| Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Planning was derived from Proposition 50 which was passed by California voters in November 2002, authorizing $3.4 billion general obligation bonds to fund a variety of specified water and wetlands projects. Proposition 50 states that IRWM Plans should include a description of the region and participants, regional objectives and priorities, water management strategies, implementation, impacts and benefits, data management, financing, stakeholder involvement, relationship to local planning, and state and federal coordination. In 2006, Proposition 84 was passed by California voters to provide an additional $5.4 billion in grant funding to water supply and water quality projects. Proposition 84 refined the contents and requirements for IRWM Plans.
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| 2011 Report Card on 2007 IRWM Plan |
In 2011 the RWMG completed an overview and assessment of the San Diego region’s IRWM planning efforts. This assessment was compiled into a formal Report Card document, which was finalized in August 2011. The final report card and its appendices can accessed by clicking on the following links:
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| IRWM Plan Update |
In February 2011, DWR awarded the San Diego region a $1 million grant to support development of our IRWM Plan Update. The Plan Update will include ongoing stakeholder involvement through the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), ad-hoc Workgroups, and targeted outreach to disadvantaged communities and tribes. The Plan Update will include several special planning studies, including a white paper on coordination with the Regional Water Board, salinity and nutrient management planning, guidelines for integrated flood management, and improved coordination with land use planning. The Plan Update will also revisit long-term governance and financing of the IRWM program, develop a climate change analysis, establish IRWM program priorities, refine the IRWM Plan metrics, and result in a complete IRWM Plan updated in accordance with the new Plan standards.
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| 2007 IRWM Plan |
Final IRWM Plan Available for View - Media Advisory:
The RWMG, RAC, and consultant team have finalized the IRWM Plan which was submitted on October 1, 2007. The Plan was adopted by all three RWMG agencies on the following dates:
City of San Diego: November 13, 2007
County of San Diego: November 7, 2007
San Diego County Water Authority: October 25, 2007
Please note: Each section/chapter of the Plan has also been posted separately. In order to open the Plan documents, you will need Adobe Reader.
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| Vision, Goals, and Objectives of the IRWM Plan |
IRWM Plan Vision
In recognition of these themes, the RWMG and RAC developed the following vision statement to provide overall direction to the Region’s IRWM planning approach:
An integrated, balanced, and consensus approach to ensuring the long-term sustainability of San Diego’s water supply, water quality, and natural resources.
IRWM Plan Mission
The RWMG and RAC developed the following mission statement for IRWM planning within the Region:
To develop and implement an integrated strategy to guide the San Diego Region toward protecting, managing, and developing reliable and sustainable water resources. Through a stakeholder-driven process and adaptive process, the Region can develop solutions to water-related issues and conflicts that are economically and environmentally preferable, and that provide equitable resource protection for the entire Region.
IRWM Plan Goals
In accordance with the Plan Vision and Mission, the RWMG and stakeholders developed the following four IRWM Plan goals:
1. Optimize water supply reliability.
2. Protect and enhance water quality.
3. Provide stewardship of our natural resources.
4. Coordinate and integrate water resource management.
IRWM Plan ObjectivesThrough a series of facilitated public workshops and facilitated RAC meetings, the RWMG, RAC, and regional stakeholders developed the following nine specific IRWM Plan objectives to accomplish the four IRWM Plan goals:
Objective A - Maximize stakeholder and community involvement and stewardship
Objective B - Effectively obtain, manage, and assess water resources data and information
Objective C - Further the scientific and technical foundation of water management
Objective D - Develop and maintain a diverse mix of water resources
Objective E - Construct, operate, and maintain a reliable infrastructure system
Objective F - Reduce the negative effects on waterways and watershed health caused by hydromodification and flooding
Objective G - Effectively reduce sources of pollutants and environmental stressors
Objective H - Protect, restore, and maintain habitat and open space
Objective I - Optimize water-based recreational opportunities
Stakeholder Comments, San Diego IRWM Plan Outline |
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| Projects |
| 162 projects were submitted during the project solicitation period. These projects were scored and ranked into two tiers. Tier I projects are those projects that scored the highest in relation to Prop 50 requirements. Tier 2 projects are projects that will help to implement the goals and objectives of the Plan, but didn’t score enough points to be considered for the current funding opportunity (Prop 50). Through a Project Selection Committee, comprised of a diverse selection of RAC members, a submittal package will be developed from the list of 80 Tier I projects. Upon approval by the RAC, the selected projects will be submitted in the Prop 50 Grant Application package. As future funding opportunities arise, such as Prop 84 and 1E, there will be an opportunity to update and or submit new projects for consideration. Additionally, the IRWM Plan will be updated at least every five years, at which time the project list contained within the plan will also be updated and new projects will be accepted at that time. |
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