Bay Area IRWMP Bay Area IRWMP Public Workshop #1Public Workshop #1

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

I. 2006 BAIRWMP-Goals and ObjectivesI. 2006 BAIRWMP-Goals and Objectives

II. DWR Guidance- “Measures”II. DWR Guidance- “Measures”

III. 2012 ProcessIII. 2012 Process

IV. Proposed ObjectivesIV. Proposed Objectives

V. Next StepsV. Next Steps

2006 BAIRWMP2006 BAIRWMPhttp://bairwmp.org/plan/

6 Goals and 68 Objectives6 Goals and 68 Objectives Goals and Objectives generated by 4 Goals and Objectives generated by 4

Functional areasFunctional areas

-Water Supply and Water Quality-Water Supply and Water Quality

-Wastewater and Recycled Water-Wastewater and Recycled Water

-Flood Protection and Stormwater -Flood Protection and Stormwater Management Management

-Watershed Management, Habitat Protection -Watershed Management, Habitat Protection and Restorationand Restoration

2006 Goals2006 Goals Contribute to the promotion of economic, Contribute to the promotion of economic,

social, and environmental sustainabilitysocial, and environmental sustainability Contribute to improved supply reliabilityContribute to improved supply reliability Contribute to the protection and Contribute to the protection and

improvement of hydrologic functionimprovement of hydrologic function Contribute to the protection and Contribute to the protection and

improvement of the quality of water improvement of the quality of water resourcesresources

Contribute to the protection of public health,Contribute to the protection of public health,

safety, and propertysafety, and property Contribute to the creation, protection, Contribute to the creation, protection,

enhancement, and maintenance of enhancement, and maintenance of environmental resources and habitatsenvironmental resources and habitats

New DWR GuidanceNew DWR Guidance

Objectives must address major water Objectives must address major water –related issues and conflicts–related issues and conflicts

Objectives must be measurable by Objectives must be measurable by some practical meanssome practical means quantitatively or qualitativelyquantitatively or qualitatively

Objectives may be prioritizedObjectives may be prioritized

New DWR GuidanceNew DWR Guidance

Objectives must be focused on Objectives must be focused on addressing the water management addressing the water management issues, including flood management of issues, including flood management of the region. the region.

RWMGs must consider overarching RWMGs must consider overarching goals that apply to their area. These goals that apply to their area. These include: include:

-Basin Plan Objectives -Basin Plan Objectives

-20x2020 water efficiency goals -20x2020 water efficiency goals

-Requirements of CWC §10540(c) -Requirements of CWC §10540(c)

CWC §10540(c)CWC §10540(c)

Protection and improvement of water supply Protection and improvement of water supply reliability, including identification of feasible reliability, including identification of feasible agricultural and urban water use efficiency strategies. agricultural and urban water use efficiency strategies.

Identification and consideration of the drinking water Identification and consideration of the drinking water quality of communities within the area of the Plan. quality of communities within the area of the Plan.

Protection and improvement of water quality within Protection and improvement of water quality within the area of the Plan consistent with relevant basin plan. the area of the Plan consistent with relevant basin plan.

Identification of any significant threats to Identification of any significant threats to groundwater resources from overdrafting. groundwater resources from overdrafting.

Protection, restoration, and improvement of Protection, restoration, and improvement of stewardship of aquatic, riparian, and watershed stewardship of aquatic, riparian, and watershed resources within the region. resources within the region.

Protection of groundwater resources from Protection of groundwater resources from contamination. contamination.

Identification and consideration of water-related Identification and consideration of water-related needs of disadvantaged communities in the area within needs of disadvantaged communities in the area within the boundaries of the Plan. the boundaries of the Plan.

2012 Process2012 Process Plan Update Team (PUT) reviewed Plan Update Team (PUT) reviewed

2006 Goals and Objectives 2006 Goals and Objectives Considered deletions, additions and Considered deletions, additions and

modificationsmodificationsCriteria used:Criteria used: 1) Addresses major issue in region1) Addresses major issue in region 2) Is measurable2) Is measurable 3) Is not redundant3) Is not redundant 4) Addresses 4) Addresses whatwhat more than how more than how 5) Is consistent with DWR direction5) Is consistent with DWR direction

2012 Process cont’d2012 Process cont’d Preliminary screening by PUT –June 18Preliminary screening by PUT –June 18 Coordinating Committee review- June Coordinating Committee review- June

2525 Final screening by PUT-July 9Final screening by PUT-July 9

Consolidated and Modified GoalsConsolidated and Modified Goals 6->56->5

Reduced total number of Objectives Reduced total number of Objectives 68->3568->35

Added Objectives such as:Added Objectives such as: Climate Change, IntegrationClimate Change, Integration

Promote environmental, economic and Promote environmental, economic and social sustainabilitysocial sustainability

Improve water supply reliability and Improve water supply reliability and qualityquality

Protect and improve watershed health Protect and improve watershed health and function and Bay water qualityand function and Bay water quality

Improve Regional Flood ManagementImprove Regional Flood Management Create, protect, enhance, and Create, protect, enhance, and

maintain environmental resources and maintain environmental resources and habitatshabitats

Proposed GoalsProposed Goals

Goal 1-Promote environmental, economic, and Goal 1-Promote environmental, economic, and social sustainabilitysocial sustainability

IItalics- modifiedtalics- modifiedBold- newBold- new

Increase water resources related Increase water resources related recreational opportunities recreational opportunities

Encourage implementation of Encourage implementation of integrated, multi-benefit projectsintegrated, multi-benefit projects

Secure adequate support, funding and Secure adequate support, funding and partnerships to effectively implement plan.partnerships to effectively implement plan.

Avoid disproportionate impacts to Avoid disproportionate impacts to disadvantaged communitiesdisadvantaged communities

Protect cultural resourcesProtect cultural resources Promote community education, involvement Promote community education, involvement

and stewardship and stewardship Reduce energy use and/or use renewable Reduce energy use and/or use renewable

resources where appropriate resources where appropriate

Goal 1-Promote environmental, economic, and Goal 1-Promote environmental, economic, and social sustainabilitysocial sustainability

Plan for and adapt to sea level rise Plan for and adapt to sea level rise Plan for and adapt to more frequent extreme Plan for and adapt to more frequent extreme

climate eventsclimate events Support data gathering for climate change Support data gathering for climate change

vulnerabilitiesvulnerabilities Enhance monitoring network and information Enhance monitoring network and information

sharing to support proper management of sharing to support proper management of watershedswatersheds

Minimize health impacts associated with polluted water. Minimize health impacts associated with polluted water. Work with local land, water, wastewater and Work with local land, water, wastewater and

stormwater agencies, project proponents and other stormwater agencies, project proponents and other stakeholders to develop policies, ordinances and stakeholders to develop policies, ordinances and programs that promote IRWM goals, and to programs that promote IRWM goals, and to determine areas of integration among projects determine areas of integration among projects

Goal 2-Improve water supply reliability and Goal 2-Improve water supply reliability and

qualityquality Provide adequate water supplies to meet demands. Provide adequate water supplies to meet demands. Implement water use efficiency to meet or exceed state Implement water use efficiency to meet or exceed state

and federal requirements. and federal requirements. Minimize vulnerability of infrastructure to catastrophes Minimize vulnerability of infrastructure to catastrophes

and security breachesand security breaches. . Expand water storage and conjunctive management of Expand water storage and conjunctive management of

surface and groundwater surface and groundwater Provide for groundwater recharge while protecting Provide for groundwater recharge while protecting

groundwater resources from overdraftgroundwater resources from overdraft. . Increase opportunities for recycled water use Increase opportunities for recycled water use Provide clean, safe, reliable drinking water. Provide clean, safe, reliable drinking water. Protection of groundwater resources from Protection of groundwater resources from

contaminationcontamination..

Goal 3- Protect and improve watershed health Goal 3- Protect and improve watershed health

and function and Bay water qualityand function and Bay water quality

Protect, restore, and rehabilitate watershed Protect, restore, and rehabilitate watershed processes. processes.

Control excessive erosion and manage Control excessive erosion and manage sedimentation. sedimentation.

Minimize point-source and non-point-source Minimize point-source and non-point-source pollutionpollution

Improve floodplain connectivity. Improve floodplain connectivity. Improve infiltration capacity Improve infiltration capacity Maintain health of watershed vegetation, land Maintain health of watershed vegetation, land

cover, natural stream buffers and floodplains, to cover, natural stream buffers and floodplains, to improve filtration of point and nonpoint source improve filtration of point and nonpoint source pollutants. pollutants.

Control pollutants of concern Control pollutants of concern

Goal 4-Improve Regional Flood Goal 4-Improve Regional Flood

ManagementManagement

Manage floodplains to reduce flood damages Manage floodplains to reduce flood damages to homes, businesses, schools, and to homes, businesses, schools, and transportationtransportation

Achieve effective floodplain management Achieve effective floodplain management that incorporates land use planning and that incorporates land use planning and minimizes risks to health, safety and minimizes risks to health, safety and property by encouraging wise use and property by encouraging wise use and management of flood-prone areas management of flood-prone areas

Identify and promote integrated flood Identify and promote integrated flood management projects to protect vulnerable management projects to protect vulnerable areas areas

Goal 5-Create, protect, enhance, and Goal 5-Create, protect, enhance, and maintain environmental resources and maintain environmental resources and

habitatshabitats

Protect, restore, and rehabilitate Protect, restore, and rehabilitate habitat for species protection habitat for species protection

Enhance wildlife populations and Enhance wildlife populations and biodiversity (species richness). biodiversity (species richness).

Protect and recover fisheries (natural Protect and recover fisheries (natural habitat and harvesting). habitat and harvesting).

Reduce geographic extent and spread Reduce geographic extent and spread of pests and invasive species. of pests and invasive species.

Deleted Objectives-~37Deleted Objectives-~37

Objectives were deleted if:Objectives were deleted if:

They did not meet criteriaThey did not meet criteria They could be merged with other objective They could be merged with other objective

(s)(s) They were not clear They were not clear

New objectives were developed based on New objectives were developed based on new DWR Guidelines. new DWR Guidelines.

See handout for deleted objectivesSee handout for deleted objectives

MeasuresMeasures Potential Measures –under developmentPotential Measures –under development

DWR- “A measurable objective means there DWR- “A measurable objective means there must be some must be some metricmetric the IRWM region can the IRWM region can use to determine if the objective is being use to determine if the objective is being met as the IRWM Plan is implemented. met as the IRWM Plan is implemented. Remember that IRWM Plans are Remember that IRWM Plans are implemented through projects, relevant to implemented through projects, relevant to measuring objectives; it implies that measuring objectives; it implies that metrics must apply to projectsmetrics must apply to projects which in which in turn relate back to Plan objectives. turn relate back to Plan objectives. Objectives can be measured quantitatively Objectives can be measured quantitatively or qualitatively”.or qualitatively”.

MeasuresMeasures

Measures identified are “proposed”, Measures identified are “proposed”, we are looking for more input from we are looking for more input from youyou

Represent a way to measure project Represent a way to measure project success e.g. miles of trailsuccess e.g. miles of trail

Not a target e.g. 50% increase in Not a target e.g. 50% increase in trailstrails

Important for project proponents in Important for project proponents in scoping and monitoring projectsscoping and monitoring projects

DWR ExampleDWR Example

Objective-Objective-Restore ecologic function Restore ecologic function to a local wetland to a local wetland

Qualitative Measurement Qualitative Measurement Presence/absence of key wetland Presence/absence of key wetland species species

Quantitative Measurement Quantitative Measurement

Number of acres restored to wetland Number of acres restored to wetland conditions conditions

BAIRWMP-Proposed ExamplesBAIRWMP-Proposed Examples

Objective-Objective-Increase opportunities for recycled Increase opportunities for recycled water use. water use. Measure -Measure - AFY of potable water use replaced by AFY of potable water use replaced by non-potable supply; AFY recycled water production non-potable supply; AFY recycled water production

Objective- Objective- Control pollutants of concern Control pollutants of concern Measure- Measure- Compliance with existing and future Compliance with existing and future TMDLs TMDLs

Objective- Objective- Identify and promote integrated Identify and promote integrated flood management projects to protect flood management projects to protect vulnerable areasvulnerable areasMeasure- Measure- Number of integrated flood Number of integrated flood management projects management projects

Next StepsNext Steps

Public InputPublic Input

See handoutsSee handouts

oror

e-mail-e-mail-BAIRWMP@kearnswest.com

Prioritization??Prioritization??

Deleted ObjectivesDeleted Objectives

A. Contribute to the promotion of economic, social, and A. Contribute to the promotion of economic, social, and environmental sustainabilityenvironmental sustainability

Contribute to:Contribute to: Avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating net impacts to Avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating net impacts to

environmentenvironment Maintaining and promoting economic and environmental Maintaining and promoting economic and environmental

sustainability through sound water resources management sustainability through sound water resources management practicespractices

Maximizing ability to get outside fundingMaximizing ability to get outside funding Maximizing economies of scale and governmental efficienciesMaximizing economies of scale and governmental efficiencies Minimizing solid waste generation/maximize reuseMinimizing solid waste generation/maximize reuse Engaging public agencies, businesses, and the public in Engaging public agencies, businesses, and the public in

stormwater pollution prevention and watershed management, stormwater pollution prevention and watershed management, including decision –makingincluding decision –making

Achieving community awareness of local flood risks, including Achieving community awareness of local flood risks, including potential risks in areas protected by existing projectspotential risks in areas protected by existing projects

Balancing needs for all beneficial uses of waterBalancing needs for all beneficial uses of water Securing funds to implement solutionsSecuring funds to implement solutions

Deleted ObjectivesDeleted Objectives

B. Contribute to improved supply reliabilityB. Contribute to improved supply reliability Meeting future and dry year demandsMeeting future and dry year demands Maximizing control within the Bay Area regionMaximizing control within the Bay Area region Preserving highest quality supplies for highest Preserving highest quality supplies for highest

useuse Maintaining a diverse portfolio of water Maintaining a diverse portfolio of water

supplies to maximize flexibilitysupplies to maximize flexibility Securing funds to implement solutionsSecuring funds to implement solutions

C. Contribute to the protection and C. Contribute to the protection and improvement of hydrologic functionimprovement of hydrologic function

Securing funds to implement solutionsSecuring funds to implement solutions

Deleted ObjectivesDeleted ObjectivesD. Contribute to the protection and improvement D. Contribute to the protection and improvement

of the quality of water resourcesof the quality of water resources Reducing mass loading of pollutants to surface Reducing mass loading of pollutants to surface

waterswaters Minimizing taste and odor problemsMinimizing taste and odor problems Protecting surface and groundwater resources from Protecting surface and groundwater resources from

pollution and degradationpollution and degradation Anticipating emerging contaminantsAnticipating emerging contaminants Eliminating non-stormwater pollutant discharges to Eliminating non-stormwater pollutant discharges to

storm drainsstorm drains Reducing pollutants in runoff to the maximum Reducing pollutants in runoff to the maximum

extent practicableextent practicable Periodically evaluating beneficial usesPeriodically evaluating beneficial uses Continuously improving stormwater pollution Continuously improving stormwater pollution

prevention methodsprevention methods Securing funds to implement solutionsSecuring funds to implement solutions

Deleted ObjectivesDeleted ObjectivesE. Contribute to the protection of public E. Contribute to the protection of public

health, safety, and propertyhealth, safety, and property Minimizing variability for treatmentMinimizing variability for treatment Advancing technology through feasibility Advancing technology through feasibility

studies/demonstrationsstudies/demonstrations Achieving effective floodplain management by Achieving effective floodplain management by

encouraging wise use and management of encouraging wise use and management of flood-prone areasflood-prone areas

Maintaining performance of flood protection Maintaining performance of flood protection and stormwater facilitiesand stormwater facilities

Partnering with municipalities to prepare Partnering with municipalities to prepare mitigation action plans that reduce flood risks mitigation action plans that reduce flood risks to the communityto the community

Coordinating resources and mutual aid between Coordinating resources and mutual aid between agencies to enhance agency effectivenessagencies to enhance agency effectiveness

Securing funds to implement solutionsSecuring funds to implement solutions

Deleted ObjectivesDeleted ObjectivesF. Contribute to the creation, protection, F. Contribute to the creation, protection,

enhancement, and maintenance of enhancement, and maintenance of environmental resources andenvironmental resources andhabitatshabitats

Providing net benefits to environmentProviding net benefits to environment Providing lifecycle support (shelter, reproduction, Providing lifecycle support (shelter, reproduction,

feeding)feeding) Protecting wildlife movement/wildlife corridorsProtecting wildlife movement/wildlife corridors Improving structural complexity (riparian and Improving structural complexity (riparian and

channel)channel) Designing and constructing natural flood protection Designing and constructing natural flood protection

and stormwater facilitiesand stormwater facilities Securing funds to implement solutionsSecuring funds to implement solutions