BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Consider the November 6, 2023, and January 2, 2024, Recommendations from the Board Policy and Planning Committee to Adopt the One Water Guadalupe and Upper Pajaro Watershed Plans.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Consider recommendations resulting from the November 6, 2023, and January 2, 2024, Board Policy and Planning Committee meetings to:
A. Consider the November 6, 2023, Board Policy and Planning Committee Recommendation to Adopt the One Water Guadalupe Watershed Plan; and
B. Consider the January 2, 2024, Board Policy and Planning Committee Recommendation to Adopt the One Water Upper Pajaro Watershed Plan.
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SUMMARY:
One Water is Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) public planning process to identify watershed management needs and identify actions to address them. Watershed actions are then combined with water supply actions into a comprehensive 30-year plan. The process, adopted in March 2022 as the One Water Countywide Framework, builds stakeholder and regulatory support for Valley Water's mission through an extensive public engagement process; provides a long-term watersheds capital improvement plan for financial forecasting and funding acquisition; and facilitates the integration of critical watershed management priorities into water supply projects. For water supply and climate change objectives, One Water incorporates information from the Water Supply Master Plan, Climate Change Action Plan, Asset Management Plans, and other relevant planning documents to identify Priority Actions. For water quality, flood risk, and natural ecosystems objectives, Priority Actions are identified through extensive analysis of existing watershed conditions, gap identification using metric and target data, external stakeholder outreach, and expert staff review.
The One Water public process includes s...
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