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The Future of Integrated Water Management:
Moving the Program Forward
Gary Lippner,
CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group Summit
June 12, 2013
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Today’s Presentation
• Water management in CA: where have we
been?
• What is Integrated Water Management?
• IWM Framework
• Plans for IWM
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California Water Policy Trends
Resource
Depletion
Resource
Awareness
& Conflict
Sustainable
Resources
Management
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Moving Forward…
DWR is promoting a modern, holistic 360-degree
approach to water management:
Support a comprehensive 360-degree view for measuring success
Improve alignment of regulatory responsibility and encourage
cooperation among water managers, practitioners, and stakeholders
Move beyond single-objective focus and to multi-benefit, long-range,
and fiscally responsible solutions
This is Integrated Water Management.
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Integrated Water Management (IWM)
• Strategic approach to plan and implement Water Management
programs
– flood management
– ecosystem actions
– water supply actions
• Multiple benefits across watershed and jurisdictional
boundaries
• Maximizes limited resources to provide for
– public safety
– environmental stewardship
– economic stability
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Framework for Implementing Integrated Water Management
Models & Tools
Identify Hazards
Investment Priority
Setting Objectives
Leverage Funding
Cost Share Agreements
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Integrating DWR’s Programs: Plans for IWM
• IRWM Strategic Plan
• California Water Plan
• California’s Flood Future Report
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Strategic Plan for the Future of Integrated
Regional Water Management
Mike Floyd,
CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group Summit
June 12, 2013
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be a long-term future oriented plan to:
Build on the current and past successes of IRWM
Further enable, empower, and support regional water management groups
Better align state and federal programs to support IRWM
Inform and influence future water management policies and investments for California
Inspire the expansion and improvement of IRWM
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It’s time to take stock and plan the future
-Ten years of progress and billion$ in State and regional investments -
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DWR, with the assistance and essential input of :
IRWM Practitioners ( “doers”)
IRWM Partners (“supporters/enablers”)
Other stakeholders
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Workshops
Surveys
Document Reviews
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Group/Association
Association of California
Water Agencies
CWP Disadvantaged
Communities/Environmental
Justice Caucus
Name
Affiliation
Cathy C. Pieroni
Dave Bolland, Alternate
San Diego Public Utilities
Department
Maria Elena-Kennedy
Kennedy Communications
Co-chair DAC-EJ Caucus
CWP Public Advisory
Committee
Mark Drew
Holly Alpert, Alternate
Eastern Sierra Regional
Manager, California Trout
CWP State Agency Steering
Committee
Kerri Timmer
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
CWP Tribal Advisory
Committee
Stephanie Suess
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Federal Agency Network
Arlan Nickel
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Government
Deb Whitall
USDA Forest Service
Floodplain Management
Association
Iovanka Todt
Floodplain Management
Association
Katie Burdick
Elizabeth Betancourt,
Alternate
RWMG
(nominated by the
Roundtable of Regions)
Cosumnes American Bear Yuba
(CABY) RWMG
Tracy Hemmeter
Roundtable of Regions &
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Vickie Newlin
Butte County Department of
Water and Resource
Conservation
Mark Norton
Mark Stadler
Santa Ana Watershed Project
Authority (SAWPA)
San Diego County Water
Authority
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•The Legislature
•DWR
•Other State Agencies
•Federal Agencies
•Regional Water Management
Groups
•Local Agencies
•Community and Advocacy
Groups
•Public
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Total Attendees = 260
Number of RWMGs Represented = 38
out of 48
Number of DAC Participants = 8
Number of Tribal Participants = 8
Counties (Land Use) = 12
Flood Agencies/Public Works = 8
Facilitated brainstorming process
Groups and rotations
DWR stayed as quiet as possible
At-workshop feedback
Over 50 goals statements
provided by attendees!
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Vision

Goals
Objectives
Strategies
Performance
Measures
Target
s
Vision is the image or understanding of what will be accomplished and what will
be different at the end
 Goals are desired outcomes that support a vision
 Objectives are SMART* actions/methods for achieving goals
• Strategies are means for achieving objectives
• Performance Measures are tools to measure progress towards
achieving objectives
• Targets are defined level of performance at a specified time
*SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely
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www.water.ca.gov/irwm/stratplan/
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California Water Plan
Lew Moeller,
CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group Summit
June 12, 2013
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Update 2009 – State’s Blueprint
Integrated Water Management & Sustainability
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Update 2013 Collaboration Venues
Target
Audiences
Broader Public
Participation
s
Public
Advisory
Committee
Federal Ag.
State Ag.
Steering
Comm
Caucus/
Regions
Network
Tribal
Advisory
Comm
SWAN
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Strategic Plan Elements
Desired future for CA water &
Purpose of Water Plan
Desired outcomes for the 2050
planning horizon
Core values & philosophies
 Statements of intent
/ Focus on what & when
Removing impediments &
leveraging opportunities
Vision & Mission
7 Goals
10 Guiding Principles
13 Objectives & 115+ Actions
9 Recommendations
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Emerging Themes
California Water Plan Update 2013
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Update 2013 Topic Caucuses & Focus Areas

Finance Plan

Groundwater

Water Quality

Integrated Flood Management

Water Technology / R&D

DAC / Environmental Justice

Sustainability Indicators

Scenarios – Planning for Future
Uncertainty
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27+ 3 New Resource Management Strategies
A Range of Choices
Reduce Water Demand
•
Agricultural Water Use
Efficiency
•
Urban Water Use Efficiency
Improve Operational Efficiency &
Transfers
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Conveyance – Delta
•
Conveyance – Regional / Local
•
System Reoperation
•
Water Transfers
Increase Water Supply
•
Conjunctive Management &
Groundwater Storage
•
Desalination –Brackish &
Seawater
•
Precipitation Enhancement
•
Recycled Municipal Water
•
Surface Storage – CALFED
•
Surface Storage – Regional /
Local
Improve Flood Management
•
Flood Risk Management
Improve Water Quality
•
Drinking Water Treatment &
Distribution
•
Groundwater / Aquifer Remediation
•
Matching Quality to Use
•
Pollution Prevention
•
Salt & Salinity Management
•
Urban Runoff Management
Practice Resource Stewardship
•
Agricultural Lands Stewardship
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Economic Incentives
(Loans, Grants & Water Pricing)
•
Ecosystem Restoration
•
Forest Management
•
Land Use Planning & Management
•
Recharge Areas Protection
•
Water-Dependent Recreation
•
Watershed Management
New
•
•
•
Education & Outreach
Sediment Management
Water-Dependent Cultural Resources
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Improving Coordination
Land Use Planning & Water Management
•
Land use planning controlled locally
•
Water management decentralized -over 2,300 counties, cities, public
agencies, and private water companies
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IRWM coordinates land use planning
with water supply, quality, flood
management, and climate adaptation
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State Government provides technical
assistance and financial incentives
•
More coordination among State
agencies & with IRWM Partnerships
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Integrated Flood Management
•
Comprehensive approach to
flood management
•
Considers land & water resources
at watershed scale
•
Minimizes loss of life and
property damage from flooding
•
Maximizes benefits of floodplains
•
Recognizes benefits to
ecosystems from periodic floods
Water
Resources
Management
Land Use
Management
Integrated Flood Management
Coastal
Zone
Management
Hazard
Management
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California’s Water Resources: Variable & Extreme
Butterfly Chart
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Understanding Regional Diversity (2005)
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3 Future Scenarios: Key Factors of Uncertainty
2050
Planning
Horizon
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Water Demand
Change for 2050
Scenarios
From a Regional
Perspective
Wide-ranging
climate variability
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Integrated Regional Water Management
48 Regional Water Mgmt Groups
• Foster partnerships & promote regional solutions
• Diversify water portfolios & integrate supplies
 Leverage economies of scale to
reduce costs
 Integrate data, tools & resources
 Invest in multi-benefit projects
with sustainable outcomes
 Increase regional
self-sufficiency
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Improving Agency Alignment
• State Agency Steering Committee
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21 members -- Update 2009
28 members -- Update 2013
• Companion State Plans
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120 / 23 featured in Update 2009
180 / 37 featured in Update 2013
• Federal Agency Network (FAN)
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Virtual using Linkedin
Subject matter experts
Companion Federal Plans
• Initiated a conversation on
regulatory alignment
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21 State Agencies &
Chapter on
Companion Plans
 Roles & responsibilities
 Features 23 State Plans
 Nexus of State Plans &
Update 2009 objectives &
management strategies
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Alignment Initiatives
• CA Biodiversity Council Feb. 2013 resolution Strengthening
Agency Alignment for Natural Resource Conservation
http://biodiversity.ca.gov/2013resolution.html
• Breakout sessions at:
– 2012 Water Plan Plenary
– Floodplain Management Association conference
• Public AC Member Collaborative White Paper
• Update 2013 Companion Plans and companion planning
through State Agency Steering Committee
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We Are Here
Nov 2010
Launch
Update
2013
Outreach
Apr. 2012
July 2010
Public
Workshop
Jan. 2010
Update
2009 AC
Meeting
Sept 2010
Tribal
Workshop
Jan. 2011
March
2010
Project
Team
Meeting
Jan. 2013
Draft
Assumptions
& Estimates
Report
Jan. 2012
Oct. 2009
Plenary
Meeting
July 2013
Mar 2014
Public
Review
Draft
Final
Update
2013
April 2013
Tribal
Water
Summit
Jan. 2013
Cal. Water
Management
Progress
Report
Jan. 2014
Update 2013 Scoping & Deliverables
Oct. 2013
Plenary
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Ways to Access Water Plan Information
• Visit the Water Plan Web Portal
www.waterplan.water.ca.gov
 Subscribe to Water Plan eNews
a weekly electronic newsletter
www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/enews
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California’s Flood Future: Recommendations
for Managing the State’s Flood Risk
Arthur Hinojosa,
CA Department of Water Resources
Sierra Water Work Group Summit
June 12, 2013
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Flood Future Report Process
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Analysis Regions
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CWP hydrologic regions
Counties
US Congressional Districts
State Senate and Assembly
Districts
• IRWM Regions
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County mapbook example
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Solutions Must Use An Integrated Water
Management Approach
• Combines flood
management, water
supply, and ecosystem
actions
• Regional and
systemwide approach
• Collaboration and
cooperation
• Array of funding
sources
TOOLS
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Recommendations
1. Conduct regional
flood risk
assessments to
better understand
statewide flood
risk.
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Recommendations
2. Increase public and
policymaker awareness
about flood risks to
facilitate informed
decisions.
3. Increase support for flood
emergency preparedness,
response, and recovery
programs to reduce flood
impacts.
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PLANS
Recommendations
4. Encourage land-use
planning practices that
reduce the consequences
of flooding.
5. Conduct flood
management from
regional, systemwide, and
statewide perspectives to
provide multiple benefits.
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PLANS
Recommendations
6. Increase collaboration
among public agencies to
improve flood
management planning,
policies, and investments.
7. Establish sufficient and
stable funding
mechanisms to reduce
flood risk.
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The 2012 Central Valley
Flood Protection Plan
reflects the State’s
systemwide investment
approach for flood
management
improvements in the
Central Valley
“SSIA”
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Regional Flood
Management
Planning
Six Flood
Planning Regions
in the Central
Valley
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What is a RFMP?
• It’s a long-term plan for implementing a local
vision for a “flood safe” region
• Roadmap for improving flood safety in a
region over the next 25 years
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One Process, Multiple Activities
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Purpose of Regional Planning Process
• Build upon the 2012 CVFPP by informing
State-led Basinwide Feasibility Studies
• Engage local agencies in flood management
planning
• Gather detailed regional information
• Develop local flood management strategies
and priorities
• Create a financial plan for future projects