Implementing Integrated Regional Water Management

1. Implementing Integrated Regional Water Management California Water Plan Update 2009 Advisory Committee August 17, 2007 Sacramento, California John Woodling California Department of Water Resources

2. A Brief History of IRWMImplementation • Proposition 40 – March 2002 • SB 1672 (Costa) – September 2002 • AB 2534 (Pavley) – September 2002 • Proposition 50 – November 2002 • California Water Plan - 2005 • Proposition 84 - 2006 • Numerous Regional Efforts

3. Vital EconomyHealthy EnvironmentHigh Standard of Living Improve Statewide Water Management Systems ImplementIntegratedRegional WaterManagement UseWaterEfficiently ProtectWaterQuality SupportEnvironmentalStewardship A key initiative of the California Water Plan Integrated Regional Water Management Updated every 5 years Available at: www.water.ca.gov

4. Reduce Water Demand Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Urban Water Use Efficiency Improve Operational Efficiency & Transfers Conveyance System Reoperation Water Transfers Increase Water Supply Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage Desalination –Brackish & Seawater Precipitation Enhancement Recycled Municipal Water Surface Storage – CALFED Surface Storage - Local Improve Water Quality Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation Matching Quality to Use Pollution Prevention Urban Runoff Management Practice Resource Stewardship Agricultural Lands Stewardship Economic Incentives (Loans, Grants, and Water Pricing) Ecosystem Restoration Floodplain Management Recharge Areas Protection Urban Land Use Management Water-Dependent Recreation Watershed Management Resource Management Strategies

5. Integrated Regional Water Management • Foster Regional Partnerships and Resolve Conflicts • Integrate Resources Management Decisions • Diversify Regional Water Portfolios • Reduce Costs and Maximize Value • Provide for Sustainability

6. Planning Considerations • Defining a region and identifying stakeholders • Objective setting • Institutional framework for planning • Funding • Data collection and analysis • Project Evaluation/Prioritization • Implementation • Measuring performance • Ongoing planning

7. Geography What is a Region? Interrelationships $$ REGIONS Local Agency

8. Regional Governance • Local agency and local government autonomy • Implementation that achieves regional objectives

9. IRWM Program Objectives • Improve water supply reliability • Protect & improve water quality • Ensure sustainability through environmental stewardship • Promote multiple benefits • Financial incentive to promote integration and regional planning • Streamline grant processes

10. Integrated Regional Water Management Roles and Responsibilities IRWM Program California Water Plan Update • Defines State policy on IRWM • Develops standards for IRWM plans • Assists regions in plan development • Defines broad State water policy and priorities • Develops scenarios for future water demand and supply • Reports on statewide and regional conditions • Provides data and tools for • water managers IRWM Grants Regional Planning Groups • Evaluate grant proposals • Award State funding • Oversee implementation of grant • projects and programs • Defines regional objectives • Develops regional solutions • Informs Water Plan on regional status • Participates in ongoing development of • IRWM Program • Applies for State funding

11. Proposition 50 • Passed November 2002 • $500 million for IRWM • Joint DWR-SWRCB administration

12. IRWM Planning Grants

13. Proposition 50 IRWM Grants • Insert step 2 map • $307 million to 16 proposals • $1.7 billion local cost share • 500,000 acre-feet of new supply

14. Benefits of IRWM Grants

15. Prop 50 Round 2 Schedule August 1-Step 1 Applications Due • November- Invite Selected Applicants to Submit Implementation Applications • January 2008-Implementation Grant Applications Due • May 2008-Public Meeting to Discuss Initial Funding Recommendations • June 2008-DWR and State Water Board approval of Final Grant Awards

16. 2006 Propositions • Proposition 84 • $5.38 billion for water, flood protection, environmental protection • Proposition 1E • $4.09 billion for flood management, control and protection

17. Proposition 84 The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006

18. Proposition 84 $1 Billion for IRWM Allocated to Geographic Areas – Not Statewide May be multiple IRWM Regions in a funding area $100 million Interregional/ Unallocated $37 $73 $57 $138 $27 $60 $52 $215 $114 $36 $91

19. IRWM Planning Regions Currently Identified

21. IRWM Schedule/Status • February-April 2007 – Funding Area Meetings • Meet with IRWM efforts in each of the 11 Funding Areas • Gather area-specific input on issues and concerns • September 2007– Multiple focused IRWM Program scoping meetings • December 2008 – Release draft Program Guidelines • February 2008 – Public Comment Period • March 2008– Approve Final Program Guidelines

22. Some Possibilities for the Future • Additional Effort on IRWM Plans • More planning grants • Closer DWR coordination • More Rigorous Planning Process Standards • Inclusiveness • Measurable Objectives • Regional Project Screening Criteria • More Broadly Scoped Regional Plans • Land Use • Energy Use • Climate Change/GHG emissions • Flood Management

23. More Possibilities for the Future • Right-sizing the Regions • Multi-scale Planning • Less Rigorous DWR Review of Projects • More Regional Control • Better Measurement of Performance • More Equitable Distribution of Funds • Cross-program, Cross-bond integration • Implementing Legislation?

24. The Legislature • Budget for IRWM • No Prop 84 or Prop 1E funding approved for budget • Appropriate funds through legislation – SB 1002 • Legislation Affecting IRWM • AB 224 (Wolk) • AB 1489 (Huffman) • AB 1420 (Laird) • SB 732

25. Any questions? Contact info: John Woodling woodling@water.ca.gov (916) 651-9291