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California Rice CommissionAnnual Grower Meetings

January 23, 2020

Reimagining Our Water System

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Sacramento Valley

Californian’s have built an amazing water system!

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How do we support multiple beneficial usesof water in 2020 and beyond?

Salmon and steelhead rearing

and spawning

Agricultural and M&I water supplies

Pacific Flyway migratory bird habitat and refuge deliveries Recreation

Source: Anthony Dunn Photography

Peak HydropowerGeneration

More extreme wet and dry years

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A Fresh Approach: Reimagining our Water System for Multiple Benefits

v Foster a Regional Approach

v Advance Multi-Benefit Water Management

v Support Working Landscapes

v Prepare for Dry Years

2020 Strategic Priorities: 1. Fix Rather than Fight—The Importance of Voluntary

Agreements2. Enhance and Expand Utilization of Natural

Infrastructure for Multiple Benefits, i.e., Floodplains3. Advance 21st Century Water Infrastructure, i.e.,

Sites Reservoir4. Create Freshwater Ecosystem Budgets

5. Advance Sustainable Groundwater Management6. Protect Water Quality for All Beneficial Uses7. Ensure Access to Safe Drinking Water 8. Facilitate Water Transfers

9. Embrace a New Culture of Partnerships10. Secure Funding for Portfolio

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2020 Water Year

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How do we improve fish and wildlife (freshwater ecosystems) while providing reliable water for farms, ranches, cities and rural communities?

Pursue voluntary agreement(s) to resolve the Bay-Delta processes for the next 15 years. Voluntary agreements provide an opportunity to advance solutions in an effective and broader way than through any single regulatory process, while maintaining the economy and way of the life in the region.

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Birds and the Pacific Flywayv Provide deliveries for bird habit (ricelands,

refuges, managed wetlands) as part of the Pacific Flyway

v Build on the recent assessment of refuge water supply and infrastructure funding needs by working with other flyway proponents to advocate for funding

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Sites Reservoir

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21st Century Water Infrastructure

Make our Communications Resonate

v Showcase the exceptional and unique attributes of the Sacramento Valley

v New and innovative storytelling.

v Better narrative for our team (managers, counsel, consultants) to be more successful.

v Multi-benefits - help communicate the importance of all water uses in the Sacramento Valley, with an emphasis on multiple beneficial uses, to policy leaders and the media.

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Voices from the Valley

norcalwater.org sacramentovalley.org

Please join us for theNorthern California Water Association’s

Annual Meeting

“Water Resiliency In The Sacramento River Basin”

March 6, 2020

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Sacramento Valley –A truly unique and exceptional place