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
Disadvantaged Community Pilot ProjectSierra 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
– 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
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
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
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
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
Additional InformationJennifer Jenkins Kuszmar
Karen Gaffney & Katherine GledhillWest Coast Watershed
707.433.7377
www.northcoastirwmp.net