June 2002 San Diego River Watershed Management Plan PROJECT OVERVIEW

June 2002

San Diego River

Watershed Management Plan

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Leadership, cooperation, and education are the most important tools we have for compelling change.

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Water Supply and Groundwater Resources

Urbanization

Habitat and wetlands

River, Surface and Coastal Water Quality

Flooding

Purpose: To develop a watershed management plan to restore and protect water quality and quantity in the San Diego River watershed.

Watershed Management Plan

The plan will identify priorities and strategies

for protecting and restoring:

– natural systems of groundwater recharge, – native vegetation, – water flows, – riparian zones,– beneficial uses of waters, and– overall water quality.

Focus

Watershed Manageme

nt Planning

Water Supply & Reliability

WaterQuality

Habitat & Wetlands

Flood & Fire Managemen

t

Land Uses

Collaboration with people who live and work in the watershed is a key component so that

the plan will be in the public interest.

Participation

Timeline

Official grant start date: April 15, 2002

End date: March 30, 2005

Work Products

Jul-02 Stakeholder Input Report #1 (Needs/expectations)

Oct-03 Water Quality Report

Feb-04 Data and Information Management Plan

May-04 Watershed Assessment Report

Jul-04 Stakeholder Input Report #2 (Strategy)

Oct-04 Draft Watershed Management Plan

Jan-05 Stakeholder Input Report #3 (Comments)

Feb-05 Final Watershed Management Plan

Mar-05 Implementation Schedule and Methodologies

Regular Meeting Schedule:

2nd Friday of even months

1:00 - 3:00 pm

City of Santee

10601 Magnolia Ave

building 8

San Diego River Watershed Workgroup

www.projectcleanwater.org

http://www.projectcleanwater.org/html/ws_san_diego_river_plan.html

your needs and expectations.