Assisting Disadvantaged Communities and Native American Tribes in the Sierra IRWMs

1. Assisting Disadvantaged Communities and Native American Tribes in the Sierra IRWMs Sierra Water Workgroup Summit – July 17, 2012 Gary Lippner, PE DWR North Central Region Office Regional Coordinator Chief, Water Supply Evaluations Section Division of Integrated Regional Water Management

2. Outline • DWR’s Efforts to Enhance and Encourage DAC and Tribal Participation in the IRWM Program • Technical Assistance • DWR’s DAC Mapping Tool

3. IRWM Plans: DACs and Tribal Participation • DACs and Native American Tribes are stakeholders • IRWM Plans must identify and involve DACs and Native American Tribal communities in the planning effort • Discussion of potential impacts and benefits directly affecting DACs and Native American Tribal communities • 3 Important Program Preferences and Statewide Priorities: • Address Critical Water Supply or Water Quality Needs of DACs • Improve Tribal Water and Natural Resources • Ensure Equitable Distribution of Benefits

4. DAC Projects Requesting IRWM Prop 84 Round 2 Implementation Funding • 25% Funding Match Waiver • $16M available statewide • Studies identifying critical water supply or water quality needs may include: • Feasibility studies • Engineering designs and specifications • Needs assessments • New Benefits and Cost Analysis – 4 Alternatives • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for projects < $1M • Non-Monetized Benefits Analysis

5. Technical Assistance • Wide variety of assistance available • Water Management, Engineering & Environmental Activities • Modeling & Data Management • Water Management Planning Field Investigations • Integrated Water Management Program Assistance

6. Water Management, Engineering & Environmental Activities • Needs Assessment • Collect Information to Evaluate Water Management Alternatives • Evaluate Water Management Conditions • Identify Water Management Problems and Concerns • Develop Water Management Goals and Objectives • Evaluate Potential Programs, Policies or Projects • Review Project Feasibility Studies and Project Designs • Develop Specific Project Designs

7. Modeling & Data Management • Develop Modeling Objectives & Recommendations • Develop Model Input • Perform Modeling Studies • Conduct Model Calibration • Evaluate & Perform Model Additions or Corrections • Develop Climate Change Modeling Systems • Prepare GIS Information & Mapping

8. Water Management Planning Field Investigations Integrated Water Management Assistance • Geotechnical, geophysical, hydrogeologic & hydrologic Investigations • Studies • Mapping waterside levee slopes • Subsurface exploration • Stream flow and quality studies • Site specific groundwater levels & aquifer properties • Public Outreach & Facilitation • Program and/or Project Risk Assessment • Water Rights • Environmental Enhancement, Compliance and Permitting • EIR/EIS Preparation

9. DWR DAC Mapping Tool • Web-based map application • Allows you to zoom into any California community • 2006-2010 ACS data shown • Census places, census tracts, and block groups • As separate layers or in combination • Different base maps—street, areal image, political, etc. • Data may be combined and with other GIS data • Determining DAC status should be much simpler and standardized to recent data

10. DAC Attribute Information http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/integregio_resourceslinks.cfm#DAC TOOL

11. Advancing DACs & Native American Tribes in Sierra IRWMs • IRWM Plan Standards • Program Preferences & Statewide Priorities • P84 Funding Match Waivers • Technical Assistance • Pilot Studies

12. Questions?