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Receive a verbal presentation regarding The Regional Water Management Group: Planning and Funding Water Projects in Monterey County and the 2019 Storm Water Resource Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation on The Regional Water Management Group: Planning and Funding Water Projects in Monterey County and the 2019 Storm Water Resource Plan.
SUMMARY:
In November 2019, Monterey County formally joined the Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) of the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region. The RWMG is the entity tasked with developing and implementing the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) for the region, reviewing projects submitted to the Plan, and choosing projects put forward for funding.
Research Toxicologist John W. Hunt, Ph.D. with the Department of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California-Davis will provide the Board of Supervisors an overview and share successes of RWMG's efforts in planning and funding water projects in Monterey County and the 2019 Storm Water Resource Plan.
DISCUSSION:
The IRWM Program is a statewide initiative that encourages local water resource managers to take a proactive leadership role in solving water-management problems on a local level through collaborative regional planning. In 2007, the first IRWMP for our region was completed and submitted to the State so that local water and water-quality projects were eligible for grant funds. The IRWMP envisioned by state legislators and state resource agencies integrates the strategies, objectives, and priorities for projects to manage water resources proposed by public entities, non-profit entities, and stakeholders within a defined Planning Region.
The Greater Monterey County (GMC) IRWM Program is an expanded continuation of the Salinas Valley IRWM Program which began receiving water project funding in 2007. Through RWMG's active collaboration and planning effo...
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