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Is IRWM More Than a Grant Machine?
Sustaining and Enhancing Regional Collaboration
Lynn RodriguezWatersheds Coalition of Ventura County
Southern California Water DialogueSeptember 28, 2011
IRWM programs are about:A new way of approaching water
managementInterconnectedness and collaborationProjects that are multi-disciplinary and multi-
benefitBuilding trust and relationshipsGrant fundingNew ways to resolve challenges and conflictsShared knowledge and resources
Pay to Play?
What’s your role? What’s my role?
Coordination?
Schedule?
Everyone at the table?
$$$ for planning?
In-house? Whose house? Hire a consultant?
Project priorities?What makes a region?
Developing the Game Plan 2002
How do we slice the pie?
How can we meet the deadlines?
Who takes the lead?
Ventura County HighlightsMicrocosm of the water issues facing the statePopulation 823,0001,843 square miles50% in National Forest330,000 acres of Ag land (125,000 acres irrigated)Ag products valued at $1.5 billion3 major watersheds10 cities65% Groundwater - 25% Imported state water - 8%
Surface water
More Than $43 Million in Grant Funding Secured
2006 – Prop 50 Planning Grant $220,0002007 – Prop 50 Implementation Grant $25 million2011 – Prop 84 Planning Grant $485,6842011 – Prop 84 Implementation Grant $17.5 million
Total Grant Funding Awarded $43,216,283Local Funding and Match $60,666,823TOTAL $103,883,106
How we succeedUnity, diversity, and leadershipLong history of collaborationProjects and programs integrated within and
across local watershedsCollaboration throughout watersheds and
across IRWM boundaries - in spite of political boundaries and political differences
Lessons learnedIt’s not all about the moneyIt is all about relationships and trustBalance perspectives of diverse stakeholder
interestsThere is no such thing as too much
communication
What’s next for our region?Update IRWM PlanImprove data access – GIS and web-based Implement projects in IRWM PlanEnhance watershed-level planning efforts with all
stakeholdersIncrease collaboration with partners both in and
adjacent to WCVC regionSeek diverse sources of funding
More……Re-energize regional water management group(s) - keep
them engaged in shared future visionTake the message and information to other community
groups – outreach to DACs, tribes, others
Water Quality
Surface Water
Land Acquisition
Habitat IRWM Plan
Regulations
Climate Change Research
Groundwater
Stakeholders
Integrated Regional Water Management
Land Use Practices
Stormwater
Water Supply
Infrastructure
Recreation