SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA S WATER FUTURE IDENTIFYING DRIVERS FOR CHANGE: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA S WATER FUTURE IDENTIFYING DRIVERS FOR CHANGE: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2020 Integrated Resources Plan SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA S WATER FUTURE IDENTIFYING DRIVERS FOR CHANGE: SCENARIO PLANNING Stakeholder Meeting May 20 and May 22, 2020 HOUSEKEEPING Todays Workshop will last 90 minutes, including time for
HOUSEKEEPING
- Today’s Workshop will last 90 minutes, including time for questions and
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WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?
- Provide Background
– Brief Q&A
- Explain Why We Plan
– Brief Q&A
- Brainstorm – Identify Drivers of Change
– Tell us about your important drivers
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WHY THINK ABOUT OUR WATER FUTURE?
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BRAINSTORM IDEAS
BRAINSTORM IDEAS
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WAYS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
Listen Raise Hand E-mail Take a Survey
MANY WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
Submit ?
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BACKGROUND
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The Mission of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet present and future water needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way.
MISSION
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The Mission of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet present and future water needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way.
MISSION
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26 Members Agencies Imports water from N. Sierra and Colorado River 5200 Square Miles/Six Counties Service area about 19 Million people About 4MAF Annual Demand
(roughly half provided by Metropolitan)
METROPOLITAN OVERVIEW
Water for one of every two Californians
MWD SERVICE AREA 10
#Welcome To Us
A NEED FOR IMPORTED WATER
Los Angeles Aqueduct
MWD SERVICE AREA 11
#Welcome To Us
A NEED FOR IMPORTED WATER
Colorado River Aqueduct
MWD SERVICE AREA
Los Angeles Aqueduct
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FIRST METROPOLITAN BOARD MEETING
December 29, 1928
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#Welcome To Us
Colorado River Aqueduct
POPULATION AND WATER SUPPLIES INCREASED
State Water Project
MWD SERVICE AREA
Los Angeles Aqueduct
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STATE WATER PROJECT
Federal/State Commitment to State Water Project
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1987-1992 DROUGHT WAS A WAKEUP CALL
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#Welcome To Us
Colorado River Aqueduct
IMPORTING MORE WATER NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH
State Water Project
MWD SERVICE AREA
Los Angeles Aqueduct
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QUESTIONS ON BACKGROUND?
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WHY WE PLAN
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Imp Imported Water Transfers/ Ex Exchanges St Storage
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Water r Rec ecovery Co Conserv rvati tion
Rec ecycling
- Blueprint for So. CA water reliability
- Long-term strategy adapting to changing
conditions
- Diversified resource portfolio
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLAN
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LOCAL RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE STORMWATER CAPTURE
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WATER USE EFFICIENCY PROGRAM
SURVEYS REBATES INCENTIVES EDUCATION OUTREACH
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POTABLE WATER DEMAND STABLE DESPITE POPULATION GROWTH
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Million Acre-Feet/Million People
Calendar Year
Metropolitan Service Area
Potable Consumptive Water Demand
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REACHING HISTORIC LOWS IN POTABLE PER CAPITA WATER USE
50 100 150 200
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
Gallons Per Capita Per Day Potable Per Capita Water Use* Metropolitan's Service Area History IRP Projection
*2017 GPCD based on best available data as of July 2018 and is subject to change
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0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Million Acre-Feet
Available Storage Capacity 2019
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN STORAGE
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0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Million Acre-Feet Dry-Year Storage Emergency Storage
Available Storage Capacity 2019
RECORD STORAGE LEVELS
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METROPOLITAN STORES WATER IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE REGION
Diamond Valley Lake
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HISTORY OF THE IRP
1996 2004 2010 2015 2020
1987 – 1992 Drought Colorado River Cutbacks SWP Restrictions Recession & Drought
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QUESTIONS ON PRIOR PLANNING?
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WHAT IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S WATER FUTURE?
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THE FUTURE IS NOT PREDICTABLE
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FUTURE TODAY
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LET’S LOOK AT A RANGE OF PLAUSIBLE FUTURES
FUTURE TODAY
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Economy and Demographics
Technological Advances Political and Regulatory Climate Change
SOME CATEGORIES OF UNCERTAINTY
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CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVERS
- Rising sea level
- Hydrologic
variations and extremes
- Stresses on river
basin ecosystems
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POLITICAL AND REGULATORY DRIVERS
- Emerging
regulatory challenges
- Legislative
initiatives
- Public trust
initiatives
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TECHNOLOGICAL DRIVERS
- Increasing availability of
decentralized treatment technologies
- Adoption of innovative
stormwater capture measures
- Acceptance of direct potable
reuse
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ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVERS
- Economic activity
- Population growth
- Changing housing
densities and land uses
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QUESTIONS ON DRIVERS? (WHAT THEY ARE)
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We want to know your thoughts about the future and what unknowns you see could challenge or benefit water supply reliability in the region. DRIVERS OF CHANGE
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Brainstorming Activity DRIVERS OF CHANGE
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WHAT’S NEXT
- Survey on drivers
- Compile scenarios
- Begin technical
analysis and policy discussion
- Public outreach on
draft plan
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