Managing One Water

1. Managing One Water Mark Pestrella, P.E. Assistant Director LA County Public Works Southern California Water Dialog Sept 27, 2011

3. Diverse Water Resources… Diverse Issues…Diverse Players Metropolitan Water District Main San Gabriel Watermaster Water Replenishment District Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission Watershed Conservation Authority San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Los Angeles County Flood Control District Central Basin Municipal Water District Raymond Basin Watermaster West Basin Municipal Water District Upper Los Angeles Area Waterrmaster (DWP) County Sanitation Districts City of Los Angeles Most local agencies operate with single-purpose mission.

4. Partners Under One Roof

5. I N T E G R A T E D R E G I O N A L W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T P L A N Themission of the Greater Los Angeles County Region Integrated Regional Water Management Plan is “to address the water resources needs of the Region in an integrated and collaborative manner.”

6. I N T E G R A T E D R E G I O N A L W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T P R O G R A M Multi-Agency, Collaborative Targets Repair/replace 40% of aging infrastructure

7. As State funding became more geared towards regional planning Local agencies started collaborating Water Supply & Water Quality Minimize Flood Risk Support Environmental Stewardship IRWMP

8. Not All About the Money $$$ • Bringing together diverse agencies, large and small, single or multi-purpose, under one single roof • Promoting open and free dialogue by breaking down barriers • Developing common understanding of regional and subregional challenges

9. Not All About the Money $$$ (con’t) • Developing an understanding of how success by one means success for all • Building Relationships

10. Promoting Collaboration • Many examples of groups of agencies collaborating on long-term projects with multiple benefits and stakeholders… • Managing Sediment • Water Quality Funding Initiative • Prop 1E

11. Questions?