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The Future of Integrated Water Management: Moving the Program Forward
Gary Lippner, CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group SummitJune 12, 2013
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Today’s Presentation
• Water management in CA: where have we been?
• What is Integrated Water Management?• IWM Framework• Plans for IWM
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California Water Policy Trends
Resource Depletion
Resource Awareness & Conflict
Sustainable Resources
Management
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Moving Forward…
DWR is promoting a modern, holistic 360-degree approach to water management:
Support a comprehensive 360-degree view for measuring success
Improve alignment of regulatory responsibility and encourage cooperation among water managers, practitioners, and stakeholders
Move beyond single-objective focus and to multi-benefit, long-range, and fiscally responsible solutions
This is Integrated Water Management.
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Integrated Water Management (IWM)• Strategic approach to plan and implement Water Management
programs– flood management– ecosystem actions– water supply actions
• Multiple benefits across watershed and jurisdictional boundaries
• Maximizes limited resources to provide for– public safety– environmental stewardship– economic stability
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Framework for Implementing Integrated Water Management
Models & Tools
Investment Priority
Leverage Funding
Identify Hazards
Setting Objectives
Cost Share Agreements
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Integrating DWR’s Programs: Plans for IWM
• IRWM Strategic Plan
• California Water Plan
• California’s Flood Future Report
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Strategic Plan for the Future of Integrated Regional Water Management
Mike Floyd, CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group SummitJune 12, 2013
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It will...
be a long-term future oriented plan to:
Build on the current and past successes of IRWM
Further enable, empower, and support regional water management groups
Better align state and federal programs to support IRWM
Inform and influence future water management policies and investments for California
Inspire the expansion and improvement of IRWM
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Why?
-Ten years of progress and billion$ in State and regional investments -
It’s time to take stock and plan the future
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Who’s developing
the plan?
IRWM Practitioners ( “doers”)
IRWM Partners (“supporters/enablers”)
Other stakeholders
DWR, with the assistance and essential input of :
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How is it being
developed?
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How are
stakeholders
involved? Workshops
Surveys
Document Reviews
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Are you getting advice
on stakeholder
involvement?
Group/Association Name Affiliation
Association of California Water Agencies
Cathy C. Pieroni Dave Bolland, Alternate
San Diego Public Utilities Department
CWP Disadvantaged Communities/Environmental
Justice CaucusMaria Elena-Kennedy Kennedy Communications
Co-chair DAC-EJ Caucus
CWP Public Advisory Committee
Mark DrewHolly Alpert, Alternate
Eastern Sierra Regional Manager, California Trout
CWP State Agency Steering Committee Kerri Timmer Sierra Nevada Conservancy
CWP Tribal Advisory Committee Stephanie Suess Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Federal Agency Network Arlan Nickel U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Government Deb Whitall USDA Forest Service
Floodplain Management Association Iovanka Todt Floodplain Management
Association
RWMG(nominated by the
Roundtable of Regions)
Katie Burdick Elizabeth Betancourt,
AlternateCosumnes American Bear Yuba
(CABY) RWMG
Tracy Hemmeter Roundtable of Regions &Santa Clara Valley Water District
Vickie NewlinButte County Department of
Water and Resource Conservation
Mark Norton Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA)
Mark Stadler San Diego County Water Authority
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Who’s the intended
audience?
•The Legislature•DWR•Other State Agencies•Federal Agencies•Regional Water Management Groups•Local Agencies•Community and Advocacy Groups•Public
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Workshops?
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Over 50 goals statements provided by attendees!
Who attended,
what happened,
and what resulted?
Total Attendees = 260Number of RWMGs Represented = 38 out of 48Number of DAC Participants = 8Number of Tribal Participants = 8Counties (Land Use) = 12Flood Agencies/Public Works = 8
Who
Facilitated brainstorming process Groups and rotations DWR stayed as quiet as possible At-workshop feedback
What happened?What resulted?
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Vision is the image or understanding of what will be accomplished and what will be
different at the end
Goals are desired outcomes that support a vision
Objectives are SMART* actions/methods for achieving goals
• Strategies are means for achieving objectives
• Performance Measures are tools to measure progress towards
achieving objectives
• Targets are defined level of performance at a specified time
*SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely
Vision Goals Objectives Strategies PerformanceMeasures
Targets
More workshops?
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Want be involved (we want you to be)?
Want to know more?
www.water.ca.gov/irwm/stratplan/
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California Water Plan
Lew Moeller, CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group SummitJune 12, 2013
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Update 2009 – State’s BlueprintIntegrated Water Management & Sustainability
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sTribalAdvisory Comm
PublicAdvisoryCommittee
Caucus/Regions
Broader PublicParticipation
TargetAudiences
SWAN
Update 2013 Collaboration Venues
Federal Ag.NetworkState Ag.
Steering Comm
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Strategic Plan Elements
9 Recommendations
13 Objectives & 115+ Actions
10 Guiding Principles
7 Goals
Vision & MissionDesired future for CA water & Purpose of Water Plan
Desired outcomes for the 2050 planning horizon
Core values & philosophies
Statements of intent/ Focus on what & when
Removing impediments & leveraging opportunities
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Emerging ThemesCalifornia Water Plan Update 2013
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Update 2013 Topic Caucuses & Focus Areas
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Finance Plan
Groundwater
Water Quality
Integrated Flood Management
Water Technology / R&D
DAC / Environmental Justice
Sustainability Indicators
Scenarios – Planning for Future Uncertainty
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27+ 3 New Resource Management StrategiesA Range of Choices
Reduce Water Demand• Agricultural Water Use
Efficiency• Urban Water Use Efficiency
Improve Operational Efficiency & Transfers
• Conveyance – Delta• Conveyance – Regional / Local• System Reoperation• Water Transfers
Increase Water Supply• Conjunctive Management &
Groundwater Storage• Desalination –Brackish &
Seawater• Precipitation Enhancement• Recycled Municipal Water• Surface Storage – CALFED• Surface Storage – Regional /
Local
Improve Flood Management• Flood Risk Management
Improve Water Quality• Drinking Water Treatment &
Distribution• Groundwater / Aquifer Remediation• Matching Quality to Use• Pollution Prevention• Salt & Salinity Management• Urban Runoff Management
Practice Resource Stewardship• Agricultural Lands Stewardship• Economic Incentives
(Loans, Grants & Water Pricing)• Ecosystem Restoration• Forest Management• Land Use Planning & Management• Recharge Areas Protection• Water-Dependent Recreation• Watershed Management
New • Education & Outreach• Sediment Management• Water-Dependent Cultural Resources
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Improving CoordinationLand Use Planning & Water Management
• Land use planning controlled locally
• Water management decentralized --over 2,300 counties, cities, public agencies, and private water companies
• IRWM coordinates land use planning with water supply, quality, flood management, and climate adaptation
• State Government provides technical assistance and financial incentives
• More coordination among State agencies & with IRWM Partnerships
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Water Resources Management
Integrated Flood Management
HazardManagement
Coastal Zone Management
Land UseManagement
• Comprehensive approach toflood management
• Considers land & water resources at watershed scale
• Minimizes loss of life andproperty damage from flooding
• Maximizes benefits of floodplains
• Recognizes benefits to ecosystems from periodic floods
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California’s Water Resources: Variable & ExtremeButterfly Chart
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Understanding Regional Diversity (2005)
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3 Future Scenarios: Key Factors of Uncertainty2050 Planning Horizon
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Water Demand Change for 2050 Scenarios
From a Regional Perspective
Wide-ranging climate variability
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48 Regional Water Mgmt Groups• Foster partnerships & promote regional solutions
• Diversify water portfolios & integrate supplies
Leverage economies of scale to reduce costs
Integrate data, tools & resources
Invest in multi-benefit projects with sustainable outcomes
Increase regional self-sufficiency
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Improving Agency Alignment• State Agency Steering Committee– 21 members -- Update 2009– 28 members -- Update 2013
• Companion State Plans– 120 / 23 featured in Update 2009– 180 / 37 featured in Update 2013
• Federal Agency Network (FAN)– Virtual using Linkedin– Subject matter experts– Companion Federal Plans
• Initiated a conversation onregulatory alignment
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21 State Agencies & Chapter on
Companion Plans
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Roles & responsibilities
Features 23 State Plans
Nexus of State Plans & Update 2009 objectives & management strategies
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Alignment Initiatives• CA Biodiversity Council Feb. 2013 resolution Strengthening
Agency Alignment for Natural Resource Conservation http://biodiversity.ca.gov/2013resolution.html
• Breakout sessions at:– 2012 Water Plan Plenary– Floodplain Management Association conference
• Public AC Member Collaborative White Paper
• Update 2013 Companion Plans and companion planning through State Agency Steering Committee
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We Are HereUpdate 2013 Scoping & Deliverables
Oct. 2009Plenary Meeting
Jan. 2010Update 2009 AC Meeting
March 2010Project Team Meeting
Mar 2014
Final Update 2013
Apr. 2012 Draft Assumptions & Estimates Report
Jan. 2013
Cal. Water Management Progress Report
July 2013
Public Review Draft
Sept 2010Tribal Workshop
July 2010Public Workshop
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Nov 2010Launch Update 2013 Outreach
April 2013
Tribal Water Summit
Oct. 2013
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Ways to Access Water Plan Information
• Visit the Water Plan Web Portalwww.waterplan.water.ca.gov
Subscribe to Water Plan eNews a weekly electronic newsletter www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/enews
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California’s Flood Future: Recommendations for Managing the State’s Flood Risk
Arthur Hinojosa, CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group SummitJune 12, 2013
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Flood Future Report Process
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Analysis Regions• CWP hydrologic regions• Counties• US Congressional Districts• State Senate and Assembly
Districts• IRWM Regions
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County mapbook example
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Solutions Must Use An Integrated Water Management Approach
• Combines flood management, water supply, and ecosystem actions
• Regional and systemwide approach
• Collaboration and cooperation
• Array of funding sources
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Recommendations
1. Conduct regional flood risk assessments to better understand statewide flood risk.T
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Recommendations
2. Increase public and policymaker awareness about flood risks to facilitate informed decisions.
3. Increase support for flood emergency preparedness, response, and recovery programs to reduce flood impacts.
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Recommendations
4. Encourage land-use planning practices that reduce the consequences of flooding.
5. Conduct flood management from regional, systemwide, and statewide perspectives to provide multiple benefits.
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Recommendations
6. Increase collaboration among public agencies to improve flood management planning, policies, and investments.
7. Establish sufficient and stable funding mechanisms to reduce flood risk.
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The 2012 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan
reflects the State’s systemwide investment
approach for flood management
improvements in the Central Valley
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Six Flood Planning Regions
in the Central Valley
Regional Flood Management Planning
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• It’s a long-term plan for implementing a local vision for a “flood safe” region
• Roadmap for improving flood safety in a region over the next 25 years
What is a RFMP?
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One Process, Multiple Activities
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• Build upon the 2012 CVFPP by informing State-led Basinwide Feasibility Studies
• Engage local agencies in flood management planning
• Gather detailed regional information• Develop local flood management strategies
and priorities• Create a financial plan for future projects
Purpose of Regional Planning Process
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