Oakdale Irrigation District Water Resources Plan

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Oakdale Irrigation DistrictWater Resources Plan
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The Plan Will be Completed in November 2005
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Activities in the Assessment Phase

• Activities
• Data collection
• Initial field evaluation
• Draft public outreach plan

• Public Outreach
• Assessment (interviews, town hall meetings, media
  briefing)
• Communication tools
• Communication plan

• Assess available information and needs
• Evaluate/Assess Water Balance to determine info
  gaps

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Reasons for a Water Resources Plan

• The Math is Simple-
• External Issues
• Internal Issues
• Water Resources Plan
• The complexity of water issues, both locally and
  at the state level, necessitates a rethinking of
  OIDs current practices and priorities in order
  to guarantee full protection of the Districts
  and the regions water supplies into the future.

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Understanding the Issues Facing OID is the First
Step
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Review of External Issues

• Water Quantity
• Water Quality
• Economics
• Environmental
• Legislative

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Review of External Issues

• Water Quantity
• All around us, agencies are planning for their
  water futures using irrigation district water!
• CCSF
• City of Stockton
• SEWD
• USBR
• SJ River Restoration
• Bay Delta

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Review of External Issues

• Water Quality
• Ag Waiver
• Aquatic Herbicides
• TMDLs Implemented in the Basin
• DO, Salt, Boron, Turbidity, Diazinon, OPs,
  chlorpyrifos, nutrients, sediment (TSS), pH,
  Temperature
• 1995 Water Quality Control Plan

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Review of External Issues

• Economics
• Agricultural economy and water changes
• Less Ag ? changing regional economic foundation
• Less Ag ? generates surplus water
• Less Ag ? may generate less OID income
• How will Tri Dam Authority/Project power revenues
  to be spent?

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Review of External Issues

• Environmental Conditions
• Air Quality
• Regional/Local Groundwater Management Needs
• Surface Water Supply for Community/Region?
• ESA
• Salmon
• Steelhead
• Delta Smelt

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Review of External Issues

• Legislative
• Fees for DOD, Calfed, SWRCB and ???s
• AB 3030, AB 3616
• Appropriate water measurement initiatives
• State Water Plan
• State/Regional/Local land use planning initiatives

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Review of Internal Issues

• Water usage
• Changing land use and cropping
• Changing customer needs
• Condition of OID facilities
• Financial stability
• Requests for annexation
• Organizational needs
• Community support

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Review of Internal Issues

• Water Usage
• OIDs water use is high for the crops grown
• Substantial amount of water leaves OIDs service
  area without benefit to OID
• Limited flexibility of current rotation delivery
  system - customer service constraints

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Review of Internal Issues

• Changing land use and cropping
• Average parcel size is 15 acres
• Pasture conversion to trees
• Surface to Drip irrigation in trees
• Changing Customer needs
• Weekend irrigators
• More flexibility
• Filtration needs for drip

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Review of Internal Issues

• Condition of OID facilities
• Years of deferred maintenance due to lack of
  funds
• Lifecycle demand for replacement is 6
  million/year
• Financial Stability
• Whatever OID does it must be justifiable,
  defensible and affordable
• Affordability of needed improvements

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Review of Internal Issues

• Organizational needs
• Staffing needs to meet the challenges?
• Community Support
• OID needs to be an asset to the community
• One stop water agency for the future?

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The Water Resources Plan is a Roadmap
Full Protection of Constituents Needs
Internal Issues
Options
Alternatives
Public Outreach
External Issues
Starting Point
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Public Outreach Program

• Conduct stakeholder interviews (grower
  representatives, staff, agencies, all Board
  members, and community members)
• Media Briefings
• Town Hall Workshop
• Communication Plan

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The Water Resources Plan Responds to the Issues
and Benefits OID
Requires broad-based public support
Provides excellent irrigation and domestic water
service to OID customers
Protects OID water rights
Identifies implementable programs
Achieves excellence in OM
Benefits regional economy
Positions OID as a community asset
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Oakdale Irrigation DistrictWater Resources Plan