Water Policy and Strategic Priorities

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Water Policy and Strategic Priorities

• April 24, 2007

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Presentation Outline

• Strategic Planning Process
• Agency Guiding Statements
• Mission
• Values
• Water Policy Statement
• Strategic Priorities
• Requested Board Action

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Strategic Planning Process
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Background

• Strategic Planning Process
• Mission Statement
• Value Statement
• Water Policy Statement

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Mission Statement

• The mission of Sonoma County Water Agency is to
  effectively manage the resources in our care for
  the benefit of people and the environment in our
  service area.

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Value Statement

• Solutions and Innovation
• People and Teamwork
• Community Service
• Integrity and Continuous Improvement

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1992 Water Policy Statement

• Promote and Require Water Conservation
• Maintain Adequate Streamflows
• Sonoma County First
• Reasonable Allocation of Additional Supply

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Draft Water Policies

• Sustainability and Stewardship
• Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Multi-Benefit and Integrated Water Resource
  Projects
• Communication
• Regional Water Resources Management
• Cost Effective Management

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Strategic Priorities

• Assist Water Contractors in Meeting Their Water
  Supply Needs
• Increase water conservation
• Water Project EIR
• Local water and recycled water supplies.

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Strategic Priorities

• Protect water quality and improve the reliability
  of the water transmission system
• Conduct natural hazard reliability assessment
• Actively monitor projects that could impact
  source water quality

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Strategic Priorities

• Address impacts on listed salmonid species

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Strategic Priorities

• Lead Development of Regional Sustainability
  Programs and Water Resources Partnerships
• Define components of the Agencys sustainability
  program
• Provide support for development of IRWMPs
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Strategic Priorities

• Stream Maintenance Program
• Environmental documents and programmatic permit
• Education and restoration program
• Increase maintenance of channels
• Update hydrology and hydraulic models
• Engineering Reports for Benefit Assessment
  Districts

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Strategic Priorities

• Improve Public Understanding of the Agency and
  Agency Programs

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Strategic Priorities

• Address Critical
• Infrastructure Needs for
• Sanitation Systems
• Occidental CSD
• Russian River CSD
• Long range capital and financing plans

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Strategic Priorities

• Improve the Agencys Business Efficiency and
  Effectiveness
• Improve Employee Recruitment and Retention

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Feedback Modifications

• Meeting Water Supply Needs
• Reducing Greenhouse Gases
• Increasing Flood Control Maintenance
• Improving Internal Communications
• Evaluating alternate governance structures

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Requested Board Action

• Staff Requests that the Board
• Approve the Agencys Updated Water Policy
  Statement
• Approve the Strategic Priorities and Strategic
  Actions
• Direct Agency Staff to prepare strategic action
  plans and continue implementing and improving the
  Agencys strategic planning process

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Draft Water Policy and Strategic Priorities

• April 24, 2007