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A U G U S T 8 , 2 0 1 9
Meeting No. 9
Council on Watershed
Management Meeting
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 2
Public Comment
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 3
Consent Agenda Items
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 4
Opening Remarks
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 5
Old Business
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 6
Documents posted for public comment
D ATA & M O D E L I N G
• Ecological and Biological White Paper
• Water Quality Data White Paper (1)
• Conveyance and Hydraulic Structures White Paper
• Historical Flood Data White Paper
• Stream and Rain Gauge Data White Paper
• National Hydrography Dataset, National Hydrography
Dataset Plus, and 3D Elevation Program White Paper
• Data and Modeling Technical Advisory Group
Technical Support
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O U T R E A C H &
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• 2019 Outreach &
Engagement Plan (1)
• 2018 Statewide Listening
Tour Report (1)
P R O J E C T S
• Projects Evaluation and
Ranking Criteria (1)
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 7
Nomination of Officers
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 8
Provisional Watershed Regions
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 9
Proposed geographic
boundary considerations
Scientific data and models
Watershed-
based
planning
Existing
organizational
boundaries
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 10
Boundaries
under review
• Regional scale
• Support resiliency
initiatives
• Recognize levee districts
& population centers
• Reflect similar water
management challenges
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 11
• Reviewed with all 64 parishes,
355 total attendees, 120+
survey responses
• General support for
provisional delineation
• Some issues with the size of
regions
Boundaries
under review
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“This is an important step towards
modern management and planning of
development across the state.”
“I support the delineation because they
accurately follow watersheds.”
“This follows the boundaries of the
watersheds in a way that makes
sense, while also creating regions that
are a reasonable size for planning.”
Feedback from
parish leaders
“Should include all of
the Mermentau River Basin.”
“Should include the
Sabine and
Calcasieu River
Basin”
“Don’t lump together
Northshore parishes with
the Southshore of Lake
Pontchartrain; their
drainage systems are
different.”
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 13
• Some lines are shifted based
on feedback
• New alignment maintains
regional management scale,
supports ongoing resilience
initiatives, existing levee
districts, and key population
centers
Provisional
recommendations 13
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W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 14
Regional Capacity Building Grant
Program
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 15
• Enable long-term regional watershed management framework
• Enhance the capacity of local floodplain management and mitigation efforts
• Develop, maintain, and utilize a regional watershed project list
Regional Capacity Building Grant
PROGRAM GOALS
2019 2020 2021 2022
NOFA
Steering Committee meeting series
Watershed Management Structures Established
Watershed Project Plans, Training, Outreach, and Local and Regional Capacity Building
Watershed Plans Created
H&H Model Use
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 16
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Notice of funding availability
RELEASE NOFA AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAM
SUMMARY: Fund watershed coordination activities in each region,
including establishment of steering committees, watershed coalitions,
and watershed project plans.
• $400,000 per region over three years (prior allocation for 2016
floods)
• Non-competitive
• Political subdivisions are eligible applicants
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 17
COORDINATION IS CRITICAL
• Only one application accepted per region
• Program design is flexible to fit regional needs
• Participation is a prerequisite to future LWI resources, including project funding
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 18
Solicitation
advertised
Webinar and
Q&A session
Applicant
briefing
Deadline for
written
inquiries
Phase I
Letter of
Interest due
Webinar and
Q&A session
Phase II
Application
deadline
8/22/19 9/16/198/15/19 9/20/19 10/11/19 10/30/19 12/13/19
Award
announcement
1/6/20
Important Dates
Note: Dates subject to change
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 19
Applicant Briefing
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
LaSalle Building – Griffon Room
617 N. Third Street, 1st floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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Regional Steering Committee
Guidance
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 21
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Regional Steering Committee
Composition• Input from parish leadership, best
practices, and international water
management expert Henk Ovink
• One regional steering committee per
watershed region
• Membership diversity is key: government
representatives, technical experts, and
community representatives
• Additional guidance in NOFA
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 22
LiDAR Collection and Processing
Update
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 23
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Ongoing
LiDAR
Projects
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 24
LID
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DOTD LiDAR Status
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2019 Interstate Summit
Report-Out
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 26
Louisiana Watershed Initiative Listens
NEIGHBORING STATES COLLABORATING ON SHARED
WATERSHED CHALLENGES
JUNE 2019I N A U G U R A L I N T E R S TAT E S U M M I T
B O S S I E R C I T Y, L A
2 0 1 9 I N T E R S TAT E S U M M I T
attendees representing cities, parishes, counties and
state agencies in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Texas, plus federal and private sector partners93
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Key takeaways
• Interstate partners should participate
in regional watershed activities
• Need for increased communication
regarding federal policy changes
among states
• Need for more data and mapping of
rainfall and river levels across state
lines
• Shared interstate vision of greater
collaboration among regulators and
university extensions
W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A N D R E S I L I E N C E L O U I S I A N A W A T E R S H E D I N I T I A T I V E 28
Public Comment
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Closing Remarks
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WAT E R S H E D @ L A . G O V
WAT E R S H E D . L A . G O V
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