California Water Plan UpdateCalifornia Water Plan Update

Advisory Committee MeetingAdvisory Committee MeetingJanuary 20, 2005January 20, 2005

Key Purposes of Water PlanKey Purposes of Water Plan

Focus California Water PolicyFocus California Water Policy Be a Useful Document for Water ManagersBe a Useful Document for Water Managers

Current supplies and water uses and potential future Current supplies and water uses and potential future demandsdemands

Information on water management strategies that water Information on water management strategies that water managers can use when developing plans and solutionsmanagers can use when developing plans and solutions

Strategic Plan OverviewStrategic Plan Overview

Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

RecommendationsRecommendations

GoalsGoals

MissionMission

VisionVision

Water Plan VisionWater Plan Vision

California's water resource management preserves California's water resource management preserves and enhances public health and the standard of living and enhances public health and the standard of living for Californians; strengthens economic growth, for Californians; strengthens economic growth, business vitality, and the agricultural industry; and business vitality, and the agricultural industry; and restores and protects California’s unique restores and protects California’s unique environmental diversityenvironmental diversity. .

Water Plan MissionWater Plan Mission

To develop a strategic plan that guides State, local, To develop a strategic plan that guides State, local, and regional entities in planning, developing, and and regional entities in planning, developing, and managing adequate, reliable, secure, affordable, and managing adequate, reliable, secure, affordable, and sustainable water of suitable quality for all beneficial sustainable water of suitable quality for all beneficial uses.uses.

Water Plan GoalsWater Plan GoalsIntended OutcomesIntended Outcomes

State government supports good water planning and management State government supports good water planning and management through leadership, oversight, and public funding.through leadership, oversight, and public funding.

Regional efforts play a central role in California water planning and Regional efforts play a central role in California water planning and management.management.

Water planning and urban development protect, preserve, and Water planning and urban development protect, preserve, and enhance environmental and agricultural resources.enhance environmental and agricultural resources.

Natural resource and land use planners make informed water Natural resource and land use planners make informed water management decisions.management decisions.

Water decisions are equitable across all communities.Water decisions are equitable across all communities.

RecommendationsRecommendations

14 Broad recommendations addressing approaches 14 Broad recommendations addressing approaches to water management, state government reform, to water management, state government reform, funding, research, data collection and analytical funding, research, data collection and analytical tools, and social equity.tools, and social equity.

Implementation PlanImplementation Plan

Action Plan for each RecommendationAction Plan for each Recommendation Near-term actionsNear-term actions Long-term comprehensive actionsLong-term comprehensive actions

Intended OutcomesIntended Outcomes Resource AssumptionsResource Assumptions Implementation ChallengesImplementation Challenges Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures

Framework for a Sustainable and Reliable Framework for a Sustainable and Reliable Water Supply in 2030Water Supply in 2030

FoundationalFoundationalPrinciples forPrinciples forSustainabilitySustainability

UseUseWaterWater

EfficientlyEfficiently

ProtectProtectWaterWaterQualityQuality

SupportSupportEnvironmentalEnvironmentalStewardshipStewardship

EnhanceEnhanceWaterWater

InfrastructureInfrastructure

InitiativesInitiativesforfor

ReliabilityReliability

PracticePracticeIntegratedIntegrated

Regional WaterRegional WaterManagementManagement

Vital EconomyVital EconomyHealthy EnvironmentHealthy Environment

High Standard of LivingHigh Standard of LivingVisionVision

Foundational PrincipleFoundational PrincipleUse Water EfficientlyUse Water Efficiently

Increase levels of urban and Increase levels of urban and agricultural water use efficiencyagricultural water use efficiency

Increase recycled municipal Increase recycled municipal water and expand its useswater and expand its uses

Reoperate water facilities to Reoperate water facilities to improve their operation and improve their operation and efficiencyefficiency

Facilitate environmentally and Facilitate environmentally and economically sound transfers to economically sound transfers to avoid regional shortagesavoid regional shortages

Foundational PrincipleFoundational PrincipleProtect Water QualityProtect Water Quality

Protect surface waters and Protect surface waters and aquifers from contaminationaquifers from contamination

Explore new treatment Explore new treatment technologies for drinking water technologies for drinking water and groundwater remediationand groundwater remediation

Match water quality to useMatch water quality to use Improve management of urban Improve management of urban

and agricultural runoffand agricultural runoff Reduce and eliminate Reduce and eliminate

groundwater overdraftgroundwater overdraft Improve watershed managementImprove watershed management

Foundational PrincipleFoundational PrincipleSupport Environmental StewardshipSupport Environmental Stewardship

Incorporate ecosystem restoration Incorporate ecosystem restoration with water planning and land use with water planning and land use planningplanning

Restore and maintain the structure Restore and maintain the structure and function of aquatic and function of aquatic ecosystemsecosystems

Minimize alteration of ecosystems Minimize alteration of ecosystems by water management actions by water management actions

Protect public trust resourcesProtect public trust resources Improve watershed managementImprove watershed management Integrate flood management with Integrate flood management with

water supply managementwater supply management

Maintain aging facilitiesMaintain aging facilities Implement the CALFED Implement the CALFED

program including:program including: Conveyance improvementsConveyance improvements New storage New storage

Improve flood managementImprove flood management Sustain the Sacramento-Sustain the Sacramento-

San Joaquin DeltaSan Joaquin Delta

Initiative 1Initiative 1Enhance Water InfrastructureEnhance Water Infrastructure

Foster regional Foster regional partnershipspartnerships

Develop regional integrated Develop regional integrated water management planswater management plans

Diversify regional water Diversify regional water portfolios using mix of portfolios using mix of strategiesstrategies

Initiative 2Initiative 2Practice Integrated Regional Practice Integrated Regional

Water ManagementWater Management

Essential Support ActivitiesEssential Support Activities Reform State government for effective leadership Reform State government for effective leadership

and efficiencyand efficiency Clarify State, federal and local roles & Clarify State, federal and local roles &

responsibilitiesresponsibilities Develop funding strategies & clarify role of public Develop funding strategies & clarify role of public

investmentsinvestments Increase tribal participation and access to fundingIncrease tribal participation and access to funding Ensure Environmental Justice across all Ensure Environmental Justice across all

communitiescommunities

Essential Support Activities (cont.)Essential Support Activities (cont.)

Adapt for global climate change impactsAdapt for global climate change impacts Invest in new water technologyInvest in new water technology Improve water data management and analysisImprove water data management and analysis Increase scientific understandingIncrease scientific understanding

New FeaturesNew Features

Water PortfoliosWater Portfolios Hydrologic cycle & water Hydrologic cycle & water

quality with over 80 data quality with over 80 data categories for 1998, 2000, categories for 1998, 2000, 20012001

Regional ReportsRegional Reports Setting, challenges, goals, Setting, challenges, goals,

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New Features (continued)New Features (continued)

Multiple Future ScenariosMultiple Future Scenarios Plausible yet different futures to Plausible yet different futures to

plan for uncertainties & risksplan for uncertainties & risks

25 Resource Management 25 Resource Management StrategiesStrategies Ways to reduce demands, improve Ways to reduce demands, improve

system efficiency, augment system efficiency, augment supplies, improve WQ & sustain supplies, improve WQ & sustain resourcesresources

Demand ReductionDemand ReductionOperational Efficiency Operational Efficiency

& Redistribution& RedistributionSupply AugmentationSupply AugmentationQuality ImprovementQuality ImprovementResource StewardshipResource Stewardship

Resource Management StrategiesResource Management StrategiesDemand ReductionDemand Reduction Agricultural Water Use EfficiencyAgricultural Water Use Efficiency Urban Water Use EfficiencyUrban Water Use Efficiency

Operational Efficiency & RedistributionOperational Efficiency & Redistribution ConveyanceConveyance System ReoperationSystem Reoperation Water TransfersWater Transfers

Supply AugmentationSupply Augmentation Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Conjunctive Management & Groundwater

StorageStorage Desalination – BrackishDesalination – Brackish Desalination - SeawaterDesalination - Seawater Precipitation EnhancementPrecipitation Enhancement Recycled Municipal WaterRecycled Municipal Water Surface Storage – CALFEDSurface Storage – CALFED Surface Storage - Regional/LocalSurface Storage - Regional/Local

Quality ImprovementQuality Improvement Drinking Water Treatment and DistributionDrinking Water Treatment and Distribution Groundwater/Aquifer RemediationGroundwater/Aquifer Remediation Matching Quality to UseMatching Quality to Use Pollution PreventionPollution Prevention Urban Runoff ManagementUrban Runoff Management

Resource StewardshipResource Stewardship Agricultural Lands StewardshipAgricultural Lands Stewardship Economic Incentives (Loans, Grants, and Economic Incentives (Loans, Grants, and

Water Pricing)Water Pricing) Ecosystem RestorationEcosystem Restoration Floodplain ManagementFloodplain Management Recharge Areas ProtectionRecharge Areas Protection Urban Land Use ManagementUrban Land Use Management Water-Dependent RecreationWater-Dependent Recreation Watershed ManagementWatershed Management

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Water Plan OrganizationWater Plan Organization

Vol. 1 > Strategic PlanVol. 1 > Strategic Plan Vol. 2 > 25 Resource Management StrategiesVol. 2 > 25 Resource Management Strategies Vol. 3 > 12 Regional ReportsVol. 3 > 12 Regional Reports Vol. 4 > Reference Guide (articles)Vol. 4 > Reference Guide (articles) Vol. 5 > Technical Guide (documentation)Vol. 5 > Technical Guide (documentation)

Phase 1 Production SchedulePhase 1 Production Schedule

Administrative DraftAdministrative Draft Public Review DraftPublic Review Draft Public HearingsPublic Hearings Final Water PlanFinal Water Plan

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