“A multicounty agency authorized to plan for and
acquire supplemental water supplies, encourage
water conservation and use of recycled water on
a regional basis.”
[BAWSCA Act, AB2058 (Papan-2002)]
BAWSCA Service Area
Every drop counts. Use Water Wisely.
BAWSCA’s Regional
Reliability Roundtable
August 22, 2023
BAWSCA’s Water Supply Reliability Roundtable
• Purpose: Provide an opportunity for
collaboration among interested stakeholders
• Goals:
Understanding of how projects can fit within
t
he One-Water concept
Identification of collaborative opportunities
Identify how entities can best support, help
f
inance, permit/approve, and/or expand
projects or programs that have the potential
to offer multiple benefits
• Report a vailable on BAWSCA’s website at
https://bawsca.org/water/reliability
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Four Workshops Held Between May 2022 to February 2023 – Each with a Different Theme
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Invited
Participants
• A wide range of
pa
rticipants were
invited to the
Roundtable
• Participation by
B
AWSCA agencies
was good
• Participants from
o
ther agencies and
groups was mixed
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• Los Angeles Water and Power
(
One-Water Plan)
• City of Palo Alto
(
initiation of its One-Water Plan)
• San Bernadino Valley Water
M
anagement District
(financing & partnership strategies)
• C/CAG San Mateo County
(
funding & financing options)
• SFPUC
(
Alternative Water Supply Plan)
• Alameda County Water District
(
Potable Reuse Project)
Each Workshop Featured Guest Speakers and Highlighted a Specific T opic of Interest
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Workshops Included Interactive Polls
• Each workshop included polling
que
stions
• Polls aligned with workshop
c
ontent
• Each Workshop included polls
• Results were recorded and
g
raphics produced to convey poll
results
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Participants Shared Information on Planned Future Projects • Project Information
F
orms (PIFs) detailing
planned future projects
were produced
• Results di
splayed
graphically showing
distribution of projects
by type and planning
stage
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Identified Future Projects Have Potential to Offer Added Water Supply Reliability for the Region
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BAWSCA Roundtable Workshops: Findings and Next Steps
• Findings
There is significant interest in, and activity towards, de
veloping local projects to increase supply diversity and resiliency within the BAWSCA service area
There is interest in having BAWSCA continue to facilitate t
he Roundtable Workshop series
Funding appears to be a significant and common hurdle • Next steps are incorporated into the adopted FY
2023
-24 Work Plan and Budget
Offering 2 Roundtable Workshops
Development of a new grant support program – b oth core and subscription component
Using information from PIFs to inform Strategy 2045
de
velopment
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