disadvantaged community pilot project sierra water workgroup summit june 2013
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Disadvantaged Community Pilot Project Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013. California’s North Coast a unique region with a unique identity. Size of region Physical and Biotic features Intact fisheries and watersheds Not strongly connected via infrastructure Population - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Disadvantaged Community Pilot ProjectSierra Water Workgroup Summit
June 2013
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California’s North Coast a unique region with a unique identity
• Size of region• Physical and Biotic features
– Intact fisheries and watersheds– Not strongly connected via
infrastructure• Population
– Relatively low, expected to increase• Demographics & Socio-economic trends
– Different lifestyles and outlooks– Financial challenges– Changing economies & opportunities
• Need for regional planning- Similar issues/challenges- Regional cooperation = effectiveness
and more funding resources
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A Retrospective:The North Coast Integrated Regional Water Management
Plan
• Started in Fall 2004• Established regional boundary• Convened Policy Review Panel• Convened Technical Peer
Review Committee• Memorandum of Mutual
Understandings (MoMu)• Outreach & Stakeholder
Education• Project Portfolio & Plan
Development
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Water and Wastewater Provider Outreach and Technical Assistance
• Background• Workshops and Trainings• Sub-Regional Workgroups• Water and Wastewater Provider Survey– Types of Systems included in Survey– Survey Methods– 438 providers contacted, 126 Completed Surveys
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Water and Wastewater Provider Outreach and Technical Assistance
• Water and Wastewater Provider Survey Preliminary Results/Observations– Overall interest in participation in the program– Most prevalent problems identified: Aging Infrastructure,
personnel training– Most burdensome regulatory challenge: State sampling and
testing procedure, particularly with drinking water standards– Relative awareness of existing technical service providers such as
Cal Rural Water and Rural Community Assistance Corporation.– Technical Assistance needs: system infrastructure maintenance
and repair; funding opportunities/grant writing; system mapping– Training needs: system compliance and operator testing and
budgeting, rate setting, and grants
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Next Steps & Challenges
• Providing assistance to those most in need• Exportable Components• Incorporate into Plan• Sharing resources• Applications for funding• Overwhelming amount of need• Bringing providers to the table
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Additional InformationJennifer Jenkins Kuszmar
Karen Gaffney & Katherine GledhillWest Coast Watershed
707.433.7377
www.northcoastirwmp.net