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A U G U S T 8 , 2 0 1 9

Meeting No. 9

Council on Watershed Management Meeting

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Public Comment

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Consent Agenda Items

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Opening Remarks

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Old Business

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Documents posted for public comment

D ATA & MO D EL IN G

• Ecological and Biological White Paper
• Water Quality Data White Paper (1)
• Conveyance and Hydraulic Structures White Paper
• Historical Flood Data White Paper
• Stream and Rain Gauge Data White Paper
• National Hydrography Dataset, National Hydrography

Dataset Plus, and 3D Elevation Program White Paper

• Data and Modeling Technical Advisory Group

Technical Support LOU ISIA N A WATER SH ED IN ITIATIVE LISTEN S

WATERSHED.LA.GOV

OU TR EAC H & EN GAGEMEN T

• 2019 Outreach &

Engagement Plan (1)

• 2018 Statewide Listening

Tour Report (1) PR OJ EC TS

• Projects Evaluation and

Ranking Criteria (1)

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Nomination of Officers

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Provisional Watershed Regions

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Proposed geographic boundary considerations

Scientific data and models Watershed- based planning Existing

• rganizational

boundaries

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Boundaries under review

• Regional scale
• Support resiliency

initiatives

• Recognize levee districts

& population centers

• Reflect similar water

management challenges

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• Reviewed with all 64 parishes,

355 total attendees, 120+ survey responses

• General support for

provisional delineation

• Some issues with the size of

regions

Boundaries under review

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“This is an important step towards modern management and planning of development across the state.” “I support the delineation because they accurately follow watersheds.” “This follows the boundaries of the watersheds in a way that makes sense, while also creating regions that are a reasonable size for planning.”

Feedback from parish leaders

“Should include all of the Mermentau River Basin.” “Should include the Sabine and Calcasieu River Basin” “Don’t lump together Northshore parishes with the Southshore of Lake Pontchartrain; their drainage systems are different.”

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• Some lines are shifted based
• n feedback
• New alignment maintains

regional management scale, supports ongoing resilience initiatives, existing levee districts, and key population centers

Provisional recommendations

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Regional Capacity Building Grant Program

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• Enable long-term regional watershed management framework
• Enhance the capacity of local floodplain management and mitigation efforts
• Develop, maintain, and utilize a regional watershed project list

Regional Capacity Building Grant

PROGRAM GOALS

2019 2020 2021 2022

NOFA Steering Committee meeting series Watershed Management Structures Established Watershed Project Plans, Training, Outreach, and Local and Regional Capacity Building Watershed Plans Created H&H Model Use

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RECOMMENDATION

Notice of funding availability

RELEASE NOFA AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY: Fund watershed coordination activities in each region,

including establishment of steering committees, watershed coalitions, and watershed project plans.

• $400,000 per region over three years (prior allocation for 2016

floods)

• Non-competitive
• Political subdivisions are eligible applicants

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COORDINATION IS CRITICAL

• Only one application accepted per region
• Program design is flexible to fit regional needs
• Participation is a prerequisite to future LWI

resources, including project funding

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Solicitation advertised Webinar and Q&A session Applicant briefing Deadline for written inquiries Phase I Letter of Interest due Webinar and Q&A session Phase II Application deadline 8/22/19 9/16/19 8/15/19 9/20/19 10/11/19 10/30/19 12/13/19 Award announcement 1/6/20

Important Dates

Note: Dates subject to change

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Applicant Briefing

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. LaSalle Building – Griffon Room 617 N. Third Street, 1st floor Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Save the date SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

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Regional Steering Committee Guidance

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R EGION A L WATER SH ED STEER IN G C OMMITTEES

PA R I S H L E A D E R S H I P M E E T I N G S

Regional Steering Committee Composition

• Input from parish leadership, best

practices, and international water management expert Henk Ovink

• One regional steering committee per

watershed region

• Membership diversity is key: government

representatives, technical experts, and community representatives

• Additional guidance in NOFA

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LiDAR Collection and Processing Update

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LID A R STATU S U PD ATE

Ongoing LiDAR Projects

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LID A R STATU S U PD ATE

DOTD LiDAR Status

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2019 Interstate Summit Report-Out

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Louisiana Watershed Initiative Listens

NEIGHBORING STATES COLLABORATING ON SHARED WATERSHED CHALLENGES JUNE 2019

IN A U G U R A L IN TER STATE SU MMIT B O SSIER C ITY, LA 2019 IN TER STATE SU MMIT attendees representing cities, parishes, counties and state agencies in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas, plus federal and private sector partners

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Key takeaways

• Interstate partners should participate

in regional watershed activities

• Need for increased communication

regarding federal policy changes among states

• Need for more data and mapping of

rainfall and river levels across state lines

• Shared interstate vision of greater

collaboration among regulators and university extensions

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Public Comment

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Closing Remarks

@ L AWAT E R S H E D I N I T I AT I V E @ L AWAT E R S H E D WAT E R S H E D @ L A . G O V WAT E R S H E D . L A . G O V

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