (including Section D5) No RWMG DWR Yes Cost Effectiveness Analysis (Section D1) Can the benefit be monetized? (For each benefit type) Cost Effectiveness Option Full Benefit Option Repeat for each project in the Proposal and complete Section D5 Non-monetized Analysis (Section D2) No Flood damage reduction? Monetized Benefit-Cost Analysis (Section D3) No Yes Flood Damage Reduction Benefit-Cost Analysis (Section D4) Yes

  6. Round 1 to Round 2 Changes – Disadvantage Community (Guidance and Tools)

  7. Remaining Funds • Round 2 • IRWM Planning = $9M • Local Groundwater Assistance = $4.7M • SWFM = $91M Statewide • IRWM Implementation = $131M • 10% DAC funding target • Maintain use of Funding Area Allocation Schedule • Round 3 • IRWM Implementation = $472.5M

  8. Public Comments • Meetings on Draft GL and PSP in Aug • Aug 14 – Santa Rosa • Aug 15 – Sacramento (Web Cast) • Aug 16 – Lancaster • Comments due August 24, 2012

  9. Tentative Solicitation Schedule

  10. Future • Round 3 Implementation Solicitation • $472.5M – contingent onfuture appropriation • Approx $10.5M remains available to Lahontan Funding Area (after future Rnd 2 awards) • Starts process “immediately following” Round 2 • 2 step – review quality of plan, review proposal • End of P84 Funding

  11. Future • SB7x-2 (Water Bond 2014) • Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010 • Ch 6. Water Supply Reliability • $1,050,000,000 for projects that implement IRWM plans, not less than 10% to DACs • 50% Funding Match • $44M Mountain Counties Overlay • $51M North/South Lahontan • $50M Interregional

  12. Future • SB7x-2 (Water Bond 2014) • Ch 9. Conservation and Watershed Protection • $1,785,000,000 for expenditures and grants for ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects • Includes Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra Nevada Mountain watersheds • Administered through California Natural Resources Agency, DFG, Wildlife Conservation Board, CCC, Dept of Conservation, Dept of Parks and Rec, Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection, state conservancies

  13. Future • Act was to go to voters November 2010 • Delayed twice • AB-1265 – moved to November 2012 • AB-1422 – moved to November 2014 • Changes before 2014 – unknown • Would require reopening legislative package

  14. Future • Strategic Plan for the future • Scoping workshops (anticipated August 2012) • Release of the final scoping document • Informational workshops • Kick off creation of the plan • Vision and goals workshops • Strategy workshops • Plan formulation and review workshops • Release of the final strategic plan (mid-2013)

  15. Contact Info: Trevor Joseph (916) 651-9218 tjoseph@water.ca.gov

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