The Future of Integrated Water Management : Moving the Program Forward Gary Lippner, CA Department of Water Resources Sierra Water Work Group Summit

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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

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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

Integrated Flood Management

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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 & DeliverablesOct. 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

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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.

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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