2 First published in 1957 as Bulletin 3 Updated 10 times  Update 2013 released Summer 2014 Water Code requires DWR to update Water Plan every 5 years  next one in 2018 Growing interest by Legislature & stakeholders Part of Governor’s Strategic Growth Initiative

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Update 2013 lays out recommendations rather than mandates. No Appropriation. Tool to guide investment priorities and legislative action. Update 2013 serves to advise a diverse audience: Elected officials Planners and resource managers Tribal governments and communities Academia General public.

Update 2013 developed with assistance from a diverse stakeholder group 28-Member State Agency Steering Committee 37 Featured Companion State Plans Public Advisory Committee Tribal Advisory Committee 7 Topic-based Caucuses Regional Forums Federal Agency Network (CA Biodiversity Council)

s 6 Tribal Advisory Comm Public Advisory Committee Caucus/ Regions Broader Public Participation Target Audiences SWAN Federal Ag Network State Ag Steering Comm

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Core Messages Why We Should Care What We Should Do How We Should Invest in IWM What We Must Know What Happens If We Delay The Path Forward

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Update 2013 is a resource for implementing the Governor’s Water Action Plan in a manner that is aligned with the state’s long-term, strategic vision for water. The Action Plan describes 10 essential actions that represent the governor’s priorities for the next five years. The Action Plan was informed by the more comprehensive suite of recommended strategies and actions in Update 2013.

Greater Drought Impacts - Unreliable Water Supplies Increasing Flood Risk Groundwater Depletion and Subsidence Degraded Water Quality Declining Environmental Conditions Aging Infrastructure

Despite increasing bond expenditures, we continue to rely on outdated infrastructure.

Commit to Integrated Water Management Strengthen Government Agency Alignment Invest in Innovation and Infrastructure

Integrated Water Management Delivers VALUE in the following ways: Maximize limited resources to provide for increased public well-being Broader support for projects to accelerate implementation. Improve or restore expected levels of service within flood and water management systems statewide. Improve system resiliency to respond to and recover from significant stressors. Use measurable indicators about return on investments.

Principles for Improving State Government Alignment Increased coordination with all levels of government and agencies (federal, tribal, State, local Increased effectiveness through leveraging of existing networks Improved sharing of data, information, tools, and science among government agencies and academia. Better alignment of planning, policies, as well as coordinated and streamlined permitting to increase regulatory certainty.

Actions for Aligning Government Agencies (Paraphrased Examples) Federal and State government agencies should use an outcome-based approach for setting regulations that are regionally appropriate State government agencies should hire, assign, or train staff whose primary job is to work with other federal, State, tribal, regional, and local agencies and organizations.

Resiliency Requires Sustained Investment Over the next decade, California needs $200 billion to maintain current levels of service and system conditions. California needs up to $500 billion of future investment over the next few decades.

Actions for Developing State Finance Strategies (Paraphrased Examples) The governor and the Legislature should broaden the ability of public agencies and tribes to partner with private agencies, entities, and organizations for IWM investments. State government should reduce planning and implementation time frames and costs associated with IWM activities by clarifying, aligning, and reducing redundancies among State government agencies’ policies, incentive programs, and regulations.

Update 2013 Finance Planning Framework provides: A structure for developing a comprehensive, well-supported finance plan. A logical structure and steps for discussing multiple requirements, perspectives, and previously non integrated financing information. Ability for stakeholders, collectively and in context, to consider the issues to be addressed and the decisions to be made.

Shared Values for Guiding State Government Investment Prioritization of State Government Investments — Investment decisions will include equal regard for economic, environmental, and social criteria. Fiduciary Responsibility — State government will be fiscally responsible with State funding Beneficiary and Stressor Responsibilities — Those receiving benefits or creating impacts pay for them

Attributes of Future Finance Strategies Improve cost effectiveness, efficiencies, and accountability. Avoid stranded costs and funding discontinuity. Leverage funding across State government agencies. Increase certainty of desired outcomes.

Effective action requires an informed and common understanding of conditions, trends and solution trade-offs. Critical research areas where technical enhancements are needed to support IWM include: Linking collaborative processes with technical enhancements. Providing effective analytical tools. Improving and sharing data and information.

Droughts and floods are inevitable in California, but drought and flood impacts don’t have to be.

Update 2013 provides: A full description of California’s water resources and planning A call for action Recommended path toward sustainable water management It represents matters of great importance and urgency to stakeholders, the public, and State government.

Update 2013 provides an actionable blueprint for California’s water future. When combined with the Governor’s Water Action Plan, it provides practical, well-reasoned, and critical decision support that can be readily implemented by the governor, Legislature, and water leaders. Ultimately, Californians must learn more about the risks they face, and collectively support new investments in innovation and infrastructure

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Objectives and related actions contained in the California Water Plan are inclusive of and are supportive of the ten actions in the California Water Action Plan The over 30 Resource Management Strategies in the California Water Plan provide the guidance that can be used to implement the California Water Action Plan.

Ten Actions Called out in the California Water Action Plan: 1. Make conservation a California way of life; 2. Increase regional self-reliance and integrated water management across all levels of government; 3. Achieve the co-equal goals for the Delta; 4. Protect and restore important ecosystems; 5. Manage and prepare for dry periods; 6. Expand water storage capacity and improve groundwater management; 7. Provide safe water for all communities; 8. Increase flood protection; 9. Increase operational and regulatory efficiency; 10. Identify sustainable and integrated financing opportunities.

Improve Data, Analysis, and Decision-Support Tools Invest in Water Technology and Science Strengthen Alignment of Land Use Planning and Integrated Water Management Strengthen Alignment of Government Processes and Tools Improve Integrated Water Management Finance Strategy and Investments

Objectives in the CWP which support this Action Strengthen Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Improve Integrated Water Management Finance Strategy and Investments Improve Flood Management Using an IWM Approach Resource Management Strategies (Volume 3): All 30+ RMSs can enhance regional self-reliance depending on where they are implemented and how the benefits are allocated

Objectives in the CWP which support this Action Use and Reuse Water More Efficiently Expand Conjunctive Management of Multiple Supplies Manage the Delta to Achieve the Coequal Goals for California Prepare Prevention, Response, and Recovery Plans Resource Management Strategies (Volume 3): Conjunctive Mgmt. of Surface and Groundwater CALFED Surface Storage Local/Regional Surface Storage Ag Water Use Efficiency Urban Water Use Efficiency Six RMSs that Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers

Sierra Nevada snowpack reductions up to 65% Earlier runoff timing and increased water demand Increased flood risk Increased water demands = Reduced reliability Land use impacts in inundated areas Increased stress on Delta and coastal levees Increased salinity in coastal aquifers Increased salinity in the Delta Ecosystem impacts