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Status of AC Input from Last MeetingStatus of AC Input from Last Meeting

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OverviewOverview

Input received on Input received on Strategic Planning Strategic Planning ElementsElements (Mission, Vision, Guiding (Mission, Vision, Guiding Principles) & the Principles) & the 7 Key Content Areas7 Key Content Areas

Input on issues Input on issues categorizedcategorized by statusby status..

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VisionVision California’s water resource management preserves and enhances California’s water resource management preserves and enhances

public health and the standard of living for Californians; strengthens public health and the standard of living for Californians; strengthens economic growth, business vitality, and the agricultural industry; and economic growth, business vitality, and the agricultural industry; and restores and protects California’s unique environmental diversity.restores and protects California’s unique environmental diversity.

•Add Add ““safety”safety” to the vision: to the vision: “enhances public health and safety”“enhances public health and safety”. This is . This is especially needed with regards to flood management.especially needed with regards to flood management.

•In the Vision statement, add 2 conceptsIn the Vision statement, add 2 concepts1) Flood control to enhance public health and safety 1) Flood control to enhance public health and safety 2) Affordability for all Californians2) Affordability for all Californians

•Avoid the term Avoid the term “flood control”“flood control”. Instead use the term . Instead use the term “flood “flood management”management” or or “floodplain management”“floodplain management”

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MissionMission

To develop a strategic plan that guides State, local, and regional To develop a strategic plan that guides State, local, and regional entities in planning, developing, and managing adequate, reliable, entities in planning, developing, and managing adequate, reliable, secure, affordable, and sustainable water of suitable quality for all secure, affordable, and sustainable water of suitable quality for all beneficial uses. beneficial uses.

Consider Consider affordability of water of water for all Californians. for all Californians.

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GoalsGoals1.1. State government supports good water planning and management through State government supports good water planning and management through

leadership, oversight, and public funding.leadership, oversight, and public funding.

2.2. Regional efforts play a central role in California water planning and Regional efforts play a central role in California water planning and management.management.

3.3. Water planning and urban development protect, preserve, and enhance Water planning and urban development protect, preserve, and enhance environmental and agricultural resources.environmental and agricultural resources.

Include Include “suburban”“suburban” development with urban development development with urban development

4. 4. Natural resource and land use planners make informed water management Natural resource and land use planners make informed water management decisions.decisions.

5. 5. Water decisions and access are equitable across all communities.Water decisions and access are equitable across all communities.

Add a new goal: “Planning and decisions are made in the context of Add a new goal: “Planning and decisions are made in the context of future uncertainty, including, population growth, climate change, future uncertainty, including, population growth, climate change, emerging conditions, and emerging water quality concerns.”emerging conditions, and emerging water quality concerns.”

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Guiding Principles (Chapter 2 Vol. 1)Guiding Principles (Chapter 2 Vol. 1) Use a broad, long-term perspectiveUse a broad, long-term perspective. .

Extend future time horizon for planning projections beyond year 2030.Extend future time horizon for planning projections beyond year 2030.

Identify broad benefits, costs, and tradeoffs.Identify broad benefits, costs, and tradeoffs.

Promote sustainable resource managementPromote sustainable resource management. .

Increase regional self-sufficiency.Increase regional self-sufficiency.

Increase regional drought preparednessIncrease regional drought preparedness. .

Promote environmental justicePromote environmental justice. . Include consideration of affordability of water for all Californians.Include consideration of affordability of water for all Californians.

Promote coordination and collaboration among local agencies and Promote coordination and collaboration among local agencies and governments.governments.

Use sound science, best data, and local knowledge.Use sound science, best data, and local knowledge.Include a statement that the Water Plan will use the best available Include a statement that the Water Plan will use the best available information for Climate Change.information for Climate Change.

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Key Content AreasKey Content Areas1. As needed update, review and revise the vision, mission, and goals of the 1. As needed update, review and revise the vision, mission, and goals of the

Water Plan, initiatives, recommendations, and actions.Water Plan, initiatives, recommendations, and actions.

2. Develop multiple scenarios of future California water conditions. Use to 2. Develop multiple scenarios of future California water conditions. Use to evaluate different combinations of resource management strategies for a evaluate different combinations of resource management strategies for a range of water demand and supply assumptions. range of water demand and supply assumptions.

Be consistent with the Department of Finance’s population projections. Be consistent with the Department of Finance’s population projections. Extend future time horizon for planning projections beyond year 2030.Extend future time horizon for planning projections beyond year 2030.

3. Develop climate change scenarios to evaluate impacts on California’s 3. Develop climate change scenarios to evaluate impacts on California’s water resources and water systems, and to recommend statewide and water resources and water systems, and to recommend statewide and regional adaptation strategies.regional adaptation strategies.

Investigation, mitigation, and adaptation to climate change impacts.Investigation, mitigation, and adaptation to climate change impacts.

4. Update Regional Reports for the 10 Hydrologic Regions, and the 4. Update Regional Reports for the 10 Hydrologic Regions, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Mountain Counties. Use information Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Mountain Counties. Use information from the regional outreach process to describe critical issues, initiatives, from the regional outreach process to describe critical issues, initiatives, and the effectiveness of regional planning efforts.and the effectiveness of regional planning efforts.

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Key Content Areas (Continued..)Key Content Areas (Continued..)

5. Update the 25 Resource Management Strategies. 5. Update the 25 Resource Management Strategies.

6. Estimate and present actual water uses, supplies, and quality 6. Estimate and present actual water uses, supplies, and quality (Water Portfolios) for water years 1998 through 2005. Improve (Water Portfolios) for water years 1998 through 2005. Improve methods for representing consumptive and non-consumptive methods for representing consumptive and non-consumptive environmental water uses, and where reuse of water is occurring.environmental water uses, and where reuse of water is occurring.

7. Improve information exchange, conceptual models, and analytical 7. Improve information exchange, conceptual models, and analytical tools.tools.

8. Incorporate findings & recommendations from companion State 8. Incorporate findings & recommendations from companion State strategic plans into Update 2009.strategic plans into Update 2009.

Coordination, integration, and synthesis of the different planning Coordination, integration, and synthesis of the different planning efforts throughout the state, including flood management plans, efforts throughout the state, including flood management plans, IRWMPs, and watershed plans.IRWMPs, and watershed plans.

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ConclusionConclusion

We are listening.We are listening.

This is an iterative process.This is an iterative process.

There will be many opportunities to review There will be many opportunities to review and give input as we make revisions. and give input as we make revisions.

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Comments/Questions/DiscussionComments/Questions/Discussion