SANTA CLARA RIVER WATERSHED COMMITTEE MEETING #71 Thursday July 27th, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. United Water Conservation District Board Room 106 N. 8th Street, Santa Paula AGENDA
1. Welcome and Self-Introductions
2. Committee Updates and Announcements - Everyone
Updates on projects, programs, planning efforts, and other items of interest to the group
3. Castaic Article 21 and Santa Felicia Dam Emergency Water Quality Release – Bram Sercu, United Water Conservation District
4. Program Update – Lynn Rodriguez, Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County
5. Update on Prop 84 Drought Round and Final Round of IRWM Implementation Projects in the Watershed – Project leads will give a brief (1-2 minute) update and answer questions about each of the projects funded through the past two rounds of Prop 84
Ventura County Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Program, Ventura County Farm Bureau
El Rio Retrofits for Groundwater Recharge, County of Ventura
Groundwater Replenishment Reuse Project, City of Oxnard
Water Wise Incentive Program, City of Ventura
Invasive Plant Removal, Ecosystem Restoration, and Habitat Protection Project, Caltrout
6. IRWM Plan Update – Lynn Rodriguez, Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County
In order to be eligible for funding through the Prop 1 IRWM grant program, portions of the Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County (WCVC) IRWM Plan need to be updated. Lynn Rodriguez will update the group on the required changes including those that will require active participation by the three watershed groups including the Lower Santa Clara River
7. Greatest Water Needs in the Santa Clara River Watershed - Discussion - Everyone
A central element in the IRWM Plan update will be re-visiting and re-defining the greatest needs within each of the watersheds in the Region. We will start with group discussion about near-term and long-term water related needs/goals. As a group we will re-visit the needs and priorities discussed in the Santa Clara River Watershed Section of the IRWM Plan and the California Water Action Plan. Aligning these sets of needs will be critical in developing, reviewing, and recommending projects for implementation funding.
8. Watershed Coordinator Update - Lara Meeker, Watershed Coordinator
9. Adjourn
7/27/2017 Agenda