Adapt, Flee, or Perish John T. Andrew Department of Water Resources North Bay Watershed Association...

Adapt, Flee, or Perish

John T. AndrewDepartment of Water ResourcesNorth Bay Watershed AssociationPetaluma, CaliforniaApril 4, 2008

California’s Emissions Reduction Targets

AB 32

Governor’s Climate Action TeamWater-Energy Subgroup

• Water conservation• Water recycling• Energy intensity of

water systems• Urban water reuse• Renewable energy

production

Resource Management Strategies

Reduce Water Demand• Agricultural Water Use Efficiency• Urban Water Use EfficiencyImprove Operational Efficiency &

Transfers• Conveyance• System Reoperation• Water TransfersIncrease Water Supply• Conjunctive Management &

Groundwater Storage• Desalination –Brackish &

Seawater• Precipitation Enhancement• Recycled Municipal Water• Surface Storage – CALFED• Surface Storage - Regional/Local

Improve Water Quality• Drinking Water Treatment and

Distribution• Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation• Matching Quality to Use• Pollution Prevention• Urban Runoff ManagementPractice Resource Stewardship• Agricultural Lands Stewardship• Economic Incentives (Loans,

Grants, and Water Pricing)• Ecosystem Restoration• Floodplain Management• Recharge Areas Protection• Urban Land Use Management• Water-Dependent Recreation• Watershed Management

Resource Management Strategies

Reduce Water Demand• Agricultural Water Use

Efficiency• Urban Water Use Efficiency

Resource Management Strategies

Increase Water Supply

• Surface Storage – CALFED• Surface Storage - Regional/Local

Resource Management Strategies

Improve Operational Efficiency & Transfers

• Conveyance

Resource Management Strategies

Increase Water Supply

• Recycled Municipal Water

Resource Management Strategies

Improve Water Quality• Drinking Water Treatment and

Distribution• Groundwater/Aquifer

Remediation• Matching Quality to Use• Pollution Prevention• Urban Runoff Management

Resource Management Strategies

Reduce Water Demand• Agricultural Water Use Efficiency• Urban Water Use EfficiencyImprove Operational Efficiency &

Transfers• Conveyance• System Reoperation• Water TransfersIncrease Water Supply• Conjunctive Management &

Groundwater Storage• Desalination –Brackish &

Seawater• Precipitation Enhancement• Recycled Municipal Water• Surface Storage – CALFED• Surface Storage - Regional/Local

Improve Water Quality• Drinking Water Treatment and

Distribution• Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation• Matching Quality to Use• Pollution Prevention• Urban Runoff ManagementPractice Resource Stewardship• Agricultural Lands Stewardship• Economic Incentives (Loans,

Grants, and Water Pricing)• Ecosystem Restoration• Floodplain Management• Recharge Areas Protection• Urban Land Use Management• Water-Dependent Recreation• Watershed Management

John T. Andrew, P.E.Executive Manager for Climate Change

Department of Water Resources(916) 651-9657

jandrew@water.ca.gov