catalina water: drought contingency plan · 2019-07-12 · phase 1: establish task force •task...

Regional Drought Task Force: Kick-off Meeting

June 12, 2019

Catalina Water: Drought Contingency Plan

2019JUN 4

US Drought Monitor, http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu

Southern California Edison

Objective

• Task Force introduction to the Catalina Drought Contingency Plan

• Reaffirm Task Force participants

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Agenda

1. Introductions and Background

2. USBR Drought Response Program Overview

3. DCP Task Force

4. DCP Work Plan

5. DCP Elements

6. Communications

7. Questions and Feedback

8. Next Meeting

DCP= Drought Contingency Plan

USBR = United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)

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Introductions

• Southern California Edison (SCE)

• United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

• Task Force

o Interested stakeholders within the planning area representing different sectors

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Identified Task Force Members Contact6/12/19

Attendance

Catalina Chamber of Commerce ✔

Catalina Island Company ✔ ✔

Catalina Island Conservancy (CIC) ✔ ✔

CIC Airport ✔ ✔

City of Avalon ✔ ✔

City of Avalon Fire ✔

County of Los Angeles Fire

School District ✔ ✔

Rancho Escondido, Vineyard

Two Harbors

USC Lab ✔

Camps

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

✔ ✔ (SCE Rep)

California Division of Drinking Water (DDW)

✔ ✔ (SCE Rep)


Background: USBR WaterSMART Programs

• Drought Contingency Plan• Contract Q2/2019

• Completion Q1/2021

• Water Reliability Study• MOU Q1/2018

• Phase 1 of 5 underway

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Active Catalina Reclamation Projects: Water Reliability Study Drought Contingency Plan

USBR Program Update June 2019


USBR Drought Response Program

• Purpose: Prepare for and address drought in advance of a crisis• Create a legacy of conservation stewardship• Modernize infrastructure• Restore trust with local communities

• Contingency Planning: Develop and update a comprehensive drought plan (Drought Contingency Plan) • Open and inclusive planning efforts to proactively build

long-term drought resilience• Consider impacts of climate change • http://www.usbr.gov/drought/

• Resiliency Projects: Implement projects that will build long-term resiliency to drought (Drought Resiliency Projects)

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USBR Data Visualization (Drought Response Projects and Contingency Planning)

http://www.usbr.gov/drought/


Phase 1: Establish Task Force

• Task Force is a mechanism to:• Exchange information

• Discuss issues and solutions

• Coordinate response activities

• Anticipated meeting cadence: quarterly or as deliverables dictate

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Deliverables Timing

Establish Task Force Q2/2019

Develop Work Plan Q3/2019

Drought Contingency Plan Development

Q4/2019 toQ4/2020

Plan Finalized and Approved by USBR

Q1/2021


Phase 1: Refine The Work Plan

• Introduction• Background

• Planning approach• Roles and responsibilities

• Documentation and reporting• Deliverables

• Reporting

• Review process

• Communication and outreach plan• Stakeholder and public involvement

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Phase 2: Development of Drought Contingency Plan

• Drought Contingency Plan elements• Drought Monitoring

• Vulnerability Assessment

• Mitigation Actions

• Response Actions

• Operational & Administrative Framework

• Plan Update Process

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DCP: Drought Monitoring

• Establish a framework or process for:• Monitoring near and long-term water availability

• Predicting the probability of future droughts

• Collection, analysis, and dissemination of water availability and other drought-related data

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• Precipitation

• Temperature

• Streamflow levels

• Identifying metrics and triggers drought severity and/or response action

NOAA Water cycle


DCP: Vulnerability Assessment

• Evaluate drought risks and impacts • Rural location

• Isolation, Limited Interconnections

• Fractured rock groundwater

• Reliance on single source (groundwater)

• Climate change

• Drives the development of potential mitigation and response actions

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DCP: Mitigation Actions

• Identify, evaluate and prioritize actions that build long-term resiliency ahead of a drought and mitigate risks posed by drought

• Actions, programs, and strategies implemented before drought to address potential risks and impacts

• Intended to decrease sector vulnerabilities and reduce the need for response actions

• Prioritized recommendations• Water portfolio diversity and optimization

• Water Reliability

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83%

17%

Portfolio, 600 AFY-basis (2008)

Groundwater Desal

33%

26%

41%

Actual, 600 AFY-basis (2013-2017)

Groundwater Desal Conservation


DCP: Response Actions

• Identify, evaluate and prioritize actions that can be implemented during a drought to mitigate risks posed by drought

• Specific actions triggered during specific stages of drought to manage the limited supply and decrease the severity of immediate impacts

• Able to be quickly implemented to provide expeditious benefits

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July 2018


DCP: Operational & Administration Framework

• Identifies responsibility for undertaking actions necessary to implement each element of the Drought Contingency Plan• Conduct drought monitoring

• Initiate response actions, including emergency response actions

• Initiate mitigation actions

• Update the Drought Contingency Plan

• Identifies Task Force and stakeholders

• May be integrated into each element or documented in a specific section of the plan

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Task Lead Member Responsibilities Coordinates With Procedures / Resource

Documentation


DCP: Plan Update Process

• Describe the process to update the plan• Stakeholder engagement

• Ongoing evaluation

• Measuring effectiveness

• Cadence of updates

• Data and models used

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Communications

• SCE Program Manager: Luke Schaner, [email protected]

• USBR Program Manager: Leslie Cleveland, [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Questions and Feedback

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Next Meeting

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End of Presentation

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