BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Workshop on California WaterFix and California EcoRestore.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive an update on and discuss the California WaterFix and California EcoRestore.
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SUMMARY:
Santa Clara County relies on imported water to meet 55 percent, on average, of its water needs, with 40 percent conveyed through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This Board agenda item provides an opportunity for the Board and public to receive information and discuss ongoing Delta planning efforts that are critical both to restore the health of the Delta ecosystem, and to ensure the long-term reliability of water supplies conveyed through the Delta.
In April of 2015, the State announced a modified approach to moving forward with key elements of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) in response to numerous comments on the draft BDCP planning documents that were released. This approach separated the BDCP into two programs: California WaterFix and California EcoRestore. This agenda item will provide the perspectives of guest speakers who have been instrumental in the development of the California WaterFix and California EcoRestore programs.
BACKGROUND
Santa Clara County relies on imported water to meet, on average, 55 percent of its water needs, with 40 percent conveyed through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by the State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP), and 15% diverted upstream of the Delta by the San Francisco Public Utility Commissions' Hetch-Hetchy project.
The District's SWP and CVP water supplies are a critical component of the District's water supply portfolio, providing the majority of water supply to the District's three drinking water treatment plants, serving to recharge the county's local groundwater basin to help meet pumping demands while minimizing risk of permanent land subsidence, and protecting local surface and groundwater reserves. The District's SWP and CVP ...
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