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The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013 Lahontan Regional Water Board 1

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Page 1: The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013 Lahontan Regional Water Board 1

The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit

June 2013

Lahontan Regional Water Board

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Page 2: The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013 Lahontan Regional Water Board 1

Outline

• Overview of the Lahontan Region• Mission of the Water Boards• Water Board policies to address Sierra

agriculture and water quality impacts

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Page 3: The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013 Lahontan Regional Water Board 1

Lahontan Region

600 miles long

33,131 square

miles

larger than the

State of Maine

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Page 4: The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013 Lahontan Regional Water Board 1

Lahontan Region

About 24% of the landmass of CA

< 2% of population

Primarily surface water in north basin and groundwater in south basin

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Page 5: The Sierra Water Workgroup Summit June 2013 Lahontan Regional Water Board 1

Mt. Whitney 14,494 ft.

Death Valley – 282 ft.

Lahontan Region

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Water Resources

• 700+ lakes• 3,000+ miles

of streams• 1,500+ sq miles of

groundwater basins• 2 ONRWs

Mono Lake and Lake Tahoe

• 15 major watersheds

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Mission of State and Regional Water Boards

“… preserve, enhance and restore the quality of California’s water resources, and ensure their proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations.”

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Water Board policies to address Sierra agriculture and

water quality impacts

I. Timber Harvest

II. Grazing

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Timber Waiver

• Conditional

• Covers timber harvest or vegetation management

• Only applies to Lahontan Region

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Bridgeport Grazing Waiver

• Conditional

• Applies to grazing operations on private lands in the Bridgeport Hydrologic Area

• Water Board tool to address fecal coliform

water quality problem

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$1 Million Grant Opportunity

• First come, first served

• Grazing Management Practice Implementation and Assessment on private lands in the Lahontan Region

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Questions/Comments?

• Douglas Cushman

[email protected]

(530) 542-5417

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