How to Make WIIN a Win for You February 8, 2016
Devastating Drought 2012–2015 four driest years on record $2.7 billion loss to California economy in 2015 Agricultural Sector Losses: $1.8 billion loss in 2015 1 million+ acres fallowed Job Losses: 35,000 permanent jobs How to Make WIIN a Win for You
Devastating Drought Human Impacts: Nearly 70 communities faced significant water supply and water quality issues Roughly 3,000 wells are critically low in the Central Valley Growing homeless population Environment Salmon and smelt species pushed to the brink 102 million dead and dying trees statewide – fire threat Land subsidence How to Make WIIN a Win for You
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WIIN Win – How Did We Get Here? Years of failed drought legislation • 112th Congress: HR 1837 - Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (Nunes) • 113th Congress: H.R. 3964 – Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act (Valadao) S. 2016 California Emergency Drought Relief Act S.2198 - Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 • 114th Congress: H.R. 2898 – Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 (Valadao) S. 1894 California Emergency Drought Relief Act S. 2533 Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act How to Make WIIN a Win for You
WIIN Win – How Did We Get Here? S. 612 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act • Combines multiple bills: - Water Resources Development Act - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act - Water Settlements and Flint Funding Last legislation to pass in 114th Congress - House vote 360-61 - Senate vote 78-21 - President Obama signature December 16, 2017 How to Make WIIN a Win for You
How Did We Get Here? December 2016 December 2015 How to Make WIIN a Win for You
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What’s in WIIN For You Overview Surface Water and Groundwater Storage • CVP Operations Surface Water and Groundwater Storage - BOR Service Contractors Prepayment - Reclamation Storage Account WaterSMART Fish and Refuges Funding Water Desalination Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) How to Make WIIN a Win for You
What’s in WIIN For You Funding Summary - $558 million $515 million included for storage, water recycling and reuse, and desalination. WaterSMART Program – Increased authorization by $100 million (from $350m to $450m) $335 million for storage and groundwater projects. Reauthorizes the Desalination Act, and expands it by authorizing $30 million for design and construction of both brackish and seawater desalination projects. How to Make WIIN a Win for You
What’s in WIIN For You Title XVI Reform Bureau of Reclamation to offer competitive grants for water recycling projects (Title XVI projects), instead of requiring individual Congressional authorizations. The Act authorizes $50 million for water recycling projects recommended by the Secretary. Same cost share as existing Title XVI projects, 75% state/local – 25% federal How to Make WIIN a Win for You
Looking Ahead Groundwater makes up about 40 percent of all water used and roughly 21 million Californians depend on it for at least a part of their drinking water With the drought, it has been speculated that groundwater has accounted for as much as 65 percent of the water supply this year and aquifers have been badly depleted How to Make WIIN a Win for You
Looking Ahead – Work is Not Over Authorization vs. Appropriation: FY 17 and FY18 Appropriations Congress Resistant to New Funding Trump Administration Massive Funding Need SWRCB reports $4.4 billion demand for CWSRF; only $790 million in remaining authority ACWA/Reuse Survey - $2.8 billion financial assistance needed Future Droughts How to Make WIIN a Win for You
Looking Ahead – Drought Will Happen How to Make WIIN a Win for You
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