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Borrego Valley
Integrated Regional Water
Management Planning
Welcome and Self
Introductions
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
(IRWMP)
Funding areas established under Proposition 84
A grant program
Provides grant funding for projects that assist local
public agencies:
 To meet long-term water needs
 To protect water quality and the environment.
Administered by DWR
Prop 84 Funding $1 Billion for
IRWMP
•$900M Allocated to
11 Funding Areas
•$100M unallocated
Prop 1E
Storm water/
flood Mgmt
•$300 M
The Borrego Valley
IRWMP Area
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West - watershed boundary and San Diego
Region
North –
Upper Santa Margarita
 Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
 Coachella Valley
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East - Imperial Region
South - Mexico
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Estimated population – 4000+
Tourism/golf destination
Agricultural
Arid region – at risk for severe flooding
Tribal lands
Disadvantaged communities
Unincorporated communities
Water Supplies and Sewer Service
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Groundwater basin provides 100 % of urban and
agricultural water needs
Agriculture is largest water consumer, followed by
recreation use
1 pubic water supply and sewering agency
Most domestic use is on septic tanks
2 Community Service Districts
1 County Water District
– Water supply reliability, water
conservation and water use efficiency
– Storm water capture, storage, clean-up,
treatment, and management
– Removal of invasive non-native species
– Acquisition, protection, and restoration
of open space and watershed lands
– Non-point source pollution reduction,
management and monitoring
– Groundwater recharge and management
projects
– Contaminant and salt removal through
reclamation, desalting, and other treatment
technologies
– Conveyance of reclaimed water for
distribution to users
What Kind of Projects Eligible?
(con’t)
– Water banking, exchange, reclamation and
improvement of water quality
– Planning and implementation of multipurpose
flood management programs
– Watershed protection and Drinking water
treatment and distribution
– Ecosystem and fisheries restoration and
protection
Identify and address major water related objectives
and conflicts
Consider all California Water Plan Resource
Management Strategies
Use an integrated, multi-benefit approach to
project selection
Include performance measures and monitoring to
document progress toward meeting plan objectives
 Improve water supply reliability
 Protect & improve water quality
 Ensure sustainability through environmental
stewardship
 Promote multiple benefits
 Promote integration and regional planning
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Combined efforts of 3 local agencies
 Borrego Water District
 Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County
 San Diego County
Broad stakeholder participation
 Community councils
 Environmental/Resource
 Special interest groups
 Tribes
 School Districts
 Groundwater pumpers
 Large irrigators
 Individual well owners
Steering
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Technical and
Resource
Public Education
and Outreach
Stakeholders and
Public Advisory
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The BWD is the sole domestic water supplier in the
Borrego Springs area and the AB 3030
Groundwater Management agency for the Borrego
Valley Groundwater Basin
The County of San Diego has regulatory control of
over land uses over nearly the entire area within
the County
The RCD is a special district organized to provide
conservation education, to conduct research, soil
and water conservation, wildlife habitat
enhancement and restoration, control of exotic
plant species, and watershed restoration.
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Final decision making body
Prepares proposals for funding
Establishes contract relationship
between State and project proponents
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Golf Course Association of Borrego Valley
Save Our Aquifer Coalition
The Sponsor Group
Agricultural Alliance for Water and Resource
Education
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Any resident of the area that would like to
participate in the process.
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Identify regional and local issues
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Propose projects to address issues
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Establish project priority list
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Comprised of the local residents that have
technical backgrounds and desire to provide
input to the groundwater issues of the region
As needed, the USGS, DWR and State Water
Board will provide assistance to this this
subcommittee.
 Provide credible technical information
about long-term water needs and
impacts of water use in excess of
supply, water quality, water reliability
and the environment.
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Comprised of volunteers and appointed
members by Steering Committee
Use Borrego Sun in Borrego Valley
Develop outreach material for
dissemination on BWD website and
through mailings
Steering
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Technical and
Resource
Public Education
and Outreach
Stakeholders and
Public Advisory
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Borrego Valley Regional Water Management
Group (BVRWMG)
Created in June 2009
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Approved as a region and working group in
September of 2009
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First Public Meeting to kick off the process in
January 2010
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Phase I
 Develop approach for outreach
 Initiate outreach
 Engage stakeholders in process
 Identification of issues
 Produce draft plan
Phase II
 Identify and assess projects
 Complete environmental review
 Finalize Plan (by July, 2010)
Phase III - monitor funding opportunities
 Planning grant
 Implementation grant
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of Region?
for first meeting of?
 Stakeholders Subcommittee
 Technical Subcommittee
 Outreach Subcommittee