Cooperating Partners Presentation September 28, 2006 Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) B S Background and Process Background and Process C ANTA ARBARA OUNTY
Jan 04, 2016
Cooperating Partners PresentationSeptember 28, 2006
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP)
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Background and ProcessBackground and Process
C ANTA ARBARA OUNTY
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Overview of Presentation
Background and Organization Why Prepare an IRWMP State IRWMP Requirements Scope of Work Public Outreach Cooperating Partners’ Responsibilities Keys to Success
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The Santa Barbara Region
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History of IRWMP Process
Water resource planning traditionally a “top-down” process
SB 1672 (Costa) put regional planning into the grant selection process
Move to regionalism reflected in State Water Plan, CALFED, Water 2050, Props 40 and 50
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
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What is Regionalism?
Connects local goals with state goals Identifies shared interests and
opportunities Relies on collaboration Views the whole water resource system
and how it functions Moves away from single-purpose planning Delegates decision-making from state to
regional level
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Who is Involved in Preparing Our IRWMP?
Santa BarbaraCounty
Santa BarbaraCounty
Cooperating Partners
Cooperating Partners
Steering CommitteeSteering Committee
StakeholdersStakeholders
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Cooperating Partners
Cachuma Conservation and Release Board
Carpinteria Sanitary District Carpinteria Valley Water Dist. Casmalia CSD Central Coast Water Authority City of Buellton City of Carpinteria City of Guadalupe City of Lompoc City of Santa Barbara City of Santa Maria City of Solvang Cuyama CSD Golden State Water Company Goleta Sanitary District
Goleta Water District Goleta West Sanitary District La Cumbre Mutual Water Co. Los Alamos CSD Mission Hills CSD Montecito Water District Santa Barbara County Santa Maria Valley Water
Conservation District Santa Ynez River WCD Santa Ynez WCD ID #1 Summerland Sanitary District Vandenberg Village CSD
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IRWMP Scope of Work
Hold public meetings Identify regional objectives Refine water management strategies Prioritize water management strategies and
projects Integrate water management strategies and
projects Prepare an IRWMP Document impacts and benefits of the plan Adoption of the plan
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Why Prepare an IRWMP
Position for Prop 50 ($220 M available for second round) and other funding opportunities in 2007
Retain local control over water management decisions
Build and strengthen long-term working relationships(in-region and adjacent partners)
Forum to build new alliances and discuss planning for future challenges
Opportunity to “tell your story” Inform state/federal agencies/legislators of regional
needs and required projects
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State IRWMP Requirements
Leadership by regional management group Identify regional water related objectives Document range of water management strategies Show “integration” - how water management
strategies work together to achieve objectives Implementation strategy, impacts and benefits,
data management, relationship to local planning, stakeholder involvement
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Potential Regional Objectives
Water supply reliability Groundwater management Flood control and stormwater
management Water quality protection and improvement
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State-Mandated Water Management Strategies
Flood and storm water management Water quality protection and improvement Water supply reliability Groundwater management and conjunctive use Water recycling and conservation Ecosystem restoration Recreation opportunities and public access Wetland enhancement and habitat protection
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What is Integration?
Required by the State
“Select a mix of strategies… and discuss how these strategies work together to… achieve objectives.” DWR Guidelines
Coordinated approach to planning multi-benefit projects to achieve common objectives
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Public Involvement
Cooperating Partners input to build stakeholder list
(10/21 meeting)
Communications by letter, email, and website
encouraging participation in planning process and
public meetings
Three sets of public meetings (north and south)
Meeting agendas posted on SB County website in
advance
Draft of the IRWMP made available for public comment
Meetings with key officials for input on process and
draft plan
Adoption of final plan by MOU agency signatories
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Evaluation of Projects
Multi-criteria decision making tool Formal decision process for prioritizing projects Documents development of agreed-upon
criteria, weighting, and prioritizing
Alternative approach Evaluation of projects based on meeting
agreed-upon regional objectives and general criteria
Grouping (not ranking) of projects according to types of projects
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Cooperating Partners Responsibilities
Actively participate in process
Provide planning documents
Complete Project Information Forms
Attend meetings to extent possible
Timely review of document iterations (turn-
around time may be short due to holidays)
Outreach to constituents and decision-makers
Assistance in garnering key officials’ approval
of
Final IRWMP
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Important Dates
Cooperating Partners’ Deliverables/Actions
September 28, 2006 Planning Documents Due October 10, 2006 Project Information Forms Due January 5, 2007 Comments due on Internal Review
Preliminary Draft IRWMP January 23, 2007 Comments due on Draft IRWMP February 15, 2007 Public comments due on Draft IRWMP March 13, 2007 Cooperating Partners approve Final
IRWMP March 19-29, 2007 Facilitate adoption of Final IRWMP by
MOU signatories
Meetings (see handout for list of dates)
Stakeholder Meetings October 23 & 24, 2006December 5 & 6, 2006February 12 & 13, 2007
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Keys to Success
Commitment to and understanding of IRWMP process
High level of participation from Cooperating Partners
Cooperative approach – share ideas and concerns Timely submittal of planning documents and
project information Recognition that IRWMP will have several
iterations Adherence to tight timeline Broad stakeholder participation
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For Further Information
IRWMP Contact: Shruti Chandra at (805) 963-0651 or [email protected]@dudek.com
Website address: www.countyofsb.org/pwd/water/irwmp.htmwww.countyofsb.org/pwd/water/irwmp.htm
FTP site: ftp://ftp.ch2m.com/SBIRWMP/ftp://ftp.ch2m.com/SBIRWMP/
FTP questions: John Schoonover at (530) 243-5886 or [email protected]@ch2m.com
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Questions/Answers