1. Cooperating Partners Presentation October 12, 2006 Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) B S Strategies and Objectives C ANTA ARBARA OUNTY

2. 2 Water Management Strategies IRWMP MUST CONSIDER ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION ENVIRONMENTAL AND HABITAT PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY FLOOD MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT RECREATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS STORMWATER CAPTURE AND MANAGEMENT WATER CONSERVATION WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT WATER RECYCLING WETLANDS ENHANCEMENT AND CREATION IRWMP OPTIONAL Conjunctive Use Desalination Imported Water Land Use Planning NPS Pollution Control Surface Storage Watershed Planning Water And Wastewater Treatment Water Transfers FROM STATE WATER PLAN Agricultural water use efficiency Drinking water treatment and distribution Economic incentives (loans, grants, and water pricing) Groundwater remediation/ Aquifer remediation Matching water quality to water use Pollution prevention Precipitation enhancement Recharge areas protection Urban runoff management

3. 3 Optional Strategies Conjunctive Use Desalination Imported Water Land Use Planning NPS Pollution Control Surface Storage Watershed Planning Water And Wastewater Treatment Water Transfers Agricultural water use efficiency Drinking water treatment and distribution Economic incentives (loans, grants, and water pricing) Groundwater remediation/Aquifer remediation Matching water quality to water use Pollution prevention Precipitation enhancement Recharge areas protection Urban runoff management IRWMP OPTIONAL FROM STATE WATER PLAN

4. 4 State Objectives The Plan must address major water related objectives and conflicts within the region, including, at a minimum: Water supply Groundwater management Ecosystem restoration Water quality

5. 5 What Objectives Would We Add Water supply Groundwater management Ecosystem restoration Water quality Drought emergency planning? Other?

6. 6 Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) B S C ANTA ARBARA OUNTY

7. 7 Outreach and Public Involvement Plan Background Cooperating Partners Involvement Facilitating Stakeholder Involvement and Participation Communications with DWR and SWRCB

8. 8 Stakeholder Process

9. 9 Next Meeting Goals – October 19 Meet Natalia Deardorff, DWR liaison Review State IRWMP Priorities Review regional strategies and objectives Discuss projects and integration strategies Establish criteria for evaluation process Finalize planning for first stakeholder workshop

10. 10 Questions/Answers