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Watershed PlanningIntegrated Regional Water
Management Program(IRWMP)
DWAC Meeting
August 2005
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
• Proposition 50, Chapter 8 Program
• Two Programs:– Planning Grant ($12 Million)– Implementation Grant ($368 Million)
• Two funding cycles for Implementation Grant: 2005/2007– 1st- $148 Million– 2nd- $220 Million
Program Preferences
• Integrated projects
• Regional supply reliability
• Water quality
• Reduce pollution in impaired waters and sensitive areas
• Safe drinking water and water quality in disadvantaged communities
Statewide Priorities
• Water rights issues• TMDLs• Watershed Management Initiatives• Non-point Source Pollution Plan• Delta Water Quality Objectives• Floodplain management, desalination, recycling,
state species recovery• Environmental justice• CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Los Angeles County South Bay
• Regional Area– Watersheds
• Ballona Creek• Dominguez• Upper & Lower Santa
Monica Bay
• Over 2.6 million residents• 7% of the State’s population• Approx. 294 square miles of
watershed• Approx. 70 miles of coastline
– 3.1% of Ca’s coastline
Watersheds with Cities in Region
Overlay of West Basin’s Service Area
IRWMP Process to Date
DWMP
PreviousPlans
BCWMP
IRPs
UWMPs
Others...
Dominguez
DraftIRWMPs
Ballona
Santa Monica
Initial Project
Submittals to City of
Los Angeles
Workshops
Final ProjectSubmittals
Single Draft
IRWMP
Step 1 Imp. Grant
Application
Planning Grant
Application
Goals of the IRWM Plan• Develop an appropriate area for integrated regional water
management• Address major water related objectives and conflicts within the
region• Identify water management strategies and how to integrate them• Identify short-term and long-term regional priorities• Identify action, projects and studies by which the Plan will be
implemented. Identify linkages or interdependence between projects.
• Develop a data management system • Demonstrate coordination with local land-use planning decision-
makers• Analyze linkages between the Plan and local planning documents• Facilitate stakeholder involvement and communication throughout
the Plan development
Implementation Grant Application
• Submitted July 14, 2005• Two-Step application process
– Step 2 call back in December and due in Spring 2006– Funding Awarded Summer 2006
• $148 million available 1st cycle-$50 million maximum • Region requested: $49,889,000• Goal:
– Proposed projects must meet one or more of the objectives of protecting communities from drought, protecting and improving water quality, and improving local water security by reducing dependence on imported water and include at least one of the water management elements. The Implementation Grant is designed for projects that are ready for or nearly ready to proceed to implementation.
Water Management Strategies
• Ecosystem Restoration*• Environmental and Habitat
Protection and Improvement*• Water Supply Reliability*• Flood Management*• Groundwater Management*• Recreation and Public Access*• Storm water Capture and
Management*• Water Conservation*• Water Quality Protection and
Improvement*
• Water Recycling*• Wetlands Enhancement and
Creation*• Conjunctive Use• Desalination• Imported Water • Land Use Planning• NPS Pollution Control• Surface Storage• Watershed Planning• Water and Wastewater
Treatment• Water Transfers
For Implementation Grant Application to be considered for funding, the proposed Plan must
meet all of the following minimum standards:
• Adopted by January 1, 2007 by all appropriate agencies and organizations;
• Participation of at least 3 agencies, two of which have statutory authority over water management;
• Contains one or more regional objectives;• Documents that the water management strategies
(identified with an asterisk on the previous slide) were considered when formulating the IRWM Plan;
• Integrated two or more water management strategies listed; and
• Presents project prioritization and a schedule for project implementation to meet regional needs.
Draft IRWMP
• Why develop a Draft IRWMP?– Consolidate previous information within region– Assist grant application reviewers– Provide roadmap for development of a formal adopted IRWMP
by Dec. 2006– Score more points on the Implementation Grant application
• What did it entail?– Consolidated information from plans prepared by City of LA– Incorporated new information from UWMPs and other sources– Reorganized into a framework to simplify review by State– Submitted with application on July 14
Project Selection Process
• Tier 1 Project List Based on:– Equal watershed coverage
• # of projects • Amount of funding requested
– Most # of projects (22/36)– As many agencies as possible (14/15) – Each agency’s internal ranking– Score based on info. From Project Form and Chapter
8 Guidelines– Meets all Water Management Strategies
List of Tier 1 Projects1. JWPCP Marshland Enhancement2. Large Landscape
Conservation/Runoff Reduction Management Program
3. 16th Street Watershed Runoff Treatment, Reuse & Infiltration Project
4. Wilmington Drain Restoration Multiuse Project
5. North Santa Monica Watershed Runoff Treatment, Reuse, and Infiltration Project - Stage One
6. Dockweiler Watershed Runoff Treatment, Reuse, and Infiltration Project - Stage One
7. Machado Lake Artificial Aeration and Circulation Project
8. Ozone Park Retrofit Runoff Treatment, Reuse & Infiltration Project
9. Fwy Runoff Infiltration 10. Madrona/Palos Verdes Lateral 11. Grand Blvd Tree Wells
12. LA Harbor Low-Flow Diversion13. Peck Park 14. Imperial Highway Sunken Median15. Culver City BMPs16. Stone Canyon Creek at UCLA17. Ballona Wetlands Restoration
Project18. Lafayette Daylighting 19. Goldsworthy Desalter 20. Lomita Integrated Storm to Vadose
to Water Supply - Cypress Hill Reservoir
21. Lomita Integrated Storm to Vadose to Water Supply - Oceanview Depression
22. Ballona West Bluff Acquisition and Restoration
Projects
• 10/22 are within Dominguez Watershed
• Address water supply reliability, water quality, and habitat restoration
• Meets some of the recommended projects in the Dominguez Watershed Management Master Plan (identified with an asterisk)
Water Supply ReliabilityMadrona/Palos
Verdes Lateral Water Recycling Project*
Lomita Integrated Storm to Vadose to
Water Supply- Oceanview Depression
Lomita Integrated Storm to Vadose to
Water Supply- Cypress Hill Reservoir
Water QualityMachado Lake Artificial Aeration and Circulation
Project*
JWPCP Marshland
Enhancement*
Large Landscape Conservation/Runoff
Reduction Management*
Expansion of Goldsworthy
Groundwater Desalter
Los Angeles Harbor Low-Flow Diversion Project*
Habitat Restoration
Wilmington Drain Multi-Use Restoration Project* Peck Park Canyon
Restoration Project*
Participating Entities• City of Culver City• City of Lomita• City of Los Angeles
– Bureau of Sanitation– Department of Recreation and Parks
• City of Santa Monica• City of Torrance• County of Los Angeles- Department of Public Works• County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power• Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative• State Coastal Conservancy• UCLA Institute of the Environment• West Basin Municipal Water District• West Bluffs Conservancy and Ballona Ecosystem Education Project
Supporting Entities• Audubon Society• Ballona Wetlands Land Trust• Betty Karnette, Assembly member (54th District-Long Beach)-
Assembly California Legislature• California Center for Land Recycling• California Conservation Corps• City of Manhattan Beach• Heal the Bay• Janice Hahn, Councilwoman 15th District-City of Los Angeles• Mono Lake Committee• Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority• Mountains Restoration Trust• San Gabriel & Lower LA Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC)• Southern California Marine Institute• Surfrider Foundation• Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Step 2 Application
• Draft PSP released in July
• Comments accepted in August
• Final PSP released in December
• Up to 18 attachments required
• Bottom line:– Requires extensive details on benefits, costs
and schedule– Assume greater level of effort that Step 1
Schedule of Activities
Date Activity
May 12 Submitted Planning Grant Application
May 17 1st Stakeholder Workshop
June 23 2nd Stakeholder Workshop
June 29 Comments and additional information due from stakeholders
July 5 Draft Application sent to other regions for review
July 14 Final Step 1 Implementation Application to State
Dec ’05 Notification on projects moving to Step 2
Spring ’06 Final Step 2 Application to State
IRWMP Planning Process-Next Steps
Date Activity
Jul-Aug ‘05 Finalize governance structure
July ‘05 Finalize IRWMP Scope and funding plan
Jul-Dec ‘05 Continue IRWMP Activities• Next Stakeholder meeting (October)• Prepare Step 2 Application
Spring ’06 Step 2 Application due
July ‘06 Complete IRWMP for adoption by all agencies
July ‘06 Initiate projects (assuming $ awarded)
Dec ’06 Adoption of IRWMP completed
Contacts
• West Basin MWD– Jennifer Bender (jenniferb@wcbwater.org)– Leighanne Reeser (leighanner@wcbwater.org
)
www.westbasin.org
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