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David William Cory

CV-SALTS and the Recycled Water Policy A Stakeholder Based Approach to Developing a Salt and Nitrate Management Plan for the Central Valley. David William Cory. ACWA Conference. Sacramento River. Delta. San Joaquin River. Tulare Lake. Salt Issues. More salt enters the region than leaves

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David William Cory

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  1. CV-SALTS and the Recycled Water PolicyA Stakeholder Based Approach to Developing a Salt and Nitrate Management Plan for the Central Valley David William Cory ACWA Conference

  2. Sacramento River Delta San Joaquin River Tulare Lake Salt Issues • More salt enters the region than leaves • Sacramento Basin has relatively few salt impaired areas but salt exported to the Delta can be picked up and redistributed by SWP and CVP • San Joaquin River is the SJR Basin’s sole outlet. Salt imports exceed export capacity • Tulare Lake Basin has no reliable outlet

  3. Salt Issues Salt build-up threatens agricultural productivity Increasing salt concentrations (including NO3) in groundwater threaten drinking water in some areas

  4. Economic Cost If the Region does not change it’s approach to salt, by 2030… • Direct annual costs anticipated to range between $1 to 1.5 BILLION • Total annual income impacts statewide anticipated between $1.7 to 3 BILLION

  5. Diverse Sources Regional Sources • Agricultural • Urban • Rural • Environmental • Industrial • Water Providers Local Sources • Municipal wastewater • Septic tanks • Oil field brines • Confined animal facilities • Food processors

  6. Stakeholder Based Solutions • Stakeholder involvement and ownership • Better addresses all needs and concerns • Utilize everyone’s efforts & resources more efficiently and effectively • Basin Plan - based on better data - more effective

  7. CV-SALTS Launch 2006: Joint Workshop • Initial Products • Economic study • Metadata report • Educational Video • Strategy 2009: MOA • State Water Board • Central Valley Water Board • Central Valley Salinity Coalition

  8. The Original Mission Develop a comprehensive regional salinity management plan that is robust enough to support basin plan amendments Plans to be amended: • Sacramento/San Joaquin River Basin Plan • Tulare Lake Basin Plan • Delta Plan

  9. CV-SALTS STRUCTURE Leadership Team (State/Federal Agencies and Stakeholders) Central Valley Salinity Coalition (Stakeholders) CV-SALTS Executive Committee (Subset Leadership Team and CVSC) Technical Committee Education Outreach Lower San Joaquin

  10. Strategy and Framework • Revise Regulatory Structure • Beneficial Uses; Water Quality Objectives; Policies • Develop Policies and Procedures to: • Evaluate Compliance • Provide Regulatory Flexibility • Provide basis for short and long-term management of salts and nitrate at appropriate geographic scales

  11. Three Key Work Areas • Regulatory Planning • Regulatory structure and policies to support basin-wide S/N management • CV-SNMP Master Plan Development • Creates framework for implementation • SNMP Implementation • Provides basis and process for future development of area-specific SNMPs *APlan Within a Plan*

  12. Supports Conceptual Model (Technical Approach) Policy Central Valley SNMP (Management Zones) Area Specific (SNMPs; archetypes; prototypes)

  13. CV-SNMP Master Plan Development Two-tiered Structure • Basin-wide requirements • Placeholder to incorporate area-specific Utilize Proofs of Concept • Archetypes: how to establish appropriate beneficial uses and water quality objectives • Prototypes: vet implementation strategies and monitoring components

  14. Archetype Studies • Constructed Ag Drains • Appropriate MUN Beneficial Use application • Lower San Joaquin River • Appropriate beneficial uses/water quality objectives surface water • Tulare Lake Bed Groundwater Basin • Appropriate beneficial uses • Zone Studies • Develop management zones and default regional AGR objectives

  15. Prototype Studies • Lower San Joaquin River • Implementation Alternatives for meeting WQOs and salt balance • Disadvantaged Communities • Address nitrate contaminated GW basins • ILRP groundwater WDRs • Regional monitoring design

  16. Anticipated Outcome: Adoption of a CV-SNMP that complies with SRWP

  17. Anticipated Outcome: Ability to fold in more area specific plans as needed Utilize Master CV-SNMP as default management approach Periodic updates to include area-specific SNMP in the future • Utilize process templates from master plan • Area-specific SNMPs • Archetypes • Prototypes

  18. CV-SALTS Annual Report

  19. Additional Information: www.cvsalinity.org Central Valley Water Board Workshop June 12, 2012 in Fresno

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