1. WORKING TOGETHER THE COOPERATIVE PLAN TO IMPROVE URBAN, AGRICULTURAL, HABITAT, WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY SHANNON SWEENEY WATER RESOURCES MANAGER - CITY OF SANTA MARIA ANNE COATES EXEC. DIRECTOR - CACHUMA RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT

2. THE CACHUMA RCD WAS AWARDED 1.25 MILLION BOND FREEZE BOND RELEASED DEFINITION OF “IMPLEMENTATION” WAS REVALUATED MODIFY THE CONTRACT TO INCLUDE “CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS” LITIGATION/CONTROVERSY CENTRAL COAST AG WAIVER/AG ORDER PERFECT STORM FOR FAILURE RWQCB AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY PROP 84

3. WORKING TOGETHER… RCDS WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO BRING THE RIGHT MINDS AND RESOURCES TOGETHER TO FACILITATE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

4. CITY OF SANTA MARIA POPULATION 101,000 MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AVERAGE 12 MGD TWO SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY: STATE WATER AND LOCAL GROUNDWATER NITRATE IN SOME GROUNDWATER WELLS EXCEEDS DRINKING WATER STANDARD LARGELY AGRICULTURAL BLEND WATER SUPPLIES TO CONTROL NITRATE

5. SALT AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT GROUP STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD CONCERNED ABOUT RECYCLED WATER RECENT WASTEWATER PERMITS REQUIRE AN ASSESSMENT OF SALTS AND NUTRIENTS SANTA MARIA VALLEY STAKEHOLDERS GROUP DEVELOPED A GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT STAKEHOLDERS GROUPS INCLUDED THE RCD, WATER AGENCIES, WASTEWATER AGENCIES, MEMBERS FROM THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY RESULT OF ASSESSMENT – BASIN BALANCED FOR SALTS, UNBALANCED FOR NITRATE NITRATE IS A COMMUNITY PROBLEM

6. NITRATE CONTAMINANT IN DRINKING WATER SOLUBLE – MOVES EASILY IN WATER CAUSES “BLUE BABY” SYNDROME REGULATORY LIMIT IS 45 MG/L AS NO 3 SOURCES OF NITRATE – WASTEWATER, CONFINED ANIMAL OPERATIONS, FERTILIZERS

7. WELL NITRATE LEVELS

8. NITRATE SOLUTIONS WETLANDS MOVABLE PALLETS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT STRUCTURES WOODCHIP BIO FILTERS

9. WORKING TOGETHER… CITY OF SANTA MARIA HAD PROJECT WITH NO FUNDING RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAD FUNDING WITH NO PROJECT COMMUNITY SOLUTION – SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS

10. WORKING TOGETHER… WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES AND PROVIDE RELEVANT, MEANINGFUL AND QUANTIFIABLE BENEFITS

11. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR HOW TO ADDRESS NITRATE PROBLEMS IN OTHER AREAS STATEWIDE BENEFIT WORKING TOGETHER…

12. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA CARCD CONSERVATION STRATEGIES GROUP AND TO THE STATE WATER BOARD AND THE REGIONAL WATER BOARD

13. TOGETHER… WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE