13 Groundwater Remediation/Aquifer Remediation Improve Water Quality 14 Land Use Planning and Management Practice Resource Stewardship 15 Matching Water Quality to Use Improve Water Quality 16 Pollution Prevention Improve Quality 17 Precipitation Enhancement Increase Supply 18 Recharge Area Protection Practice Resource Stewardship 19 Recycled Municipal Water Increase Water Supply 20 Salt and Salinity Management Improve Water Quality 21 Surface Storage - CALFED Increase Water Supply 22 Surface Storage - Regional/Local Increase Water Supply 23 System Reoperation Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers of Water 24 Run-off Management Improve Water Quality 25 Urban Water Use Efficiency Reduce Water Demand 26 Transfers Improve Operational Efficiency and Transfers of Water 27 Water-dependent Recreation Practice Resource Stewardship 28 Watershed Management Practice Resource Stewardship 29 Other Strategies such as Irrigated Land Retirement Objectives Vary by Strategy 13.3 Documenting the Process for RMS Determination The Yuba County IRWM region initiated the RMS determination process for the Update by first identifying regional issues and conflicts which informed the development of goals and objectives. With the goals and objectives in place, the Regional Water Management Group (RWMG), the Yuba County IRWM region’s governing body, considered the full range of RMSs found in the California Water Plan. They explored which RMSs were applicable to achieve the goals and objectives of the IRWMP. This sequence was undertaken to reinforce that RMSs are tools to address regional issues and meet multiple objectives. Table 13-2 below illustrates the relationship between the Yuba County regionally identified goals and objectives and the corresponding, applicable RMS. 13-2. The Relationship Between Goals and Objectives and RMSs Goals/Objectives RMSs Goal 1: Ensure adequate and reliable water supply that meets the diverse needs of the region Improve water supply system capacity, flexibility, and efficiency, including, but not limited to, optimizing existing water storage, upgrading and retrofitting aging infrastructure, and developing new infrastructure, where necessary. Agricultural Use Efficiency Conjunctive Management and Groundwater Storage Conveyance Delta Conveyance Drinking Treatment and Distribution Economic Incentives Matching Quality to Use Pollution Prevention Recharge Area Protection Recycled Municipal Water Surface Storage Regional/Local System Reoperation Urban Run-off Management
Goal 3: Preserve and restore watershed health and promote environmental stewardship 3.1 Steward healthy forests through fire and fuels management, erosion control measures, and wetland restoration. Agricultural Lands Stewardship Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Land Use Planning and Management Pollution Prevention Watershed Management 3.2 Identify and manage for aquatic and terrestrial invasive species and their impact on water supply infrastructure and watershed health. Agricultural Lands Stewardship Conveyance Regional/Local Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Storage Local/Regional Watershed Management 3.3 Recover endangered and threatened fish species through habitat restoration and by addressing access to historic habitat, wherever feasible. Conveyance Regional/Local Economic Incentives Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Land Use Planning and Management Pollution Prevention System Reoperation Watershed Management 3.4 Enhance floodplain function and wildlife habitat while achieving multiple flood management benefits and maintaining public safety. Agricultural Stewardship Ecosystem Restoration Flood Risk Management Forest Management Irrigated Land Retirement Land Use Planning and Management Recharge Area Protection System Reoperation Watershed Management 3.5 Promote watershed-level remediation of legacy mining toxins. 3.5 continued Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Pollution Prevention Watershed Management 3.6 Support environmental protections to prevent the extinction of economically, ecologically, and culturally significant species. Economic Incentives Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Land Use Planning and Management Pollution Prevention Recharge Area Protection System Reoperation Watershed Management 3.7 Steward the region’s biodiversity and ecological resources that directly provide opportunities for public access, recreation, and education while maintaining the co-equal objectives of flood protection and preservation of agricultural lands. Economic Incentives Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Land Use Planning and Management Pollution Prevention Recreation Watershed Management Goal 4: Enhance regional economic development by supporting recreational opportunities and sustainable agriculture
13.4 Regional RMSs that Address Climate Change Vulnerabilities The climate change working group, known as the Core Group, articulated and prioritized regional climate change vulnerabilities and adaptive management strategies, as described in Chapter 11 Climate Change. Table 13-4 identifies applicable regional RMSs that address high-priority climate change vulnerability issues. 13-4. Regional Resource Management Strategies that Address Climate Change Vulnerabilities Climate Change Vulnerability Description of Possible Impacts of Vulnerabilities RMS Addressing Climate Change Water Supply/Demand Camptonville and other foothill communities/rural areas currently suffer water shortages Camptonville’s summer user demand and Title 22 requirements exceed the capacities of the water treatment system Reduced water supply reliability Agriculture water use may be the most vulnerable to climate change Environmental flows also will likely be affected by increasing temperatures, erratic rainfall, and earlier snowmelt Reservoir storage levels decline for the summer months and some lack carryover capacity (>2 Declining snowpack increases the risk of supply uncertainty Changes will be required for basin-wide management and storage of water, especially for irrigation Groundwater extraction in reaction to climate change has the potential to affect wetland-dependent, riparian, and aquatic habitats State water policies and out-of-region demands (e.g., Delta) could affect water supply as much as the impacts from climate change Increased frequency of water transfers within the context of a finite water supply Ability to deliver water transfers may be jeopardized Out-of-region diversions may decrease water policies and out-of-region demands (e.g., Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta) could affect water supply management as much as the direct effects of climate change Climate change-related surface water decreases could increase future groundwater demands and out-of-area transfer demands Urbanization; changes in technology; and timing of crop planting, development, and harvest could result in altered timing and demand for irrigation water Conflicts may increase among agricultural, domestic, flood control, hydrogeneration, and environmental water management Further data is needed to fully manage the region’s groundwater Agricultural Use Efficiency Conjunctive Management and Groundwater Storage Conveyance Conveyance Local/Regional Ecosystem Restoration Forest Management Irrigated Lands Retirement Land Use Planning and Management Matching Quality to Use Recharge Area Protection Recycled Municipal Water Surface Storage Regional/Local System Reoperation Urban Water Use Efficiency Transfers Watershed Management