Strategic Planning Initiatives Progress Report
April 21, 2003 Update
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Initiatives |
Progress Report |
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1. |
Evaluate and Certify EIR on Water Augmentation Projects in Compliance with CEQA and NEPA |
District engineering consultants submitted a Final Phase
1 Technical Memorandum on non-dam water supply options for receipt at the
3/27/03 Strategic Planning Session /Special Board Meeting. Receipt of this report was postponed to the
4/2/03 Special Board meeting. Also at
that meeting, the Board made a series of decisions regarding water supply
policy options and the scope of work, schedule and cost estimates for several
Phase 2 water supply project evaluation scenarios. Staff developed recommendations for use of
unexpended Phase I funds to be used for additional work in Phase 2 (see Item
6 in the 4/21/03 Board packet). |
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2. |
Revise the Water Permit Process |
The Water Demand Committee
received an update on the Revise the Water Permit Processes strategic
initiative at its 4/8/03 meeting. The
committee reviewed progress to date and directed staff to focus on improving data management
systems within the Water Demand Division and compiling a comprehensive
administrative practices and policies manual.
District staff met on 4/9/03 and began working on the data management
systems. District staff has also begun
refining a long list of policies and practices that must be documented in a
manual. Once the list is organized, it
will be included in an RFP to compile a policy and procedure manual. The RFP should be sent out the first week
in May. |
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3. |
Develop Seaside Basin Ground Water Management Plan |
The determination on environmental review is to
complete a program-level EIR. The
public outreach plan has been drafted.
The initial meeting of the Seaside Ground Water Basin Management Group
was held on 3/26/03. District staff
and consultants are currently preparing presentation materials for the first
public workshop on 4/23/03. |
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4. |
Develop Storm Water Reuse Plan |
Pursuant to direction by the Board at the 1/16/2002
strategic planning session, storm water reuse has been incorporated into the
water supply augmentation initiative. |
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5. |
Increase
Innovative and Effective Conservation Practices |
The Water Demand Committee
received an update on this initiative on 4/8/03. Work on this initiative is
on hold pending completion of the Revise the Water Permit Processes strategic
initiative. |
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