1 Delta Levees Investment Strategy Delta Stewardship Council Central Valley Flood Protection Board Levees Workshop July 10, 2015

Delta Reform Act required Delta Plan to address flood risk reduction 2 DLIS will update Risk Reduction section of adopted 2013 Delta Plan

Delta Levee Investment Strategy Outcomes Will inform State budgeting and funding for levee improvements that protect State interests by identifying: – Priority locations – Target level of protection and/or types of levee improvement Levee improvement projects will continue to need to demonstrate consistency with Delta Plan policies, including Delta Levee Investment Strategy 3

Existing Programs Inform Current Project 4 Delta Levees Investment Strategy

Parallel Processes Leading to a Delta Levee Investment Strategy Technical Process Policy/Strategy Process California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Process 5

Parallel Processes Leading to a Delta Levee Investment Strategy Technical Process – Compiling data – Developing a methodology and decision-support tool – Independent Scientific Panel review and recommendations – Comments and recommendations from agencies and stakeholders – Will inform and help to refine strategy and Delta Plan policy 6

Parallel Processes Leading to a Delta Levee Investment Strategy Policy/Strategy Process – Framework for an investment strategy – Issue Paper (January) – State Interests discussion (February-April) – Principles document (May - present ) – Informs the technical work – Revised policy is the subject of CEQA review 7

Parallel Processes Leading to a Delta Levee Investment Strategy CEQA Process – Develops alternatives for Delta Plan DLIS policy, will inform final policy language – Evaluates potential indirect impacts of policy on various resources – Will further evaluate/generate information not captured in technical work – Notice of Preparation (May 28-July 1) – Scoping Meetings (June 30) 8

Delta Levees Investment Strategy Project Schedule

Next Steps for the Project Review and address comments on technical work, refine methodology and tool as needed Council to discuss revised Principles document in July, continue to refine as needed Begin developing CEQA project alternatives 10

Agency and Stakeholder Engagement Outreach and Meetings – Public, Interagency Workgroup, Technical Resource Pool, monthly Council meetings, presentations to various boards and groups Documents for review Reviewing and addressing comments and recommendations Discussions and deliberations using refined methodology and decision-support tool CEQA and Delta Plan policy development processes 11

Coordination with Central Valley Flood Protection Board/Plan Using Interagency Workgroup for project coordination at staff level Providing regular updates to the Board on status of the project and upcoming milestones Soliciting technical advice, policy/strategy recommendations from CVFPB and its staff at key milestones Incorporating key elements from CVFPP into DLIS – Definitions – Recommendations 12

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