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Integrated Regional Water Management Santa Clara River Watershed Reflecting Back on 10 Years

10 Years! Collaboration with Upper SC River Watershed 12 IRWM 68 Stakeholders Projects Meetings Funded Integrated Project Development State of the 2 Focused Studies - Watershed Research Event Sustainable Resource Communication Watershed Planning and Networking Coordinator Program Campaigns 250 + Workshops Presentations

Mission Statement Stakeholders in the Santa Clara River Watershed are dedicated to the conservation of the Santa Clara River, from its headwaters and tributaries to its estuary, for the mutual benefit of the natural resources dependent on the river and the people who live, work, and recreate along the river.

Stakeholder Participation….  County of Ventura  State and Federal Agencies  Environmental Groups  Cities  Other Non-Profits  Wholesale Water Agencies  Resource Conservation District  Sanitation Districts  Land use planners  Water Purveyors  Native American Tribes  Farm Bureau  Other Special Districts  Flood management entities

Chumash Creek Naming Ceremony

State of the Watershed Workshop - 2012

WCVC Funding Success Planning Grants $ 1.2 million Prop 50 Implementation Grant (closed out) $ 25 million Prop 84 Implementation Grant (Rnd 1) $ 17.5 million Prop 84 Implementation Grant (Rnd 2) $ 18 million Prop 84 Drought Implementation Grant $ 8.4 million Prop 84 Implementation Grant (Final Rnd) $12.3 million Total Grant Funding Awarded $ 82.4 million

Santa Clara River Funding Success Prop 50 Implementation Grant (closed out) $9.0 million Prop 84 Implementation Grant (Rnd 1) $6.75 million Prop 84 Implementation Grant (Rnd 2) $7.0 million Prop 84 Drought Implementation Grant $4.0 million Prop 84 Implementation Grant (Final Rnd) $2.4 million Total Grant Funding Awarded $ 29.15 million

Snapshot of Projects  Groundwater recharge  Septic-To-Sewer conversion  Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades/Recycled Water  Invasive Species (Arundo) Removal  Regional Landscape and Agricultural Efficiency  Natural floodplain management and protection  Turf replacement/conservation  Flood protection  Groundwater management  Water quality improvement

El Rio Retrofit for Groundwater Recharge

South Oxnard Flood Protection and Community Enhancement

Agricultural Water Use Efficiency

Highlights  Positive Working Relationships and Trust  Leadership and Collaboration  Inclusive Stakeholder Group  Effective Meetings  State and Local Funding  Project Synergy and Integration

Thank you Kathy!!

Thank you United Water Conservation District and thank you to all our partners in the watershed!