Monterey City Council
February 7, 2023

Contents
Introduction and Background........................................................................................................ 3 Relationship between IRWM Regions .......................................................................................... 4 Boundary Region Description ....................................................................................................... 6 Physical Setting......................................................................................................................... 6 Jurisdictional Boundaries .......................................................................................................... 7 Water Supplies .......................................................................................................................... 8 Water Supply Projects and Plans Related to Both IRWM Regions .............................................. 9 Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP)............................................................... 9 Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project. .................................................... 10 Salinas and Carmel River Basins Study.................................................................................. 12 Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project (RUWAP)......................................................... 14 Future Wastewater Recycling and Water Quality Projects...................................................... 14 Surface Water / Recycled Water Storage ............................................................................... 15 Inter-Regional Prioritization Processes....................................................................................... 16 Monterey Peninsula Region Objectives Prioritization ............................................................. 16 Greater Monterey County Region Objectives Prioritization..................................................... 16 Ord Inter-Regional Project Coordination Activities.................................................................. 18 Conclusions and Recommendations .......................................................................................... 19 References.................................................................................................................................. 19 Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1259, Packet Page 1359 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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Introduction and Background
In the physical transition zone between the Greater Monterey County and the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay IRWM planning regions, a fundamental issue affecting water resource management is that the Ord Community is served water from the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin (SVGB), which is in the Greater Monterey County region, while approximately one third of the area and water demand for the Ord Community is within the Monterey Peninsula region (see Figure 1: Jurisdictional Boundaries in the Ft. Ord Area).

Another geographical peculiarity is that a portion of the Ord Community overlies the Seaside Groundwater Basin (SGB), which is a place of water supply storage and extraction for the Monterey Peninsula; however, the Ord Community portion overlying the SGB is not supplied from the SGB. This arrangement was agreed to in 1993 with the transfer of the responsibility for water supply from the United States Army (the Army) to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA).1
It is critical for both IRWM regions to have an understanding of the physical and jurisdictional interactions between the planning regions and for each region to understand each other’s objectives and priorities. The following sections describe the work conducted by Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) on behalf of the Monterey Peninsula RWMG and by Susan Robinson, Program Manager for the Greater Monterey County IRWM Plan on behalf of the Greater Monterey County RWMG, to provide both regions with the basic information necessary to understand proposals within the regional and inter-regional context and to prioritize future management actions. Bulleted items indicate information to be developed or updated for the joint chapter.

The purpose of the Project Summary Report is to document how the two regions have coordinated:
• to help identify inter-regional opportunities and projects; • to promote the cooperative development of projects that benefit both regions; • to ensure consistency in project evaluation; and
• to promote cooperation and coordination between regions in the development and sustainable management of water resources (see pages 20, 24 and 41 of Final Guidelines).

The original nexus of this component of the IRWM planning process was the recognition in 2010 by both regions that Ord Community needs and resources were shared between the regions.

For the 2010 DWR Planning Grant solicitation, both regions submitted a proposed scope of work that included addressing inter-regional issues. Subsequently, MPWMD agreed to take the lead with support from the Greater Monterey County region. At the time that the Planning Grant work was initiated, the Monterey Bay Regional Water Program/Project, the goal of which was to address water supply issues within both the Greater Monterey County and Monterey Peninsula regions, was moving through the approval process. That project is no longer being pursued by regional stakeholders, as discussed further, below. However, there are other projects being pursued by stakeholders in the region that have similar objectives, would achieve similar results if implemented, and involve regional integration, cooperation, and collaboration.

1 The Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) subsequently won the right to provide water and sewer service to the Ord Community.

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Figure 1: Jurisdictional Boundaries in the Ft. Ord Area Relationship between IRWM Regions
This section summarizes the information presented in the Regional Acceptance Process and other communications to California Department of Water Resources (DWR) about the formation of the two regions.

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The primary area where overlap may occur between the Greater Monterey County IRWM Plan and the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay IRWM Plan is in the vicinity of the Seaside/Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin divide and in particular, the management of the Seaside Basin as a place of storage and extraction (see Figure 1: Jurisdictional Boundaries in the Ft. Ord Area). The Seaside Basin and Fort Ord area constitutes a geographic area within which a significant opportunity exists for stakeholders in the two IRWM planning regions to collaborate and coordinate on projects of interest to both regions.

In Bulletin 118, DWR considers the Seaside Groundwater Basin (Basin 3-4.08) to be a subbasin of the Salinas Valley Basin (Basin 3-4). Physically, a regional analysis of groundwater levels found that the boundary between the Seaside and Salinas Valley Groundwater Basins is represented by a groundwater flow divide, which is simply the high point in the regional waterlevel surface between pumping depressions in Seaside, the Salinas Valley, and the El Toro Creek area. The lack of wells and water extraction in proximal areas of the former Fort Ord lands and highland areas adjacent to the Salinas Valley may encourage this divide, which acts as a “ridge” of higher groundwater levels between lower groundwater level areas in adjacent areas of Seaside and Salinas Valley. Because a large portion of these lands is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or are not arable lands, it is unlikely that groundwater extraction in this area would increase in the foreseeable future. It is beyond the scope of this report to describe these interactions, but extensive information may be found in the following documents:
• Laguna Seca Subarea Phase III Hydrogeologic Update, Prepared for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District by Eugene B. Yates, Martin Feeney, and Lewis I.

Rosenberg, November 2002
• Seaside Groundwater Basin: Update on Water Resource Conditions, prepared for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District by Eugene B. Yates, Martin Feeney, and Lewis I. Rosenberg, April 14, 2005
• Seaside Groundwater Basin Salt & Nutrient Management Plan prepared for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District by Hydrometrics WRI, April 2014.

Potable water is provided to customers in the Seaside basin by several dozen water distribution systems. Water production and delivery are reported annually to MPWMD by all water system operators. Over 90% of the water is delivered by a single purveyor (Cal-Am). Cal-Am operates several water distribution systems in the area, some of which are interconnected. The main system serves the Carmel Valley, Monterey Peninsula, and coastal subareas of the Seaside basin. Presently, water is obtained from approximately 17 wells along the Carmel River and eight wells in the Seaside coastal subareas. The Carmel Valley wells extract groundwater from the Carmel Valley alluvium and operate year-round. Wells in the Seaside coastal subareas are used primarily in late spring, summer, and fall. Cal-Am also operates several other water distribution systems in the Laguna Seca Subarea that it acquired from previous operators during the past 15 years, including the Hidden Hills, Ryan Ranch, and Bishop systems. The first two of these have interties with the main system, but the Bishop system does not.

The City of Seaside operates a single well in the Seaside Groundwater Basin to serve residential customers in part of the city. The principal nonpotable use of water in the basin is irrigation of golf courses. The Laguna Seca and Pasadera golf courses are in the Laguna Seca Subarea and are supplied by nearby wells. The Bayonet and Black Horse golf courses are located on the former Fort Ord military base north of Seaside and are currently being supplied with irrigation water from Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) under a five-year agreement that is set to expire in 2015.

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MCWD provides municipal supply water to existing and future developed areas on the former Fort Ord military base. Within the Seaside basin, this includes the residential areas and schools surrounding the Bayonet and Black Horse golf courses. The water is obtained from wells near Marina, in the Salinas Valley Groundwater basin. Although there is currently a general prohibition on groundwater exportation from the Salinas Valley, Section 52-9 “Powers of Agency” of the MCWRA Act enabling legislation states:

The Agency has perpetual succession and may do any of the following:
(u) Prevent the export of groundwater from the Salinas River Groundwater Basin, except that use of water from the basin on any part of Fort Ord shall not be deemed an export.

Nothing in this act prevents the development and use of the Seaside Groundwater Basin for use on any lands within or outside that basin.

There are a number of proposals that would link water resources in the Salinas Valley with supplies to the Seaside Groundwater Basin. Currently wastewater from the Monterey Peninsula region is conveyed to the Salinas Valley and reused for irrigating crops. There are ongoing discussions among agencies with responsibilities over these supplies, which include desalinated water, brackish groundwater near the coast, and recycled water. In addition, surface flow from the Salinas River under the unexercised SWRCB Permit No. 11043 issued to MCWRA is being considered for supplying additional water to MCWD. The following section details these water supply projects and plans.

Boundary Region Description
Fort Ord was established as a U.S. Army post by the Department of Defense in 1917 and proposed for closure in 1991 by the Base Realignment Commission. In 1994, the state legislature created the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) to oversee the reuse and redevelopment of the former military base, which includes more than 45 square miles of the former Fort Ord (also referred to as the Ord Community). A small portion of the former Ft. Ord remains under Army control and is now called the Presidio of Monterey Annex. Other property within the former Fort Ord falls under the following jurisdictions: the Bureau of Land Management, the cities of Seaside, Marina, Monterey, and Del Rey Oaks, the County of Monterey, the University of California, California State University at Monterey Bay, and the Presidio of Monterey Annex. The California Department of Parks and Recreation administers the Fort Ord Dunes State Park area that stretches along the western portion of the former Fort Ord between Highway 1 and the ocean.

Physical Setting
Former Fort Ord lands lie between Canyon del Rey and Toro Creek to the south, the Salinas Valley to the northeast, and the Pacific coast to the west. The landscape slopes gradually down toward the northwest through moderately dissected rolling hills from approximately 900 feet above sea level near Impossible Canyon to sea level. On the eastern portion of the base lie canyons and ridges that drop steeply into the bottom of the Salinas Valley. The northeast portion of the base borders ancient sand dunes within the City of Marina.

Most of the area is underlain by young terrestrial deposits. The stratigraphy includes Eolian deposits, Upper Tertiary Santa Margarita Sandstone, Plio-Pleistocene Paso Robles Formation, and Quaternary Aromas Sandstone. Interdune areas have internal drainage, whereas the dissected areas drain to the Salinas Valley either directly, or by way of Toro Creek along Highway 68 (Smith et al., 2002). A very small amount of stormwater runoff from the Fort Ord Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1263, Packet Page 1363 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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lands may enter Canyon Del Rey near the southwest corner of the former base; however, this is likely to be from roadway runoff during intense storms.

The western portion of the base, where most development has occurred, contains deposits of Type A soils with infiltration rates of 6 to 20 inches per hour. The 85th percentile 24-hour rainfall depth is estimated at 0.7 inches (PRISM Climate Group). Currently, all rainfall percolates into this area and there is no stormwater runoff to the ocean through the barrier beach, as the last of the storm drain outfalls built for the Army base have been removed by CSUMB. Type B soils are present over the remainder of the base and have a permeability of 0.6 to 6 inches per hour. This latter area has locally resistant beds, but the overall geologic substrate has a high erosion and mass-wasting potential, as evinced by the great number of gullies, and the local presence of badlands topography and shallow landslides (Smith et al., 2002; 2004).

Because all stormwater runoff from impervious areas in the Ord Community percolates, it tends to recharge the shallow dunes aquifer in the SVGB and the shallow dunes aquifer and the upper portion of the Paso Robles formation overlying the SGB.

Jurisdictional Boundaries
Within the area shared by the two IRWM regions, responsibility for and management of groundwater, potable water, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, desalinated water, and resources dependent on all of these waters, are divided among many stakeholders. These stakeholders range from private water distribution systems to federal agencies involved in the reuse of the former Fort Ord. However, most management responsibilities lie with the Cities of Seaside and Marina, California American Water (Cal-Am), Marina Coast Water District (MCWD), MPWMD, County of Monterey, Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA), Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA), Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Department of Defense (primarily, the U.S. Army).

MCWD provides potable water and sanitary sewer collection services to existing and most future developed areas of the Ord Community. Within land overlying the SGB, this includes the residential areas and schools surrounding the Bayonet and Blackhorse golf courses. The Seaside Community Services District is currently the designated entity to provide wastewater collection service to areas east of General Jim Moore Boulevard and south of Eucalyptus Road (through a service area amendment issued by the Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission in 1997). Water is obtained from wells near “central” Marina (the area outside of the former Fort Ord military base), in the SVGB. Both Cal-Am and the City of Seaside operate municipal supply systems in the SGB to serve residential customers within the City of Seaside (but not residents of the Ord Community overlying the SGB). Water is produced from the SGB under the supervision of a Watermaster appointed by the Superior Court. The Watermaster is comprised of overlying pumpers including the City of Seaside and Cal-Am, MPWMD, and MCWRA.

Wastewater from the Ord Community is taken to the Regional Treatment Plant operated by MRWPCA along with other communities’ wastewater, where a majority of it is recycled and used to irrigate crops in the Castroville area through the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP). Use of recycled water with the CSIP reduces the need for groundwater production in the Salinas Valley aquifers closest to the coast that are impacted by seawater intrusion.

Recently, there has been a focus on recreation associated with the creation of the Fort Ord Dunes State Park west of Highway 1 and the Fort Ord National Monument in the eastern half of the former Army base. Competing ballot initiatives in the November 2013 sought to modify Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1264, Packet Page 1364 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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portions of the Base Reuse Plan by re-designating how certain lands could be used. Neither measure passed, so the Reuse Plan was not amended. However, the issues raised during the election campaign remain, including water availability, preservation or development of open space, jurisdictional claims, and the economics of base redevelopment. These issues are shared by both IRWM regions.

Water Supplies
Monterey Peninsula. The Monterey Peninsula has a current water supply replacement need of about 9,750 AFY with an additional 3,400 AFY needed for 20-year General Plan development (2014 MPWMD estimate). The Monterey Peninsula region’s water supplies are legally constrained by orders from the SWRCB to cut back production from Carmel Valley and an adjudication of the SGB (currently the two primary supplies for the Monterey Peninsula).

Physically, the water supply system is also old in many areas and requires re-plumbing in order to deliver water from the north (in Seaside) to the southern and eastern portions of the region.

The region has evaluated up to about 150 alternatives over more than 50 years to increase supplies, but only the following projects have proven to be viable and thus have been constructed:
(1) Aquifer Storage and Recovery - cooperatively implemented by MPWMD and Cal-Am, this project includes the diversion of excess winter/spring flows from the Carmel River system for recharge of, storage in and subsequent recovery from the SGB; (2) Carmel Area Wastewater District/Pebble Beach Community Services District/Pebble Beach Company Recycled Water Projects - provision of tertiary-treated, recycled wastewater for irrigation of golf course and some other recreational areas within Pebble Beach; and
(3) Sand City Desalination Plant - provides 300 AFY to the community, including 94 acrefeet that have been committed long-term for use in areas outside the City.

The Ord Community has been allocated 6,600 AFY from the SVGB, of which just over 5,600 AFY has been committed; however, many of these commitments are intended for future developments that have not been built. As shown in Attachment 2, over 4,000 AFY has remained unused since the allocation system was created and water use tracked. FORA manages its groundwater allocation and sub-allocations through a Development and Resource Management Plan that annually tracks water use. The Reuse Plan anticipated that a total of 9,000 AFY would be needed to provide water for redevelopment of the former Fort Ord; therefore, a balance of 2,400 AFY of water is needed to augment the 6,600 AFY of available groundwater. A more recent analysis in the MCWD Urban Water Management Plan based on jurisdictional surveys projects that total demand in 2030 for the Ord Community will be about 8,200 AFY, which is 800 AFY less than the original Reuse Plan. It is likely that the economic downturn beginning in 2007 has influenced the perceived future demand.

Greater Monterey County. All of the water supplied to the Ord Community area of the Greater Monterey County IRWM region originates from the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin, specifically wells in the 400-foot and deep aquifers. Two of the aquifers in the SVGB are in a condition of long-term overdraft (the 180- and 400-foot aquifers) near the coast, with seawater intrusion in the 180-foot aquifer extending more than 7 miles inland to the outskirts of the City of Salinas. MCWRA has taken steps to address this, including use of recycled water for agricultural irrigation (through the wastewater recycling facility, called the Salinas Valley Reclamation Project, and the CSIP) and use of Salinas River water to supply the CSIP area irrigators using an inflatable (rubber) dam to make seasonal impoundments from which to divert Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1265, Packet Page 1365 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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water. However, to date, seawater intrusion has not been reversed although the rate of intrusion appears to be slowing (MCWRA, 2013). MCWRA requires that MCWD take no more than 5,200 AFY from the 180- and 400-foot aquifers in order to reduce the risk of exacerbating seawater intrusion.

Although MCWD can develop additional hydraulic capability to meet demand (i.e., install more wells) by tapping the “deep aquifer” in the SVGB to supply the allocated amount for the Ord Community, there is concern that recharge mechanisms in this aquifer may not be adequate to support additional extraction – in other words the deep aquifer could become overdrafted by additional production. MCWD has pursued a Seawater Desalination Project and a Recycled Water Project, and is also pursuing surface water rights in the Salinas Valley to meet its obligations to supply the Ord Community. Additional background on MCWD’s water supply planning for the Ord Community is provided in Attachment 1, including past efforts at developing regional water supply projects that provide mutual benefits to both the Greater Monterey County and Monterey Peninsula IRWM regions. The following section describes additional inter-regional water management planning efforts that have occurred due to the IRWM programs.

Water Supply Projects and Plans Related to Both IRWM Regions The following water supply-related projects and studies are considered relevant to both the regions and/or are related to the water supply issues of the two regions.

Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP)
The MPWSP proposal consists of a Cal-Am-only 9.6 million gallon per day (MGD) desalination project at a location different from the Coastal Water Project or a combination of a Cal-Am 6.4 MGD desalination project and a groundwater replenishment project (Groundwater Replenishment Project), described below.

The Cal-Am project proposal to locate a desalination plant in north Marina to supply the Monterey Peninsula region is one of the largest in California. It includes the following features: subsurface slant source water intake wells; extraction of brackish water from the SVGB; and discharge of hyper-saline brine concentrate into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). A critical aspect of the Cal-Am desalination proposal is to determine what effect that extraction of subsurface water near the coast would have on Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin aquifers. Due to seawater intrusion into the aquifers, agricultural interests in the Salinas Valley are strongly opposed to removal of any water from the 180- or 400-foot aquifers near the coast and currently, MCWRA has a prohibition against new wells in the 180-foot aquifer. In addition, extraction of seawater using slant wells extending below the seafloor requires wells to be installed and operated in areas potentially affected by climate change and the associated coastal erosion triggered in part by both large storm events and rising sea levels. Discharge of brine to the MBNMS must meet newly proposed Ocean Plan Amendment standards that include dilution of the brine to no more than 5% above natural salinity at 100 meters from the discharge point (the zone of initial dilution).

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Peninsula Water Management District, and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors (an example of inter-regional coordination). The Governance Committee was formed to ensure efficient and effective public input to the project.

The MPRWA is a Joint Power Authority (the Authority) that consists of the six Monterey Peninsula cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Sand City, and Seaside, and the County of Monterey. The purpose of the MPWRA is to study, plan, develop, finance acquire, construct, maintain, repair, manage, operate, control and govern water projects either alone or in cooperation with other public or private non-member entities. In addition, the MPRWA established a Technical Advisory Committee to assist in carrying out the purposes and objectives of the Authority.

The CPUC will eventually rule on whether a Groundwater Replenishment Project (see description below) would be implemented to reduce the scale of the desalination and be part of the water supply solution for the Monterey Peninsula.

Hearings for the Groundwater Replenishment Project are scheduled for December 2014. As Lead Agency, the CPUC will also rule on the MPWSP EIR as part of the ratemaking process for the Cal-Am project. Certification of an EIR and issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is anticipated in 2015.

Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project.

The proposed Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project (Groundwater Replenishment Project) would create a reliable source of water supply by taking highly-treated water from a new advanced water treatment plant, and injecting it into the Seaside Groundwater Basin using a series of shallow and deep injection wells. The Groundwater Replenishment Project is being proposed by the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) in partnership with the MPWMD. See
http://www.mpwaterreplenishment.org for more information and maps. Once injected into the Seaside Basin, the treated water would mix with the groundwater present in the aquifers and be stored for future use. The primary purpose of the proposed project is to provide 3,500 acre-feet per year (AFY) of high quality replacement water to the Seaside Basin to allow Cal-Am to extract the same amount for delivery to its customers in the Monterey District service area, thereby enabling Cal-Am to reduce its diversions from the Carmel River system by this same amount.2
Cal-Am is under a state order to secure
replacement water supplies and cease overpumping of the Carmel River by January 2017. The proposed project components include the following (the geographic location in relationship to the two regions is provided in parenthesis):
• source water collection and conveyance - some proposed source waters, such as Lake El Estero Storage Management Water, would originate from land located within the Monterey Peninsula IRWM region and some

2 CalAm is an investor-owned public utility with approximately 38,500 connections in the Monterey Peninsula area.

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alternative source waters are located in the Greater Monterey County IRWM region3
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• treatment facilities - including both existing and proposed facilities to be located within the Greater Monterey County IRWM region at the MRWPCA’s regional treatment plant,
• treated water conveyance system, including pipelines and pump station - conveyance systems would be located and pass through both IRWM regions to carry the high quality, advanced-treated water between the regional treatment plant and the SGB,
• injection wells for recharging the SGB – these would be located within the city of Seaside’s portion of the former Fort Ord south of Eucalyptus Road and east of General Jim Moore Boulevard, and
• potable water distribution system improvements outside of, and south of, the Ord Community within the cities of Seaside, Monterey, and Pacific Grove.

The Groundwater Replenishment Project would assist both the Greater Monterey County and the Monterey Peninsula regional stakeholders, including RWMGs, in complying with numerous state and federal policies aimed at improved water resource management and associated societal benefits. In addition to the project objectives, the Groundwater Replenishment Project may provide public benefits and important progress toward meeting the following statewide environmental goals, policies and orders:
• The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) supports the use of reclaimed water to reduce discharges of wastewater. In particular, Order WQ 84-7 says dischargers in water-short areas that propose to release treated wastewater to the ocean must evaluate the potential for water reclamation. This order was specifically recognized within the SWRCB Cease and Desist Order issued to Cal-Am (see section 19.1). The Groundwater Replenishment Project would assist in compliance with this statewide order by creating a water supply use for treated wastewater that is presently discharged to the ocean during periods when the Salinas Reclamation plant doesn’t use all the secondary effluent to produce tertiary-treated wastewater for agricultural irrigators in the CSIP areas. • The SWRCB’s Recycled Water Policy (adopted May 2009 and amended April 2013) states: "We strongly encourage local and regional water agencies to move toward clean, abundant, local water for California by emphasizing appropriate water recycling." It also says, "Included in these goals is the substitution of as much recycled water for potable water as possible by 2030." The policy also states, "Groundwater recharge with recycled water for later extraction and use in accordance with this policy and state and federal water quality law is to the benefit of the people of the state of California. The State Water Board and Regional Water

3 There are several raw or source waters that would require agreements from Salinas Valley stakeholders, such as MCWRA and the City of Salinas, and others would require appropriative water rights from the SWRCB.

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Boards will exercise the authority granted to them by the Legislature to the fullest extent possible to encourage the use of recycled water, consistent with state and federal water quality laws." The Groundwater Replenishment Project would satisfy this statewide policy (see:
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/water_recycling_policy/, accessed April 11, 2014).
• In 2006, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which set the 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal into law. It directed the California Air Resources Board to begin developing discrete early actions to reduce greenhouse gases while also preparing a scoping plan to identify how best to reach the 2020 limit. Groundwater Replenishment requires much less electricity that desalination requires for the same amount of processed water. Therefore, the Groundwater Replenishment Project would help satisfy this statewide goal.
• The City of Salinas’s Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility is currently unable to meet its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/Waste Discharge Requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board on a year-round basis (City of Salinas, Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility, 2013 Annual Report, Waste Discharge Number R3 2003 0008, WDID NO. 3 27011003, January 30, 2014). The Groundwater Replenishment Project proposes to utilize that water to augment wastewater flows to the Regional Treatment Plant to enable year-round, advanced treatment and recharge operations.

Potential sources of water for recycling include stormwater and urban runoff, and agricultural wash water that is treated, evaporated, and percolated near the Salinas River at Davis Road (about four miles upstream of the ocean). In addition, a detailed alternatives analysis is being prepared for both the Groundwater Replenishment Project Environmental Impact Report and for a U.S.

Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Grant Feasibility Study and State Water Resources Control Board Facility Plan that includes analyzing the diversion and reuse of polluted waters in the Salinas Reclamation Ditch, the Tembladero Slough, and Blanco Drain. These sources are impaired waters on the Central Coast Region of the RWQCB list of 303(d) streams and include a variety of contaminants associated with agricultural and urban runoff. More details of the analysis of these projects will be available in the Fall of 2014. These alternatives are also discussed below under “Future Wastewater Recycling and Water Quality Projects.”
Salinas and Carmel River Basins Study
In February 2014, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, and the San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department submitted a WaterSMART grant proposal to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for an inter-regional water supply planning study called a Basin Study.

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According to Reclamation, basin studies entail basin-wide efforts to evaluate and address the impacts of climate change on future water supplies and sea level rise. Funding is available for comprehensive water studies that define options for meeting future water demands in river basins in the western United States where imbalances in water supply and demand exist or are projected. Each study would include four key segments:
• State-of-the-art projections of future supply and demand by river basin. • An analysis of how the basin’s existing water and power operations and infrastructure will perform in the face of changing water realities. • Development of options to improve operations and infrastructure to supply adequate water in the future.
• Recommendations on how to optimize operations and infrastructure in a basin to supply adequate water in the future. (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation website, http://www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/bsp/, accessed on April 10, 2014)
The study proposed by the three IRWM planning regions (Greater Monterey County, Monterey Peninsula, and San Luis Obispo County) is titled the Carmel and Salinas River Basins Study and its goals include providing an opportunity to improve collaboration between the project partners, collectively estimating and planning for changing conditions, and cooperatively identifying regional water supply opportunities in both basins. The Ord area is a key link between two of the regions as discussed elsewhere in this report and would benefit from this study as it is situated between key areas of water demand. The Ord Community overlies the Seaside Groundwater Basin (with its unique subsurface storage characteristics) and overlies and utilizes the northern area (or Pressure subarea) of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin.

The complexity and numerous challenges of operating the Salinas and Carmel River Basins and sub-basins have resulted in studies by the US Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), US Geological Survey (USGS), the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) and state and local agencies. The proposed Basin Study will help water management agencies having jurisdiction in one or both basins to better collaborate and develop long-term strategies that build on an extensive array of existing analyses to focus on the imbalances between water supply and demand under the projected impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise and variations in marine influence. The goal of the study is to understand, anticipate and adapt to climate change effects on coastal resources and to support management practices that will yield sustainable water surface and groundwater supplies capable of meeting the needs of agriculture, municipal users, the environment, and recreation. A significant amount of recent and ongoing work funded by the non-federal partners will contribute to the “in-kind services” cost share (in excess of $1.2 million planned and a total of $4.7 million since June 2013). In addition, the nonfederal partners are committed to participating and collaborating with Reclamation on data and technical needs, stakeholder engagement through the ongoing IRWM plan groups, and performing model runs with existing watershed and groundwater models to Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1270, Packet Page 1370 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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determine the projected impacts of climate change scenarios, as well as improvements due to proposed adaptation strategies.

Information on the San Luis Obispo County region’s IRWM program can be found at the following website:
http://www.slocountywater.org/site/Frequent%20Downloads/Integrated%20Regio nal%20Water%20Management%20Plan/IRWM%20Plan%20Update%202014/.

Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project (RUWAP)
The RUWAP is a joint water supply planning effort of the Marina Coast Water District and the Fort Ord Reuse Authority. The project proposes construction and operation of both a desalination component and a recycled water distribution component. The desalination component would include a plant producing between 1,273 and 1,500-acre-foot-per-year of potable water at the Marina Coast Water District Armstrong Ranch property, north of the city of Marina in Monterey County. The RUWAP desalination project component was proposed to extract seawater and potentially brackish water, produce desalinated water, and convey it to the existing District distribution systems. During the 2008-2011 timeframe, MCWD pursued a regional collaborative version of the RUWAP called the Monterey Bay Regional Desalination Project that would have provided water to areas of the Greater Monterey County and Monterey Peninsula regions. That project is no longer being pursued. Additional details about the RUWAP are provided in Attachment 1, Overview of the Ord Community Water Supply Planning.

Future Wastewater Recycling and Water Quality Projects
Future water supply and water quality enhancement projects also have the potential to enhance water supplies for the Salinas Valley, including the Ord Community, and to enhance water quality and habitat in the northernmost portions of the Salinas Valley and the Monterey Bay. The following potential water resources strategies could be future components of one or more regional water solutions projects. Some of these are currently being evaluated by the relevant agencies as components of recycled and potable water supply projects:
4 1. Shared use of infrastructure for multiple benefit projects, such as RUWAP Recycled Water and/or Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Projects, for delivering recycled water to urban irrigation users in the Marina Coast Water District’s service area.

2. Provision of excess raw source water collected by Groundwater Replenishment Project facilities or facilities constructed by other local jurisdictions to existing or future agricultural irrigation users within the Castroville area of northern Salinas Valley. Excess Groundwater Replenishment-collected runoff and wastewaters would be treated by the primary and secondary wastewater systems and the Salinas Valley

4 These opportunities are being pursued outside of the current planning process for the Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project Environmental Impact Report. The current proposed project for that EIR does not include these components, except as alternatives to the proposed project.

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Reclamation Project tertiary treatment system prior to storage and delivery to CSIP.

3. Increased reuse of wastewater effluent disposed via the MRWPCA’s ocean outfall through increased wintertime diversion and recycling of secondary effluent.

4. Diversion, treatment, and reuse of polluted waters from several source water bodies listed on the regions list of impaired water bodies, Clean Water Act Section 303 (d) for the benefit of irrigation users or for use to augment potable supplies through groundwater replenishment (i.e., indirect potable reuse).

Regarding item #3, above, the State Water Resources Control Board prioritizes protection of the quality of the ocean waters for use and enjoyment by the people of the state, and requires control of the discharge of waste to ocean waters in accordance with the provisions contained in the California Ocean Plan 2012 (SWRCB, effective August 19, 2013). The Ocean Plan specifically seeks to limit discharges to the ocean. Increased water recycling for potable reuse associated with the Groundwater Replenishment Project has the dual benefit of reducing wastewater discharge pollutant loads and, by decreasing the size of a proposed desalination plant required to meet local water supply need, the discharge of desalination brine to the MBNMS can be reduced. These future water supply projects could capture a variety of sources for beneficial drinking water use that would otherwise flow to the ocean.

Regarding item #4 above, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board is in the process of amending its Basin Plan to include Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) that will apply to several of the surface water bodies in the vicinity of the proposed project that are affected by existing “impaired” flows (RWQCB, Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Approval of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin to Establish Total Maximum Daily Loads in the Lower Salinas River and Reclamation Canal Basin, and the Moro Cojo Slough Subwatershed for Nitrogen Compounds and Orthophosphate, September 3, 2013). The Groundwater Replenishment Project or one or more of these futures projects would potentially capture, treat and reuse one or more of the impaired flows as source waters for influent to the existing RTP, then for further treatment and reuse using the SVRP tertiary treatment plan, and/or the proposed Groundwater Replenishment advanced treatment facility.

Surface Water / Recycled Water Storage
The MCWD service area is located near the Salinas River, and MCWD Board of Directors has considered purchasing surface water rights in the Salinas River Basin as a means of meeting long-term (beyond 2030) demands. MCWD has previously been in negotiations with a senior (pre-1914) water right holder. No decisions have been made as to the purchase of surface water supplies, but that option is potentially available to meet additional demands beyond the 20-year planning horizon. A constraint to use of surface water is that it is unlikely to be a year-round supply due to demands by agricultural users and instream flow requirements for fisheries. Also, a second phase of the SVWP, examined at a Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1272, Packet Page 1372 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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program level in the SVWP EIR, calls for surface water to be made available to coastal urban water agencies in the future.

Monterey County Water Resources Agency holds water right permit #11043 for 135,000 AFY of Salinas River surface water that was to be revoked by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in August 2013. Through MCWRA staff and counsel efforts, a settlement agreement was signed and the Permit will be valid, as long as the Agency adheres to a strict, aggressive set of milestones for water project implementation. The milestones end with a project being developed and delivering water by July 2026. The water allocated to the Permit will be used to continue to remedy seawater intrusion in the Salinas Valley.

MCWD and MCWRA are also considering the potential to construct a seasonal surface water and/or recycled water storage reservoir on MCWD land south of the Regional Treatment Plant. Currently, adequate water supplies are available in the winter time; however, peak demands occur in the summer. A surface storage reservoir would reduce the seasonal inconsistencies between supply and demand (Brian True, personal communication, April 2014 and MCWRA, Regional Advisory Committee Meeting April 17, 2014 Agenda and Packet, April 2014).

Conclusion. The above projects can provide a significant opportunity for stakeholders in both IRWM planning regions to collaborate and coordinate on water management projects with potential long-term benefits for both regions.

Inter-Regional Prioritization Processes
In 2011 and 2012, the Monterey Peninsula and Greater Monterey County IRWM planning regions met separately to develop their respective IRWM Plan objectives. The following describes the activities of each region regarding prioritization of their regions’ objectives.

Monterey Peninsula Region Objectives Prioritization
At the July 2012 Stakeholder meeting, stakeholders were asked to provide general comments and input to a draft set of goals and objectives revised in accordance with the 2011/2012 Guidelines from DWR and new regional circumstances and conditions. To gather meaningful feedback, the participants were also provided written forms and asked to rank draft objectives as high, medium or low priorities for the Monterey Peninsula region. In addition, the Objectives Feedback form was provided to the full list of stakeholders via email to enable those who could not attend the meeting to provide feedback on the draft objectives. The results of the July 25, 2012 stakeholder meeting, including the Objectives Feedback/Prioritization Exercise Results, are available in the Monterey Peninsula IRWM Plan, Chapter 3, Goals and Objectives.

Based upon stakeholder input (including verbal and written comments) and the Objectives Feedback/Prioritization Exercise, the draft objectives were modified and re-ordered. The 2012 objectives review process resulted in twenty five (25) total objectives, including eight (8) considered “high priority.” The result of the objectives review and prioritization effort is shown in Attachment 3, under the column labeled: “Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region.”
Greater Monterey County Region Objectives Prioritization After much debate and careful consideration, the RWMG made a decision to not prioritize objectives. The rationale for this decision is as follows. The Greater Monterey County IRWM Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1273, Packet Page 1373 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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region is a broad geographic area made up of a very diverse group of stakeholders. The RWMG itself reflects that diversity. The RWMG has aimed to be as inclusive as possible of all stakeholders in the region, encouraging their active participation in the IRWM planning process and promising serious consideration of their concerns and needs. The 57 objectives included in the IRWM Plan were based on the “issues and conflicts” perceived to exist throughout the region, as described by different groups of stakeholders in all corners of the region. The RWMG therefore recognizes that each of the objectives carries special weight and significance for at least some groups of stakeholders. By prioritizing some objectives over others, the RWMG feels they would effectively be prioritizing the needs of certain stakeholders over others. In order to maintain inclusivity, and to avoid the possibility of alienating certain groups of stakeholders or discouraging their participation in the IRWM planning process, the RWMG has therefore decided not to prioritize objectives. The project ranking system reflects that decision (Greater Monterey County RWMG, Greater Monterey County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, March 2013).

Inter-Regional Coordination of Prioritization Efforts. After each region developed their individual objectives (and prioritization, as applicable), representatives of both regions developed a comparison of objectives, which is presented in Attachment 3. The comparison was presented at a meeting of RWMG and Ord Community representatives on February 7, 2013 (see Attachment 4 which contains the agenda, presentation, draft matrix of objectives, and summary meeting notes). In general, the two regions have similar, but region-specific, objectives in the broad categories of water supply, water quality, flood management, environmental protection, and climate change. As shown in Attachment 3, the revised draft matrix of objectives, the two regions have both developed objectives covering the key statewide priorities of the IRWM planning program. Some key differences in the objectives include the following:

Water Supply
• The Greater Monterey County region’s objectives are heavily influenced by the large agricultural industry throughout Monterey County’s Salinas Valley; therefore, numerous objectives are focused on issues related to agriculture production, and the environmental and water supply issues of that industry.
• Each region prioritized water supplies; however, the Monterey Peninsula includes specific requirements for meeting replacement and future demands.

Water Quality
• The Monterey Peninsula focuses more on protecting water quality for habitat and Areas of Special Biological Significance, while the Greater Monterey Plan has more of an emphasis on reducing the impacts associated with agriculture production on water quality.

Flood Protection, Floodplain Management, and Erosion Prevention • Each region seeks to protect infrastructure and property; however, the Monterey Peninsula includes protecting habitat and taking into consideration sea level rise.

Environmental Protection and Enhancement
• The Monterey Peninsula region includes climate change in its discussion of environmental protection and in its own goal category. The Greater Monterey County region includes protection of existing pristine natural resources in its climate change category. The Greater Monterey County region includes specific objectives addressing Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1274, Packet Page 1374 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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research and monitoring, sedimentation, native/non-native species, purchasing fee titles/easements and wildfire that are not included in the Monterey Peninsula region.

Climate Change
• The Greater Monterey County region addresses implementation of efforts such as carbon sequestration that are not addressed in the Monterey Peninsula region.

Regional Communication and Cooperation
• The Monterey Peninsula region has a more comprehensive goal statement with objectives that relate to building relationships, cooperating, collaborating integrating, and public outreach, education, and communication (including with DACs). The Greater Monterey County region has more specific details, including focusing on collaboration and reducing regulatory inconsistencies to facilitate compliance and permitting.

Disadvantaged Communities
• The Greater Monterey County region has an entire goal category dedicated to DAC objectives while the Monterey Peninsula region includes discussion of DACs in the Regional Communication and Cooperation category, above.

Ord Inter-Regional Project Coordination Activities
To adequately incorporate the priorities and select projects for the Ord Community, this report is intended to be included in the development and update of the Monterey Peninsula IRWM Plan.

During the development of the updated plan, the RWMG representatives conducted additional outreach to numerous Ord Community stakeholders and engaged RWMGs and stakeholders with interest and purview in the Ord Community to meet and discuss issues. The following tasks were carried out in connection with the development of this Project Report, and in parallel with the development and update of the IRWM Plan:
• A sub-committee was established of members of the RWMG and plan preparers (Susan Robinson and Alison Imamura, DD&A) from each region that were familiar with the Ord Community area. The purpose of the sub-committee was to identify objectives and priorities and plan for Ord Inter-Regional Project activities. Both regions’ representatives agreed to actively solicit projects within the Ord Community, and set a meeting to prioritize objectives. This planning occurred during meetings in January and April 2012. • The Monterey Peninsula RWMG Representative, Larry Hampson, attended a Fort Ord Reuse Authority Water and Wastewater Oversight Committee Meeting in April 2012 to present an overview of the Monterey Peninsula IRWM Plan process and the purpose and goals of the Inter-Regional Coordination Project. Additional participation in the InterRegional process, including stakeholder meetings, was solicited. • Stakeholders that have not been represented in one or the other IRWM Plan were invited to an Ord Inter-Regional Stakeholder Meeting on February 7, 2013. A list of key Ord Community Stakeholders that were invited by email and personal phone call to attend the meeting is provided in Attachment 4 (in addition they were invited to the February 6, 2013 general stakeholder meeting about project review process for the Monterey Peninsula region).
• A focused Ord Community inter-regional public/stakeholder meeting was held on February 7, 2013 to take input on issues and to comment on priorities and objectives for the Ord Community. Meeting agendas, presentation materials, and meeting notes are provided in Attachment 3. Fifteen people attended the meeting, including officials from Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1275, Packet Page 1375 Proposition 84 IRWM Plan Update Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Region
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the Army, Marina Coast Water District, City of Monterey, and the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency. The Greater Monterey County region RWMG was represented by Bridget Hoover (Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) and Susan Robinson (Coordinator for Greater Monterey County). Both IRWM regions investigated any environmental justice concerns associated with the reuse of Fort Ord including noting that several areas of Fort Ord have unexploded ordnance, pre-World War II lead paint contamination, and groundwater plumes of toxic substances. However, the primary focus was on improving water supply infrastructure and augmentation of the water supply to meet anticipated Ord Community requirements.
• The issues, objectives, priorities, and projects for the Ord Community, which lies astride the common regional boundary, were identified during the meeting through the use of a draft matrix shown in Attachment 3, Comparison of Objectives. In addition, the meeting participants identified additional issues, constraints, and objectives for the Ord Community as described in the Summary meeting notes from the meeting that are included in Attachment 4.
• Certain project components described above can most appropriately fit within one region or the other; however, several have a place in both IRWM plans. Using the respective ranking system and prioritization process from each region, these components will be prioritized within the respective region.
• This project report will be presented to each of the Monterey Peninsula IRWM RWMG members prior to and as part of public hearing for plan adoption of the plan by the MPWMD Board. The draft project report will also be provided to Greater Monterey County RWMG and they will be asked to update their plan to include the results of this project.
• Each IRWM Plan will be updated to include the results of this inter-regional coordination effort, including a summary within relevant sections of the plan and attaching this report to the plan, if appropriate.
• A total of four meetings were held with representatives of the Ord Community (including one Ord-specific inter-regional meeting and three MP IRWM stakeholder meetings that included numerous representatives of the Ord Community as documented in Attachment 5).

Conclusions and Recommendations
The Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project, the Ord Community Water Supply solution (i.e., RUWAP or another solution), and the Reclamation Basin Study hold the most promise for a truly integrated water management effort with multiple benefits that would involve inter-regional cooperation between the Monterey Peninsula and the Greater Monterey County region. In the case of the Basin Study, the inter-regional coordination would extend to the San Luis Obispo IRWM Region. Other projects can provide a significant opportunity for stakeholders in both IRWM planning regions to collaborate and coordinate on water management projects with potential long-term benefits for both regions.

References
City of Salinas, Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility, 2013 Annual Report, WDR NO. R3 2003 0008, WDID NO. 3 27011003, January 30, 2014
MCWRA, Coastal Salinas Valley Seawater Intrusion Program and Update, February 2013.

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RWQCB, Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Approval of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin to Establish Total Maximum Daily Loads in the Lower Salinas River and Reclamation Canal Basin, and the Moro Cojo Slough Subwatershed for Nitrogen Compounds and Orthophosphate, September 3, 2013
SWRCB, California Ocean Plan 2012 found in Section 13000 of Division 7 of the California Water Code [Stats. 1969, Chap. 482] pursuant to the authority contained in Section 13170 and 13170.2 [Stats.1971, Chap. 1288] Effective August 19, 2013 (at http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/, accessed April 12, 2014) SWRCB, Recycled Water Policy, adopted May 2009 and amended April 2013. (at http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/water_recycling_policy/ , accessed April 11, 2014.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation website, Basin Study Grant Application website, at http://www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/bsp/, accessed on April 10, 2014.

Yates, Eugene B., Feeney, Martin, and Rosenberg, Lewis I., Laguna Seca Subarea Phase III Hydrogeologic Update, Prepared for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District by, November 2002.

Yates, Eugene B., Feeney, Martin, and Rosenberg, Lewis I., Seaside Groundwater Basin:

Update on Water Resource Conditions, prepared for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, April 14, 2005.

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CONCEPT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO PLAN

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Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1279, Packet Page 1379 Project Proponent Project Title Type of Entity
Contact
Person Geographic Location Project Eligibility: Prop 84 IRWM Criteria Project Eligibility: IRWMP Resource
Management Strategies Summary Description of Project
City of Carmel-bythe-SeaCarmel-by-the-Sea
Pilot Wet-Dry
Weather Diversion
Program
Public agency Agnes
Martelet
Carmel-by-the-Sea, within the
watershed of Carmel Bay
Water reuse and recycling for non-potable reuse
and direct and indirect potable reuse, Regional
water conveyance facilities that improve
integration of separate water systems, Storm
water resource management, Improvement of
water quality, including drinking water treatment
and distribution, groundwater and aquifer
remediation, matching water quality to water use,
wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff
Reduce Water Demand - Urban Water
Use Efficiency, Improve Operational
Efficiency and Transfers – Water
Transfers, Increase Water Supply –
Storm Water Capture and Management,
Improve Water Quality – Urban Runoff
Management, People and Water –
Outreach, Engagement, and Education –
Regional Cooperation
The goal of this Project is to capture and treat runoff to eliminate or substantially reduce the pollutants that enter the Carmel Bay ASBS. This project proposes to install a diversion facility at the City’s 4th Avenue and Ocean Avenue storm drains, which capture most of our residential areas on the north side of the City and our downtown area. These diversion facilities will capture dry weather, first flush and small storm runoff from approximately 170 acres. This would divert dry weather flows and first flush runoff from approximately 50% of the City’s watersheds that drain directly to the Pacific Ocean at Carmel Beach. Runoff captured will flow to the sewer collection system and ultimately to the Carmel Area Wastewater District’s Wastewater Treatment Plant where the water will be treated and beneficially reused for irrigation of landscape at the Pebble Beach property. Capture of dry weather flows and small storm runoff is expected to significantly reduce the volume of pollutants that reach the ASBS, as smaller more frequent storm events typically mobilize the majority of urban pollutants.

City of Carmel-bythe-SeaCarmel by-the-Sea
Forest Hill Park Creek
Restoration
Public agency Agnes
Martelet
Carmel by-the-Sea, within the
watershed of Carmel Bay
Storm water resource management, Improvement
of water quality, including drinking water
treatment and distribution, groundwater and
aquifer remediation, matching water quality to
water use, wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff.

N/A The goal of this project is to restore the natural hydrology of the stream that flows through Forest Hill Park on the north side of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and provide sediment capture to improve water quality flowing to the Carmel Bay ASBS from the City’s largest watershed. The restoration would consist of stabilization of the creek channel, which is eroding and impacting tree roots and nearby pedestrian walkways. Restoration may involve installing natural or constructed weirs to provide runoff energy dissipation, and restoration of native riparian species. Stabilizing the creek will help decrease the excess fine sediment that flows down the drainage system and out to the Carmel Bay ASBS via the City’s storm drainage system. Reducing sediment loads that flow into the storm drain system and to Carmel Bay from the City will also help reduce loading of heavy metals that bind to sediments such as lead and particulate copper.

City of Carmel-bythe-SeaCity of Carmel bythe-Sea Park Branch Library- Devendorf
Rainwater Capture
Public agency Agnes
Martelet
Carmel by-the-Sea, in the
Carmel Bay watershed
Water reuse and recycling for non-potable reuse
and direct and indirect potable reuse, Water-use
efficiency and water conservation, Local and
regional surface and underground water storage,
including groundwater aquifer cleanup or
recharge projects, Storm water resource
management, Improvement of water quality,
including drinking water treatment and
distribution, groundwater and aquifer
remediation, matching water quality to water use,
wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff
N/A The goals of this project are to harvest and use dry weather flows and storm water from the Park Branch Library site for irrigation of neighboring Devendorf Park. This project also proposes to install permeable pavement at the Park Branch Library to allow storm water to pass through the pavement into the ground below. This reduces runoff, recharges groundwater, and acts as a filtration mechanism to prevent pollutants from entering the Carmel Bay ASBS. Harvesting dry weather flows and storm water for use in irrigation conserves and reuses water.

City of Monterey Hartnell Gulch
Restoration and
Runoff Diversion
Project
Public agency Jeff Krebs
P.E., Principal
Engineer
The Hartnell Gulch area
located behind City library at
625 Pacific Street, and the
adjacent parking lot south of
the Library lot.

Water reuse and recycling for non-potable reuse
and direct and indirect potable reuse, Watershed
protection, restoration, and management
projects, including projects that reduce the risk of
wildfire or improve water supply reliability,
Improvement of water quality, including drinking
water treatment and distribution, groundwater
and aquifer remediation, matching water quality
to water use, wastewater treatment, water
pollution prevention, and management of urban
and agricultural runoff
N/A The proposed project is comprised of two components including (1) creek rehabilitation, and (2) dry weather flow diversion to sanitary sewer. The creek rehabilitation will consist of removal of invasive plants, revegetation with native plants, and stabilization of the existing eroded channel. The grade of the channel bed will be raised several feet throughout the project area and bank stabilization and buried grade controls will be constructed to limit future instream erosion. Additionally, a drop structure at the downstream end of the project area will limit future instream erosion. Raising the streambed will provide opportunity for increased public access with construction of pedestrian walkways alongside the creek bank and three pedestrian bridges that span the creek. The second part of the project consists of diverting dry weather runoff from the tributary watershed to the sanitary sewer for recycling at the Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant, to augment water supply.

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Contact
Person Geographic Location Project Eligibility: Prop 84 IRWM Criteria Project Eligibility: IRWMP Resource
Management Strategies Summary Description of Project
Monterey County Carmel River
Floodplain
Restoration and
Environmental
Enhancement Project
(FREE)
Public agency Dan Bertoldi The CRFREE Project area is
situated immediately south of
the Carmel River and flanks
both sides of the Highway 1
corridor in the Carmel area
near the Carmel River Lagoon.

Local and regional surface and underground water
storage, including groundwater aquifer cleanup or
recharge projects, Storm water resource
management, Improvement of water quality,
including drinking water treatment and
distribution, groundwater and aquifer
remediation, matching water quality to water use,
wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff
N/A The Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project is a multi-agency, naturebased, green infrastructure effort to restore river and floodplain function. The project will restore a mosaic of riparian habitat types and reduce flood risk to the surrounding residential and business community. The project proposes to reconnect the Carmel River to its historic floodplain by notching levees along the south bank of the river and creating fluvial microtopography in the adjoining agricultural field. Hydrologic and habitat connectivity to the river mouth at the Carmel River Lagoon will be achieved by elevating the Highway 1 transportation corridor on a causeway and allowing high flows to flush through the south arm of the ecologically unique lagoon wetlands. In addition to restoring habitat and reducing flood risk, the project will protect coastal farmlands and agricultural features on historic fields in the project footprint, while increasing public access to adjacent parks and open space. Numerous partner agencies, organizations and community groups have pledged their support for the project.

Monterey County County Service Area
50 (Rio Way Tract #2)
Stormwater and
Flood Control Project
Public agency Lynette
Redman,
Management
Analyst III
Project is generally located in
the southern portion of the
Carmel Watershed, along Rio
Road and adjacent to Lower
Carmel River (Mission Fields
neighborhood west of Hwy 1).

Storm water resource management N/A Monterey County Resource Management Agency is the lead agency for the County Service Area 50 – Rio Way Tract #2 (CSA 50) interior drainage and perimeter levee improvements project (“Project”). Project elements include interior drainage and perimeter levee improvements to provide FEMA protection level flood control measures to remove the area from the flood plain. Flood control components include perimeter improvements to the existing Mission Fields, Crossroads, and Val Verde levees along the river. Stormwater improvements including quality, storage, conveyance improvements and upgrades to existing storm water pumping stations. Project beneficiaries include property/business owners and residents in the project area as well as Monterey County due to protection provided to private property and the public infrastructure.

Preliminary budgetary estimates are approximately $12,000,000 for all components of the Project.

Monterey One Water Coral Street Pump
Station Climate
Resiliency Project
Public agency Jennifer
Gonzalez,
Engineering
Manager
This project will take place at
M1W’s Coral Street Pump
Station, located directly across
the street from 1123 Ocean
View Boulevard near Coral
Street in Pacific Grove, CA.

Additional construction,
parking, or staging may be
required within City of Pacific
Grove rights of way on Ocean
View Boulevard and/or Coral
Street and at the City’s
Esplanade Park.

Water reuse and recycling for non-potable reuse
and direct and indirect potable reuse, Water-use
efficiency and water conservation, Local and
regional surface and underground water storage,
including groundwater aquifer cleanup or
recharge projects, Regional water conveyance
facilities that improve integration of separate
water systems, Watershed protection,
restoration, and management projects, including
projects that reduce the risk of wildfire or improve
water supply reliability, Storm water resource
management, Conjunctive use of surface and
groundwater storage facilities, Improvement of
water quality, including drinking water treatment
and distribution, groundwater and aquifer
remediation, matching water quality to water use,
wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff, Climate change adaptation and
mitigation
N/A Coral Street Pump Station is a subsurface wastewater pump station located on the ocean side of Ocean View Boulevard (across from 1123 Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove, near Coral Street). As a result of its location, the station is subject to the ever-increasing climate change effects, including sea level rise, coastal erosion, and storm surges, that result in inundation of the wet well, and thus, electrical reliability challenges.

The Coral Street Pump Station Climate Resiliency Project will involve engineering design, environmental review, permitting, and construction to waterproof the facilities by relocating key electrical components to a new location at nearby Esplanade Park. The goal of the project is to build the M1W collection system resiliency by increasing reliability into the future including considering ever-increasing climate change conditions at the site of the pumps station. In October 2018, the City of Pacific Grove and Monterey One Water met to begin to formalize a land transfer agreement to make the relocation feasible.

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Contact
Person Geographic Location Project Eligibility: Prop 84 IRWM Criteria Project Eligibility: IRWMP Resource
Management Strategies Summary Description of Project
Monterey One Water Seaside Pump
Station Climate
Change and Erosion
Adaptation Study
Public agency Jennifer
Gonzalez,
Engineering
Manager
The Project will assess the
feasibility of alternatives to
M1W’s Seaside Pump
Station’s current location and
design to determine what, if
any, managed retreat strategy
would be best employed to
address the station’s climate
change vulnerability and
operational challenges.

Seaside Pump Station is
located at 1 Bay Street, Sand
City and within the coastal
zone. Future construction
work may also occur within
the Cities of Seaside and
Monterey if pipeline and
pump station relocation is the
preferred strategy.

Water reuse and recycling for non-potable reuse
and direct and indirect potable reuse, Water-use
efficiency and water conservation, Local and
regional surface and underground water storage,
including groundwater aquifer cleanup or
recharge projects, Regional water conveyance
facilities that improve integration of separate
water systems, Watershed protection,
restoration, and management projects, including
projects that reduce the risk of wildfire or improve
water supply reliability, Storm water resource
management, Conjunctive use of surface and
groundwater storage facilities, Improvement of
water quality, including drinking water treatment
and distribution, groundwater and aquifer
remediation, matching water quality to water use,
wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff, Climate change adaptation,
habitat/ecological restoration
N/A Seaside Pump Station is situated within coastal dune habitat approximately 26 feet above MSL, 200 feet inland from the ocean on a property with a shallow grade sloping northwest towards the Monterey Bay. As is the case with Coral Street Pump Station, another of M1W’s coastally-adjacent pump stations, its location makes Seaside Pump Station increasingly vulnerable to climate-change impacts including coastal erosion and sea level rise.

Separately, the station suffers operational challenges and excess energy use related to available pump capacity versus actual flow resulting in costly and labor-intensive maintenance, repair, and replacement caused by vibration and cavitation. These operational challenges have been exacerbated by California’s prolonged droughts which are expected to occur more frequently with climate change. The recent drought caused Monterey Peninsula water users to achieve significant indoor water conservation and thus lower wastewater flows. The Seaside Pump Station Climate Change and Erosion Adaptation Study would include conducting a feasibility and alternatives analysis for solutions for protecting the M1W collection system in this area.

Solutions would improve climate resiliency by protecting M1W near-shore infrastructure from sea level rise, storm surges, and erosive site conditions reducing the risk of failure of the station and thus protecting marine water quality. Options that would be evaluated include:
a. Sand Replenishment/Beach Nourishment: Southern Monterey Bay has the highest rate of coastal erosion in the State; various coastal communities, including nearby City of Monterey considered sand nourishment as a tactic for protecting coastally-located assets from the effects of beach erosion.

Although the site may be an ideal location for this application, the potential positive beach accretion resulting from the agreement reached between the Coastal Commission and CEMEX to sunset sand mining activities at their Marina location should be considered. This mine has been implicated as one of the major factors in the high rate of coastal erosion in southern Monterey Bay. Should it be determined that the station should remain in its current location, M1W would initiate design and engineering to upgrade and/or reconfigure the station to more optimally receive and convey current and future potential wastewater and storm water flows.
b. Inland Station Retreat/Land Swap Agreement: During construction of Seaside Pump Station, California State Parks and Monterey One Water entered into an agreement for future land swap. Dated March 1991, that agreement states that in the event that Monterey One Water and State Parks agree that coastal erosion necessitates the relocation of the existing station, pipelines, and appurtenant facilities, State Parks will exchange the existing station site for one approximately equal in size within the confines of the parcel. State Parks would restore the site to native coastal dune habitat and enhance public beach access.
c. Station Removal and Flow Reroute: In addition to long-term climate change vulnerability, Seaside Pump Station has historically had challenges with station design and pump capacities relative to actual flows. For this reason, maintenance of existing pumps and reliability of operations have led staff to consider the feasibility of rerouting the wastewater flow to an alternate existing pump station to allow for the removal of Seaside Pump Station altogether. This project alternative would include in-depth hydraulic modelling and analysis.

The project will be designed to accommodate new flows, including storm water from the City of Seaside’s nearby 90-inch storm water outfall and other urban dry weather and storm flows that may be diverted to M1W’s infrastructure from the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey. Any additional flows will then become influent to the Regional Treatment Plant (RTP) for beneficial reuse for indirect potable reuse on the Monterey Peninsula through the Pure Water Monterey (PWM) Project, and non-potable agricultural reuse in the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) area. Diversion of flows to M1W from urban runoff would reduce pollutant loads to Monterey Bay and flooding in low-lying areas. Additionally, the Project will assess the feasibility of alternatives to M1W’s Seaside Pump Station’s current location and design to determine what, if any, managed retreat strategy would be best employed to address the station’s climate change vulnerability and operational challenges.

Sand City/Seaside Trash Capture and
Urban Diversion
Project for the Cities
of Seaside and Sand
City
Public agency Mr. Fred
Meurer, City
Administrator
The project is located within
the city limits of the City of
Sand City and fully within the
Monterey Peninsula, Carmel
Bay and South Monterey Bay
IRWM region.

Water‐use efficiency and water conservation,
Local and regional surface and underground water
storage, including groundwater aquifer cleanup or
recharge projects, Watershed protection,
restoration, and management projects, including
projects that reduce the risk of wildfire or improve
water supply reliability, Storm water resource
management, Improvement of water quality,
including drinking water treatment and
distribution, groundwater and aquifer
remediation, matching water quality to water use,
wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and
agricultural runoff, Regional projects or programs
as defined by the IRWM Planning Act
Reduce Water Demand – Urban Water
Use Efficiency, Improve Operational
Efficiency and Transfers – Infrastructure
Reliability, Increase Water Supply –
Storm Water Capture and Management,
Improve Water Quality – Pollution
Prevention – Urban Runoff
Management, Practice Resources
Stewardship – Ecosystem Restoration –
Land Use Planning and Management –
Watershed Management, Improve Flood
Management – Flood Risk Management,
People and Water – Outreach,
Engagement, and Education
Completion of design/construction of a green/complete street for two streets in Sand City, Contra Costa and Catalina, respectively. The project will provide multiple community, water resource and other environmental benefits. The concept design, initial sizing, initial quantified performance and cost have been completed and are attached with this proposal. The concept design is currently being supported by Prop. 1 Technical Assistance and design will be completed to between 30%‐60% design. The implementation request includes completion of design and project construction. The project is a retrofit of the existing street condition to integrate green infrastructure elements such as bioretention/biofiltration and permeable pavement.

The project development and conceptual design has been completed as part of a Prop. 1 Stormwater Technical Assistance effort administered by the State Water Resources Control Board intended to support disadvantaged communities develop projects to put forward as part of a Prop. 1 Stormwater Implementation grant proposal.

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LIST OF PROJECTS SUBMITTED FOR RANKING

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MP IRWM Plan (project scoring version date: May 30, 2019) May 30, 2019
"Raw Scores" (Shaded Cells) will automatically populate with the project information from Relevant Project Solicitation sheets within this file
"Weighted Scores" will automatically calculate Region/Nexus Work Plan,
Budget,
Schedule
Benefits &
Program
Preferences Cost
Projects
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IRWM PLAN COMPLIANCE CRITERIA
Plan Compliance Total Weighted Score

PROJECT MERIT CRITERIA
Weighted Score
Environmental
Justice
Climate
Change
Adaptation
Reduction in
GHG
PROJECT POINT %
Objectives
Resource
Management
Strategies
Strategic Considerations
Benefits to
DAC &
Native
Americans

GRAND TOTAL PROJECT SCORE
Technical
Feasibility
Coe Avenue Recycled Water Distribution Pipeline 21.7 18.6 11.0 7.2 9.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 19.4 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 3.0 3.4 60.0 30.0 34.2 94.2 26% Ramona Avenue Stormwater Runoff Infiltration Project 16.6 14.3 7.0 4.6 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 11.4 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.6 1.0 1.1 47.4 30.0 34.2 81.6 23% Del Monte Manor Park LID Improvements Project 27.0 23.2 11.0 7.2 7.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 12.5 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 1.1 61.2 30.0 34.2 95.4 27% West End Stormwater Management Improvements 25.6 22.0 16.0 10.4 7.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 22.8 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 2.0 2.3 74.6 10.0 11.4 86.0 24% 2019 IRWM Plan Update
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
General Project Information
Project Title:

Project Location:

Estimated Cost:

Project Proponent Information
Contact Name:

Affiliation:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION
Description
831-883-5933
[email protected]
Other participating and/or partner agencies/organizations (if applicable):

DRAFT (version date: May 30 2019)
Coe Avenue Recycled Water Distribution Pipeline
City of Seaside: Coe Avenue between General Jim Moore Blvd and Pacific Crest $650,000
Brief Project Description (1 to 2 sentences):

The proposed Project involves the construction of approximately 3,000 linear feet of new recycled water (RW) distribution main in Coe Avenue in the City of Seaside. This new distribution line will allow for the delivery of RW from the RUWAP (Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project) trunk main in General Jim Moore Blvd to RW Andrew Racz, PE - Associate Engineer
Marina Coast Water District
11 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933
Monterey One Water; the pipeline will deliver water produced at the Advanced Water Treatment Facility which is currently under construction at the M1W Regional Treatment Plant.

Please provide a description of your project (including the location) and its purpose, what will be constructed and/or implemented, how the project will function, the area(s) and/or entities that will be affected by or will benefit from the project, and any potential obstacles to implementation.

In 2018, the Marina Coast Water District (MCWD, District), in cooperation with Monterey One Water (M1W), completed construction of the RUWAP (Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project) recycled water trunk main.

This nearly 8-mile long pipeline will deliver advanced-treated recycled municipal wastewater from the Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) at the Regional Treatment Plant (RTP) to the Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project (GWR) injection wellfield in the Seaside Groundwater Basin for indirect potable reuse. It will also supply treated recycled water to urban irrigators along the pipeline’s alignment who can reuse this water directly. When the project is fully operational (year 2020), it is estimated that it will provide over 5,500 AFY of recycled water to direct and indirect end users, expanding the Monterey Peninsula region’s water supply and reducing the need to pump groundwater from the over drafted Seaside Basin. MCWD is funding the RUWAP Project through Clean Water State Revolving Fund loans, with projected benefits expected to exceed costs by a
>2:1 ratio over the project’s lifetime.

Potential direct end-users of recycled water are located throughout MCWD’s service area in the cities of Seaside and Marina, as well as unincorporated Monterey County and former Fort Ord lands. In order to serve these potential customers, the next phase of RUWAP for MCWD requires the construction of various distribution mains extending from the trunk main to the properties where irrigation with recycled water will occur. MCWD has 1 of 14
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IRWM Objectives - IRWM Plan Standard 3
Water Supply (WS)
Assists region to meet WS-1
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Bonus Points =
(auto calculate) 0.2727 3 max
Assists region to meet WS-2
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0.75

1.5 max
Assists region in meeting
WS-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-5, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-6, then Score 1 --> 1
at least 1650 AFY (20%)
at least 2200 AFY (30%)
at least 2750 AFY (40%)
up to 550 AFY
at least 1100 AFY (10%)
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.**
Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Larger water supply quantities yield more points up to total of 3 normalized points.

Enter the number 1 in each category.as appropriate (up to 2 raw points; 1.5 normalized points)
provides recycled water to one or more properties within the region expands source water to either CAWD or MRWPCA
at least 3300 AFY (50%)
at least 3850 AFY (60%)
at least 4400 AFY (70%)
at least 7200 AFY (80%)
at least 8100 AFY (90%)
at least 9000 AFY (100%)
WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water.*
WS-3. Develop opportunities for stormwater capture and reuse pursuant to the Stormwater Resource Plan.

WS-4. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation throughout the Region.*
WS-6. Seek long-term sustainable supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

WS-5. Improve water supplies to achieve multiple benefits, beneficial uses and environmental flows.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Water Quality (WQ)
Assists region to meet WQ-2
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
0 0
1 0
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1 3 max
Assists region to meet WQ-1
(automatically calculated) 1
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0.3333
3 max
Assists region to meet WQ-3
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
implements regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
assists in implementing ASBS compliance plans
removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion in watersheds discharging to the ocean
eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
WQ-2. Improve ocean water quality, including, but not limited to, Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing pollutants in stormwater discharges.*
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 9 raw points; 3 normalized points):

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 6 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
assists in meeting Basin Plan objectives or NPDES permit limits removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion, contaminant sources eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
WQ-1. Improve inland surface water quality for environmental resources (e.g. steelhead), including headwaters and tributaries of streams, and to protect potable water supplies.*
implements low impact development (LID) features, techniques, and practices within existing developed areas
WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater basins, especially where at risk from seawater intrusion
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 2 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases groundwater basin monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring.
prevents, reduces, or minimizes groundwater quality degradation through reduction in pollutant loads, remediation, reclamation and reuse, or through enhancement of groundwater levels/volumes thereby reducing the potential for seawater intrusion.
implements low impact development (LID) measures within existing developed areas
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from one or more storm water point source by 90% compared to 2011-2012 reduces pollutant load during design storm events from 2 or more stormwater point sources by 90% compared to 2011-12
achieves Table B Instantaneous Max. Water Quality Objectives in Ch. II of the Ocean Plan on average
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Flood Protection
Assists region to meet FP-1
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0 1.8 max
Assists region in meeting
FP-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Coastal and Streamside Erosion (CSE)
Assists region in meeting
CSE-1, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
CSE-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
CSE-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Watershed Management (WM)
Assists region in meeting
WM-1, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WM-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WM-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WM-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Environmental Protection and Enhancement (EV)
Assists region in meeting
EV-1, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-4, then Score 1 --> 0
WM-2. Restore natural fire frequency in headwater forests.

WM-3. Restore the natural hydrologic flow regime in disturbed watersheds where appropriate, including low impact development strategies in WM-4. Re-establish a natural level of sediment supply within the Carmel River and its tributaries.

EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their habitats in the regional watersheds*; including, but not limited to, promoting the steelhead recovery by meeting accepted or approved environmental flows within the regional watersheds.

EV-2. Assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when developing water management strategies and projects.*
EV-3. Minimize adverse effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.

Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Removal of more properties from the floodplain yields more points up to total of 3 normalized points.
removes up to 10 properties from a 100-year flood zone
removes 11 to 50 properties from the 100-year flood zone FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage and sea level rise, in particular, along the Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay shoreline.* FP-2. Develop approaches for floodplain restoration or adaptive management that minimize maintenance and repair requirements (sustainable flood management systems).

FP-3. Promote floodplain restoration that protect quality and availability of water while preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.

FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.*
removes 101 or more properties from a 100-year flood zone CSE-1. Manage areas along the shoreline susceptible to erosion, including long-term strategic retreat where appropriate.

CSE-2. Identify opportunities to restore natural stream function, including meandering, in the lower 15 miles of the Carmel River and selected CSE-3. Reduce or prevent adverse downcutting in the main stem Carmel River and its tributaries.

WM-1. Reduce human-induced sources of non-point fine sediment runoff.

EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks long streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Assists region in meeting
EV-5, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-6, then Score 1 --> 0
EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.

EV-6 Promote watershed activities for fire fuel management and adaptive management strategies to protect water quality and water supplies from 6 of 14
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Climate Change (CC)
Assists region in meeting
CC-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-2, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Regional Communication and Cooperation (RCC)
Assists region to meet RC-1
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
1 1
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.8 3 max
Assists region to meet RC-2
(automatically calculated) 1
1 1
1 1
1 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 3 3 max
Assists region in meeting
RC-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
RC-4, then Score 1 --> 1
RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for public education, outreach, and communication on water resource management and climate change, including to disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with interests in water management issues.

RC-4. Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and water forums and agencies.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

PROVIDED INFORMATION early in project development to the public to assist in understanding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from all regional agency and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from the public regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
INVOLVED & WORKED DIRECTLY WITH two or more regional agency and/or NGO stakeholders regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities, and/or solutions
COLLABORATED WITH, OR MADE PARTNERSHIPS with two or more agencies or NGOs on each aspect of the decision
Geography – The project implements a watershed-scale, regionalscale, or inter-regional project.

Hydrology – The project addresses multiple watershed functions within the hydrologic cycle.

RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation through ongoing meetings of the RWMG and regional data sharing.

CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.

CC-3. Increase energy conservation measures and alternatives to fossil fuel and non-renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and wastewater facility operations and IRWM projects.

RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources, including from climate change impacts.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

Partnerships – The project is proposed by a partnership of multiple organizations enabling use of shared expertise and resources.

CC-1. Implement adaptation measures and mitigation solutions to climate change effects, including increased large storm intensity and/or frequency, sea level rise, drought and wildfire.

Resource Management Strategy – The project includes a RMS that is not already being implemented in the region thereby would provide diversification of strategies.

Beneficial Uses – The project supports several different beneficial uses (see CCRWQCB, Basin Plan Chapter 2, 2001)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Total Points for IRWM
Objectives = 21.7
maximum
= 55.5
I get 52.8
ADD t th (3) dditi l i t
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Resource Management Strategies (IRWM Plan Standard 4)
Category: Reduce Water Demand
0 1
Category: Improve Flood Management
0 Flood Risk Management *
Category: Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers
1 0
0 Category: Increase Water Supply
1 0
0 1
0 Category: Improve Water Quality
0 1
1 1
1 0
Category: Practice Resources Stewardship
0 Agriculture Lands Stewardship
0 Ecosystem Restoration *
0 Forest Management *
1 Land Use Planning and Management
0 Recharge Area Protection
0 Sediment Management
0 Watershed Management *
Category: People and Water
0 Economic Incentives
1 Outreach and Engagement
0 Water and Culture
1 Water-Dependent Recreation
Other Strategies
0 0
0 0
0 0
Total RMS Points = 11
Crop Idling for Water Transfers
Devaporation or Atmospheric Pressure Desalination
Fog Collection
Irrigated Land Retirement
Rainfed agriculture
Score one point for any Resource Management Strategies (RMS) that the proposed project will address. (Max points: 34)
Agriculture Water Use Efficiency
Urban Water Use Efficiency *
Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution *
Groundwater Remediation/Aquifer Remediation
Matching Quality to Use
Pollution Prevention *
Salt and Salinity Management
Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage *
Seawater or Brackish Water Desalination *
Precipitation Enhancement
Recycled Municipal Water *
Surface Storage – Regional/local *
Conveyance – Regional/Local *
System Reoperation
Water Transfers *
Urban Stormwater Runoff Management *
Waterbag transport/storage technology
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Strategic Considerations (PSP Table 4 Scoring Criteria) 3 1
1 2
2 9
0 Subtotal Region/Nexus (10 maximum)
Points (Yes: 3 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Yes; replacing portable water with recycled water for irrigation frees up water for human consumption.

SC- 4. Does the project address a critical water resource related needs and priorities of the IRWM region as identified in the IRWM plan?
Yes; the project meets objectives related to Water Supply, Water Quality, Flood Protection, Watershed Management, Environmental Project and Enhancement, Climate Change, and Regional Communication and C ti
SC-5. Is the project sufficiently justified by the description given in the narrative of Section D.1? Does the narrative include requisite referenced supporting documentation such as models, studies, engineering reports, etc.? Did the narrative include other information that supports the justification for the proposed project, including how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits? SC-1 - Does the project involve or address inter-regional issues or does it involve two or more agencies? Yes; Marina Coast Water District has partnered with Monterey One Water to construction the RUWAP pipeline.

SC-3. Does the project provide water for human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes? Yes; the project is justified by the project description provided. No; the description does not include reference to models, studies, or other reports. Yes; the description discusses how the project can achieve the claimed level of b fit Points (Score: 3 points if "yes" to all three questions; 2 points if "Yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) =
SC-6. Does the project address and/or adapt to the effects of climate change? Does the project address the climate change vulnerabilities assessed in the IRWM Plan? Yes; diversifying sources of water to include recycled municipal wastewater helps alleviate demands on aquifers and provides a new source of water that is reliable and relatively consistent bother year-round and year-over-year, despite possible drought conditions or longer term drying associated with climate change Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC-7. Does the Work Plan include a complete description of all tasks necessary to result in a completed project? Are all necessary and reasonable deliverables identified? No; the Work Plan is a component of the Project Information Form. Project Information Form has not been submitted.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC-8. Collectively, are the workplan, schedule, and budget thorough, reasonable, and justified; and consistent with each other? See Table 4 for specifics.
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2 1
3 0
0 1
1 Subtotal Work Plan, Budget, Schedule and Readiness (7 maximum) SC- 14. If the proposed project addresses contamination per the requirements of AB 1249, does the project benefit a small disadvantaged community?
Points (Yes or N/A: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 9. Does the applicant have legal access rights, easements, or other access capabilities, to the property to implement the project; and if not, did the applicant provide a clear and concise narrative / schedule to obtain the necessary access? (Full points if N/A) Yes; the project is located within an existing public right-of-way beneath pavement, so no land purchases or environmental studies will be required.

Yes; the project provides the following benefits as defined in Chapter 2 of the Central Coastal Basin Plan:

Municipal and Domestic Supply, Groundwater Recharge, and Non-Contact Water Recreation Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-11. For each of the anticipated physical benefit(s) claimed, described, and quantified in Table 4 of the Project Information Form? Is each benefit claimed logical and reasonable given the information provided in the Work Plan?
No; the Project Information Form was not submitted.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC- 13. Does the project provide benefits to more than one IRWM region and/or Funding Area? The project is a distribution component of a larger water recycling project benefitting the Greater Monterey County IRWM region.

SC- 10. Does the budget leverage funds with other private, Federal, or Local fund resources above and beyond cost share requirements? If additional cost share is not provided, did the applicant provide describe attempts to use other funding sources and justify why it was not included.

No; the project proponent will allocate 50% cost share from their general Capital Improvements budget for FY 2020.

SC- 12. Does the project provide multiple (more than one) benefits? Considerations include (one point each):
• Does the project description clearly and concisely address all required topics, including summarizing the major components, objectives and intended outcomes/benefits of the project? - YES • Are the tasks shown in the Workplan, Schedule and Budget consistent? - NO • Are the costs presented in the Budget backed up by and consistent with supporting justification/documentation? - YES
• Is the schedule reasonable considering the tasks presented in the workplan? - NO Points (Score: 1 point for each yes to bullet points; 4 maximum) 11 of 14
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0 1
3 2
17 DAC and Native Americans and Environmental Justice (DWR Review Factors D, E and f) 0 5
Subtotal Benefits and Program Preferences (7 maximum)
No; the project does not address the requirements of AB 1249.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 15. Does the proposed project employ new or innovative technology or practices? Yes; the project will use water produced at the Advanced Water Purification Facilities at the M1W Regional Treatment Plant.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
The project provides year round green space for a school serving DAC kids in Seaside as well as being the distribution component of a larger water recycling project benefitting DAC areas in the Salinas Valley. It avoids negatively impacting DAC.

Environmental Justice Points (Yes for
both: 5 pts; No for either: 0 pts) =
Does the project provide specific benefits to disadvantaged communities and/or Native American tribal communities? If so, explain.

No; the project would not benefit disadvantage communities.

DAC &/or Native American Points (Yes:
5 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Does the project address any known environmental justice issues? Does the project avoid disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities ? Total for DWR Scoring Criteria (25 maximum)
SC- 16. Did the applicant provide a narrative on cost considerations that is fully explained based on information requested in the Project Information Form?
Yes; the Project Information Form was not provided, however, the proponents provided a budget justification that explains/justifies the estimated cost of the project.

Points (Yes: 2 pts; No: 0 pts) =
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (DWR Review Factors K and L) Adaptation Strategies
x Improve water supply reliability
x Expand conjunctive use of multiple water supply sources x Increase water use and/or reuse efficiency
x Provide additional water supply
x Promote water quality protection
x Reduce water demand
x Advance / expand recycled water use
x Promote urban runoff reuse
Address sea level rise
x Address other anticipated climate change impacts
Improve flood control
Promote habitat protection
Establish migration corridors
Re-establish river-floodplain hydrologic continuity
Re-introduce anadromous fish populations to watershed
Enhance and protect watershed forest and meadow systems 5 Mitigation Strategies
Improve water system energy efficiency
x Advance / expand recycled water use
x Promote urban runoff reuse
x Promote use of renewable energy sources
Contribute to carbon sequestration
3 Put an X next to any climate change adaptation or mitigation strategy the proposed project will contribute to.

Implement one or more recommendations from the Erosion Mitigation Alternatives for Southern Monterey Bay (Alternatives Study) (ESA-PWA, May 2012) Please describe: The project uses diverse sources of water to produce recycled municipal wastewater to help alleviate demands on aquifers and provide a new source of water that is reliable and relatively consistent both year-round and yearover-year, despite possible drought conditions or longer-term drying Climate Change Adaptation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Increase water use efficiency or promote energy-efficient water demand reduction
Does the proposed project reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions and/or improve energy efficiency compared to alternative proposed projects meeting the same regional objectives? If so, explain how.

Please describe: Wastewater recycling is less energy intensive that desalination due to the lower initial salt and contaminant concentrations. In addition, M1W has proposed the use of renewable energy at the RTP, further reducing the GHG footprint of recycled water production Climate Change Mitigation (Score 1 for every strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
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Technical Feasibility (DWR Review Factor C)
OR
10 points: has the technology proposed been established as effective in similar situations? 10 points: Are project site conditions documented (geology/soil, ecology, hydrology, land use, public utilities)? 10 points: Do the project partners have experience with similar projects? (e.g., similar site, similar technology). 30 Discuss the technical feasibility of the project. If possible, cite references that contain information about the proposed project and detail the technical feasibility of the project.

No technical studies were provided. This technology has been established as effective in similar situations and the project proponent has experience with similar projects. 30 points: Technical feasibility has been documented in a project-specific pilot study or previous phase or has a documented track record of success
Technical Feasibility Points (See above) =
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
General Project Information
Project Title:

Project Location:

Estimated Cost:

Project Proponent Information
Contact Name:

Affiliation:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION
Description
Jeff Krebs, P.E., Principal Engineer
City of Monterey
580 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 646-3877
[email protected]
Other participating and/or partner agencies/organizations (if applicable):

DRAFT (version date: May 30 2019)
Ramona Avenue Stormwater Runoff Infiltration Project
Casanova-Oak knoll neighborhood on Ramona Avenue (between Dundee Avenue $338,000
Brief Project Description (1 to 2 sentences):

Install high flow tree box filters and dry wells at multiple locations in the Casanova-Oak Knoll neighborhood, along Ramona Avenue.

There are not any other agencies involved.

Please provide a description of your project (including the location) and its purpose, what will be constructed and/or implemented, how the project will function, the area(s) and/or entities that will be affected by or will benefit from the project, and any potential obstacles to implementation.

This project drainage area is a portion of the Casanova-Oak knoll neighborhood and consists of approximately 21 acres that surface flows along Ramona Avenue 1,000 feet to North Fremont Street. Local drainage has caused flooding of multiple lanes along North Fremont Street, and some residential flooding at Ramona Avenue at Dundee Avenue. The project proposes to install three storm water infiltration systems within the Casanova-Oak Knoll drainage area. Each installation would consist of five 4’-diameter X 15’-deep dry wells, one high flow rate tree box filter, distribution piping and valves, and reconstruction of curb, gutter, sidewalk, and street pavement. A continuous simulation analysis utilizing local 1-hour precipitation data was used to estimate the annual volume of stormwater runoff infiltrated by the proposed systems. The results show the systems infiltrate on average 2.3 acrefeet of stormwater per year, which is 18% of the watershed’s annual runoff. 1 of 14
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IRWM Objectives - IRWM Plan Standard 3
Water Supply (WS)
Assists region to meet WS-1
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Bonus Points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region to meet WS-2
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-5, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-6, then Score 1 --> 0
up to 550 AFY
at least 1100 AFY (10%)
at least 1650 AFY (20%)
at least 2200 AFY (30%)
at least 2750 AFY (40%)
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.**
Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Larger water supply quantities yield more points up to total of 3 normalized points.

WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water.*
Enter the number 1 in each category.as appropriate (up to 2 raw points; 1.5 normalized points)
provides recycled water to one or more properties within the region expands source water to either CAWD or MRWPCA
at least 3300 AFY (50%)
at least 3850 AFY (60%)
at least 4400 AFY (70%)
at least 7200 AFY (80%)
at least 8100 AFY (90%)
at least 9000 AFY (100%)
WS-3. Develop opportunities for stormwater capture and reuse pursuant to the Stormwater Resource Plan.

WS-4. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation throughout the Region.*
WS-5. Improve water supplies to achieve multiple benefits, beneficial uses and environmental flows.

WS-6. Seek long-term sustainable supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Water Quality (WQ)
Assists region to meet WQ-2
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
1 1
1 1
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 2.5
Assists region to meet WQ-1
(automatically calculated) 1
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.3333
Assists region to meet WQ-3
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
implements regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 6 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
assists in meeting Basin Plan objectives or NPDES permit limits removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion, contaminant sources WQ-1. Improve inland surface water quality for environmental resources (e.g. steelhead), including headwaters and tributaries of streams, and to protect potable water supplies.*
assists in implementing ASBS compliance plans
removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion in watersheds discharging to the ocean
eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
implements low impact development (LID) measures within existing developed areas
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from one or more storm water point source by 90% compared to 2011-2012 eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
implements low impact development (LID) features, techniques, and practices within existing developed areas
WQ-2. Improve ocean water quality, including, but not limited to, Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing pollutants in stormwater discharges.*
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 9 raw points; 3 normalized points):
prevents, reduces, or minimizes groundwater quality degradation through reduction in pollutant loads, remediation, reclamation and reuse, or through enhancement of groundwater levels/volumes thereby reducing the potential for seawater intrusion.
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from 2 or more stormwater point sources by 90% compared to 2011-12
achieves Table B Instantaneous Max. Water Quality Objectives in Ch. II of the Ocean Plan on average
WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater basins, especially where at risk from seawater intrusion
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 2 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases groundwater basin monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
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Flood Protection
Assists region to meet FP-1
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Coastal and Streamside Erosion (CSE)
Assists region in meeting
CSE-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CSE-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
CSE-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Watershed Management (WM)
Assists region in meeting
WM-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WM-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WM-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WM-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Environmental Protection and Enhancement (EV)
Assists region in meeting
EV-1, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-4, then Score 1 --> 0
FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage and sea level rise, in particular, along the Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay shoreline.* Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Removal of more properties from the floodplain yields more points up to total of 3 normalized points.
removes up to 10 properties from a 100-year flood zone
FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.*
CSE-1. Manage areas along the shoreline susceptible to erosion, including long-term strategic retreat where appropriate.

CSE-2. Identify opportunities to restore natural stream function, including meandering, in the lower 15 miles of the Carmel River and selected CSE-3. Reduce or prevent adverse downcutting in the main stem Carmel River and its tributaries.

WM-1. Reduce human-induced sources of non-point fine sediment runoff.

WM-2. Restore natural fire frequency in headwater forests. removes 11 to 50 properties from the 100-year flood zone removes 101 or more properties from a 100-year flood zone FP-2. Develop approaches for floodplain restoration or adaptive management that minimize maintenance and repair requirements (sustainable flood management systems).

FP-3. Promote floodplain restoration that protect quality and availability of water while preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.

WM-3. Restore the natural hydrologic flow regime in disturbed watersheds where appropriate, including low impact development strategies in WM-4. Re-establish a natural level of sediment supply within the Carmel River and its tributaries.

EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their habitats in the regional watersheds*; including, but not limited to, promoting the steelhead recovery by meeting accepted or approved environmental flows within the regional watersheds.

EV-2. Assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when developing water management strategies and projects.*
EV-3. Minimize adverse effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.

EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks long streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Assists region in meeting
EV-5, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-6, then Score 1 --> 0
EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.

EV-6 Promote watershed activities for fire fuel management and adaptive management strategies to protect water quality and water supplies from 6 of 14
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Climate Change (CC)
Assists region in meeting
CC-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
CC-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Regional Communication and Cooperation (RCC)
Assists region to meet RC-1
(automatically calculated) 1
0 0
0 0
1 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0.6
Assists region to meet RC-2
(automatically calculated) 1
1 check pink with other srps 0
1 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.2
Assists region in meeting
RC-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
RC-4, then Score 1 --> 0
CC-1. Implement adaptation measures and mitigation solutions to climate change effects, including increased large storm intensity and/or frequency, sea level rise, drought and wildfire.

CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.

CC-3. Increase energy conservation measures and alternatives to fossil fuel and non-renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and wastewater facility operations and IRWM projects.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

PROVIDED INFORMATION early in project development to the public to assist in understanding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources, including from climate change impacts.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

Partnerships – The project is proposed by a partnership of multiple organizations enabling use of shared expertise and resources.

Resource Management Strategy – The project includes a RMS that is not already being implemented in the region thereby would provide diversification of strategies.

Beneficial Uses – The project supports several different beneficial uses (see CCRWQCB, Basin Plan Chapter 2, 2001)
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from all regional agency and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from the public regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
INVOLVED & WORKED DIRECTLY WITH two or more regional agency and/or NGO stakeholders regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities, and/or solutions
COLLABORATED WITH, OR MADE PARTNERSHIPS with two or more agencies or NGOs on each aspect of the decision
RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for public education, outreach, and communication on water resource management and climate change, including to disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with interests in water management issues.

RC-4. Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and water forums and agencies.

Geography – The project implements a watershed-scale, regionalscale, or inter-regional project.

Hydrology – The project addresses multiple watershed functions within the hydrologic cycle.

RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation through ongoing meetings of the RWMG and regional data sharing.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Total Points for IRWM
Objectives = 16.6
maximum
= 55.5
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
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Resource Management Strategies (IRWM Plan Standard 4)
Category: Reduce Water Demand
0 0
Category: Improve Flood Management
1 Flood Risk Management *
Category: Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers
0 0
0 Category: Increase Water Supply
0 0
0 0
0 Category: Improve Water Quality
0 0
0 1
1 1
Category: Practice Resources Stewardship
0 Agriculture Lands Stewardship
0 Ecosystem Restoration *
0 Forest Management *
0 Land Use Planning and Management
0 Recharge Area Protection
1 Sediment Management
1 Watershed Management *
Category: People and Water
0 Economic Incentives
1 Outreach and Engagement
0 Water and Culture
0 Water-Dependent Recreation
Other Strategies
0 0
0 0
0 0
Total RMS Points = 7
Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage *
Seawater or Brackish Water Desalination *
Precipitation Enhancement
Recycled Municipal Water *
Surface Storage – Regional/local *
Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution *
Score one point for any Resource Management Strategies (RMS) that the proposed project will address. (Max points: 34)
Agriculture Water Use Efficiency
Urban Water Use Efficiency *
Conveyance – Regional/Local *
System Reoperation
Water Transfers *
Dewvaportation or Atmospheric Pressure Desalination
Fog Collection
Irrigated Land Retirement
Rainfed agriculture
Waterbag transport/storage technology
Groundwater Remediation/Aquifer Remediation
Matching Quality to Use
Pollution Prevention *
Salt and Salinity Management
Urban Stormwater Runoff Management *
Crop Idling for Water Transfers
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Strategic Considerations (PSP Table 4 Scoring Criteria) 0 0
1 1
2 4
0 SC-1 - Does the project involve or address inter-regional issues or does it involve two or more agencies? SC- 4. Does the project address a critical water resource related needs and priorities of the IRWM region as identified in the IRWM plan?
Yes; the project meets objectives related to Water Quality, Flood Protection, Watershed Management, and Environmental Protection
Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-5. Is the project sufficiently justified by the description given in the narrative of Section D.1? Does the narrative include requisite referenced supporting documentation such as models, studies, engineering reports, etc.? Did the narrative include other information that supports the justification for the proposed project, including how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits? Yes; the project is justified by the project description provided. No; the description does not include reference to models, studies, or other reports. No; the description does not provide detail about how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits.

Points (Score: 3 points if "yes" to all three questions; 2 points if "Yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) =
No; the project addresses flooding issues on North Fremont Avenue at Ramona Avenue, the area that drains to these streets is approximately 21 acres in size. There are not any other agencies involved.

Points (Yes: 3 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-3. Does the project provide water for human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes? No; the project proposed to infiltrate runoff.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC-8. Collectively, are the workplan, schedule, and budget thorough, reasonable, and justified; and consistent with each other? See Table 4 for specifics.

SC-6. Does the project address and/or adapt to the effects of climate change? Does the project address the climate change vulnerabilities assessed in the IRWM Plan? Yes; this project could reduce flooding from large storms Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = Subtotal Region/Nexus (10 maximum)
SC-7. Does the Work Plan include a complete description of all tasks necessary to result in a completed project? Are all necessary and reasonable deliverables identified? No; the Work Plan is a component of the Project Information Form. Project Information Form has not been submitted.
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2 0
2 0
0 1
0 Considerations include (one point each):
• Does the project description clearly and concisely address all required topics, including summarizing the major components, objectives and intended outcomes/benefits of the project? - YES • Are the tasks shown in the Workplan, Schedule and Budget consistent? - NO • Are the costs presented in the Budget backed up by and consistent with supporting justification/documentation? - YES
• Is the schedule reasonable considering the tasks presented in the workplan? - NO (no schedule provided) Points (Score: 1 point for each yes to bullet points; 4 maximum) SC- 9. Does the applicant have legal access rights, easements, or other access capabilities, to the property to implement the project; and if not, did the applicant provide a clear and concise narrative / schedule to obtain the necessary access? (Full points if N/A) This information is unknown; no details provided in the project application.

No; the Project Information Form was not submitted.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC- 12. Does the project provide multiple (more than one) benefits? Yes; the project provides the following benefits as defined in Chapter 2 of the Central Coastal Basin Plan:

Groundwater Recharge. Estuarine Habitat (Laguna Grande Lake) Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 13. Does the project provide benefits to more than one IRWM region and/or Funding Area? Points (Yes or N/A: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Subtotal Work Plan, Budget, Schedule and Readiness (7 maximum) SC- 10. Does the budget leverage funds with other private, Federal, or Local fund resources above and beyond cost share requirements? If additional cost share is not provided, did the applicant provide describe attempts to use other funding sources and justify why it was not included.

No; the project seeks 50% cost share from DWR.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-11. For each of the anticipated physical benefit(s) claimed, described, and quantified in Table 4 of the Project Information Form? Is each benefit claimed logical and reasonable given the information provided in the Work Plan?
No; the project will benefit the Monterey Peninsula. Carmel Bay, and South Montrerey Bay IRWM Region.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 14. If the proposed project addresses contamination per the requirements of AB 1249, does the project benefit a small disadvantaged community?
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0 1
2 2
10 DAC and Native Americans and Environmental Justice (DWR Review Factors D, E and f) 5 5
No; the project does not address the requirements of AB 1249.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 15. Does the proposed project employ new or innovative technology or practices? Yes; the project proposes to install deep dry wells and tree box filters, Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Subtotal Benefits and Program Preferences (7 maximum)
DAC &/or Native American Points (Yes:
5 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Does the project address any known environmental justice issues? Does the project avoid disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities ? Yes to both
Environmental Justice Points (Yes for
both: 5 pts; No for either: 0 pts) =
SC- 16. Did the applicant provide a narrative on cost considerations that is fully explained based on information requested in the Project Information Form?
Yes; the Project Information Form was not provided, however, the proponent provided a budget justification that explains/justifies the estimated cost of the project.

Points (Yes: 2 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Total for DWR Scoring Criteria (25 maximum)
Does the project provide specific benefits to disadvantaged communities and/or Native American tribal communities? If so, explain.

Yes it will reduce flooding to and pollution from a DAC identified in the DWR map. 12 of 14
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (DWR Review Factors K and L) Adaptation Strategies
Improve water supply reliability
Expand conjunctive use of multiple water supply sources Increase water use and/or reuse efficiency
Provide additional water supply
x Promote water quality protection
Reduce water demand
Advance / expand recycled water use
Promote urban runoff reuse
Address sea level rise
x Address other anticipated climate change impacts
x Improve flood control
x Promote habitat protection non-DAC benefit
Establish migration corridors
Re-establish river-floodplain hydrologic continuity
Re-introduce anadromous fish populations to watershed
Enhance and protect watershed forest and meadow systems 4 Mitigation Strategies
Improve water system energy efficiency
Advance / expand recycled water use
Promote urban runoff reuse
Promote use of renewable energy sources
Contribute to carbon sequestration
1 Put an X next to any climate change adaptation or mitigation strategy the proposed project will contribute to.

Implement one or more recommendations from the Erosion Mitigation Alternatives for Southern Monterey Bay (Alternatives Study) (ESA-PWA, May 2012) Climate Change Mitigation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Please describe: The project would lessen the impacts of flooding by infiltrating runoff into groundwater. Infiltration would prevent polluted runoff from entering Laguna Grande Lake
Climate Change Adaptation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Increase water use efficiency or promote energy-efficient water demand reduction
Does the proposed project reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions and/or improve energy efficiency compared to alternative proposed projects meeting the same regional objectives? If so, explain how.

Please describe: The project would not reduce regional greenhouse gases or improve efficiency.
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Technical Feasibility (DWR Review Factor C)
OR
10 points: has the technology proposed been established as effective in similar situations? 10 points: Are project site conditions documented (geology/soil, ecology, hydrology, land use, public utilities)? 10 points: Do the project partners have experience with similar projects? (e.g., similar site, similar technology). 30 Discuss the technical feasibility of the project. If possible, cite references that contain information about the proposed project and detail the technical feasibility of the project.

No technical studies were provided. This technology has been established as effective in similar situations. The City does not have experience with dry wells.
30 points: Technical feasibility has been documented in a project-specific pilot study or previous phase or has a documented track record of success
Technical Feasibility Points (See above) =
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
General Project Information
Project Title:

Project Location:

Estimated Cost:

Project Proponent Information
Contact Name:

Affiliation:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION
Description
Scott Ottmar, Senior Engineer
City of Seaside
440 Harcourt Ave, Seaside, CA 93955
831-899-6885
[email protected]
Other participating and/or partner agencies/organizations (if applicable):

DRAFT (version date: May 30, 2019)
Del Monte Manor Park LID Improvements Project
The project is located at the Del Monte Manor, a low income housing development $560,000
Brief Project Description (1 to 2 sentences):

The Del Monte Manor Park LID Improvements Project, located on an affordable family rental housing complex, will reconstruct a portion of an existing drainage basin located on the parcels southwestern corner with stormwater capture and treatment facilities. The facility’s purpose is to help mitigate flooding issues at the Del Monte Manor, treat and infiltrate runoff from the surrounding area, and improve the aesthetics of the drainage basin.

There are not any other agencies involved.

Please provide a description of your project (including the location) and its purpose, what will be constructed and/or implemented, how the project will function, the area(s) and/or entities that will be affected by or will benefit from the project, and any potential obstacles to implementation.

The Del Monte Manor Park LID Improvements Project, located within a severely disadvantaged community low income rental housing complex, will reconstruct a portion of an existing drainage detention basin located on the parcel’s southwestern corner with stormwater capture and treatment facilities. The drainage basin is adjacent to a playground that serves the housing complex. The project aims to mitigate flooding impacts to the playground and open space, treat and infiltrate an average of 14 acre feet per year of runoff from the surrounding area, and improve the flora and aesthetics of the drainage detention basin. The project will reduce urban runoff pollutant loads by routing runoff in the tributary catchment to a proposed pre-treatment bioswale and sub-surface infiltration infrastructure. The bioswale would utilize native plants for treatment, aesthetic and educational benefit. The bioswale and sub-surface infrastructure would function as a volume-based stormwater control measure which would retain and infiltrate stormwater into the fast-draining native dune sand. Overflow from the system would be piped to the existing storm drain system in Yosemite Street. The use of sub-surface infrastructure maximizes the use of the drainage area for much needed recreational space for the low income housing complex.

The proposed project is ranked #1 within the Monterey Peninsula Region Stormwater Resource Plan, finalized on December 20, 2018. A 10% preliminary concept design was performed as part of the Stormwater Resource Plan development which demonstrated feasibility of the project. The City of Seaside has completed 30% level design documents.

Tasks needed to complete the project include environmental review, surveying, final design, and construction. It is anticipated that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15302 (c) "Replacement or Reconstruction" of the existing drainage detention basin. 1 of 14
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IRWM Objectives - IRWM Plan Standard 3
Water Supply (WS)
Assists region to meet WS-1
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Bonus Points =
(auto calculate) 0.2727
Assists region to meet WS-2
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-5, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-6, then Score 1 --> 1
up to 550 AFY
at least 1100 AFY (10%)
at least 1650 AFY (20%)
at least 2200 AFY (30%)
at least 2750 AFY (40%)
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.**
Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Larger water supply quantities yield more points up to total of 3 normalized points.

WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water.*
Enter the number 1 in each category.as appropriate (up to 2 raw points; 1.5 normalized points)
provides recycled water to one or more properties within the region expands source water to either CAWD or MRWPCA
at least 3300 AFY (50%)
at least 3850 AFY (60%)
at least 4400 AFY (70%)
at least 7200 AFY (80%)
at least 8100 AFY (90%)
at least 9000 AFY (100%)
WS-3. Develop opportunities for stormwater capture and reuse pursuant to the Stormwater Resource Plan.

WS-4. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation throughout the Region.*
WS-5. Improve water supplies to achieve multiple benefits, beneficial uses and environmental flows.

WS-6. Seek long-term sustainable supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Water Quality (WQ)
Assists region to meet WQ-2
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.5
Assists region to meet WQ-1
(automatically calculated) 1
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.3333
Assists region to meet WQ-3
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
implements regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 6 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
assists in meeting Basin Plan objectives or NPDES permit limits removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion, contaminant sources WQ-1. Improve inland surface water quality for environmental resources (e.g. steelhead), including headwaters and tributaries of streams, and to protect potable water supplies.*
assists in implementing ASBS compliance plans
removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion in watersheds discharging to the ocean
eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
implements low impact development (LID) measures within existing developed areas
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from one or more storm water point source by 90% compared to 2011-2012 eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
implements low impact development (LID) features, techniques, and practices within existing developed areas
WQ-2. Improve ocean water quality, including, but not limited to, Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing pollutants in stormwater discharges.*
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 9 raw points; 3 normalized points):
prevents, reduces, or minimizes groundwater quality degradation through reduction in pollutant loads, remediation, reclamation and reuse, or through enhancement of groundwater levels/volumes thereby reducing the potential for seawater intrusion.
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from 2 or more stormwater point sources by 90% compared to 2011-12
achieves Table B Instantaneous Max. Water Quality Objectives in Ch. II of the Ocean Plan on average
WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater basins, especially where at risk from seawater intrusion
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 2 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases groundwater basin monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.5
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Flood Protection
Assists region to meet FP-1
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-2, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
FP-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-4, then Score 1 --> 1
Coastal and Streamside Erosion (CSE)
Assists region in meeting
CSE-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CSE-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
CSE-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Watershed Management (WM)
Assists region in meeting
WM-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WM-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WM-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WM-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Environmental Protection and Enhancement (EV)
Assists region in meeting
EV-1, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-2, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
EV-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-4, then Score 1 --> 1
FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage and sea level rise, in particular, along the Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay shoreline.* Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Removal of more properties from the floodplain yields more points up to total of 3 normalized points.
removes up to 10 properties from a 100-year flood zone
FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.*
CSE-1. Manage areas along the shoreline susceptible to erosion, including long-term strategic retreat where appropriate.

CSE-2. Identify opportunities to restore natural stream function, including meandering, in the lower 15 miles of the Carmel River and selected CSE-3. Reduce or prevent adverse downcutting in the main stem Carmel River and its tributaries.

WM-1. Reduce human-induced sources of non-point fine sediment runoff.

WM-2. Restore natural fire frequency in headwater forests. removes 11 to 50 properties from the 100-year flood zone removes 101 or more properties from a 100-year flood zone FP-2. Develop approaches for floodplain restoration or adaptive management that minimize maintenance and repair requirements (sustainable flood management systems).

FP-3. Promote floodplain restoration that protect quality and availability of water while preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.

WM-3. Restore the natural hydrologic flow regime in disturbed watersheds where appropriate, including low impact development strategies in WM-4. Re-establish a natural level of sediment supply within the Carmel River and its tributaries.

EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their habitats in the regional watersheds*; including, but not limited to, promoting the steelhead recovery by meeting accepted or approved environmental flows within the regional watersheds.

EV-2. Assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when developing water management strategies and projects.*
EV-3. Minimize adverse effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.

EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks long streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Assists region in meeting
EV-5, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-6, then Score 1 --> 0
EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.

EV-6 Promote watershed activities for fire fuel management and adaptive management strategies to protect water quality and water supplies from 6 of 14
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Climate Change (CC)
Assists region in meeting
CC-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-2, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Regional Communication and Cooperation (RCC)
Assists region to meet RC-1
(automatically calculated) 1
0 0
1 0
1 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.2
Assists region to meet RC-2
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
1 0
is delmonte board ngo? 0
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.2
Assists region in meeting
RC-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
RC-4, then Score 1 --> 0
CC-1. Implement adaptation measures and mitigation solutions to climate change effects, including increased large storm intensity and/or frequency, sea level rise, drought and wildfire.

CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.

CC-3. Increase energy conservation measures and alternatives to fossil fuel and non-renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and wastewater facility operations and IRWM projects.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

PROVIDED INFORMATION early in project development to the public to assist in understanding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources, including from climate change impacts.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

Partnerships – The project is proposed by a partnership of multiple organizations enabling use of shared expertise and resources.

Resource Management Strategy – The project includes a RMS that is not already being implemented in the region thereby would provide diversification of strategies.

Beneficial Uses – The project supports several different beneficial uses (see CCRWQCB, Basin Plan Chapter 2, 2001)
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from all regional agency and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from the public regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
INVOLVED & WORKED DIRECTLY WITH two or more regional agency and/or NGO stakeholders regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities, and/or solutions
COLLABORATED WITH, OR MADE PARTNERSHIPS with two or more agencies or NGOs on each aspect of the decision
RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for public education, outreach, and communication on water resource management and climate change, including to disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with interests in water management issues.

RC-4. Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and water forums and agencies.

Geography – The project implements a watershed-scale, regionalscale, or inter-regional project.

Hydrology – The project addresses multiple watershed functions within the hydrologic cycle.

RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation through ongoing meetings of the RWMG and regional data sharing.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Total Points for IRWM
Objectives = 27
maximum
= 55.5
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Resource Management Strategies (IRWM Plan Standard 4)
Category: Reduce Water Demand
0 0
Category: Improve Flood Management
1 Flood Risk Management *
Category: Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers
0 0
0 Category: Increase Water Supply
1 0
0 0
0 Category: Improve Water Quality
0 1
0 1
1 1
Category: Practice Resources Stewardship
0 Agriculture Lands Stewardship
0 Ecosystem Restoration *
0 Forest Management *
1 Land Use Planning and Management
1 Recharge Area Protection
1 Sediment Management
1 Watershed Management *
Category: People and Water
0 Economic Incentives
1 Outreach and Engagement
0 Water and Culture
0 Water-Dependent Recreation
Other Strategies
0 0
0 0
0 0
Total RMS Points = 11
Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage *
Seawater or Brackish Water Desalination *
Precipitation Enhancement
Recycled Municipal Water *
Surface Storage – Regional/local *
Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution *
Score one point for any Resource Management Strategies (RMS) that the proposed project will address. (Max points: 34)
Agriculture Water Use Efficiency
Urban Water Use Efficiency *
Conveyance – Regional/Local *
System Reoperation
Water Transfers *
Dewvaportation or Atmospheric Pressure Desalination
Fog Collection
Irrigated Land Retirement
Rainfed agriculture
Waterbag transport/storage technology
Groundwater Remediation/Aquifer Remediation
Matching Quality to Use
Pollution Prevention *
Salt and Salinity Management
Urban Stormwater Runoff Management *
Crop Idling for Water Transfers
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Strategic Considerations (PSP Table 4 Scoring Criteria) 0 1
1 3
2 7
0 SC-1 - Does the project involve or address inter-regional issues or does it involve two or more agencies? SC- 4. Does the project address a critical water resource related needs and priorities of the IRWM region as identified in the IRWM plan?
Yes; the project addresses Water Supply, Water Quality, Flood Protection, Watershed Management, Environmental Protection and Enhancement, Climate Change, and Regional Communication and Cooperation Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-5. Is the project sufficiently justified by the description given in the narrative of Section D.1? Does the narrative include requisite referenced supporting documentation such as models, studies, engineering reports, etc.? Did the narrative include other information that supports the justification for the proposed project, including how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits? Yes; the project is justified by the project description provided. No; the description does not include reference to models, studies, or other reports. Yes; the description discusses how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits. Points (Score: 3 points if "yes" to all three questions; 2 points if "Yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) =
No; the project addresses flooding issues at Del Monte Manor, there are no other agencies involved.

Points (Yes: 3 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-3. Does the project provide water for human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes? Yes the infiltrated water percs to a groundwater basin used for potable water supply Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC-8. Collectively, are the workplan, schedule, and budget thorough, reasonable, and justified; and consistent with each other? See Table 4 for specifics.

SC-6. Does the project address and/or adapt to the effects of climate change? Does the project address the climate change vulnerabilities assessed in the IRWM Plan? The project will address the effects of climate change on water supply and flooding within the City of Seaside. The project will rechange up to 14 acre feet per year of runoff into the Seaside Groundwater Basin. Additionally, the project will incorporate design measures to mitigation potential flooding from severe rainfall events.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = Subtotal Region/Nexus (10 maximum)
SC-7. Does the Work Plan include a complete description of all tasks necessary to result in a completed project? Are all necessary and reasonable deliverables identified? No; the Work Plan is a component of the Project Information Form. Project Information Form has not been submitted.
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2 1
3 0
0 1
0 Considerations include (one point each):
• Does the project description clearly and concisely address all required topics, including summarizing the major components, objectives and intended outcomes/benefits of the project? - YES • Are the tasks shown in the Workplan, Schedule and Budget consistent? - NO • Are the costs presented in the Budget backed up by and consistent with supporting justification/documentation? - YES
• Is the schedule reasonable considering the tasks presented in the workplan? - NO (no schedule provided) Points (Score: 1 point for each yes to bullet points; 4 maximum) SC- 9. Does the applicant have legal access rights, easements, or other access capabilities, to the property to implement the project; and if not, did the applicant provide a clear and concise narrative / schedule to obtain the necessary access? (Full points if N/A) Yes, drainage easement recorded.

No; the Project Information Form was not submitted.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC- 12. Does the project provide multiple (more than one) benefits? Yes; the project provides the following benefits as defined in Chapter 2 of the Central Coastal Basin Plan:

Groundwater Recharge, Non-Contact Water Recreation, and Wildlife Habitat Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 13. Does the project provide benefits to more than one IRWM region and/or Funding Area? Points (Yes or N/A: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Subtotal Work Plan, Budget, Schedule and Readiness (7 maximum) SC- 10. Does the budget leverage funds with other private, Federal, or Local fund resources above and beyond cost share requirements? If additional cost share is not provided, did the applicant provide describe attempts to use other funding sources and justify why it was not included.

No; the project site is located in a severely disadvantaged community. The City of Seaside seeks to waive the local cost share requirement.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-11. For each of the anticipated physical benefit(s) claimed, described, and quantified in Table 4 of the Project Information Form? Is each benefit claimed logical and reasonable given the information provided in the Work Plan?
No; the project will benefit the Monterey Peninsula. Carmel Bay, and South Montrerey Bay IRWM Region.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 14. If the proposed project addresses contamination per the requirements of AB 1249, does the project benefit a small disadvantaged community?
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0 0
1 0
11 DAC and Native Americans and Environmental Justice (DWR Review Factors D, E and f) 5 5
No; the project does not address requirements of AB 1249.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 15. Does the proposed project employ new or innovative technology or practices? No; the project proposes a pre-treatment bioswale and a sub-surface infiltration structure.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Subtotal Benefits and Program Preferences (7 maximum)
DAC &/or Native American Points (Yes:
5 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Does the project address any known environmental justice issues? Does the project avoid disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities ? Yes the project facilitates use of park space in a DAC and does not negatively affect DAC.

Environmental Justice Points (Yes for
both: 5 pts; No for either: 0 pts) =
SC- 16. Did the applicant provide a narrative on cost considerations that is fully explained based on information requested in the Project Information Form?
No; the application references a 30% design report with this information, but it was not provided.

Points (Yes: 2 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Total for DWR Scoring Criteria (25 maximum)
Does the project provide specific benefits to disadvantaged communities and/or Native American tribal communities? If so, explain.

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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (DWR Review Factors K and L) Adaptation Strategies
x Improve water supply reliability
x Expand conjunctive use of multiple water supply sources x Increase water use and/or reuse efficiency
x Provide additional water supply
x Promote water quality protection
Reduce water demand
Advance / expand recycled water use
x Promote urban runoff reuse
x Address sea level rise
x Address other anticipated climate change impacts
x Improve flood control
Promote habitat protection
Establish migration corridors
Re-establish river-floodplain hydrologic continuity
Re-introduce anadromous fish populations to watershed
Enhance and protect watershed forest and meadow systems 5 Mitigation Strategies
x Improve water system energy efficiency
Advance / expand recycled water use
x Promote urban runoff reuse
Promote use of renewable energy sources
Contribute to carbon sequestration
1 Put an X next to any climate change adaptation or mitigation strategy the proposed project will contribute to.

Implement one or more recommendations from the Erosion Mitigation Alternatives for Southern Monterey Bay (Alternatives Study) (ESA-PWA, May 2012) Climate Change Mitigation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Please describe: The project will address the effects of climate change on water supply and flooding within the City of Seaside. The project will rechange up to 14 acre feet per year of runoff into the Seaside Groundwater Basin. Additionally, the project will incorporate design measures to mitigation potential flooding from Climate Change Adaptation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Increase water use efficiency or promote energy-efficient water demand reduction
Does the proposed project reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions and/or improve energy efficiency compared to alternative proposed projects meeting the same regional objectives? If so, explain how.

Please describe: The project will infiltrate on average 14 acre feet per year into the Seaside Groundwater Basin. The project provides a long term potable water supply that is less energy intensive, and produces no GHG emissions, as compared to other alternative sources of water such sea water desalination or treatment of wastewater.
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Technical Feasibility (DWR Review Factor C)
OR
10 points: has the technology proposed been established as effective in similar situations? 10 points: Are project site conditions documented (geology/soil, ecology, hydrology, land use, public utilities)? 10 points: Do the project partners have experience with similar projects? (e.g., similar site, similar technology). 30 Discuss the technical feasibility of the project. If possible, cite references that contain information about the proposed project and detail the technical feasibility of the project.

No technical studies were provided. This technology has been established as effective in similar situations. The City has experience with similar projects.
30 points: Technical feasibility has been documented in a project-specific pilot study or previous phase or has a documented track record of success
Technical Feasibility Points (See above) =
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
General Project Information
Project Title:

Project Location:

Estimated Cost:

Project Proponent Information
Contact Name:

Affiliation:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION
Description
Mr. Fred Meurer, City Administrator
Sand City
1 Pendergrass Way, Sand City, CA 93955
831-394-3054
[email protected]
Other participating and/or partner agencies/organizations (if applicable):

DRAFT (version date: May 30, 2019)
West End Stormwater Management Improvements
The project is located within the city limits of the City of Sand City and fully within the $2,634,000
Brief Project Description (1 to 2 sentences):

Completion of design/construction of a green/complete street for two streets in Sand City, Contra Costa and Catalina, respectively.

There are not any other agencies involved.

Please provide a description of your project (including the location) and its purpose, what will be constructed and/or implemented, how the project will function, the area(s) and/or entities that will be affected by or will benefit from the project, and any potential obstacles to implementation.

The project represents a retrofit of two existing streets, Catalina and Contra Costa Streets, to integrate LID features such as bioretention that will address multiple city needs including flood control, water quality, receiving water protection and regulatory compliance. The project would include building upon the concept design to full design and construction. Stakeholder outreach, including the public, would be an integral part of the project. Sand City has not yet conducted a green/complete street retrofit and understands the multi-benefit value these type of green street projects can provide to the community and environment. The project can serve as a catalyst for the City to further implement LID/Green Infrastructure practices.

As part of the concept design development, quantification of benefits was estimated including:

1. Average annual stormwater volume reduced/infiltrated.

2. Average annual pollutant load reductions (e.g., TSS, metals)

3. Event-based facility capacity (e.g., 85th percentile, 24-hr storm event)

4. Increased number of native, drought-tolerant plants and trees.

5. Length of street modified to provide community urban greening benefits.

These estimates will be further refined as part of the full design process. Qualitative benefits were also estimated and are provided with this proposal.
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IRWM Objectives - IRWM Plan Standard 3
Water Supply (WS)
Assists region to meet WS-1
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Bonus Points =
(auto calculate) 0.2727
Assists region to meet WS-2
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WS-5, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WS-6, then Score 1 --> 0
up to 550 AFY
at least 1100 AFY (10%)
at least 1650 AFY (20%)
at least 2200 AFY (30%)
at least 2750 AFY (40%)
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.**
Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Larger water supply quantities yield more points up to total of 3 normalized points.

WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water.*
Enter the number 1 in each category.as appropriate (up to 2 raw points; 1.5 normalized points)
provides recycled water to one or more properties within the region expands source water to either CAWD or MRWPCA
at least 3300 AFY (50%)
at least 3850 AFY (60%)
at least 4400 AFY (70%)
at least 7200 AFY (80%)
at least 8100 AFY (90%)
at least 9000 AFY (100%)
WS-3. Develop opportunities for stormwater capture and reuse pursuant to the Stormwater Resource Plan.

WS-4. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation throughout the Region.*
WS-5. Improve water supplies to achieve multiple benefits, beneficial uses and environmental flows.

WS-6. Seek long-term sustainable supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Water Quality (WQ)
Assists region to meet WQ-2
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
1 1
1 1
Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 2.5
Assists region to meet WQ-1
(automatically calculated) 1
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.3333
Assists region to meet WQ-3
(automatically calculated) 1
0 1
implements regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 6 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases regional monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring
assists in meeting Basin Plan objectives or NPDES permit limits removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion, contaminant sources WQ-1. Improve inland surface water quality for environmental resources (e.g. steelhead), including headwaters and tributaries of streams, and to protect potable water supplies.*
assists in implementing ASBS compliance plans
removes trash from storm water
eliminates or reduces soil erosion in watersheds discharging to the ocean
eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
implements low impact development (LID) measures within existing developed areas
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from one or more storm water point source by 90% compared to 2011-2012 eliminates or reduces the risk of a source of non-storm water discharge
implements low impact development (LID) features, techniques, and practices within existing developed areas
WQ-2. Improve ocean water quality, including, but not limited to, Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing pollutants in stormwater discharges.*
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 9 raw points; 3 normalized points):
prevents, reduces, or minimizes groundwater quality degradation through reduction in pollutant loads, remediation, reclamation and reuse, or through enhancement of groundwater levels/volumes thereby reducing the potential for seawater intrusion.
reduces pollutant load during design storm events from 2 or more stormwater point sources by 90% compared to 2011-12
achieves Table B Instantaneous Max. Water Quality Objectives in Ch. II of the Ocean Plan on average
WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater basins, especially where at risk from seawater intrusion
Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 2 raw points; 3 normalized points):
increases groundwater basin monitoring or contributes to statewide water quality monitoring.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.5
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Flood Protection
Assists region to meet FP-1
(automatically calculated) 0
0 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
FP-4, then Score 1 --> 1
Coastal and Streamside Erosion (CSE)
Assists region in meeting
CSE-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CSE-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
CSE-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Watershed Management (WM)
Assists region in meeting
WM-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WM-2, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
WM-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
WM-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Environmental Protection and Enhancement (EV)
Assists region in meeting
EV-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
EV-2, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
EV-3, then Score 1 --> 0
FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage and sea level rise, in particular, along the Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay shoreline.* Enter the number 1 in the appropriate category. Do not choose more than one category. Removal of more properties from the floodplain yields more points up to total of 3 normalized points.
removes up to 10 properties from a 100-year flood zone
FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.*
CSE-1. Manage areas along the shoreline susceptible to erosion, including long-term strategic retreat where appropriate.

CSE-2. Identify opportunities to restore natural stream function, including meandering, in the lower 15 miles of the Carmel River and selected CSE-3. Reduce or prevent adverse downcutting in the main stem Carmel River and its tributaries.

WM-1. Reduce human-induced sources of non-point fine sediment runoff.

WM-2. Restore natural fire frequency in headwater forests. removes 11 to 50 properties from the 100-year flood zone removes 101 or more properties from a 100-year flood zone FP-2. Develop approaches for floodplain restoration or adaptive management that minimize maintenance and repair requirements (sustainable flood management systems).

FP-3. Promote floodplain restoration that protect quality and availability of water while preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.

WM-3. Restore the natural hydrologic flow regime in disturbed watersheds where appropriate, including low impact development strategies in WM-4. Re-establish a natural level of sediment supply within the Carmel River and its tributaries.

EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their habitats in the regional watersheds*; including, but not limited to, promoting the steelhead recovery by meeting accepted or approved environmental flows within the regional watersheds.

EV-2. Assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when developing water management strategies and projects.*
EV-3. Minimize adverse effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Assists region in meeting
EV-4, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-5, then Score 1 --> 0
Assists region in meeting
EV-6, then Score 1 --> 0
EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.

EV-6 Promote watershed activities for fire fuel management and adaptive management strategies to protect water quality and water supplies from EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks long streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into projects.
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Climate Change (CC)
Assists region in meeting
CC-1, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-2, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
CC-3, then Score 1 --> 0
Regional Communication and Cooperation (RCC)
Assists region to meet RC-1
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
1 0
1 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.8
Assists region to meet RC-2
(automatically calculated) 1
1 0
1 0
0 Bonus points =
(auto calculate) 1.2
Assists region in meeting
RC-3, then Score 1 --> 1
Assists region in meeting
RC-4, then Score 1 --> 0
CC-1. Implement adaptation measures and mitigation solutions to climate change effects, including increased large storm intensity and/or frequency, sea level rise, drought and wildfire.

CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.

CC-3. Increase energy conservation measures and alternatives to fossil fuel and non-renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and wastewater facility operations and IRWM projects.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

PROVIDED INFORMATION early in project development to the public to assist in understanding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources, including from climate change impacts.

Enter the number 1 in each category as appropriate (up to a total of 5 raw points; 3 normalized points):

Partnerships – The project is proposed by a partnership of multiple organizations enabling use of shared expertise and resources.

Resource Management Strategy – The project includes a RMS that is not already being implemented in the region thereby would provide diversification of strategies.

Beneficial Uses – The project supports several different beneficial uses (see CCRWQCB, Basin Plan Chapter 2, 2001)
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from all regional agency and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
CONSULTED & OBTAINED FEEDBACK from the public regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities and/or solutions
INVOLVED & WORKED DIRECTLY WITH two or more regional agency and/or NGO stakeholders regarding the problem, alternatives, opportunities, and/or solutions
COLLABORATED WITH, OR MADE PARTNERSHIPS with two or more agencies or NGOs on each aspect of the decision
RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for public education, outreach, and communication on water resource management and climate change, including to disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with interests in water management issues.

RC-4. Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and water forums and agencies.

Geography – The project implements a watershed-scale, regionalscale, or inter-regional project.

Hydrology – The project addresses multiple watershed functions within the hydrologic cycle.

RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation through ongoing meetings of the RWMG and regional data sharing.

ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Total Points for IRWM
Objectives = 25.6
maximum
= 55.5
ADD up to three (3) additional points
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Resource Management Strategies (IRWM Plan Standard 4)
Category: Reduce Water Demand
0 1
Category: Improve Flood Management
1 Flood Risk Management *
Category: Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers
1 0
0 Category: Increase Water Supply
1 0
0 0
1 Category: Improve Water Quality
0 1
1 1
1 1
Category: Practice Resources Stewardship
0 Agriculture Lands Stewardship
1 Ecosystem Restoration *
0 Forest Management *
1 Land Use Planning and Management
1 Recharge Area Protection
1 Sediment Management
1 Watershed Management *
Category: People and Water
0 Economic Incentives
1 Outreach and Engagement
0 Water and Culture
0 Water-Dependent Recreation
Other Strategies
0 0
0 0
0 0
Total RMS Points = 16
Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage *
Seawater or Brackish Water Desalination *
Precipitation Enhancement
Recycled Municipal Water *
Surface Storage – Regional/local *
Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution *
Score one point for any Resource Management Strategies (RMS) that the proposed project will address. (Max points: 34)
Agriculture Water Use Efficiency
Urban Water Use Efficiency *
Conveyance – Regional/Local *
System Reoperation
Water Transfers *
Dewvaportation or Atmospheric Pressure Desalination
Fog Collection
Irrigated Land Retirement
Rainfed agriculture
Waterbag transport/storage technology
Groundwater Remediation/Aquifer Remediation
Matching Quality to Use
Pollution Prevention *
Salt and Salinity Management
Urban Stormwater Runoff Management *
Crop Idling for Water Transfers
ADD up to three (3) additional points
depending on the extent to which
the project assists the region in
meeting this objective (See Bonus
Points, below)
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Strategic Considerations (PSP Table 4 Scoring Criteria) 0 1
1 3
2 7
2 SC-1 - Does the project involve or address inter-regional issues or does it involve two or more agencies? SC- 4. Does the project address a critical water resource related needs and priorities of the IRWM region as identified in the IRWM plan?
Yes; the project addresses Water Supply, Water Quality, Flood Protection, Watershed Management.

Environmental Protection and Enhancement, Climate Change, and Regional Communication and Cooperation Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-5. Is the project sufficiently justified by the description given in the narrative of Section D.1? Does the narrative include requisite referenced supporting documentation such as models, studies, engineering reports, etc.? Did the narrative include other information that supports the justification for the proposed project, including how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits? Yes; the project is justified by the project description provided. Yes; the project proponent provided an alternatives analysis to support the project. Yes; the description discusses how the project can achieve the claimed level of benefits.

Points (Score: 3 points if "yes" to all three questions; 2 points if "Yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) =
No; the project will serve 2 streets in Sand City: Catalina Street and Contra Costa Street. No other agencies are involved.

Points (Yes: 3 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-3. Does the project provide water for human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes? Boosts freshwater recharge near local desal brackish water intake.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC-8. Collectively, are the workplan, schedule, and budget thorough, reasonable, and justified; and consistent with each other? See Table 4 for specifics.

SC-6. Does the project address and/or adapt to the effects of climate change? Does the project address the climate change vulnerabilities assessed in the IRWM Plan? Decentralized stormwater system designs using LID such as the West End Project, create a broader system of facilities that can capture and infiltrate stormwater at the neighborhood scale to minimize the volume and conveyance of pollutants.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = Subtotal Region/Nexus (10 maximum)
SC-7. Does the Work Plan include a complete description of all tasks necessary to result in a completed project? Are all necessary and reasonable deliverables identified? Yes to both questions; the Work Plan provides a complete Project Description and deliverables are identified. 10 of 14
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3 1
6 1
2 1
0 Considerations include (one point each):
• Does the project description clearly and concisely address all required topics, including summarizing the major components, objectives and intended outcomes/benefits of the project? - YES • Are the tasks shown in the Workplan, Schedule and Budget consistent? - YES • Are the costs presented in the Budget backed up by and consistent with supporting justification/documentation? - YES
• Is the schedule reasonable considering the tasks presented in the workplan? - NO (no schedule provided) Points (Score: 1 point for each yes to bullet points; 4 maximum) SC- 9. Does the applicant have legal access rights, easements, or other access capabilities, to the property to implement the project; and if not, did the applicant provide a clear and concise narrative / schedule to obtain the necessary access? (Full points if N/A) The Project will be constructed entirely within the City's street right-of-way and under the jurisdiction of the CIty.

There are small portions of the project within a "non appealable" coastal zone overlay that may require a Coastal Development Permit (CDP). However, if required the CDP would be issued by the City and not the California Coastal Commission, due to the "non appealable" overlay.

Yes; The Project was designed to provide capture and treatment of at least the 85th percentile, 24-hour storm event to provide treatment of the water quality design storm and mimic natural watershed processes as outlined by the Central Coast Water Quality Control Board. Additional benefit through dry well infiltration will optimize groundwater augmentation to address water supply objectives.

Points (Score: 2 points if "yes" to 2 questions; 1 point for "yes" to one question) = SC- 12. Does the project provide multiple (more than one) benefits? Yes; the project provides the following benefits as defined in Chapter 2 of the Central Coastal Basin Plan:

Groundwater Recharge, Marine Habitat
Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Points (Yes or N/A: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Subtotal Work Plan, Budget, Schedule and Readiness (7 maximum) SC- 10. Does the budget leverage funds with other private, Federal, or Local fund resources above and beyond cost share requirements? If additional cost share is not provided, did the applicant provide describe attempts to use other funding sources and justify why it was not included.

Yes; the project is located in a disadvantaged community and the City will request a match reduction to 5%.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC-11. For each of the anticipated physical benefit(s) claimed, described, and quantified in Table 4 of the Project Information Form? Is each benefit claimed logical and reasonable given the information provided in the Work Plan?
SC- 13. Does the project provide benefits to more than one IRWM region and/or Funding Area? No; the project will benefit the Monterey Peninsula. Carmel Bay, and South Montrerey Bay IRWM Region.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
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5 2
20 DAC and Native Americans and Environmental Justice (DWR Review Factors D, E and f) 5 5
Yes, The project will remove nitrates from urban stormwater runoff and is therefore consistent with AB 1249.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
SC- 15. Does the proposed project employ new or innovative technology or practices? No; the project proposes LID features such as bioretention.

Points (Yes: 1 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Subtotal Benefits and Program Preferences (7 maximum)
SC- 14. If the proposed project addresses contamination per the requirements of AB 1249, does the project benefit a small disadvantaged community?
DAC &/or Native American Points (Yes:
5 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Does the project address any known environmental justice issues? Does the project avoid disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities ? Flooding in and pollution from DAC, does not negatively affect DAC Environmental Justice Points (Yes for
both: 5 pts; No for either: 0 pts) =
SC- 16. Did the applicant provide a narrative on cost considerations that is fully explained based on information requested in the Project Information Form?
Yes; the Project Information Form was not provided, however, the proponents provided a budget justification that explains/justifies the estimated cost of the project.

Points (Yes: 2 pts; No: 0 pts) =
Total for DWR Scoring Criteria (25 maximum)
Does the project provide specific benefits to disadvantaged communities and/or Native American tribal communities? If so, explain.

Yes. The project location is entirely within a DAC Block and will benefit 100% of the DAC community. Additionally, the City as a whole is comprised of DAC Places, Tracks and Blocks and those using Lincoln Avenue for shopping and business will benefit from the project. The project location also falls entirely within an EDA area. 12 of 14
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (DWR Review Factors K and L) Adaptation Strategies
x Improve water supply reliability
x Expand conjunctive use of multiple water supply sources Increase water use and/or reuse efficiency
Provide additional water supply
x Promote water quality protection
Reduce water demand
Advance / expand recycled water use
x Promote urban runoff reuse
Address sea level rise
x Address other anticipated climate change impacts
x Improve flood control
Promote habitat protection
Establish migration corridors
Re-establish river-floodplain hydrologic continuity
Re-introduce anadromous fish populations to watershed
Enhance and protect watershed forest and meadow systems 5 Mitigation Strategies
Improve water system energy efficiency
Advance / expand recycled water use
x Promote urban runoff reuse
Promote use of renewable energy sources
x Contribute to carbon sequestration
2 Put an X next to any climate change adaptation or mitigation strategy the proposed project will contribute to.

Implement one or more recommendations from the Erosion Mitigation Alternatives for Southern Monterey Bay (Alternatives Study) (ESA-PWA, May 2012) Climate Change Mitigation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Please describe: Decentralized stormwater system designs using LID such as the West End Project, create a broader system of facilities that can capture and infiltrate stormwater at the neighborhood scale to minimize the volume and conveyance of pollutants.

Climate Change Adaptation (Score 1 for every
strategy implemented, up to 5 max) =
Increase water use efficiency or promote energy-efficient water demand reduction
Does the proposed project reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions and/or improve energy efficiency compared to alternative proposed projects meeting the same regional objectives? If so, explain how.

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Technical Feasibility (DWR Review Factor C)
OR
10 points: has the technology proposed been established as effective in similar situations? 10 points: Are project site conditions documented (geology/soil, ecology, hydrology, land use, public utilities)? 10 points: Do the project partners have experience with similar projects? (e.g., similar site, similar technology). 10 Discuss the technical feasibility of the project. If possible, cite references that contain information about the proposed project and detail the technical feasibility of the project.

No project specific technical studies were provided. This technology has been established as effective in similar situations. The City does not have experience with similar projects. 30 points: Technical feasibility has been documented in a project-specific pilot study or previous phase or has a documented track record of success
Technical Feasibility Points (See above) =
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STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AND
OUTREACH PLAN FOR THE 2013 IRWMP
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MONTEREY PENINSULA, CARMEL BAY, AND SOUTH

MONTEREY BAY

INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Prepared for the
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
By
Denise Duffy & Associates
Draft dated: October 9, 2013
with minor edits May 2014
Finalized June 2014
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................... 1

2. STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION AND INVOLVEMENT .................................................................... 2

3. DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES................................................................................................................... 3

4. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.............................................. 6

5. COMMUNITY OUTREACH...................................................................................................................................... 7 Appendices
Appendix A. Stakeholder List (July 2012)
Appendix B. Outreach and Communication Tables (July 2012 with final edits to Outreach Log May 2014)
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1. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this Stakeholder Involvement and Outreach Plan (Plan) for the 2013 Update to the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay (hereinafter, “Monterey Peninsula” or “MP”) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan is to work toward meeting regional goals, objectives, and state standards and priorities for the IRWM Grant Program by establishing, updating, and monitoring the efforts to involve public, stakeholders, and disadvantaged communities in the regional water planning process.

California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, IRWM Proposition 84 and 1E Guidelines (November 2012) identify the following IRWM plan standards that are considered by this Outreach Plan:
 Use of the Ahwahnee Water Principles (http://www.lgc.org/ahwahnee/h2o_principles.html), including multi-agency collaboration, stakeholder involvement and collaboration. In addition, one of the principles states: “From start to finish, projects and programs should involve the public, build relationships, and increase the sharing of and access to information.”  The “Governance” IRWM Plan standard requires that the plan include a description of how the plan addresses and ensures an adequate public outreach and involvement process, and a balanced access and opportunity for participation in the process,  The Stakeholder Involvement Plan standard requires that the plan contain a public process that provides outreach and an opportunity to participate in the plan development and implementation to the appropriate local agencies and stakeholders, as applicable to the region, including the following:
o Wholesale and retail water purveyors
o Wastewater agencies
o Flood control agencies (including those agencies who submit applications for Prop 1E funded Storm Water Flood Management Grants)
o Municipal and county governments and special districts o Electrical corporations
o Native American tribes
o Self-supplied water users
o Environmental stewardship organizations
o Community organizations
o Industry organizations
o State, federal, and regional agencies or universities o Disadvantaged community (DAC) members (see detailed description in Section 3.

Disadvantaged Communities)
o Any other interested group appropriate to the region
DWR requires IRWM Programs to include provisions to, among other things, ensure equitable distribution of benefits by increasing participation of small and Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) in the IRWM planning process and to address safe drinking water and wastewater treatment needs of those communities.

This Plan and its related tasks create the framework whereby the Monterey Peninsula IRWM Planning Region can successfully satisfy the following DAC IRWM Program preferences and Statewide Priorities as specified in PRC §75026(b), CWC §10544, and in Table 1 of the Proposition 84 and 1E IRWM Guidelines (DWR, August 2010):

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• Address critical water supply or water quality needs of DACs within the region. • Address statewide priorities, including “ensure equitable distribution of benefits,” which includes specifically:
o Increase the participation of small and disadvantaged communities in the IRWM process. o Develop multi-benefit projects with consideration of affected DACs and vulnerable populations.
o Identify and include projects that address safe drinking water and wastewater treatment needs of DACs.
o Address critical water supply or water quality needs of California Native American Tribes.

The Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) identified regional communication and cooperation as one of its objective categories in its 2007 IRWM Plan, including the following detailed objectives:
• Meet or exceed State and Federal regulatory orders, provided that mandates are funded. • Identify strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources. • Foster collaboration between regional entities to minimize and resolve potential conflicts and to obtain support for environmentally responsible water supply solutions. • Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and other water forums and agencies to facilitate the permitting, planning and implementation of water-related projects. • Identify opportunities for public education about the need, complexity, and cost of strategies, programs, plans, and projects to improve water supply, water quality, flood management, coastal conservation, and environmental protection.

Meaningful public participation goals, objectives, and strategies are critical to involving the public in the process of recommending and pursuing projects and programs in their communities. This Plan was prepared to help coordinate and guide the outreach activities to reach and involve stakeholders and DACs in their communities and, by meaningful dialog, to communicate water resource issues that are important to them. This Plan includes data that are currently available about communities that meet the definition by the DWR of “Disadvantaged Community” and gives a brief overview of water issues affecting these communities (see section 3 for details and our definition of DAC). The Plan also outlines responsibilities for implementation and evaluation of outreach activities envisioned. As RWMG, TAC, stakeholder/committee meetings occur, and mapping and other data become available; this Plan will be updated and expanded to better meet the requirements, goals and objectives of the region. The planning process will thereby continue to understand and address emerging critical water issues impacting the public/communities, including DACs.

2. STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION AND INVOLVEMENT
The Prop 84/ & 1E IRWM Guidelines require that the IRWM Plan contain processes that provide outreach and an opportunity to participate in plan development and implementation. In order to meet this criterion, the IRWM Plan process included an expanded stakeholder research effort to develop the list found in Appendix A [Stakeholder List – working draft dated July 2012]. This list was used to share information; and invite and involve stakeholders in the IRWM process. This Plan, including the stakeholder list, is proposed to be included in the 2013 Update to the IRWM Plan.

Although there are no DWR supplied protocols as each IRWM region will have differing relationships among the various stakeholders, the MP 2013 IRWM Plan Update used the Prop 84 & 1 E Guidelines to identify stakeholders and amend the list as needed during the process. The stakeholder list was used to notify interested or potentially interested stakeholders for each public meeting. The list was expanded as Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1351, Packet Page 1451 Stakeholder/Outreach Plan Denise Duffy &Associates, Inc.

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needed throughout the process to include not only the easily identified stakeholder, but also the less obvious stakeholder. The following methods were used to identify stakeholders:
 Open announcements of IRWM meetings that invite new stakeholders (self identification).

Public meeting notices were posted in disadvantaged community public places, in newspapers and links provided on the RWMG websites.
 Recommendation of additional stakeholders from those already involved in the IRWM Plan  Request for stakeholder lists from adjacent IRWM regions (specifically, the Greater Monterey County region which surrounds the Monterey Peninsula region)  Identification of stakeholders through direct research of water management issues in the region, including database and on-line research, review of recent board, committee, commission and agency correspondence, meeting minutes, and documents.
 Targeted outreach to underrepresented groups, including organizations that support disadvantaged communities.

Tables summarizing the activities proposed for stakeholder, public, and DAC outreach during the 2013 IRWM Plan Update are included in Appendix B [Outreach and Communication Tables; Working Draft Dated July 2012]. These tables document key inputs required for the plan update, a meeting summary, and an outreach and stakeholder activities log to document ongoing outreach and communications.

3. DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
Disadvantaged community is defined by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) as any community where the median household income (MHI) is below 80% of the statewide median household income (SMHI).

Recently released census data were used to identify DACs according to the current DWR standard.

Annual household income information is made available by the US Bureau of the Census through annual American Community Survey (ACS) data which includes income sampling that is no longer collected in other census records.

The 2006-2010 American Community Survey (AVS) 5-year Estimates show that four census tracts within the planning region can be considered a DAC (see Figure X). According to the ACS survey, the median household income (MHI) at which at area can be considered a DAC is $48,706 (i.e., 80% of the California MHI). The following tracts were below that threshold MHI:

Tract (City) Population
MHI (2010
inflationadjusted
dollars)
% of Families
whose Income
in Past 12
Months was
Below the
Poverty Line
% Hispanic/Latino
Population
Tract 127 (Monterey): 3,137 $46,400 5.6 7.0
Tract 136 (Seaside): 4,102 $46,756 9.8 59.3
Tract 137 (Seaside): 4,690 $42,551 17.1 72.5
Tract 140 (Seaside/Sand
City)
2,479 $47,759 6.1 50.7
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In addition to these identified DAC tracts, there may be “hidden” DACs within larger census groupings.

Because the IRWM Planning Region includes some rural and sparsely populated tracts, it is anticipated that there are additional communities not identified by tract level data searches that meet DWR’s definition of a disadvantaged community. In March, 2012, the California Department of Water Resources announced that DAC identification should be based on 5-year ACS Estimates and that a mapping tool was available to IRWM regions. Alternative methods for determination of DAC status are under development and will be included in the draft revised IRWMP Implementation Grant Guidelines scheduled for release July 2012. Lack of methods to identify other disadvantaged communities that are not tracked by the ACS may be a problem because it may exclude communities that have serious water challenges and could prevent access to funding opportunities in Round 2 of IRWMP Implementation Grants.

One example of a potential DAC is the area in and around Cachagua Valley. To outreach to this group for the 2007 IRWM process, MPWMD coordinated a meeting of the Carmel River Advisory Committee in Cachagua Valley in September 2007 to solicit input on problems and issues in that sub-watershed.

Based on input at the meeting, issues in this sub-watershed include the need for more water conservation measures, a lack of an existing central group or governing structure in Cachagua Valley that might be able to carry out watershed management planning, and the need to improve the water supply to meet demand during drought conditions. Additional outreach to the known and potential DACs is described in Section 5, Community Outreach.

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Tract (City) % Hispanic/Latino Population
% of Population that Speaks
Language Other than English at
Home
Tract 127 (Monterey): 7.0 24.6
Tract 136 (Seaside): 59.3 61.1
Tract 137 (Seaside): 72.5 75.8
Tract 140 (Seaside/Sand City) 50.7 57.3

WATER NEEDS AND CONSTRAINTS
Environmental justice concerns for DACs exist where water resource problems disproportionately impact communities that lack the capacity to address those problems themselves, due to financial, language, or other constraints. Impediments to DAC participation in the IRWM planning process are common in both urban and rural areas, including lack of accessible information on water quality and related health impacts, and lack of resources to address those issues. Outreach should address difficulties that are experienced by disadvantaged community members. The following are issues of concern that have been identified preliminarily by MPWMD and DD&A:
 Language and Cultural Consideration. According to census data the population of Monterey County is 55.4 percent Hispanic/Latino; however this statistic is not necessarily applicable to the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay IRWM region. Language diversity in the region may trigger the need to develop bilingual (Spanish) outreach materials and outreach partners. The Monterey Peninsula RWMG may need to expand outreach to Native American tribal communities in a culturally sensitive way as described in the Community Outreach section of this plan. In 2010, Monterey County had a Native American population of 5,396 persons or

1.3 percent of the County population. Although tribal affiliations are expected to be diverse within the County, the Ohlone/Coastanoan - Esselen and Salinian tribes who are native to the area may request to be contacted as part of the outreach process. In 2013, Native American representatives on recent lists provided by the Native American Heritage Commisssion were contacted via email to request their involvement in the IRWM Planning Process.  Affordability. Although only four census tracts in the Region qualify as disadvantaged communities per DWR guidance (see above), increases in water or wastewater service rates that could accompany the implementation of projects included in the IRWM Plan may potentially affect these communities. A priority of the Region is to seek external grant funding or subventions to offset the cost of implementing new, and often expensive, projects. External funding assistance will help offset costs to existing rate payers in the region, especially those rate payers with a limited ability to pay, and help ensure that those rate payers are affected as little as possible. Cal-Am has begun to request an expansion of its H2O – Help to Others Program.  Water Quality/Flooding. Monterey County Health Department, Environmental Division, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and a number of Community Service Districts and Water Districts were contacted for information regarding areas that might be known to experience water quality problems. No disadvantaged communities have been identified that experience disproportionally poor water supply quality or flooding issues because the region is, in general, served by public water, wastewater, and drainage/flood control entities. In addition, storm water permitting, education, and other state and federal programs (including some IRWM Projects) address many non-point source water quality issues. Some communities in areas not served by public systems may also qualify as disadvantaged and are planned to be included in outreach efforts, if identified in the future.

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DAC-SPECIFIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
The RWMG wants to ensure that the water resource management needs and interests of DACs are fully addressed in the IRWM Plan and that DAC’s are provided ample opportunities for involvement in IRWM Plan development. As described in Section 1, MPWMD, with assistance by DD&A has prepared this outreach plan and DD&A provided outreach services to MPWMD. Specifically, the organizations listed in Appendix A were invited with a formal cover letter and in some cases, personal email and/or phone call to be involved in the IRWM Plan.

DAC Outreach will be conducted in a phased manner, increasing and broadening over time, if needed.

Staff at MPWMD and DD&A will assist with building collaborations and partnerships to further expand outreach activities. Implementation activities will begin immediately and progress reports will be made to MPWMD as required under the terms of the grant. Outreach will begin in areas that have been previously identified as DACs. Other areas may be added upon further analysis of the IRWM DAC map data, information made available from DWR, and other public agencies and organizations for smaller areas, (anticipated in July 2012). A special effort will be made to encourage disadvantage communities to participate in stakeholder meetings, including targeted hard copy notice mailings and postings within the community, personal emails and phone calls as documented in the outreach log. See additional detail in Sections 4 and 5 of this document.

RWMG participants and stakeholders who have worked with, and understand the issues and concerns of, the Monterey Peninsula DACs will be provided with an opportunity to comment on the IRWM plan update prior to its finalization and implementation. In addition, outreach will be reviewed and evaluated periodically over the duration of the IRWM Planning Grant. Objectives and strategies may be modified over time depending on the level of DAC participation achieved, as projects are prioritized, and upon evaluation by the RWMG. Recommendations may be made by the RWMG to modify this Plan to improve outcomes to improve efforts to involve targeted areas.

The RWMG recognizes that even within DAC communities, there may be populations that are severely disadvantaged and may require additional support. DACs may also be rendered invisible in other ways, for example, low-income communities that may live within wealthier ones, unincorporated communities that are not tracked by Census, or other communities that are not well documented. This problem is especially significant in rural areas. Identifying these “hidden” DACs will be part of the DAC Outreach effort.

See summary of proposed communications with, and involvement of, the public, stakeholders, and DACs in Appendix B [Outreach and Communication Tables; Working Draft Dated July 2012]. This plan will be updated periodically to continue to pursue additional DAC involvement, as needed.

4. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Strong partnerships with local agencies and non-profit organizations are critically important to a successful outreach strategy. These institutions have knowledge of communities, have existing relationships with the communities that can be leveraged and built on, and may already be aware of key issues and concerns within the communities. Recognizing the importance of strong local partnerships, the outreach work will include a significant focus on identifying and developing relationships with key local agencies, non-profit organizations and other community institutions.

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Throughout the conversations with local agencies, non-profit organizations, and community institutions particular focus will be on gathering insights and ideas regarding the best methods to reach their constituents; identify communities where needs are greatest; determine where opportunities for collaboration may exist; explore suggestions of potential projects where prior projects failed, and determine what approaches might be successful.

OBJE C TI VE S
 Inform and involve local agencies and organizations in the IRWM process.  Communicate with identified groups, as they are likely to be familiar with the needs of the communities and be able to identify community leaders to facilitate successful outreach.  Build upon existing relationships between local agencies/organizations.

STR A T EGI ES A ND AC T IV I TI ES
 Identify local agencies, non-profit organizations and other community institutions that might be stakeholders [done April – May 2014]
 Update and expand the existing stakeholder contact list with current information for local agencies and organizations working on water-related issues [done April – May 2014]  Contact, via phone or email, identified representatives of local agencies and organizations to deepen their understanding of the IRWM planning process, explore the possibility of partnering to conduct IRWM Plan outreach, identify key individuals and develop appropriate strategies for communicating with them [done April – May 2014]
 Personally invite local agency and organization representatives including representation of DACs to join as stakeholders and participate in meetings or workshops on an open-ended basis.

Representatives may not have time to participate, but the invitation should be extended and remain open. If they cannot participate, let them know where to find information (e.g., website.) [ongoing]

5. COMMUNITY OUTREACH
In order for the MP IRWM Planning effort to successfully identify and address the needs of the stakeholder, active engagement of the stakeholders throughout the process is absolutely necessary. This engagement is what ensures that appropriate projects are identified and included in the processes. This will help ensure that proposed projects have the cooperation, knowledge and commitment of the people who live and work in the target communities, and are therefore able to be completed successfully. Public participation efforts are intended to be inclusive and democratic, and to allow time for thorough communication of issues, potential solutions, potential impacts and benefits, responsibilities, and potential partnerships. The public will have the opportunities to propose and explore new projects that will address water supply, affordability and open space needs.

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OBJE C TI VE S
 Foster participation and engagement by underrepresented members of the public (including DAC and tribal leaders) in meetings by encouraging cultural sensitivity of the IRWM Plan.  Involve the public, and in particular, DACs in developing projects – and where needed, adding new projects to the IRWM projects list.
 Ensure the greatest level of participation by targeted community members leading to exploration and implementation of water improvement projects fully supported by the local community

STR A T EGI ES A ND AC T IV I TI ES
 Build upon existing relationships/contacts with the public agencies, representatives of water and wastewater service providers, and non-profit agencies with interests in water quality, access and affordability issues and will continue to discuss opportunities for outreach partnerships within their jurisdictions. [ongoing]
 Relationships with community advocacy and non-profit organizations and other community groups will be enhanced and additional groups will be contacted in DACs that are newly identified to encourage participation and collaborative outreach activities within those areas. [ongoing]
 Consult with public agencies, members and advocacy organizations to prioritize outreach to those communities with the greatest need. Input from public agencies and community organizations and needs data such as existing water quality conditions, income disparities, and other factors will be considered. [ongoing]
 Update, maintain and expand the DAC contacts list (i.e., within the larger stakeholder list) to include all agencies, organizations and individuals connected and interested in water access issues. [ongoing]
 Add all DAC contact information gathered through one-on-one interviews, community meetings and other outreach to the stakeholder contact list. [ongoing]  Update the DAC outreach contact list regularly to include organizations involved in emerging social and environmental justice programs in the region. [ongoing]  Follow-up periodically with contacts to obtain information for additional outreach and evaluation of successes or failures. [ongoing]
 Log all communications to avoid repetitive contacts with the same individual/group and to be aware of work done to date. See Appendix B, page 3. [ongoing]  Prepare and send additional hardcopy stakeholder meeting notices to targeted community organizations that represent and/or assist disadvantaged groups and individuals. Post hardcopy notices at high visibility locations within the areas identified by the DWR guidance as disadvantaged communities. [completed July 6, 2012]
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Stakeholders List (July 11, 2012)
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WORKING DRAFT STAKEHOLDERS LIST
FOR THE 2013 UPDATE TO THE MONTEREY PENINSULA, CARMEL BAY, AND SOUTH MONTEREY BAY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (VERSION: JULY 10, 2012) Regional Water Management Group:

Other Stakeholders (as identified as stakeholders during the 2007 IRWM Plan process or sent email confirmation in May 2012 that they would like to be included in the 2013 Update process) California American Water Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA) California Coastal Commission Monterey Coastkeeper
California Coastal Conservancy Monterey County Hospitality Association California Department of Fish and Game Monterey County Public Works California Department of Water Resources Monterey County Service Area 50 California Native Plant Society, Monterey County Monterey County Resource Conservation District California Department of Parks and Recreation Monterey County Resource Management Agency California State Water Resources Control Board Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce CSU Monterey Bay: Watershed Institute Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Carmel Area Wastewater District Monterey Regional Waste Management District Carmel River Steelhead Association NOAA Fisheries
Carmel River Watershed Conservancy Pebble Beach Community Service District Carmel Unified School District Pebble Beach Company
Carmel Valley Association Planning and Conservation League Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Boarrd Seaside Basin Watermaster City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Surfrider Foundation
City of Del Rey Oaks The Nature Conservancy
City of Pacific Grove U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
City of Sand City U.S. Forest Service
City of Seaside U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Coastal Watershed Council Ventana Wilderness Society
Fort Ord Reuse Authority
Additional organizations to assist with Disadvantaged Community Outreach CHISPA Monterey County Welfare Department
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water Monterey Library Foundation for Housing Assistance of Monterey Co. Monterey Senior Center Fort Ord Environmental Justice Network NAACP
League of United Latin American Citizens Oldemeyer Senior Center Military and Veterans Affairs Rural Communities Assistance Corporation Monterey County Department of Health Services Seaside Library Monterey County Housing Authority Seaside Family Health Center Monterey County Social Services Department Shelter Outreach Plus/ I Help Program Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1359, Packet Page 1459 Stakeholder/Outreach Plan Denise Duffy &Associates, Inc.

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Outreach Communication Plan (July 11, 2012)
Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1360, Packet Page 1460 Project 1:

Canyon Del
Rey Drainage
Plan
Project 2:

Seaside
Basin Salt &
Nutrient
Mngmnt
Project 3:

Carmel
River
Steelhead
Passage
Project 4:

GIS/
Database/
Website
Project 5:

Ord InterRegional
Committee
Project 6:

San Jose
Creek
Watershed
Project
7: ASBS
Alternatives
Project 8:

Carmel
Valley
Alluvial
Aquifer
Project 9:

Carmel
Lagoon EPB
Other Water
/Wastewater
Agencies (not
in TAC)
Land Use
Planning (i.e.,
cities, FORA,
County)
PHASE 1: PLAN UPDATE INITIATION/DEFINITION OF PLAN PROCESS (2ND/3RD QUARTER 2012) 1 Governance (MOU and plan section) X
2 Region Description X X X X X X X X
3 Objectives X X X X X X X X
5 Integration X X X X X X X X X
14 Stakeholder Involvement (Outreach Plan) X X X
PHASE 2: DEVELOP PRELIMINARY PROJECT LIST AND PROJECT REVIEW PROCESS (4TH QUARTER 2012) 4 Resource Management Strateges X X X X X X X X X
5 Integration X X X X X
6 Proj Review Process X X X X X X X X X

6.1 Regional Priorities X X X X X X X X X

6.2 Compare MP scoring with DWR X X
9 Data Mgt X
12 Relation to Local Land Use Plan X X X
13 Relation to Local Water Plan X X
14 Stakeholder Involvement (Outreach Plan) X X X
PHASE 3: STRATEGY AND PROJECT REFINEMENT (2013)
5 Integration X X X X X X
6 Proj Review Process X X X X X X X X X X X

6.3 Review Project Proposals X X X X X X X X X X X

6.4 Revise Project Proposals X X X X X X X X X X
7 Impacts & Benefits X X X X X X X X X X
8 Plan Performance X X
10 Finance X X X X X X X X X
11 Tech Analysis X X X X X X X X X X
14 Stakeholder Involvement (Outreach Plan) X X X X
15 Climate Change
PHASE 4: FINAL PLAN PREPARATION, REVIEW (1st to 2nd Quarter 2014) ES Executive Summary/Introduction
NA Overall Plan Review
2013 IRWMP Plan Approval (2nd Quarter 2014)
Key
Topics
requiring
Stakeholder's
review/
consensus
Plan Input Responsibilities
for the 2013 Update to the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Working Draft; Version Date: May 2014
Planning Projects that will Input Data, Analysis, and Projects for the Plan Update

STAKEHOLDER
INVOLVEMENT
Ord
Committee
mtg #1
Ord
Committee
mtg #2
Task #
Plan Section
Public
Meeting
#3 (plus
possible
TAC
meeting)
Internal
Working
Mtg
(DD&A/
MPWMD)
Internal
Working
Mtg
(DD&A/
MPWMD)
Public
Meeting
#1
Public
Meeting
#2
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September
4th Quarter:

October -
December
1st Quarter:

January - March
2nd Quarter:

April - June
3rd Quarter: July -
September
4th Quarter:

October -
December
1st Quarter:

January - March
2nd Quarter:

April - June
Stakeholder Meeting #1
Overview of Statewide/Region IRWM Planning and Update
2013 MP IRWM Plan Update (Purpose, Components, Key Issues, Schedule) Proposed Governance/MOU Discussion
Stakeholder List/Outreach Plan /to become
Existing/Proposed Goals and Objectives
Prioritization of Objectives
Stakeholder Meeting #2
Present Revised Items from Meeting #1
Governance/MOU
Reports from MOU approval by each RWMG member
Planning Projects Status Report
Draft Revised Water Management Strategies
Draft Project Prioritization Spreadsheets
Review Draft Plan Sections (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15) Solicit Project Proposals (preliminary form)
Stakeholder Meeting #3
Present Preliminary Project Scoring/Ranking Results
Prepare and review more plan sections
other items to be resolved (TBD)
Other meetings as needed
MP IRWMP Plan Update Approval by RWMG and Project Proponents Meeting Type and Number 2013
Proposed Topics of Discussion
(subject to ongoing refinement)
2014
Meeting Plan
for the 2013 Update to the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Working Draft; Version Date: May 2014
Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1362, Packet Page 1462 Outreach Activity performed Plan Standard/Purpose Scheduled Meeting
Non-scheduled
Meeting
Small
Group Meeting Personal Call
Follow-up or
Return Call Conference Call
Group Email or Email
Blast (full)
Group Email or Email
Blast (targeted) Personal Email Press Release
Hard copy
posting Update Website
Public Notice CA Government Code Section 6066
requirement 5/1/2012 and 5/7/2012
4/26/12 and
5/2/2012
Meeting with L. Hampson, H. Stern (MPWMD) Initiation/Background Information 3/26/2012
Steve Endsey (FORA) non-scheduled meeting
coordination
Inter-regional, RWMG, Local Land Use
Planning 4/6/2012
Ord Inter-regional phone call: S. Robinson, L. Hampson, H. Stern Inter-regional 4/10/2012
WWOC attendance by Larry Hampson Inter-regional, RWMG, Local Land Use Planning
WWOC
4/18/2012
Bridget Hoover (MBNMS) phone call
Inter-regional, DAC Outreach 4/25/2012
Brian True (MCWD) phone call Inter-regional, RWMG, Water Planning 4/24/2012
Ross Clark (CCWG) phone call
Inter-regional/Climate Change 5/1/2012
Called Rick Riedl (City of Seaside)
Stakeholder involvement: DAC 6/14/2012
Called Kelly Morrow (ln?), City of Seaside
Stakeholder involvement: DAC 6/14/2012
Emailed Carlos Ramos,(LULAC) disadvantages communities (DAC outside reqm'ts) 6/14/2012
Meeting notice
Initation stakeholder meeting 6/25/12 7/3/2012 7/3/2012 6/1/12 Outreach to Cachagua/San Clemente Dam groups
(email to Gabriela Alberola [[email protected]]) disadvantages communities (DAC outside reqm'ts) 5/24 - 29/12
Hardcopy mailing of notice to DAC organizations
disadvantages communities 7/5/2012
Event briefs for public meeting submitted to Monterey
Herald, Monterey County Weekly, Cedar Street Times,
Monterey Bay Area News & Views
Stakeholder involvement
7/5/2012
Public Stakeholder Meeting
Stakeholder involvement 7/25/2012 7/25/2012
Stakeholder Meeting notice / meeting
Stakeholder involvement, DAC
outreach, IRWM Plan Uipdate RMS
and Project Review 10/24/2012 10/5/2012 10/5/2012 10/5/2012 Stakeholder Meeting notice /meeting See agenda (including Native A merican outraeach) 2/6/2013 Jan. 2014 Jan. 2014
Stakeholder Meeting notice / meeting
Stakeholder involvement, DAC
outreach, IRWM Plan Update Ord
interregional (Project 5) 2/7/2013 Jan. 2014 Jan. 2014
Outreach/Communication Log
for the 2013 Update to the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Working Draft; Version Date: May 2014
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Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Update
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The goal of this solicitation is to create a comprehensive Project List that includes concept proposals and projects that are within the Monterey Peninsula Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) region. Being included on the Project List is a first step and if Proposals meet eligibility criteria, they will be included in the IRWM Plan Update and can move to Step 2, which includes submittal of detailed project information. Being included in the regional Plan may allow projects to be eligible for select grants.

It is the project proponent’s responsibility to:

1. Complete a Concept Proposal for each project

2. Ensure the project(s) information is up to date

3. Respond to request for information within the established deadline

4. Request that a project be removed if it is no longer being pursued Concept Proposals must meet the following minimum eligibility criteria to be included in the IRWM plan:

1. Assist the Monterey Peninsula region in achieving at least one of its IRWM Plan objectives.

2. Implement at least one of the region’s Resource Management Strategies.

3. Provide water resource benefits to the region.

4. Be consistent with Proposition 84 IRWM Guidelines and Department of Water Resources standards and requirements.

REQUIRED: Please fill out sections 1,2,3 & 5 of your project information before submitting the form.

1. Project
Proponent (Name
of Organization):*
Type of Entity:

Public agency
Nonprofit organization
Privately owned water utility
Private citizen or privately owned business
Specify your own value:

2. Project Title:

3. Name, Title, and
Affiliation of
Contact Person:

4. Phone:

5. Email:

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6. Mailing Address:

7. Project Eligibility: Geographic Location:

To be eligible for inclusion in the IRWMP, projects must lie within the geographic scope of the Monterey Peninsula IRWM Region or provide a benefit to water resource issues in the Region1. Please describe the location of the project and the area(s) of benefit. The preferred method is to upload a GIS layer with the project’s location/envelope. If not available, please include coordinates in latitude/longitude or in the State Plan coordinate system. Select HERE to upload GIS Files.
1The planning Region is located in Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) Region 3 and lies between the Salinas River groundwater basin and the Big Sur coast. The planning region is approximately 347 square miles and consists of coastal watershed areas in Carmel Bay and south Monterey Bay between Pt.

Lobos on the south and Sand City on the north – a 38.3-mile stretch of the coast that includes three Areas of Special Biological Significance (Pt. Lobos, Carmel Bay, and Pacific Grove). The area encompasses the six Monterey Peninsula cities (Carmel-by-the Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Pacific Grove, Monterey, Sand City, and Seaside), and extends into portions of the unincorporated area of Monterey County in the Carmel Highlands, Pebble Beach and the inland areas of Carmel Valley and the Laguna Seca area. For a map of the planning region see:
http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/Mbay_IRWM/2011IG/WorkPlan.pdf

8. Project Eligibility: Prop 84 IRWM Criteria:

To be eligible for inclusion in the IRWMP, projects must yield multiple benefits and include one or more of the following elements. Please check all that apply:

Water supply reliability, water conservation and water use efficiency.

Storm water capture, storage, clean-up, treatment, and management.

Removal of invasive non-native species, the creation and enhancement of wetlands, and the 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 and conveyance of reclaimed water for distribution to users.

Water banking, exchange, reclamation and improvement of water quality.

Planning and implementation of multipurpose flood management programs.

Watershed protection and management.

Drinking water treatment and distribution.

Ecosystem and fisheries restoration and protection.

9. Project Eligibility: IRWMP Goals and Objectives (* = High Priority):

To be eligible for inclusion in the IRWMP, projects must be consistent with the goals and objectives of the Monterey Peninsula IRWM region, which include the following (please check all that apply).

Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1367, Packet Page 1467 Water Supply (WS)
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.*
WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water.*
WS-3. Seek long-term sustainable supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

WS-4. Optimize conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

WS-5. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation throughout the Region in compliance with the State’s 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan.

Water Quality (WQ)
WQ-1. Improve ocean water quality, including Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing pollutants in stormwater discharges.* WQ-2. Improve inland surface water quality for environmental resources (e.g. steelhead) and potable water supplies.*
WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater basins.* WQ-4. Meet or exceed water quality standards established by regulatory agencies and stakeholders.

Flood Protection &
Erosion Prevention
(FP)
FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to protect existing infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage, erosion, and sea level rise, in particular, along the southern Monterey Bay shoreline and Carmel Valley.* FP-2. Develop approaches for adaptive management that minimize maintenance and repair requirements (sustainable flood management systems).

FP-3. Protect quality and availability of water while preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.

FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.

Environmental
Protection and
Enhancement (EV)
EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their habitats in the regional watersheds; promote the steelhead run.

EV-2. Identify opportunities to assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when development water management strategies and projects.

EV-3. Minimize adverse environmental effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.

EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks long streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into projects.

EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.

Climate Change (CC)
CC-1. Evaluate adaptation measures and mitigative solutions to climate change effects.

CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.

Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1368, Packet Page 1468 CC-3. Support efforts to increase education, research & use of energy conservation measures & alternatives to fossil fuel & non-renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water & wastewater facility operations & IRWM projects.

Regional
Communication and
Cooperation (RCC)
RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources, including from climate change impacts.* RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation. * RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for public education, outreach, and communication on water resource management and climate change, including to disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with interests in water management issues.

RC-4. Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and water forums and agencies.

10. Project Eligibility: IRWMP Resource Management Strategies:

To be eligible for inclusion in the IRWMP, projects must implement one or more Resource Management Strategies of the Monterey Peninsula IRWM region, which are shown on page 4. Please list all that apply.

11. Summary Description of Project:

Please include a brief summary of the project (500 words maximum, attach page, as necessary). Describe the project need, the project concept, and which entities would be involved in carrying out the project. Summarize the project status to the extent possible.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Reduced Water Demand Improve Water Quality
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• Urban Water Use Efficiency
• Crop Idling for Water Transfers
• Irrigated Land Retirement
• Rainfed Agriculture
Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers
• Conveyance – Regional/Local
• System Reoperation
• Water Transfers
• Waterbag Transport/Storage Technology
Increase Water Supply
• Conjunctive Management & Groundwater Storage
• Seawater or Brackish Water Desalination
• Precipitation Enhancement
• Recycled Municipal Water
• Surface Storage – Regional/local
• Dewvaportation or Atmospheric Pressure
Desalination
• Fog Collection
• Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution
• Groundwater Remediation/Aquifer
Remediation
• Matching Quality to Use
• Pollution Prevention
• Salt and Salinity Management
• Urban Runoff Management
Improve Flood Management
• Flood Risk Management
Practice Resources Stewardship
• Agriculture Lands Stewardship
• Economic Incentives
• Ecosystem Restoration
• Forest Management
• Recharge Area Protection
• Water-Dependent Recreation
• Watershed Management
Other (Provide Detailed Description)
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Version: February 2013 1
for the 2013Update to the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
The Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) for the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay (Monterey Peninsula) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) region is soliciting projects for inclusion in the 2013 Update to the IRWM Plan. All projects must undergo a thorough review process before they can be formally included in the IRWM Plan. The goal of this solicitation is to create a comprehensive Project List that includes both concept proposals and projects that can be implemented within one to two years after IRWM Plan adoption, which is planned for November 2013. An overview of the process is provided in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Project Solicitation Process for 2013 IRWM Plan Update Step 1: Concept Proposal Solicitation
For inclusion in the plan, project proponents must first create an account and complete a short Concept Proposal form – see the “Getting Started” tab at www.mpirwm.org. Proposals that meet eligibility criteria will be included in the IRWM Plan Update and can move to Step 2 where projects will be ranked (or prioritized).

The Concept Proposal form can be completed online or downloaded, completed and emailed to the MPWMD.

Projects and proposals previously included in the 2007 Monterey Peninsula IRWM Plan will not be included in the 2013 IRWM Plan unless a Concept Proposal form is completed. It is the project proponent’s responsibility to:

Complete a Concept Proposal for each project
Ensure the project information is up to date
Respond to request for information within the established deadline Request that a project be removed if it is no longer being pursued Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1371, Packet Page 1471 Project Solicitation and Review
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Concept Proposals must meet the following minimum eligibility criteria to be included in the IRWM plan:

Assist the Monterey Peninsula region in achieving at least one of its IRWM Plan objectives.

Implement at least one of the region’s Resource Management Strategies.

Provide water resource benefits to the region.

Be consistent with Proposition 84 IRWM Guidelines and Department of Water Resources standards and requirements.

Step 2: Detailed Project Solicitation and Scoring/Ranking This step includes submittal of detailed project information that will allow scoring and comparison to an overall ranked list of projects. Project proponents are not required to complete Step 2 in order to be included in the IRWM Plan. However, Step 2 must be completed in order to be eligible for inclusion in an implementation grant application to the IRWM Grant Program. For projects to be ranked and prioritized, project proponents must complete and submit the detailed Project Solicitation Form available under “Getting Started” at www.mpirwm.org no later than JUNE 7, 2013. A Technical Advisory Committee made up of RWMG members will review project submittals and scoring for consistency with the IRWM Plan and present their recommendations to the larger stakeholder group in July. Stakeholders will be asked to reach consensus on the final ranked list of projects at that meeting.

Prior to the final date for submission, projects may be added to or removed from the Project List at any time; however, this must be done by the project proponent(s). To remove a project, the project proponent should submit a written request for removal through the website. The request for removal must include: the project title, consent to remove the project from all project lists, and should include the reason for removal of the project. In the event of multi-entity projects, all entities must agree in writing to a project’s removal. In the case of multi-entity projects, a lead entity or “project proponent” must be designated.

Each project will be ranked initially based on a score developed from answers on the Project Solicitation Form, which includes a methodology for scoring that is summarized as follows. Two categories of factors are included in the scoring: (1) factors related to how well the project complies with the IRWM Plan, such as policy consistency and ability to assist the region in meeting its goals, and (2) factors related to the individual merits of the project, such as feasibility, readiness to proceed, and costs. Scores from each of these categories comprise one-half of the overall project score as shown in Figure 2. A detailed description of project scoring criteria, factors, relative weighting, and raw scoring is provided below.

IRWM Plan Compliance Factors (50% of total score)
Within the Plan Compliance category, projects will be scored based upon the following specific factors and the relative weighting is shown in Figure 3. Following each factor and shown in italic text within parentheses is the current proposed methodology to assign raw scores to projects based upon the project information submitted in the Project Solicitation Form. The appropriate weighting factor will be applied to the raw score to give a weighted score to be used in the overall ranking.

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Figure 2: Relative Weighting: Plan Compliance vs. Project Merit Factors Figure 3: Relative Weighting of Plan Compliance Factors  How the project contributes to the IRWM Plan Objectives (40% of Plan Compliance Factors)  Number of objectives and high priority objectives that the project addresses Up to 53 pts. Each project gets 1 pt for meeting each of 26 objectives (26 max pts). Plus, additional 3 pts maximum for the level it meets specific metrics of each of the 9 high priority objectives.  How the project is related to Resource Management Strategies (20% of Plan Compliance Factors)  Number of different CA Water Plan Management Outcome Categories and number of strategies that the project includes.

Total of up to 35 pts, including 1 pt per RMS, plus one pt for every CWP management outcome category after the first.
 Strategic considerations for IRWM Plan implementation (20% of Plan Compliance Factors)  Inter-Regionalism: Does the project involve active inter-regional collaboration or partnerships? 5 pts: project addresses inter-regional issues
 Partnerships: How many entities are actively partnering to implement the project? Plan
Compliance
Factors
50%
Project
Merit
Factors
50%
Plan Objectives
40%
Resource
Management
Strategies
20%
Strategic
Considerations
20%
Climate
Change
adaptation
5%
Reducing
GHG
Emissions
/Energy
Efficiency
5%
Benefits to DAC &
Native Americans
5%
Environmental
Justice
5%
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5 pts: project involves three or more partners that include both government agencies and NGOs; or 2 pts: project involves two or more partners:
0 pts: project involves only one entity (no partnerships).  Monitoring and reporting of project performance: Will the project establish and document achievement of performance criteria?
5 pts: project presents a plan for monitoring/reporting performance  Integration with land use planning: Is the project consistent with local plans, ordinances, and standards? Does the project integrate with local land use and water planning? Does the project increase coordination between water resources agencies and land use planners? 5 pts: if "yes" to all three questions; 3 pts if "Yes" to 2 questions; 1 pt for "yes" to one question  Specific benefits to critical disadvantaged community (DAC) and/or Native American tribal communities’ water issues (5% of Plan Factors)
 Does the proposed project provide specific benefits to solve critical DAC water issue(s)? Yes: 5 pts
 Environmental Justice considerations (5% of Plan Factors)  Does the project redress inequitable distribution of environmental burdens and/or improve access to environmental goods?
Yes: 5 pts
 Contribution of the project in adapting to the effects of Climate Change (5% of Plan Factors)  Will the project contribute to regional adaptation to projected climate change impacts? Does the project implement one or more of the recommendations from the document: “Evaluation of Erosion Mitigation Alternatives for Southern Monterey Bay” (Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation and the Southern Monterey Bay Coastal Erosion Working Group, May 2012)? 5 pts: one pt for every adaptation strategy implemented  Contribution of the project in reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions as compared to project alternatives (5% of Plan Factors)
 Compared to project alternatives, does the project reduce regional GHG emissions and/or improve energy efficiency?
5 pts: one pt for every GHG mitigation strategy implemented Project Merit Factors (50% of total score)
Within the Project Merit category, projects will be scored based upon the following specific factors with the relative weighting is shown in Figure 4. As with the Plan Compliance Factors, italic text following each factor describes the proposed methodology to assign raw scores for these factors based upon the project information submitted in the Project Solicitation Form (and prior to applying the weighting agreed upon at the stakeholder meeting).
 Technical Feasibility (30% of Project Merit Factors)
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Figure 4: Relative Weighting of Project Merit Factors
 Are there significant data gaps?
 Are there sufficient technical data to indicate the project is likely to result in success?  Is there enough information to support the project’s estimated benefits? 30 pts: Technical feasibility has been documented in a project-specific pilot study or previous phase or has a documented track record of success
-- OR score for each of the following –
10 pts: technology proposed has been established as effective in similar situations; 10 pts: project site conditions are documented (geology/soil, ecology, hydrology, land use, public utilities;
10 pts: project partners have experience with similar projects (e.g., similar site, similar technology).  Project Costs and Financing (20% of Project Merit Factors)  10 pts: A project cost estimate has been prepared and documented in the Project Form.  10 pts: There is an identified revenue source of at least 25% match funding.  Economic Feasibility (25% of Project Merit Factors)
 15 pts: Project benefits and costs have been defined at a level of detail that will allow costeffectiveness analysis or benefit-cost analysis -- OR – project is a DAC project.  10 pts: Project has a cost-effectiveness or benefit-cost ratio greater than 1.  Project Status (25% of Project Merit Factors)
 What steps in project planning have been completed?
 Feasibility Studies and Conceptual Plans
 CEQA/NEPA Completed
 Local Cost Share Confirmed
 Right-of-way / Land Acquisition
 Permits Acquired
 Construction Drawings Complete & Bids Acquired
(4 pts for each of the above criterion met for a possible total of 24 pts) For additional information, contact Larry Hampson [email protected] or Alison Imamura [email protected]
Technical
Feasibility
30%
Project
Costs and
Financing
20%
Economic
Feasibility
25%
Project
Status
25%
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PROGRAMS
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PSP DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
•More engagement between DWR and
Applicant during solicitation process
(opportunity for clarification)
•Projects funded are quality projects for
respective IRWM Region
•Maintain competition in the process•Provide opportunity for projects developed through the DACI program to receivefunding
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PSP CONCEPTS
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1. SOLICITATION PROCESS OVERVIEW
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1. SOLICITATION PROCESS
Pre‐Application Process
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1. SOLICITATION PROCESS
Pre‐Application Process
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1. SOLICITATION PROCESS
Pre‐Application Process
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1. SOLICITATION PROCESS
Application Review & Funding Award
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1. SOLICITATION PROCESS
PostAward Process
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2. PRE‐APPLICATION

WORKSHOP COMPONENTS
Introduction Topics Submitted Forms
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3. Eligibility Criteria – Proposal
Eligibility Criteria (Yes/No)Climate ChangeAdaptationRegional Water Self‐RelianceIRWM Plan Submitted (2016 Compliant) GrantAdministration <10%
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3. Eligibility Criteria – Project
Eligibly Criteria (Yes/No)Consistent with IRWM Plan (Updated to comply with 2016 standards) Meets one or more need/priority of the region (IRWM Plan) Meets Statewide Priorities15‐year lifecycle benefits (construction projects) CEQA Complete/Permits Acquired within 6 months of Funding Award(ExceptionsApply) 28 Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1389, Packet Page 1489

3. Evaluation (Scoring) Criteria
Scored CriteriaHuman Right toWater (SB 685)
Multiple Benefits
Benefits to More than one IRWM Region/Funding
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4. FUNDINGAVAILABLE – ROUND 1
32 Table 2 Future Implementation Funding
Column F Column G Column H Column I
Funding Area
Minimum DAC‐Benefit
Implement. Allocation
General Balance
Implement.

Allocation**
Maximum General
BalanceAvailable for
Round 1
Maximum DAC‐
BenefitAvailable
for Round 1
(10%) (50% of ColG) (30% of Col F)
North Coast $2,650,000 $19,345,000 $ 9,672,500 $795,000 San Francisco Bay $6,500,000 $47,450,000 $ 23,725,000 $1,950,000Central Coast $4,300,000 $31,108,882 $ 15,554,441 $1,290,000LosAngeles $9,800,000 $71,540,000 $ 35,770,000 $2,940,000Santa Ana $6,300,000 $45,740,000 $ 22,870,000 $1,890,000San Diego $5,250,000 $37,773,650 $ 18,886,825 $1,575,000Sacramento River $3,700,000 $26,695,778 $ 13,347,889 $1,110,000San Joaquin River * $3,100,000 $22,414,875 $ 11,207,438 $930,000Tulare/Kern $3,400,000 $24,068,112 $ 12,034,056 $1,020,000North/South Lahontan $2,450,000 $17,043,970 $ 8,521,985 $735,000Colorado River $2,250,000 $14,826,530 $ 7,413,265 $675,000Mountain Counties $1,300,000 $9,406,094 $ 4,703,047 $390,000 Total $51,000,000 $367,412,891 $183,706,446 $15,300,000 Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1391, Packet Page 1491

4. “Planning” Allocation Example
34 FundingArea Proposition 1 Allocation
State Admin
and Bond
Costs
Previous
PlanningGrant
Awards
DAC
Involvement
Awards
(Minimum 10%
of Col B)
Minimum
DAC‐Benefit
Implement.

Allocation
General
Balance
Implement.

Allocation
(7%) (10%)
North Coast $26,500,000 $1,855,000 $                     ‐ $2,650,000 $2,650,000 $19,345,000 Central Coast $43,000,000 $3,010,000 $ 281,118 $4,300,000 $4,300,000 $31,108,882 Council Regular Meeting, 2/7/2023, Item No. 10., Item Page 1392, Packet Page 1492

5. COST SHARE REQUIREMENTS

AND REIMBUSEMENT DATE
•Local Cost Share•Reimbursement Eligibility Date
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• Late June 2018 – DRAFT PSP andGuidelines• August 2018 –3 Public Meetings • Fall 2018 – FINAL PSP andGuidelines
•November 2018‐April 2019 –
Pre‐Application Workshops
•January 2019 – First Application Submitted
• Early 2019 – Final Award andGrant Agreement
Execution following set time period after Pre‐Application Workshop *Schedule subject to change
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Table 3-2: IRWM Plan Update Prioritized Regional Objectives Water Supply (WS)
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.*
WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water and other reuse, including gray water systems, and stormwater capture and use.
2 *
WS-3. Seek long-term sustainable supplies for adopted future demand estimates.* WS-4. Optimize conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.* WS-5. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation throughout the Region in compliance with the State’s 20x2020 Water Conservation Plan.*
Water Quality (WQ)
WQ-1. Improve ocean water quality, including Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing pollutants in stormwater discharges.*
WQ-2. Improve inland surface water quality for environmental resources (e.g. steelhead) and potable water supplies.*
WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater basins.* WQ-4. Meet or exceed water quality standards established by regulatory agencies and stakeholders. * Flood Protection and Erosion Prevention (FP)
FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to protect existing infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage, erosion, and sea level rise, in particular, along the South Monterey Bay shoreline and Carmel Valley.*
FP-2. Develop approaches for adaptive management that minimize maintenance and repair requirements (sustainable flood management systems).*
FP-3. Protect quality and availability of water while preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.* FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.

Environmental Protection and Enhancement (EV)
EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their habitats in the regional watersheds; promote the steelhead run.*
EV-2. Identify opportunities to assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when developing water management strategies and projects.* EV-3. Minimize adverse effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.* EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks along streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into projects.

EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.* Climate Change (CC)
CC-1. Evaluate adaptation measures and mitigative solutions to climate change effects.* CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.*
CC-3. Support efforts to increase education, research and use of energy conservation measures and alternatives to fossil fuel and non-renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and wastewater facility operations and IRWM projects.*

2 The underlined text was added based on comments from the city of Pacific Grove (Sarah Hardgrave, January 2013)
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Regional Communication and Cooperation (RC)
RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for protecting both infrastructure and environmental resources, including from climate change impacts. *
RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation.* RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for public education, outreach, and communication on water resource management and climate change, including to disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with interests in water management issues.*
RC-4. Build relationships with State and Federal regulatory agencies and other water forums and agencies.

NOTES: These objectives have been revised and renumbered compared to the draft objectives presented and evaluated at the 7/25/2012 Stakeholder Meeting.

High Priority Objectives based upon those objectives receiving the most points during the objectives prioritization exercise in July and August 2012 are presented in gray shading and bold type. * = Objective is closely aligned with Statewide Priorities (see Table 3-4).

3.1.5 Measuring Attainment of Objectives
The IRWM Guidelines require that objectives must be measurable by some practical means to enable monitoring of the achievement of the objectives and thus the success of IRWM Plan implementation.

Because the IRWM Plan is implemented primarily through projects, these measures, or “metrics” apply to projects that seek to achieve the objectives. Table 3-4 suggests potential qualitative and quantitative measurement metrics that will be further developed when projects under the plan have been implemented. Although this Draft Plan attempts to identify the most appropriate measures for a given objective, the suggested measures do not encompass the full breadth of possible ways to measure success in meeting the Plan goals and objectives. See Chapter 8, Plan Performance and Monitoring for additional detail about the future process for measuring achievement of goals and objectives.

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Table 3-4:

Measuring Attainment of IRWM Plan Objectives
Darker shading represents high priority objectives
Objective Qualitative Measurement Quantitative Measurement Water Supply
WS-1. Meet existing water supply replacement needs of
the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.* Identification of, and proposals for, implementation of projects and initiatives/programs that will result in
achieving water supply replacements for the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.

Measurable increase in water supply replacement
amounts (i.e., in acre-feet per year, AFY) for the Carmel River system and Seaside Groundwater Basin.

WS-2. Maximize use of recycled water and other reuse
opportunities, such as graywater and stormwater capture and use.*
Identification and implementation of projects and
initiatives/programs designed to increase use of recycled water on individual properties as well as by regional
wastewater treatment entities.

Measurable increase of use of recycled water in lieu of potable water (AFY); number of individual properties
benefitted.

WS-3. Seek long-term, sustainable supplies for adopted
future demand estimates.*
Identification and implementation of projects designed to protect, enhance, and increase long-term sustainable
supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

Measurable improvements in long-term sustainable
supplies for adopted future demand estimates.

WS-4. Optimize conjunctive use of surface and
groundwater.*
Identification of projects and initiatives/programs meant to optimize conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

Acre-feet (AF) of water storage; number of conjunctive
management projects developed; reduction in diversions
in Carmel Valley Basin to achieve SWRCB limits; reduction in use of Seaside Groundwater Basin native water to legal adjudicated limit.

WS-5. Evaluate, advance, or create water conservation
throughout the Region in compliance with the State’s
20x2020 Water Conservation Plan.*
Identification of projects and initiatives/programs meant to evaluate, advance, or create water conservation.

Quantitative increase in water conservation; or number of new or enhanced conservation programs/projects.

Water Quality
WQ-1. Improve ocean water quality, including Areas of
Special Biological Significance (ASBS), by minimizing
pollutants in stormwater discharges.*
Identification of sources of existing pollutants potential increases in runoff that may impact ocean water quality, including ASBS, and implementation of innovative and
effective projects or programs to improve existing runoff conditions.

An increased percentage of projects that include BMP, LID standards, or other alternatives to minimize runoff that may impact ocean water quality. Number of projects or
programs implemented to improve existing runoff
conditions.

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Objective Qualitative Measurement Quantitative Measurement WQ-2. Improve inland surface water quality for
environmental resources (e.g. steelhead) and potable
water supplies.*
Identification of needs and opportunities to improve
surface water quality for environmental resources. Design and implementation of projects or programs to improve
conditions.

Number of projects or programs implemented to improve
conditions. Measurable improvement in water quality
(i.e., reduced pollutant concentrations) attributed (at least in part) to the implementation of new
projects/programs. Pounds of pollutants eliminated from discharges.

WQ-3. Protect and improve water quality in groundwater
basins.*
Identification of projects and initiatives/programs designed to protect and improve groundwater quality.

Measurable improvements to groundwater quality (i.e.,
lowering of salinity, pollutant concentrations) through implementation of projects/programs. Pounds of
pollutants eliminated from discharges.

WQ-4. Meet or exceed water quality standards
established by regulatory agencies and stakeholders. *
Progress toward meeting established water quality
objectives, including TMDLs, and NPDES limits.

Number of projects that benefit water quality of 303(d) listed streams or improve water quality of permitted
discharges. Pollutant load reductions in discharges.

Flood Protection and Erosion Prevention
FP-1. Develop regional projects and plans necessary to
protect existing infrastructure and sensitive habitats from flood damage, erosion, and sea level rise, in particular, along the South Monterey Bay shoreline and Carmel
Valley.*
Demonstrated progress in eliminating potential for
properties to flood damage.

Acreage of property (or square feet of habitable
buildings) removed from flood zones identified in flood insurance study updates; reduction in annual
losses/damages from flooding in dollars; number of
properties removed from mapped flood hazards.

FP-2. Develop approaches for adaptive management that
minimize maintenance and repair requirements
(sustainable flood management systems).*
Identification of policies and programs that will require all new development to implement adaptive management
methods (i.e., LID).

Estimated reduction in annual maintenance/repair costs; presence/absence of LID program; number of projects
implementing LID.

FP-3. Protect quality and availability of water while
preserving or restoring ecologic and stream function.*
Identification of natural stream/river ecological and
hydrological functions and eliminating/minimizing threats to function.

Acres of enhanced or reconnected floodplains; acres of
newly created treatment wetland areas; acres of upland
enhanced through BMPs, revegetation, number of
projects implementing LID.

FP-4. Provide community benefits beyond flood
protection, such as public access, open space, recreation, agricultural preservation, and economic development.

Identification of opportunities to provide community
benefits and design of projects or programs to provide
them.

Number of projects or programs implemented resulting in community benefits (miles of new trails, acres of: 1) new publicly accessible open space; 2) preserved agricultural land; or 3) increased number or appeal of recreational
and tourism industry opportunities/benefits).

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Objective Qualitative Measurement Quantitative Measurement Environmental Protection and Enhancement
EV-1. Protect and enhance sensitive species and their
habitats in the regional watersheds; promote the
steelhead run.*
Identification, design, and implementation of projects or programs intended to protect and enhance sensitive
species and habitats.

Acreage (or lineal feet of stream or river) of conserved, protected and enhanced sensitive species habitats,
including length of stream opened during key
seasons/months to fish and other aquatic species for
migration and watershed areas opened to upland habitat
for other species. Measured increases in numbers of
species populations.

EV-2. Identify opportunities to assess, protect, enhance, and/or restore natural resources, including consideration of climate change, when developing water management
strategies and projects.*
Identification, design, and implementation of projects or programs intended to protect and enhance natural areas.

Increase in area of assessed, protected, enhanced, and/or restored natural areas.

EV-3. Minimize adverse effects on biological and cultural resources when implementing strategies and projects.*
To consider and mitigate potential adverse effects on
biological and cultural resources when implementing
strategies and projects, or developing alternatives to avoid impacts.

Quantifiable measurement is specific to the project and type of resource affected. At a minimum, a no net loss
policy should be implemented for potential adverse
effects on sensitive biological and cultural resources (i.e., significant impacts should be mitigated).

EV-4. Identify opportunities for open spaces, trails and parks along streams and other recreational areas in the watershed that can be incorporated into projects.

Identification of opportunities to provide community
recreational benefits along streams or in watersheds.

Area, miles of trails, and/or number of projects or
programs implemented providing community recreational
benefits along streams or in watersheds.

EV-5. Identify and integrate elements from appropriate
Federal and State species protection and recovery plans.* Requirement to integrate Federal and State species
protection and recovery plans into design of all projects, programs, or initiatives.

Number of projects implemented integrating Federal and
State species protection and recovery plans.

Climate Change
CC-1. Evaluate adaptation measures and mitigative
solutions to climate change effects.*
Requirement to plan for potential future climate change impacts into design of all projects, programs, or initiatives.

Number of projects implemented incorporating
consideration of future climate change impacts.

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Objective Qualitative Measurement Quantitative Measurement CC-2. Support increased education, monitoring and
research to increase understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the region.*
Improve access to data, reports on current science,
documenting trends in climate change (rain fall,
temperature, sea level rise, river flows). Development of clearinghouse of proposed and current monitoring
programs related to climate change impacts.

Number of research/monitoring programs implemented
to obtain greater understanding of long-term impacts of climate change in the Region, and/or monetary
investment in research and monitoring programs.

CC-3. Support efforts to increase education, research and use of energy conservation measures and alternatives to fossil fuel and non-renewable resources to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and
wastewater facility operations and IRWM projects.*
Compile data reports on current science, documenting
trends in resource conservation and alternative energy
sources. List of proposed additions for current monitoring programs to decrease resource demands of potential
projects.

Number of research/monitoring programs implemented
to decrease resource demands of potential projects in the Region, and/or monetary investment in research and
monitoring programs.

Regional Communication
RC-1. Identify cooperative, integrated strategies for
protecting both infrastructure and environmental
resources, including from climate change impacts. *
Meetings between local, regional, state, and federal
entities to identify and resolve infrastructure and
environmental resources problem areas.

Number and success ratio increase in proposed projects
that have incorporated integrated strategies for
protecting both infrastructure and environmental
resources.

RC-2. Foster collaboration among regional entities as an alternative to litigation.*
Meetings convened between regional entities and
stakeholders to discuss and plan regional water initiatives and/or resolve water-related conflicts. Positive indication of public support for implementation of water-related
projects and/or programs that demonstrate collaborative efforts.

Number of projects, programs, or initiatives successfully designed, permitted, or implemented that promote
integrated planning, improved communication between
agencies & interest groups, and development of projects meeting the IRWM Plan goals.

RC-3. Identify and pursue additional opportunities for
public education, outreach, and communication on water
resource management and climate change, including to
disadvantaged communities and stakeholders with
interests in water management issues.*
Implementation of programs to educate the public about
water resources, with an emphasis on high priority
geographic areas or demographic groups.

Number of presentations and outreach events which
increase public education about water resources issues
and needs; number of diverse, typically underrepresented groups attending stakeholder meetings.

RC-4. Build relationships with State and federal regulatory agencies and other water forums and agencies.

Meetings convened and agreements reached between
State and Federal regulatory agencies and other water
agencies to facilitate the permitting, planning, and
implementation of water-related projects.

Number of projects, programs, or initiatives successfully designed, permitted, or implemented as a result of
improved relationships and communication with state
and federal regulatory agencies.

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Yes
No If Yes, see question D.8. Show on map if applicable.

1. Project Title:

2. Project Sponsor(s):

3. Does the project provide direct water-related benefits to a project area entirely comprised of Disadvantaged Communities (DAC)s and/or Economically Distressed Areas (EDA)s?

1. Is the project consistent with the IRWM Plan?

2. Does the project address the most critical regional water resources needs of the IRWM Region? a. What IRWM Plan goal(s)/objective(s) does the project address? Identify and explain.

3. If the project is a construction project as defined in 2018 PSP Concepts, Section 3. Proposal and Project Eligibility Requirements, does it provide a minimum 15-year life cycle benefit as required by Government Code 16727? Yes  NA, Not a defined project. Explain below.  No