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Water Association of Yolo County
Timothy Quinn
Executive Director
March 7, 2011 Woodland, CA
Water Association of Yolo County March 7, 2011 Woodland, CA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Water Association of Yolo County March 7, 2011 Woodland, CA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Water Association of Yolo County March 7, 2011 Woodland, CA Timothy Quinn Executive Director Headlines The Delta Vital to Economy, Environment Sacramento Sacramento River Stockton San Joaquin San River Francisco 2009 Comprehensive
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The Delta – Vital to Economy, Environment
Sacramento Stockton San Francisco Sacramento River San Joaquin River
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2009 Comprehensive Water Legislation A Framework for Solutions
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A Comprehensive State Policy for California’s Water Future
Co-equal Goals Finance Delta Policy
- Governance
- Conveyance
- BDCP
Statewide Policy
- Storage
- Conservation
- Groundwater monitoring
- Water Rights
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Elements of a Comprehensive Solution
Local resource investment for new water
Delta conveyance solutions to stabilize reliability
Habitat and Watershed restoration
Additional storage for co-equal goals
All of the Above
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- The Great Flow debate
- “Reasonable Use”
doctrine
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The Great Flow Debate
- Interim Instream Flow Criteria
Report
- Narrow scope, no balancing
- 75% of unimpaired Delta outflow
Jan-June
- 75% of unimpaired Sac River
inflow Nov-June
- 60% of unimpaired San Joaquin
River inflow Feb-June
- Non binding...but life of its own
“The Science Has Spoken”
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Impacts of Flow Criteria
Water Supply:
- Up to 6 MAF loss
- Overall reduction of 70% from
entire watershed
Environmental Impacts:
- Cold water pool reduced
- Local restoration disrupted
- Groundwater depletion
Energy Generation:
- Hydroelectric generation capacity
reduced
The Science Has Not Spoken
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Civil War? Again?
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Getting Back on Track
- Déjà vu: Do we need another
Bay-Delta Accord?
- Move flow-related issues
to better arena
- Results consistent with
co-equal goals
- ACWA process to organize
water users
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The “Reasonable Use” Doctrine
- “The 10 percent solution”
- “Small changes in agricultural
water use efficiency can produce significant amounts
- f ‘wet’ water”
- “Agricultural can save
2-6 MAF…easy”
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Is This Happening Everywhere?
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ACWA Supports Reasonable Water Use
ACWA strongly supports the efficient use of agricultural and urban water.
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“On Farm Efficiency” vs. Basin Efficiency
3 units Water use = 1 unit Efficiency = 33% Water use = 1 unit Efficiency = 50% Water use = 1 unit Efficiency = 100% Basin Efficiency = 100% Farmer A Farmer B Refuge A Local use unreasonable
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Just Because You’re Paranoid…
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Civil War? Again?
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We Haven’t Forgotten Efficiency
Academia Ag Water Management Council Ag Water Suppliers Industry Technology suppliers and irrigation consultants
Growers
Government Agencies
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Maximizing Efficient Water Use
- Rely on market forces
- Incentive-based
policies
- NOT regulatory
command and control
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The Challenge Continues
Stay Tuned…
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Contact
Timothy Quinn Executive Director 916.441.4545 Timq@acwa.com
Association of California Water Agencies www.acwa.com