Cooperating Partners PresentationOctober 12, 2006

Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP)

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Strategies and ObjectivesStrategies and Objectives

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Water Management Strategies

IRWMP MUST CONSIDER

ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

ENVIRONMENTAL AND HABITAT PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT

WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY

FLOOD MANAGEMENT

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT

RECREATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS

STORMWATER CAPTURE AND MANAGEMENT

WATER CONSERVATION

WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT

WATER RECYCLING

WETLANDS ENHANCEMENT AND CREATION

IRWMP OPTIONAL

Conjunctive Use

Desalination

Imported Water

Land Use Planning

NPS Pollution Control

Surface Storage

Watershed Planning

Water And Wastewater Treatment

Water Transfers

FROMSTATE WATER PLAN

Agricultural water use efficiency

Drinking water treatment and distribution

Economic incentives (loans, grants, and water pricing)

Groundwater remediation/ Aquifer remediation

Matching water quality to water use

Pollution prevention

Precipitation enhancement

Recharge areas protection

Urban runoff management

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Optional Strategies

Conjunctive Use

Desalination

Imported Water

Land Use Planning

NPS Pollution Control

Surface Storage

Watershed Planning

Water And Wastewater Treatment

Water Transfers

Agricultural water use efficiency

Drinking water treatment and distribution

Economic incentives (loans, grants, and water pricing)

Groundwater remediation/Aquifer remediation

Matching water quality to water use

Pollution prevention

Precipitation enhancement

Recharge areas protection

Urban runoff management

IRWMP OPTIONAL FROM STATE WATER PLAN

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State Objectives

The Plan must address major water related objectives and conflicts within the region, including, at a minimum:

Water supply

Groundwater management

Ecosystem restoration

Water quality

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What Objectives Would We Add

Water supply Groundwater management Ecosystem restoration Water quality Drought emergency planning? Other?

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Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP)

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Outreach and Public Involvement Plan

Background Cooperating Partners Involvement Facilitating Stakeholder Involvement and

Participation Communications with DWR and SWRCB

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Stakeholder Process

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Next Meeting Goals – October 19

Meet Natalia Deardorff, DWR liaison Review State IRWMP Priorities Review regional strategies and objectives Discuss projects and integration strategies Establish criteria for evaluation process Finalize planning for first stakeholder

workshop

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Questions/Answers