The Integrated Regional Water Management planning process is a local water management approach preferred by the Governor, the State Department of Water Resources, and State Water Resources Control Board. It is aimed at securing long-term water supply reliability within California by first recognizing the inter-connectivity of water supplies and the environment and then pursuing projects yielding multiple benefits for water supplies, water quality, and natural resources.
The San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan is being prepared to coordinate water resource management efforts and to enable the San Diego Region to apply for grants tied to IRWM Planning.
The completed IRWM Plan will provide a mechanism for: coordinating, refining, and integrating existing planning efforts within a comprehensive, regional context; identifying specific regional and watershed-based priorities for implementation projects; and providing funding support for the plans, programs, projects, and priorities of existing agencies and stakeholders.
An integrated, balanced and consensus approach to ensuring the long-term sustainability
of San Diego’s water supply, water quality, and natural resources.