1. Regionalism in Water Resources Management
Blueprint Learning Network November 30, 2006
John K. Woodling
California Department of Water Resources

2. California Water Systems
Central Valley Project (1937)
State Water
Project (1960)
Hetch Hetchy
(1913)
Mokelumne Aqueduct (1929)
Los Angeles Aqueduct (1908)
Colorado
River
Aqueduct
(1932)

3. California Water Systems

4. Water Management Transitions
Era of Conflict
1850
1900
1950
2000
Westward Focus
Water and Power
Development
Environmental
Priorities

5. California Water Plan Key Initiatives:
Integrated Regional Water Management
Statewide Water Management

6. Scenario Demand Changes by Region (by Year 2030)

7. Resource Management Strategies
Reduce Water Demand
Agricultural Water Use Efficiency
Urban Water Use Efficiency
Improve Operational Efficiency & Transfers
Conveyance
System Reoperation
Water Transfers
Increase Water Supply
Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage
Desalination –Brackish & Seawater
Precipitation Enhancement
Recycled Municipal Water
Surface Storage – CALFED
Surface Storage - Regional/Local
Improve Water Quality
Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution
Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation
Matching Quality to Use
Pollution Prevention
Urban Runoff Management
Practice Resource Stewardship
Agricultural Lands Stewardship
Economic Incentives (Loans, Grants, and Water Pricing)
Ecosystem Restoration
Floodplain Management
Recharge Areas Protection
Urban Land Use Management
Water-Dependent Recreation
Watershed Management

8. Range of Additional Water for Eight Resource Management Choices

9. Integrated Regional Water Management
Why IRWM?
Water management actions and issues are interconnected
Issues don’t obey political boundaries
A variety of entities are responsible for different actions
IRWM promotes a sustainable, efficient approach to water management by bringing together interests, issues, and solutions

10. Integrated Regional Water Management
Integration Considerations
Water quality and quantity
Demand management and supply enhancement
All beneficial water uses
Upstream, downstream, and instream effects
Land use, energy, and other resources
Broad societal costs and benefits

11. Integrated Regional Water Management
Participants
Water purveyors
Wastewater agencies
Flood control agencies
Cities & counties
Native American tribes
Self-supplied water users
Stakeholder organizations
Industry
Environmental
Community
State, federal, and regional agencies or universities

12. Implementation Proposition 50 - $500 million for IRWM grants
Proposition 84 - $1 billion for IRWM grants
Local cost shares of 60-90%

13. Planning Grants
33 Awards
$500K to 1.5 million

14. Implementation Grants
16 proposals
Requesting $380 million
Total costs $2 billion
7 recommended for funding
$25 million grants