The State of the Central Valley Region Pamela Creedon, Executive Officer

The State of the
Central Valley Region
Pamela Creedon, Executive Officer
December 4, 2014
Item 5
Outline
 Background
 Status of Major
Programs
 Achievements
 Summary
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Central Valley Region Facts
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Nearly 40% of State’s Land area
18% of State’s population
2/3 of State’s drinking water
Nearly 30 million acre-feet of
reservoir storage
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Staffing
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Central Valley Region
Staff Facts
 Staff
 $33.8 million personal services
 232.7 authorized positions
— 50 managers
— 171.7 technical staff
— 11 support staff
 42 – temp help
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Central Valley Region
Staff Facts
300
250
Total Positions by Fiscal Year
274
258
241
240
200
232.7
222.7
150
100
50
0
FY 09/10
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FY 10/11
FY 11/12
FY 12/13
FY 13/14
FY 14/15
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Central Valley Region
Staff Facts
 Authorized Positions by Fiscal Year
300
250
200
34
30
56
60
30
54
30
184
37.7
51
58
54
150
100
32.7
168
157
156
139
137
FY 10/11
FY 11/12
FY 12/13
FY 13/14
FY 14/15
50
0
FY 09/10
Sacramento
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Fresno
Redding
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Central Valley Region
Staff Facts
 Potential Retirements in Next 2 Years
Redding
Fresno
Sac
Mgmt
1
0
2
Tech Staff
1
0
1
Support
0
0
0
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Central Valley Region
Staff Distribution by Major Programs
Planning
11%
Surface Water
Protection
25%
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Exec / Mgmt /
Support
11%
Groundwater
Protection
53%
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Ground Water Protection
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Groundwater Protection
Staff Distribution between GW
Protection Programs
Oil/Gas
3%
Other
1%
ILRP
14%
SLIC /
DOD
22%
Dairies
10%
Ground
water
53%
UST
12%
Title 27
17%
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WDR
21%
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Groundwater Quality
Protection Strategy
• Approved 2010
• June 2011 Workplan
• High Priority Actions
• CV-SALTS
• Long-Term ILRP
• Reduce WDR backlog
and increase facilities
regulated
• Updated Workplan 2013
• Medium Priority Action
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Groundwater Quality
Protection Strategy
 Coordination with Integrated
Regional Water Management
Planning Groups (IRWMs)
 Expansion of CAFO Program
 Reduce Site Cleanup Backlog
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WDR Program
Over 1,400 Facilities
26 PYs
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WDR Permitting Program
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Individual Orders
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Waiver
General Order
Central Valley Water Board Meeting of 4/5 December 2014
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WDR Program’s Future
•
New State-wide Recycling Order
• New Small Domestic Systems Order
• Renew Small Food Process Waiver
• Additional General Orders
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Dairy (CAFO) Program
 1,400 dairies
 1.7 million cows
 12 PYs
 Reissued Dairy General Order
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Dairy (CAFO) Program
 Compliance and Enforcement
 Permitting
 Poultry
 Bovine Feedlots
 Irrigated Agriculture
 Representative Monitoring Program
 State Board Review and Fee Audit
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R5 UST Closure Rates
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UST Cleanup Program
Open versus Closed UST cases
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
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Site Cleanup Program
 Active Sites: 1240
 Sites in Remediation: 525
 Sites Closed FY 13/14 and 14/15: 119
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Site Cleanup Program
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Site Cleanup Program
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Region 7
Region 8
Region 9
Total Active Cases Statewide
By Region
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Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Region 7
Region 8
Region 9
Cases Closed and Moved
To Remediation Statewide by Region
FY 13/14
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Site Cleanup Program
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Site Cleanup Program
Program Trends for Next Year:
• Increasing Brownfields and Redevelopment Work
• Renewal of Underground Tank Fund Legislation
Included Funding for Non-tank Cleanups
• Evaluation of Petroleum Sites for Closure
• Increasing Concerns about Groundwater Quality
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Land Disposal Program
 Prescriptive
 Preventative
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Landfills
High strength
wastes
Dairies
Oil fields
Mining
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Land Disposal Program
21 PYs
• 9 Fresno
• 3 Redding
• 9 Sacramento
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Land Disposal Program (Title 27)
Total WDRs Issued
18
16
14
17
16
13
17
15
5 –YR Average = 15.6
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Onsite Wastewater Treatment
System (OWTS) Policy
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OWTS Implementation
 Effective May 2013
 Basin Plan Amended March 2014
 30 local agencies LAMPs by May 2016
 Water Board approval by May 2017
 Staff preparing checklist for LAMP
development by agencies
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Oil Fields
 7 PYs
 Well Stimulation
(SB4)
 Underground
Injection Control
(UIC)
 Sumps
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Surface Water Protection
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Surface Water Protection
Staff Distribution between Surface Protection Programs
Marijuana
7%
Other
3%
Timber
Harvest
19%
NPDES
43%
Surface
Water
25%
401 Cert
11%
Storm
Water
17%
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NPDES Permitting Program
 16.7 PY
 129 Individual
Permits
 26% of State
 52 majors
 77 minors
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NPDES Permitting Program
NPDES Permits by Office
Total 129
20
(15%)
R5-Fresno
R5-Redding
R5-Sacramento
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68
(53%)
41
(32%)
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NPDES Permitting Program
Region 5 Permit Action Items
90
Enforcement Orders
Amendments
Rescissions
Renewals/New
Permit Action Items
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2007
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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2014
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NPDES Permitting Program
Region 5 Projected Permit Backlog
120
Projected Data
*Based on assumed 25 permits
adopted per year in Region 5.
100
Permits
80
Adopted Permits
Expired Permits
Backlogged Permits
Historical Data
60
40
20
0
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Calendar Year
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NPDES Storm Water Program
 11.1 PYs
 Construction Storm
 Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer
Systems
 Industrial Storm
Water

Water

2,215 enrollees
1,872 enrollees
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NPDES Storm Water Program
 129 MS4 permittees
 21 Phase I
 108 Phase II
 Redding: 12
 Sacramento: 76
 Fresno: 41
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NPDES Storm Water Program
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Water Quality Certification Program
 7.8 PYs
 250 or more water quality
certifications processed per year
46 Redding
 185 Sacramento
 34 Fresno
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Water Quality Certification Program
Certifications Issued
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2006
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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2014
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Irrigated Lands Regulatory
Program (ILRP)
 ILRP addresses discharge to
surface water & groundwater
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7 million acres
 18 PY total
 1 Redding, 6 Fresno, 11 Rancho
 about 2,000 dischargers per staff
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Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
Surface Water Results
7%
93% = 217K
Below Trigger
Limit
E.coli
32%
Physical Parameters
22%
Toxicity
Metals
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9%
6%
Nutrients
2%
Pesticides
2%
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Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
Key Trends
Participant Trend Line 2006-2014
Acres (millions)
40
5.6
36
55,000 letters sent
5.2
32
Acres
4.8
4.4
28
24
Participants
4.0
20
FY 14-15
FY 13-14
FY 12-13
FY 11-12
FY 10-11
FY 09-10
FY 08-09
FY 07-08
FY 06-07
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Participants (thousands)
6.0
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Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
Coming year
 State Board consideration of
Eastern San Joaquin Petitions
 Compliance/enforcement focused
on non-participants
 Foundational technical reports –
e.g., Groundwater Quality
Assessment Report
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Forest Activities Program
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Annual Timber Harvesting
Projects in Central Valley Region
40
200
Non-federal projects
(discretionary)
Non-federal projects
(non-discretionary)
U.S. Forest Service
projects (discretionary)
800
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Forest Activities Program
Forest
Activities
Program
Internal
Workload
Distribution
 Info onFresno
AB 1492
4%
Rancho
23%
Redding
73%
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Forest Activities Program
Inspections
Conducted
Forest
Activities
Program
250
200
150
Inspections
100
50
0
2004/05
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2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
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Forest Activities Program
Looking Ahead
 AB 1492 requirements
 Cumulative impacts
 Wildfire and salvage harvesting
 Timber Waiver renewal and new permit
 U.S. Forest Service non-point source
permit
 MOU with U.S. Forest Service for BAER
participation
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Planning
Staff Distribution between Planning Programs
Delta
12%
Planning
11%
NPS
14%
CV
Salts
20%
TMDLs/
Basin
Planning
54%
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Basin Planning and TMDL
Programs
 19.2 PYs
State fee based (17 PYs)
 Federal grant (2.2 PYs)
 Activities
 Integrated Report (303(d) list)
 Develop and implement TMDLs
 Develop Basin Plan Amendments
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Basin Planning and TMDLs
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Key Basin Plan Amendments
Drinking Water Policy
• Narrative objectives for
Giardia and
Cryptosporidium
• Focused assessment
• Implementation triggers
• One time study
Variance & Exception
Policy
• New Tool
• Structured Flexibility
• Salinity Component
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TMDL Progress
 Pre-2014
Listings Addressed

Includes Delta
 2014
60
47
47

 Pending 2015

62
62
Diazinon and
Chlorpyrifos
62

Pyrethroids
Statewide Hg
Reservoirs
 Only 500+ to go
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TMDL Accomplishments
 Coordination with EPA Office of Pesticides,
Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR)

Urban Pesticide Pollution Prevention Partnership
 DPR



Initiating effort to address Fipronil
Improving reviews of new pesticides
Cyantraniliprole (“cyan-tran-ili-prole”)
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Nonpoint Source Program
 Federal 319(h) or “Nonpoint Source”

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

Watershed and Integrated Regional Water
Management (IRWM) Groups

Grazing Regulatory Action Project
 Funding

06/07 – 5.1 PY

09/10 – 3.95 PY

14/15 – 3.6 PY
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Nonpoint Source Program
 Clear Lake Nutrient TMDL

Forest Service road
storm proofing grant

BLM sediment
reduction project

Cyanobacteria Task
Force

Westside IRWM Group
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Surface Water Ambient
Monitoring Program
Sampling Events and Analyses Conducted
by Fiscal Year
4624
Analyses
Site Visits
3759
3341
3045
2615
2489
903
853
1022
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
1371
959
811
2008-09
2009-10
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Surface Water Ambient
Monitoring Program
2014 Highlights:
 Sediment Studies
 Battle Creek
Conservancy
 Final Pathogen
Monitoring Report
 Collaborative Monitoring
with DWR
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Surface Water Ambient
Monitoring Program
Planned for 2015:
 Microbial Source
Tracking
 Chronic Toxicity
Monitoring
 Mercury in
Reservoirs
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Special Planning Initiatives
 Statewide Reservoir Mercury TMDL
 CV-SALTS
 Delta Activities
 DWR California Water Plan
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Statewide Reservoir
Mercury TMDL
Source control
Water chemistry
(decrease methylation)
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Data Compilation and Modeling
 Conceptual Model
 GIS Beneficial Use/ AGR Zone Efforts
Beneficial Use
 Tulare Lake Groundwater
 MUN in Ag Dominated Water bodies
Water Quality Objectives
 Aquatic Life
 Stock Watering
 Salt Effects on Irrigated Ag
 Salt Effects on MUN
 Lower San Joaquin River
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Implementation
 SSALTS (Accumulation and Transport)
 Deep Well Injection
 Salt Management Zones (Reuse/Containment)
 Desalinization
 Real-Time Salinity Management (LSJR River)
 Regulated Brine Line/Ocean Disposal
 Alternate Compliance Strategies
(Legacy Nitrate)
1)
2)
3)
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Safe Drinking Water
Reduced Loading
Restore Groundwater
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Delta Activities
 2014 Delta Strategic Work Plan
Delta Methyl Mercury Control Program
 Regional Monitoring Program
 Stockton DWSC Low Dissolved Oxygen
Control Program
 Nutrient Research Plan

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Delta Methyl Mercury
Delta RMP
• Stakeholder lead
• Initial draft funding
allocations approved
• Designs for
•
•
•
•
Pathogen (April 2015)
Pesticides/toxicity
Nutrients
Mercury
Proposed Pathogen
Monitoring
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San Joaquin River
Dissolved Oxygen Control Program
 Studies Completed
 Draft Staff Report – Public Review
 Draft Resolution - February 2015
 Improved DO Conditions
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Nutrient Research Plan
• Stakeholder & Technical
Advisory Group
established
• Science Work Groups
being formed.
• White papers and a
Nutrient Research Plan
available next year
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California Water Plan
 Update 2013 released 10/30/2014

All three offices provided content:
—Five of the twelve regional reports
—Resource Management Strategies
 Drafted
and updated the Salt and Salinity
Management RMS
—Participated
in crosscutting teams
 Statewide
Water Analysis Network
 Groundwater Caucus
 Water Quality Caucus
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New/Emerging Programs and
Activities
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Water Board/US Forest Service
Memorandum of Understanding
BAER Team
MOU Components:
 Hazard & overtime pay
 Specialized training
 Personal Protective Equipment
 Annual physical exams
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Marijuana Waste Discharge
Program

Pilot Program
Permitting
Enforcement
Education & Outreach
Coordination w/ Other
Agencies

Coordinate with F&W
4 PYS
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Marijuana Program
Accomplishments
 Statewide Program Strategy
 Cannabis Identification and Prioritization
System
 Extensive Coordination
 Health and Safety Plan
 4 new staff hired
 7 coordinated inspections under warrants
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Marijuana Program
Next Year
 Staff Training
 Develop Regulatory Mechanism
 Extend Public Outreach and Education
 Identify funds/mechanisms to cleanup
cultivation sites with no responsible parties
 Establish permanent funding for program
 Update Board and public on program
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Grazing Regulatory Action
Project (GRAP)
 Statewide regulatory strategy to
address water quality impacts
related to livestock grazing
 Focused Listening Sessions
(stakeholder outreach)
 Draft Proposal in 2015
Rail Concerns
November 25, 2014 Derailment near Big Bar, Feather River Canyon
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Bakken
Crude
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Organizational
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Organizational
 New AEOs in Sacramento
 New Supervisors in Sacramento
 Portfolio Management
 Electronic Content Management
 Increased Outreach and Access
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Portfolio Management
Transparency, Accountability, Efficiency
At all Levels
2007
Program Managers Roles & Responsibilities
2008 to
2010
Significant investments in project management
training
2011
Project Management Implementation Strategy
2012
Leadership Education Series
2013
Portfolio Management Concept Development
2014
Portfolio Management Rollout & Implementation
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Programs
Program
Basin Planning
CV-SALTS
Dairies
Enforcement
Forest Activities/Timber
Irrigated Lands
Marijuana
Mines
Non-Point Source
NPDES
Oil Fields
Site Cleanup
Storm Water
SWAMP
Title 27/Land Disposal
TMDL
Underground Storage Tanks
Water Quality Certifications
WDRs
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Program Manager
Executive Sponsor
Office
Jeanne Chilcott
Jeanne Chilcott
Doug Patteson
Robert LHeureux
Angela Wilson
Joe Karkoski
Clint Snyder
Phil Woodward
Sue McConnell
Nichole Morgan
Clay Rodgers
Duncan Austin
Bryan Smith
Susan Fregien
Robert Busby
Jeanne Chilcott
Brian Newman
Bryan Smith
Lonnie Wass
Adam Laputz
Adam Laputz
Clay Rodgers
Andrew Altevogt
Clint Snyder
Adam Laputz
Clint Snyder
Clint Snyder
Adam Laputz
Adam Laputz
Clay Rodgers
Andrew Altevogt
Clint Snyder
Adam Laputz
Andrew Altevogt
Adam Laputz
Andrew Altevogt
Clint Snyder
Clay Rodgers
Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova
Fresno
Rancho Cordova
Redding
Rancho Cordova
Redding
Redding
Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova
Fresno
Rancho Cordova
Redding
Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova
Redding
Fresno
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Portfolio Management
Next Steps – FY 2015/2016
 Align Program Manager and Managing
Senior Roles and Responsibilities
 Improve Programmatic Work Plan
Effectiveness
 Align Programmatic Work Plans w/ Budget
and PY Distribution
 Further Education to foster more efficient
and effective work flow
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Electronic Content Management
(ECM)
 Document management tool
 Implemented Phase I in October

Ability to receive, forward, file, and track mail
electronically
 Notable increase in emails


Approx. 400-500 emails per month
Approx. 2,500 pieces of mail per month
 Dischargers notified of the ECM process

Encouraged to submit documents electronically
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Electronic Content Management (ECM)
 Anticipate widespread use of ECM from the
public next year
 Goal: decrease pieces of mail by 50% within 6
months
 Late July 2015 Planned Implementation of
Phase 2


Create, route and track documents
Allows version control
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Environmental Justice
Increased Outreach to DACs
Central California Environmental Justice Network,
“Roots of Resilience Conference”, 2014
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Environmental Justice Staff Activity
Kern Environmental Enforcement Network
Fresno Environmental Reporting Network
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Environmental Justice Efforts –
Supplemental Environmental Projects
(SEPs)
 Collaboration with Rose
Foundation

Resolution Supporting DACs

Two Settlements funding the
Community Water Center
(>$230,000)
 Other SEPs
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West Goshen Drinking Water
Supply Project ($150,000)
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Supply Project
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Special Projects
Demonstration Pilot
Project for Biological
Denitrification of Rural
Community Groundwater,
Paradise Colony
Biological Treatment Pilot
Unit
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Coming Year
 Succession Planning
 Lean Sigma Six – WDR Program
 Review of NPDES Program
 Reinitiate Strategic Plan
Development
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Summary
 Exceptional, highly qualified technical
staff
 Superb support staff
 Outstanding leadership team
 Significant achievements
Addressing very complex issues/problems
 Available resources
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Questions?
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