Transcript File - Sierra Water Workgroup

Sierra Water Work Group Summit
June 2013
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Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority
Presentation Overview
 Highlights of updated MAC Plan (adopted Jan 2013)
• Purpose and goals of Plan Update
• Plan update organization
• Policies, goals, objectives & performance measures
• Implementation projects & prioritization process
 MAC Plan Administration – summary of tasks
 New Planning Initiative - MokeWISE
 Round 2 Implementation Grant Application
Purpose of MAC Plan Update
 Update 2006 MAC Plan to be consistent with
new DWR standards and guidelines
 Re-assess 2006 MAC Plan goals & objectives
and projects based on today’s needs
 Revise MAC Plan format to improve usability as
a regional planning document
 Enable the MAC Region to effectively compete
for future grant funding opportunities
MAC Plan Update Goals
Ensure a
Competitive
Plan
MAC
Plan
Complete within
Timeframe and
Budget
Ensure a
Comprehensive
Plan
MAC Plan Update Organization
Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority Board
(UMRWA)
Board Advisory Committee
Regional Participants
Committee (RPC)
Consultant Team
General Public
RPC ‘Stakeholder’ Members
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Amador County
Amador Water Agency
Calaveras County Water District
Calaveras Planning Coalition
Calaveras Public Utility District
City of Ione
City of Jackson
City of Plymouth
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Foothill Conservancy
Jackson Valley Irrigation District
Retired Amador County PW Director
Trout Unlimited, Sac-Sierra Chapter (withdrawn)
U.S. Forest Service
MAC Plan – New Format
Chapter 1 MAC Region
1.1
Regional Geography
1.2
Water Resource Conditions
1.3
Climate Change
1.4 Water Resource Issues and Major
Conflicts
Chapter 2 Governance
2.1
UMRWA – Regional Water
Management Group
2.2 Governance Structure
2.3 Stakeholder Involvement
2.4 Integration
2.5 Coordination with Other
IRWM Regions and State/Federal
Agencies
2.6 Plan Adoption and Future
Updates
Chapter 3 Policies, Goals,
Objectives and Strategies
3.1
3.2
Goals and Objectives
Resource Management
Strategies
Chapter 4 Implementing
Projects and Programs
4.1 Project Review Process
4.2 Coordination with Water and Land
Use Agencies
4.3 Impact and Benefit Analysis
4.4 Financing Plan
4.5 Technical Analysis
Chapter 5 Plan Administration
5.1
5.2
Plan Performance and Monitoring
Data Management
MAC Plan Policies
1. Maintain and Improve Water Quality
2. Improve Water Supply Reliability and Ensure
Long-term Balance of Supply and Demand
3. Practice Resource Stewardship
4. Focus on Areas of Common Ground and Avoid
Prolonged Conflict
MAC Plan Goals, Objectives and
Performance Measures
Goals:
The updated MAC Plan contains 11 goals which
are defined as “regional commitments”
Objectives:
The MAC Plan includes 31 objectives which are
defined as “actions to achieve goals”
Performance Measures:
The MAC Plan contains 38 performance measures
to “track progress in meeting goals and objectives”
PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT
THE MAC PLAN
 The MAC Plan contains 38 ‘Implementation Projects’
 Project proponents include cities, counties, non-profit
organizations and water agencies
 Included projects were evaluated and scored using
stakeholder RPC-developed plan criteria
 Included projects are eligible for Implementation
Grant consideration
Screening, Evaluation, and Prioritization Framework
Tier 1 - Screening
Step 1
Does not achieve at least one goal and
one statewide priority
Reflect Plan Goals and Statewide Priorities
Revised &
Resubmitted
Meets one goal and one statewide priority
Step 2
Does not incorporate two RMSs
Screened from
IRWM Plan
RMSs Incorporated
Addresses two or more RMSs
Tier 2 - Evaluation
Step 1
Apply Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
• Economic Benefit
• Goals Addressed
• RMSs Integrated
• Multi-agency Benefits
• DAC or Native American Benefits or No EJ
Impacts
• Technical Feasibility
• Climate Change Adaptation or Mitigation
Benefit
• Implementation Risk
Step 2
Prioritize Projects
Priority Groupings
High Priority Projects = 3 Highs
Medium Priority Projects = 1-2 Highs
Low Priority Projects = No Highs
MAC Plan Administration
Plan
Subject
Sectio
n
1.3.7
Climate Change
2.6
Future MAC Plan
Updates
Task(s)
Frequency
-Review state and federal CC
databases
In conjunction with future MAC
Plan updates (see next item
-Analyze/determine applicability to below)
MAC vulnerabilities
-Update MAC Plan monitoring and
data collection to include
new/appropriate CC parameters
Convene the RPC and update the
MAC Plan to;
When deemed appropriate by
UMRWA Board
-Comply w/new DWR guidelines
(DWR: no less than every 5 years)
-Update project list
4.1.3
Updating List of
Implementation
Projects
-Incorporate plan and project
monitoring results
Convene the RPC and:
- Solicit project proposals
-Evaluate and score projects per
MAC Plan criteria
-Update project list
-Publish list as Plan appendix
When deemed appropriate by
UMRWA Board
MAC Plan Administration (cont’d)
Plan
Section
4.1.3
Subject
Updating List of
Implementation Projects
Task(s)
Convene the RPC and:
- Solicit project proposals
-Evaluate projects per MAC Plan
criteria
Frequency
When deemed
appropriate by UMRWA
Board
-Facilitate project scoring by RPC
-Update project list
5.1.1(a)
Collecting Plan and
Project Data
-Publish list as Plan appendix
-Collect agency data related to Plan
Performance Measures & prepare
table “Progress Towards Achieving
Plan Objectives”
- Collect agency data related to
Implementation Projects and prepare
table “Status of Project
Implementation”
-develop spreadsheets to record and
display data collected per above
-Conduct 1 RPC meeting to review
reports
Annually (or when
deemed appropriate by
UMRWA Board)
MAC Plan Administration (cont’d)
Plan
Section
5.1.1(b)
Subject
Tracking and
Reporting MAC Plan
Performance
Task(s)
Conduct a Plan Performance
Review:
Frequency
Every 3 years (or as deemed
appropriate by UMRWA Board)
-Convene the RPC
-Analyze Plan and Project data;
document ‘lessons learned’
-Determine appropriate Plan
changes to goals, objectives, etc.
(aka ‘adaptively manage’)
5.2.1
MAC Region Data
Management System
(DMS)
Establish a DMS for the MAC
Region by:
-develop tab on UMRWA
webpage to post completed
spreadsheets
-establish backup database on
EBMUD system
-notify RPC members when data
is posted and available
Annually (or as deemed
appropriate by UMRWA Board)
New MAC Planning Initiative:
MokeWISE
 UMRWA awarded $878k Prop 84 Planning Grant to
undertake Mokelumne Watershed Interregional
Sustainability Evaluation (MokeWISE)
 Two participating IRWM regions: MAC Region and
Eastern San Joaquin Region
 Project goal: develop broadly supported Mokelumne
River Watershed water resources program that
meets the needs of stakeholders in both regions
 Two year effort (June 2013 – June 2015)
MAC Region - Round 2 Implementation
Grant Application
UMRWA Prop 84 Implementation Grant application
seeks $2.1M for three projects:
• Lake Camanche Village Lateral Replacement
• Ponderosa Way Restoration
• Camanche Area Regional Water Supply (Phase 1)
Two of the projects benefit DACs
Tentative award announcements due late this year