Upper Santa Margarita Watershed Upper Santa Margarita Watershed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Integrated Regional Water Management Plan

(IRWMP)(IRWMP)Stakeholder Workshop Stakeholder Workshop

Rancho California Water District, Rancho California Water District, Riverside County Flood Water Conservation District,Riverside County Flood Water Conservation District,Riverside County Flood Water Conservation District,Riverside County Flood Water Conservation District,

and County of Riversideand County of RiversideApril 28, 2010April 28, 2010

9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. –– 11:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.

AgendaAgendaAgendaAgenda

• Welcome and Introductions• Welcome and Introductions• Overview of Program for New Participants

– Review of IRWMP Goals and Objectives• Proposition 84 Update• Tri-County FACC Updates• Discussion of Pertinent Issues in Upper Watershed• Discussion of Pertinent Issues in Upper Watershed• Discussion of Project Matrix

Overview of Upper Santa Margarita Overview of Upper Santa Margarita IRWM PIRWM PIRWM ProcessIRWM Process

• Upper Santa Margarita IRWM Governance• Stakeholder Advisory CommitteeStakeholder Advisory Committee• Outreach Efforts

– Disadvantaged Communitiesg– Tribal Communities

• SM IRWMP Objectives

GovernanceGovernanceGovernanceGovernance

Stakeholder Advisory CommitteeStakeholder Advisory CommitteeStakeholder Advisory CommitteeStakeholder Advisory Committee

• SAC comprised of 18 agencies/organizations open to all ith t twithout cost

• Leverages local and regional groups participationRepresenting Regional Interests:– Environmental and habitat groups– Federal and State wildlife agencies and forest agencies– Local Resource Conservation District

M i i l Ad i C itt (MAC) i ti it f th– Municipal Advisory Committee (MAC), an organization unit of the County

– Cities and Local organizations– Includes DAC CommunityIncludes DAC Community

• SAC integrally involved in goals, projects, and recommendations

TriTri--County FACCCounty FACCTriTri County FACCCounty FACC• Upper Santa Margarita Watershed developed unique

t ith ll RWMG b i Ri id Oagreement with all RWMG members in Riverside, Orange, and San Diego counties– Created the Tri-County Funding Area Coordination Committee C eated t e Cou ty u d g ea Coo d at o Co ttee– Developed cooperative regional acceptance submission

• Regional Meeting Updates - At Least Quarterly• Overlay Meetings for Planning Coordination within

watershed across planning areas• Funding Allocation for Prop 84 funding

TriTri--County FACC BoundariesCounty FACC BoundariesTriTri County FACC BoundariesCounty FACC Boundaries

Disadvantaged CommunitiesDisadvantaged CommunitiesDisadvantaged CommunitiesDisadvantaged Communities

Native American ReservationsNative American ReservationsNative American ReservationsNative American Reservations

Review of Existing Goals and ObjectivesReview of Existing Goals and ObjectivesReview of Existing Goals and ObjectivesReview of Existing Goals and Objectives

Review of Existing IRWMP Goals and Review of Existing IRWMP Goals and Obj tiObj tiObjectivesObjectives

Existing Visiong“The IRWMP will take a balanced and

consensus-based approach that will provideconsensus based approach that will provide for the protection and sustainability of the Upper Santa Margarita Watershed’s water

resources, natural resources, and habitats.”

Existing IRWMP ObjectivesExisting IRWMP Objectives1. Develop more reliable and diverse portfolio of water supplies2. Promote economic, social and environmental sustainability3. Improve water quality4. Restore, enhance and maintain habitats and open space5. Manage floodplain impactsg p p6. Account for recreational opportunities7. Implement effective land use planning8 I t k h ld i l t8. Increase stakeholder involvement9. Maximize implementation of water resources projects

Overview of IRWM ProcessOverview of IRWM ProcessOverview of IRWM ProcessOverview of IRWM Process

• Proposition 84 Background– Provides grant funding for implementing projects identified in IRWMProvides grant funding for implementing projects identified in IRWM

Plans• DWR has established funding regions• Upper Santa Margarita Watershed is in San Diego Funding Region• Upper Santa Margarita Watershed is in San Diego Funding Region• San Diego Funding Region to be allocated approximately $91 million

– Proposition 84 Guidelines and Schedule

Funding in Prop 84 and Recently Funding in Prop 84 and Recently Si d SBX7Si d SBX7 2 f W t B d2 f W t B dSigned SBX7 Signed SBX7 --2 for Water Bond2 for Water BondPlanning Area Population Acres Area

AllocationsPlanning Area Population Acres Area

Land Population Total

Riverside/Upper Santa Margarita

253,329  405,233  $4.09M  $4.24M  $8.33M

South Orange County

597,348  168,192  $1.70M  $10M  $11.70M 

San Diego County 3,092,351  1,901,203  $19.21M  $51.76M  $70.97M 

• Future water bond should it pass has different boundary

Total 3,943,028  2,474,628  $25M  $66M  $91.00M 

• Future water bond should it pass has different boundary and $87 M for San Diego area not including Orange Co.

• Using a similar allocation adjusting for reduce population Us g a s a a ocat o adjust g o educe popu at oand area could result in over $9 million

Funding in Current Planning and Funding in Current Planning and I l t ti R dI l t ti R dImplementation RoundImplementation Round

• Planning Grant request up to $1M with 50% match• Planning Grant request up to $1M with 50% match• Many comments requesting lower match %• Implementation Funding based on the Tri County FACC• Implementation Funding based on the Tri-County FACC

Planning Area Population Acres AreaAllocations

Planning Area Population Acres AreaLand Population Total

Riverside/Upper Santa Margarita

253,329  405,233  $4.09M  $4.24M  $8.33M

South Orange County

597,348  168,192  $1.70M  $10M  $11.70M 

San Diego County 3,092,351  1,901,203  $19.21M  $51.76M  $70.97M g y , , , , $ $ $

Total 3,943,028  2,474,628  $25M  $66M  $91.00M 

Proposition 84 IRWM UpdateProposition 84 IRWM UpdateProposition 84 IRWM UpdateProposition 84 IRWM Update• Draft Schedule Based on Planning and Implementation Guidelines:

Months 2010 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug SepMonths 2010 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Draft GuidelinesReleasedPublic Review/Comment (30)

DWR Revisions (45-60)

Final Guidelines & PSP ReleasedPSP Applications Planning Grant (45-60)PSP Application Imple-mentation Grant (45-60)

– 1 E and 84 funding may be split– Located online at www.water.ca.gov/irwm/

60)

Summary of Comments Submitted Summary of Comments Submitted D ft G id li d PSPD ft G id li d PSPon Draft Guidelines and PSPson Draft Guidelines and PSPs

• Modification of Eligibility Criteria– IRWM Plan can be updated to include procedures for updating

implementation project list

• Streamline Implementation Grant Application Process for Funding Areas with Allocation AgreementsFunding Areas with Allocation Agreements– Simplified economic analysis

• Establish Criteria Funding Area Balance Points• Clarification on adoption of IRWM Plan• Valuation of volunteer hours

R i b f M h 8 2010• Reimbursement of costs to March 8, 2010

Differences Between Prop 50 and Differences Between Prop 50 and P 84 G id liP 84 G id liProp 84 GuidelinesProp 84 Guidelines

• New IRWM Plan Standards:– Governance– Project Review Process

– Relation to Local Land Use Planning– Climate Change

Changes to existing IRWM Plan StandardsAddition Supporting InformationStandards Guidance text Appendix C to Guidelines, pg 36-78Regional Flood Management Text added to multiple standards guidanceeg o a ood a age e t e t added to u t p e sta da ds gu da ce

Description of Region, Objectives, Governance

Resource Management Strategies

CWP 2009 RMS considerationCWP Update 2009 – Now FINAL!!!

Climate Change Text added to multiple standards guidance

Differences Between Prop 50 and Differences Between Prop 50 and P 84 G id liP 84 G id liProp 84 GuidelinesProp 84 Guidelines

I i f h IRWM l i i• Incorporation of the IRWM planning act rewrite– California Water Code Section §10530 et seq.– Supplies DefinitionsSupplies Definitions– Specifies what the Guidelines shall contain– Specifies what IRWM Plans must do

• Specific modifications that will be required for the Santa MargaritaSpecific modifications that will be required for the Santa Margarita Watershed IRWMP are listed on the handout.

Differences Between Prop 50 and Differences Between Prop 50 and P 84 G id liP 84 G id liProp 84 GuidelinesProp 84 Guidelines

CWC § 10 40( ) A i i Pl h ll dd• CWC § 10540(c) – At a minimum, Plans shall address:– Water supply reliability– Drinking water qualityDrinking water quality– Protection and improvement of water quality– Threats to groundwater resources from overdraft– Resources stewardship– Protection of groundwater from contamination– Water-related needs of disadvantaged communities (DACs)Water-related needs of disadvantaged communities (DACs)

Differences Between Prop 50 and Differences Between Prop 50 and P 84 G id liP 84 G id liProp 84 GuidelinesProp 84 Guidelines

• CWC § 10541 (e) – 14 items the GL shall require PlansCWC § 10541 (e) 14 items the GL shall require Plans include– Resource Management Strategies (RMS) from California Water

Plan (CWP)– Objectives of Basin Plan– Measurable objectivesMeasurable objectives– Identify and consider needs of DAC– Consideration of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions– Evaluation of adaptability to climate change, etc.

Next Steps for IRWMP UpdateNext Steps for IRWMP UpdateNext Steps for IRWMP UpdateNext Steps for IRWMP Update• Update IRWMP to incorporate new guidelines for

P iti 84 d i l d bj tiProposition 84 and revise goals and objectives• Call for additional projects and updates to existing projects• Work with project applicants to develop projects and fill in• Work with project applicants to develop projects and fill in

gaps• Develop project ranking processDevelop project ranking process• Rank projects for 1st round of Implementation Grant

Funding • Prepare for Implementation Grant and Planning Grant

Submittals

Tentative SM IRWMP ScheduleTentative SM IRWMP ScheduleTentative SM IRWMP ScheduleTentative SM IRWMP ScheduleMonths 2010 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

M dif IRWM d U d tModify IRWM and UpdateProject ProceduresDevelop Project Ranking Process

Approve Modified IRWM

Call for Projects

Project Ranking

Workshop #4

Approve Projects

Prepare Planning GrantPrepare Planning Grant

Prepare Implementation Grant

Review of Existing IRWMP Goals Review of Existing IRWMP Goals d Obj tid Obj tiand Objectivesand Objectives

• Open Discussion of Revisions to Goals and/or Additional Goals– Are the existing goals and objectives adequate?

– Should any of the existing goals and objectives be modified?

– Are there any additional goals and objectives that should be– Are there any additional goals and objectives that should be considered for inclusion in the updated IRWM?

TriTri--County FACC UpdatesCounty FACC UpdatesTriTri County FACC UpdatesCounty FACC Updates• Regional Meeting April• Cooperatively Developed and Submitted Comments on

Guideline and PSP’s• Overlay Meeting Updates• Overlay Meeting Updates

– Ensure clear and effective planning and management prior to investment of State grant funds

– Foster development of sustainable regional planning efforts– Santa Margarita Overlay Meeting in planning, full meeting in early

summersummer– Interregional projects and funding

• Planning for first formal Santa Margarita Overlay

Pertinent Issues in the Upper WatershedPertinent Issues in the Upper WatershedPertinent Issues in the Upper WatershedPertinent Issues in the Upper Watershed

• Salt and Nutrient Management Plan Updateg p

• Water Conservation Efforts

• Anza Groundwater StudyAnza Groundwater Study

• Ecosystem Restoration

• Outreach Efforts• Outreach Efforts

Salt/Nutrient Management Plan UpdateSalt/Nutrient Management Plan UpdateSalt/Nutrient Management Plan UpdateSalt/Nutrient Management Plan Update

• State Recycled Water policy requires preparation of a y p y q p pBasin-wide plan.

• Should be a locally driven and controlled collaborative process.

• The plans should be tailored to address the water quality concerns of each basin/sub-basin.concerns of each basin/sub basin.

• Each plan shall include a monitoring and testing program.

Water Conservation Efforts Water Conservation Efforts RCWDRCWDRCWDRCWD

• ROSIP: Residential One Stop InstallationROSIP: Residential One Stop Installation Program

• BBTR: Budget Based Tiered Rates• BBTR: Budget Based Tiered Rates SystemA d St d• Avocado Study

ROSIPROSIPResidential One Stop Installation ProgramResidential One Stop Installation Program

• This program builds off of the previous targeted conservation programconservation program.

– Over 1,000 weather based controllers installed

• To facilitate water conservation for the top 500 residential hi h t b i lif i d b idi i thhigh-water-users by simplifying and subsidizing the installation of indoor and outdoor water efficient technologiesg

• Total Funding $463,259• Bureau of reclamation

Participation $260,440

ROSIPROSIPR id ti l O St I t ll ti PR id ti l O St I t ll ti PResidential One Stop Installation ProgramResidential One Stop Installation Program

• 565 initial site visits made since September 2009

• Installation of product– 62 Weather Based Controllers

– 6,058 High Efficiency Nozzles

– 3 High Efficiency Toilets

Budget Based Tiered Rates (BBTR)Budget Based Tiered Rates (BBTR)Budget Based Tiered Rates (BBTR)Budget Based Tiered Rates (BBTR)

• Four Tiered Rate systemy• Each Customer will have a unique water budget• Encourages conservation through appropriate

allocations• Provides funding for conservation programs for those

that cannot meet their allocationsthat cannot meet their allocations.

Avocado StudyAvocado Study

• To determine the water usage requirements of avocado trees and to investigate the efficacy ofavocado trees, and to investigate the efficacy of weather based irrigation controllers for agriculture

• Total Funding $ 291,633• Bureau Participation $ 143,654

Anza Groundwater StudyAnza Groundwater StudyAnza Groundwater StudyAnza Groundwater Study

• Grant Support by DWR for $50K for Capacity Buildingpp y $ p y g

• Scope of work in grant for developing project, aggregating available information, identifying partners, funding

• County Planning now lead

• Considerable work by Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Committee (AVMAC), USGS and others

P ti f th IRWM Pl i f di t• Propose a portion of the IRWM Planning funding to assist and bring into the Updated IRWM Plan

Ecosystem Restoration UpdatesEcosystem Restoration UpdatesEcosystem Restoration UpdatesEcosystem Restoration Updates

• Purpose: To discuss open space (conservation) p p p ( )acquisition and restoration projects for the Upper Santa Margarita Watershed

• Kick-off conference call held on 3/31

• Participants provided updates on the projects included in the approved IRWMPthe approved IRWMP

• Participants discussed potential projects to include in the IRWMP UpdateIRWMP Update

Ecosystem Restoration UpdatesEcosystem Restoration UpdatesEcosystem Restoration UpdatesEcosystem Restoration Updates

Potential Projects to include in the IRWMP UpdateP j t C t P t ti l St k h ldProject Concept Potential StakeholdersSan Mateo Watershed Restoration in Cleveland NF. Trout Unlimited has grant money for matching funds.

Trout Unlimited,Forest Service, EMARCD

Bank Restoration in Murietta Creek to stabilize the eroding sandy banks.

EMARCD

Acquire land above the Santa Margarita river EMARCDAcquire land above the Santa Margarita river (approximately 20 to 40 acres in the Wildomar/Slaughterhouse Creek area). This acquisition would be to save uplands that drain to the creek

EMARCD

TMDL project for stakeholder led TMDL efforts. RCFD is interested in modeling the watershed and sourcing the water quality impairments. The Bureau of Reclamation is

RCFC

going to develop a water quality monitoring program to identify the issues and where they are sourced.

Outreach EffortsOutreach EffortsOutreach EffortsOutreach Efforts• Native American

– Sent letters e-mails and conducted follow-up calls for 6 tribesSent letters, e mails, and conducted follow up calls for 6 tribes within watershed inviting participation in process

• Disadvantaged Communities– Contacted over 20+ representatives of DACs inviting

participation in process

– Flyers posted in WIC and California Children’s Services Offices– Flyers posted in WIC and California Children s Services Offices

• Contacted known HOAs within RCWD service area

• Contacted past participants and agency representatives• Contacted past participants and agency representatives that have not recently participated in process

• Additional Agencies (BLM, USFS, BIA)g ( , , )

• Initiating contact with small water suppliers

Project MatrixProject MatrixProject MatrixProject Matrix

• Discussion of Updates to Projects in Previous IRWMPp j– Status of project

– Projects complete

– Revised project descriptions

Project MatrixProject MatrixProject MatrixProject Matrix

• New Projects Proposedj p– Received to-date

• Evaluate Potential for BMP Retrofits on Existing Developments (RCFC)

H d difi ti S iti it M i (RCFC)• Hydromodification Sensitivity Mapping (RCFC)

• Anza/Aguanga Groundwater Study (Riverside County)

• Education of HOAs and Homeowners on Impacts of Ponds (EMARCD)

• Education of HOAs on Water Conservation (EMARCD)

• Arsenic Treatment of Drinking Water Well at the New Clay Well (WMWD)

• Evaluation of GW availability in Anza-Terwilliger Area (AVMAC)

• Groundwater Recharge/Harvesting Project (AVMAC or Riverside County)

• Formal Call for Additional ProjectsPl b it t W d K t i/D H t i h– Please submit to Wendy Katagi/Darren Hartwich

Next WorkshopNext WorkshopNext WorkshopNext Workshop• Scheduled for June 16, 2010

L ti R h C lif i W t Di t i t– Location: Rancho California Water District– Time: 1:00 p.m.

• Speaker: David Gibson Executive Officer San DiegoSpeaker: David Gibson, Executive Officer San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board

Contact InformationContact InformationContact InformationContact Information

Wendy KatagiWendy KatagiWendy KatagiWendy KatagiCDMCDMkatagiwr@cdm comkatagiwr@cdm comkatagiwr@cdm.comkatagiwr@cdm.com

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