Water Investigation Zone No years of Progress

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1 Water Investigation Zone No years of Progress Brandon Nakagawa Water Resource Coordinator San Joaquin County GBA Coordinating Committee November 12, 2014 Outline History Background Strategic Plan to Meet Water Needs What has been Accomplished? Is Zone 2 Still Needed? 1

2 Zone No. 2 - History Zone 2 First Created in 1989 by Board of Supervisors Approved through FY Designated an Investigation Zone Perform Investigations and Studies Coordinate Staff, Special Water Counsel, & Sonsultants Provide Local Share of Special Studies Zone 2 Established at $ per $1.00 of Assessed Property Value Renewed Prior to Proposition 218 through FY Zone No. 2 Background Countywide Benefit Assessment Approved in 2000 for a 15-year Period Needed to be Implemented in the Post-Prop 218 Era 54% Approval of Weighted Ballots Returned from Property Owners $ to be Used for the Implementation of the Board of Supervisors Adopted Strategic Plan to Meet Water Needs Projected Need in = $830,000 (Year 1) Revenue = $1,300,000 (Last Year) 2

3 Zone 2 Sample Fee Calculations Strategic Plan to Meet Water Needs Goal: Preserve and Protect Existing Water Rights and Area of Origin Rights Goal: Restore and Maintain the Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Basin Goal: Protect Water Quality Goal: Maintain Existing and Develop New Water Supply to Meet Southwest County Water Needs Goal: Develop Financial Programs to Meet Water Supply Needs Goal: Support Water Conservation Programs 3

4 Water Resources Issues Urban growth, agricultural demands and increasing environmental need Geographically and hydrologically diverse Complex local, regional and state water management Heavy reliance on groundwater Limited understanding of groundwater conditions - salinity intrusion Local watershed quality and supply issues Increasing Delta export pumping Scarcity of Funding Feb. 12,

5 Water Resources Issues Urban growth, agricultural demands and increasing environmental need Geographically and hydrologically diverse Complex local, regional and state water management Heavy reliance on groundwater Limited understanding of groundwater conditions - salinity intrusion Local watershed quality and supply issues Increasing Delta export pumping Scarcity of Funding 5

6 Outline History Background Strategic Plan to Meet Water Needs What has been Accomplished? Is Zone 2 Still Needed? Goal: Preserve and Protect Existing Water Rights and Area of Origin Rights Establish County Policies Position Statements and Testimony Legislative Platform and Advocacy Media and Outreach Plans Participate in and Support Legal Actions Technical Comments Political Support Help Coordinate Diverse County Interests Support an Approach that Does Not Choose One Part of the County Over Another Mission Impossible 6

7 Goal: Restore and Maintain the Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Basin Monitor Groundwater Levels and Groundwater Quality USGS Study Staff and Fund GBA Pursue Grants Support Conjunctive Use Projects Tell the Story of Successful Groundwater Management Develop and Maintain the Eastern San Joaquin IRWMP Provide Support to Stakeholders Sponsor the Development of the Demonstration Recharge, Extraction, and Aquifer Management Project Goal: Protect Water Quality Support the Development of Salinity Objective on the San Joaquin River Upstream of Vernalis and the Stanislaus River Support Alternatives to the Use of the Stanislaus River to Meet South Delta Water Quality Objectives Oppose the Interpretation of Delta Exporters Responsibilities to meet South Delta Water Quality Objectives Partially Staff the County s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Support the Activities of Waste Dischargers to Comply with WDR s 7

8 Goal: Maintain Existing and Develop New Water Supply to Meet Southwest County Water Needs Fund the County s Fair-share of the SLDMWA Nothern DMC Groundwater Monitoring Program Support SSJID s South County Water Supply Program Defend Water Rights on the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Rivers Participate in Planning and Advocacy on Behalf of Tracy, Mountain House, and Districts Participate in the CA Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley Water Work Group Goal: Develop Financial Programs to Meet Water Supply Needs Leverage Additional Federal, State, and Local Funds through Grants, Directed Actions, Appropriations, etc. Support Measures and Funding Proposals Developed by Agencies Participate in the Development of Proposition 1 Provide Support to the GBA for the Development, Adoption, and Implementation of the ESJ IRWMP Fund the Zone 2 Successor Effort All in the Post-Prop 218 Era and During the Great Recession 8

9 Goal: Support Water Conservation Programs Coordinate with Existing Urban Water Conservation Programs Fund Drought Media Campaign Website TV, Radio, Print, etc. Messaging for Board Members Supplemental Groundwater Monitoring Partner with the San Joaquin County Historical Society to Develop the Water Efficient Demonstration Garden Exhibit (WEDGE Project) Support Adoption of the County s Revised Water Conservation Ordinance Outline History Background Strategic Plan to Meet Water Needs What has been Accomplished? Is Zone 2 Still Needed? 9

10 Delta in Crisis Jones Tract Flood Hurricane Katrina Delta Smelt King Salmon Delta Toilet Bowl Congress Created Dustbowl Great Recession State & Federal Court Rulings Climate Change

11 Delta Not Sustainable? Climate Change 5 m. Sea Level Rise Two in three chance of a major earthquake. Dr. Jeff Mount, UC Davis Groundwater Management 2014 Groundwater Legislation Scarcity of Water Escalating Politics 11

12 Eastern San Joaquin IRWMP Revised and Adopted in 2014 How Do We Implement It? 12

13 Countywide Est. Investment Water Rights $40 Engineering & Environmental $50 Project Design/Construction: South County Water Supply Project $120 SEWD Pipeline/Treatment Plant Imp. $20 Delta Water Supply Project $212 City of Lodi Water Treatment Plant $37 Other $150 $629 Mil Local Conjunctive Use Projects 13

14 Regional Self-Sufficiency Region is Investing in its Supply Reliability IRWMP Ch. #8 Inter-Regional Efforts MAC & GBA Joint Inter-Regional Chapters Program Concept Report Language Stakeholder MOU 14

15 Mokelumne Forum Alpine County Amador County Amador Water Agency Calaveras County Water District Calaveras Public Utility District City of Lodi City of Stockton East Bay Municipal Utility District Jackson Valley Irrigation District North San Joaquin Water Conservation District San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority Stockton East Water District Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District Woodbridge Irrigation District San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation IRWMPs Regional = Banking Statewide Solutions Inter-Regional Conjunctive Use Project 30 15

16 Stormwater Quality Treatment Control Tree-well Filter Water Supply vs. Demand Agriculture Where is the Balance? Cities Environmental Tribes Suburbs 16

17 Discussion