Multi-State Salinity Coalition Mike Dunbar, General Manager South Coast Water District January 26, 2012

2 A Delicate Balance Local Perspective State Perspective Federal Perspective International Perspective Closing Thoughts Regulation

Local Perspective Groundwater Recharge Ocean Desalination Colorado River State Water Project Groundwater Recycled Water

4 State Water Project Colorado River Water State Perspective San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Sacrament o

55 Government “Call To Action” Local agencies to develop local water supplies and not rely on Delta water Local agencies to develop local water supplies and not rely on Delta water Emergency Water Proclamation -Gov. Schwarzenegger Emergency Water Proclamation -Gov. Schwarzenegger “State agencies shall prioritize and streamline permitting and regulatory compliance actions for desalination, water conservation and recycling projects that provide drought relief.”

Federal Perspective World’s Largest Reservoir

Southern California Ocean Desalination Ocean Desalination Projects

88 How did we get here? Huh? Regulatory Interpretation Federal Clean Water Act State Enforcement

Global Water Research Center Singapore

Where do we go from here?