Santa Barbara County Integrated Regional Water Management Program

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Cooperating Partners Meeting

2 April 2020

Countywide SGMA Update

Countywide SGMA Update

4 April 2020

• Critically Over Drafted • Cuyama Valley

• GSP submitted to DWR• GSP open to public comment for 75 days until May 15, 2020• https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gsp/all• Awarded Supplemental Funds in Round 3 SGPG

• High Priority• Carpinteria Groundwater Basin

• Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency – Carpinteria ValleyWater District, City of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County submitted materials to DWR in early February

• Awarded funding in Round 3 SGPG

Countywide SGMA Update

5 April2020

• Medium Priority Basins• San Antonio Creek Valley Groundwater Basin

• Awarded Round 3 SGPG funding

• Santa Ynez River Groundwater Basin • GSA formed, 3 Management Areas, Plan Underway

• Montecito Groundwater Basin• GSA formed and Plan underway• Awarded Round 3 SGPG funding

Roundtable of Regions

Santa Barbara County IRWMClimate Resiliency

Climate Resiliency – IRWM Plan

8 April 2020

Very High Priority VulnerabilitiesWater Supply: Decrease in groundwater supplyWater Demand: Lack of groundwater storage to buffer drought Water Quality: Poor water quality in surface waters • Water Quality: Increase in treatment needs and costs*• Water Quality: Increased constituent concentrations*Water Quality: Poor water quality in Groundwater**• Water Quality: Increase in treatment needs and costs*• Water Quality: Increased constituent concentrations*Water Quality: Increased erosion and sedimentationWater Supply: Sensitivity due to higher drought potential

The tables and information were derived from an IRWM survey to the Santa Barbara County Cooperating Partners. The questions were related to Regional Water Management Strategies and climate related priorities in each of the watersheds and countywide.

Prioritized Climate Change Vulnerabilities

Based on discussion in the April 29, 2018 meeting a “very high” prioritization has been added with the following vulnerabilities(vulnerabilities moved to the very high category contain strike through in Table 2 on the next slide):

Table 1: Very High Priority

*Water Quality: Increase in treatment needs and costs and Water Quality: Increased constituent concentrations were moved to subsets of other vulnerabilities**Water Quality: Poor water quality in Groundwater is a newly added vulnerability

Climate Resiliency – IRWM Plan

9 April 2020

Vulnerability (2012 Prioritization)Survey Results Prioritization

% Agreement

Water Demand: Habitat demand would be impacted (High) High 56.25%Water Demand: Limited ability to conserve further (High) High 66.67%Water Demand: Lack of groundwater storage to buffer drought (High)

High81.25%

Water Demand: Meeting demand in peak seasons would be more difficult (High)

High68.75%

Water Supply: Decrease in imported supply (High) High 68.75%Water Supply: Decrease in groundwater supply (High) High 93.75%Water Quality: Increased constituent concentrations (High) High 68.75%Water Quality: Poor water quality in surface waters (High) High 75.00%Water Quality: Decrease in recreational opportunity (High) Medium 43.75%Water Quality: Increase in treatment needs and costs (High) High 81.25%Water Quality: Increased erosion and sedimentation (High) High 62.50%Sea Level Rise: Decrease in land (High) High 43.75%Sea Level Rise: Damage to coastal infrastructure/recreation/tourism (High)

High62.50%

Sea Level Rise: Damage to ecosystem/habitat (High) High 50.00%Ecosystem and Habitat: Increased impacts to coastal species (High)

High50.00%

Water Demand: Crop demand would increase (Low) Medium 50.00%Water Demand: Industrial demand would increase (Low) Low 81.25%Water Supply: Sensitivity due to higher drought potential (Low) Medium 53.33%

Water Supply: Decrease in seasonal reliability (Low)Medium/Low tie 37.50%

Water Supply: Invasive species can reduce supply available (Low)

Low62.50%

Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in environmental flows (Low) Low 62.50%Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in available necessary habitat (Low)

Low75.00%

Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in habitat protection against coastal storms (Low)

Low87.50%

Flooding: Increases in inland flooding (Low) Low 62.50%Flooding: Increases in flash flooding (Low) Low 43.75%Hydropower: Decrease in hydropower potential (Low) Low 81.25%

Prioritized Climate Change Vulnerabilities

Climate Resiliency – IRWM Plan

10 April 2020

Survey Results - Visual

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Water Demand: Habitat demand would be impacted (High)Water Demand: Limited ability to conserve further (High)

Water Demand: Lack of groundwater storage to buffer…Water Demand: Meeting demand in peak seasons would…

Water Supply: Decrease in imported supply (High)Water Supply: Decrease in groundwater supply (High)

Water Quality: Increased constituent concentrations (High)Water Quality: Poor water quality in surface waters (High)

Water Quality: Decrease in recreational opportunity (High)Water Quality: Increase in treatment needs and costs…

Water Quality: Increased erosion and sedimentation (High)Sea Level Rise: Decrease in land (High)

Sea Level Rise: Damage to coastal…Sea Level Rise: Damage to ecosystem/habitat (High)Ecosystem and Habitat: Increased impacts to coastal…Water Demand: Crop demand would increase (Low)

Water Demand: Industrial demand would increase (Low)Water Supply: Sensitivity due to higher drought potential…

Water Supply: Decrease in seasonal reliability (Low)Water Supply: Invasive species can reduce supply…

Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in environmental flows…Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in available necessary…

Ecosystem and Habitat: Decrease in habitat protection…Flooding: Increases in inland flooding (Low)

Flooding: Increases in flash flooding (Low)Hydropower: Decrease in hydropower potential (Low)

High Count Medium Count Low Count

Climate Resiliency –Central Coast, County wide and Coastal Jurisdictions

Climate Resiliency – 1st Presentation

12 April 2020

• Climate Resiliency

• Presentation from Rachel Couch and update on the C4 work along the South and Central Coast of California

• Presentation from Whitney Wilkinson and update on the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the Santa Barbara County IRWM Region

• Presentation from Melissa Hetrick from the City of Santa Barbara on LCP Update, SLR and Climate Resiliency

• Presentation from Erin Maker from the City of Carpinteria on Office of Sustainability and LCP updates

• Presentation from Bob McDonald from the Carpinteria Valley Water District on Climate Resiliency Projects at the District

State Coastal Conservancy &Central Coast Climate Collaborative:

Spring 2020 Update

Rachel CouchProject Manager

Central Coast Program rachel.couch@scc.ca.gov

Santa Barbara County IRWMP Cooperating Partners Meeting

April 23, 2020

Climate ReadyProgram

• Research into SLR impacts• Local and regional planning• Project implementation

Devereux Slough Habitat Restoration

● Impacts Addressed: Coastal erosion, SLR, flooding● Goal: Dunes as buffer; Raise elevation of tidal marsh● Natural Features: Dunes, wetlands +habitat● Result: Dunes’ adaptive capacity increased; Phase I of experimental sediment

addition completed; Phase II to begin in June 2020

Construction & Project PlanningMonterey Bay: Salinas River and Elkhorn Slough

Coastal Conservation & Research Inc. Elkhorn Slough Foundation

Collaborate and AlignRegional Collaboration

Assn of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA)

Central Coast Climate Collaborative (4C)SB County Regional Climate Collaborative

Central Coast Climate Justice Network

Goleta Slough Management Committee

Coastal Resilience Network (CRN)

Align Efforts to Address Current and Future Threats Across Programs, Depts, Agencies, Jurisdictions, Sectors

Central Coast Climate Collaborative 2020Support for Local Climate Planning Efforts Centering Equity and Underserved Communities

Climate Collaboration Matching Tool – Academia/Agencies

Federal Partnership Outreach to 4C Counties – Streamline Funding and Service Delivery

Research Project: “Climate and Land Use Change Impacts on Water Supplies: Vulnerability Assessment for Central Coast Region” (Ruth Langridge, PI, UC Santa Cruz)

Thank you!

Rachel CouchState Coastal Conservancy

(805) 845-8853rachel.couch@scc.ca.gov

http://scc.ca.gov/

CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT &

ADAPTATION PLAN

IRWM CLIMATE RESILIENCE MEETINGAPRIL 23, 2020

Planning and Development Department

LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION

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Overview

Project Background Summary Progress

Established Core Team IRWM subgroup/ advisory group to advise on water-related matters

Cooperating Partner Survey on project hazards/assets

Project Status and Next Steps Applied for 2 grants Selected consultant

County’s One Climate Initiative

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Safety Element Update & SB 379

Safety Element: Land use goals, policies, and implementation measures on wildfire, floods, and earthquakes

SB 379 (2017) Requires all cities and counties to include climate adaptation and resiliency strategies in their Safety Elements based on avulnerability assessment.

Climate Vulnerability Assessment

Climate Adaptation

Plan

Safety Element Update

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Climate Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation Plan

Develop Resiliency

Goals

CommunityEngagement

Planning

Identify Climate

Projections

Model & Map Future Hazards

Identify Assets

Characterize & Map Impacts

Identify Adaptation Strategies

Prioritize & Fund

Strategies

Implement & Monitor

Strategies

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Identify Assets

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Community Engagement Plan & One Climate Initiative

• Identify “Frontline Communities” most vulnerable to climate impacts

• Countywide outreach efforts to seek input on various parts of the Safety Element Update.

• Workshops• Social Media• Newsletters/email updates

• Coordinate outreach and engagement among County departments on climate related projects through the One Climate Initiative

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8Project Progress

• Assembled the Core Team of County Department reps to advise the project.

• Solicited IRWM for feedback on hazards and assets to include in the Vulnerability Assessment.

• IRWM subgroup will advise the project on water resource issues

• Applied for 2 grants to fund the Adaptation Plan phase of the project

• Selected Placeworks and Atlas Planning Solutions to conduct the Vulnerability Assessment

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9Next Steps

• Kick off Project• Develop and Implement the Community

Engagement Plan• Gather data on climate projections and map

hazards

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SLR1

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DRAFT SEA-LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION PLAN

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Sea-Level Rise Planning: Why Now?• Sea-level rise expected to accelerate.

• General Plan and Coastal Plan direct preparation of a sea-level rise plan.

• Sea-level rise analysis required for coastal, NPDES, and other permitting.

• 2019 Coastal Land Use Plan includes interim policies; long-term policies needed.

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Adaptation Plan Process• Vulnerability Assessment (2018)

- Diagnoses the problem- Considers what would happen if no action

was taken

• Adaptation Plan (2020)- Provides framework for planning- Analyzes adaptation options- Considers economic and fiscal impacts- Identifies near-term priorities- Considers triggers for mid-term and long-term

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Sea-level Rise Planning TimeframesPlanning

TimeframesSea-Level

RiseProjected

Year0.0 ft Now

0.8 ft 2030

2.5 ft 2060

6.6 ft 2100

Source: ESA 2018; 2018 State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance

Near-Term

Mid-Term

Long-Term

0.8’

2.5’

6.6’

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Coastal Hazard Types

Tidal InundationPhoto by Jenna Driscoll, SB ChannelkeeperKing Tides Initiative

Bluff ErosionPhoto by California Coastal Commission

Shoreline Erosion

Storm Waves Flood Prone/Low-Lying Storm FloodingStorm Flooding

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0.8 ft. SLR (± 2030) Hazard MapBluffs will be exposed to more extreme waves more often, and erosion rates are expected to increase.

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2.5 ft. SLR (± 2060) Hazard Map

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Bluffs will be exposed to more extreme waves more often, and erosion rates are expected to increase.

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6.6 ft. SLR (±2100) Hazard Map

Bluff erosion hazards are expected to reach Cliff Drive and Shoreline Drive by 2100.

Bluffs will be exposed to more extreme waves more often, and erosion rates are expected to increase (40% higher by 2060 and 140% higher by 2100).

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0.8 ft. SLR (± 2030) Hazard Map

The Harbor and Stearns Wharf are exposed to tidal inundation. However, much of the infrastructure is floating or elevated and not damaged under tidal conditions.

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2.5 ft. SLR (± 2060) Hazard Map

The Harbor and Stearns Wharf are exposed to tidal inundation. However, much of the infrastructure is floating or elevated and not damaged under tidal conditions.

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6.6 ft. SLR (± 2100) Hazard MapNorth of 101• More frequent flooding • Future coastal flooding in areas

already flooded during heavy rains

South of 101• Regular tidal inundation• More frequent and severe coastal

flooding• Shoreline erosion

The Harbor and Stearns Wharf are exposed to tidal inundation. However, much of the infrastructure is floating or elevated and not damaged under tidal conditions.

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• 2060:- El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant- Recycled Water System and mains- Sewer: Gravity mains, laterals

• 2100:- Desalination Plant

Water and Wastewater InfrastructureImpacted

2.5 feet of sea-level rise• Tidal inundation of wastewater collection system• Impacts to El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant

operations6.6 feet of sea-level rise• Tidal inundation of wastewater collection system• El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant• Desalination Plant

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Adaptation Planning Approach• Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan

- Presents a phased approach to adaptation planning based on monitoring of changing conditions and trigger-based actions

- Recommends specific near-term (ten-year) actions - Proposes structure for decision making in mid- and long-term

• Five-year Implementation Plan - Further prioritizes near-term actions and Identifies costs, funding,

timelines, and required resources

• Shoreline Monitoring Program• Re-evaluation of overall adaptation plan every ten years13

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Adaptation Options• Protection of development in place

through measures such as seawalls, groins, tide gates, and beach nourishment

• Accommodation of development in place through measures such as elevation or modifications of structures

• Retreat through measures such as relocation of structures and development limitations

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Low-Lying and Waterfront Areas• Recommended Near-Term Actions

- Introduce additional beach nourishment, beach berms, or dunes

- Raise Harbor breakwater and groins- Redesign Laguna Tide Gate- Relocate or flood proof sewer

mains and utilities under beach

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Low-Lying and Waterfront Areas• Recommended Near-Term Actions

- Revise floodplain regulations for development south of Highway 101

- Continue existing requirements south of Cabrillo Blvd. that factor in increased erosion and flooding from SLR

- Initiate studies of mid- and long-term options for wastewater, stormwater, and water systems

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Low-Lying and Waterfront Areas• Decisions in the Mid- and Long-Term

- Consider flood protection measures such as:• Seawalls or levees along the Waterfront• Levees or floodwalls along lower portions of major creeks• Groundwater dewatering wells and stormwater pumps• Relocation and flood proofing of critical facilities

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Other City-Wide Recommendations• Amend City policies, procedures, and adjust staffing • Amend the Local Coastal Program, General Plan, Hazard

Mitigation Plan, Municipal Code, Capital Improvement Program

• Consider hazard disclosures and risk indemnifications• Continue Sea-Level Rise Subcommittee and Interdepartmental

Staff Team• Regional, state, and federal agency coordination• Closely follow emerging information on adaptation options,

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How to Get Involved• Webpage: www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SLR

• Executive summary and full document available• Sign up for notification list• Public meetings and information sessions

• Send comments or questions to: SLRPlan@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

• Contact: Melissa Hetrick, Project Manager 805-564-5470 ext. 4556

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City of Carpinteria IRWM Climate Resilience Update

April 23, 2020

Sea Level Rise

2019: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Project – Final Assesses vulnerabilities and provides adaptation strategies• Key vulnerabilities found: loss of land, affordable

housing, impacts to key transit corridors (railroad, US 101), environmentally sensitive habitat impacted, loss of coastal access and beaches.

2020: Interim adaptation policies presented to Planning Commission• Included options for new/redevelopment and zone

boundaries for wave run-up studies, site specific coastal hazards studies, or special conditions relating to coastal hazards

General Plan/Local Coastal Plan

Using the findings of the SLR Vulnerability Assessment and Adaption Project, policies are being drafted for inclusion in the General Plan update.• Draft policies currently under review by Coastal

Commission• First public draft expected to be released later this

year for comment

For more information: http://www.carpinteria.ca.us/communitydev/GeneralPlanUpdate.shtml

Dune & Shoreline Management RFP

City of Carpinteria released a request for proposal for Coastal Engineering Services for a Dune and Shoreline Management Plan in February 2020

Key objectives:• Build on existing sea level rise adaptation planning

efforts• Coastal hazards modeling• Develop conceptual design for living shoreline• Develop a plan for long-term shoreline

management

City is currently in negotiations with a consulting firm following interviews.

Other Climate Initiatives

• Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative

• GHG Inventory

• Proposed Solar + Storage Project

Climate Change Vulnerability

Extended Dry Periods (Droughts) Extreme Heat Extreme Precipitation Sea level Rise

Primary Threats

Climate Change Vulnerability

Drought Modeling

Climate Change Vulnerability

Temperature Modeling

Climate Change VulnerabilityExtreme Heat Modeling

Climate Change Vulnerability

Sea Level RiseModeling (5 ft)

(Cal-Adapt.Org)

Climate Change Vulnerability

Potential Outcomes of Climate Change

Water Supply Shortages Extreme Water Demand Events Flooding (Tidal and Fluvial) Fires Power Outages

Climate Change Adaptation

Adaptation Strategies

Water Supply ShortagesDevelop Local Supplies Improve Management Tools Secure Storage for Surplus Water Secure & Improve Conveyance systems

Climate Change Adaptation

Extreme Demand Events Secure and Improve Conveyance SystemDevelop local water supply capacity

Adaptation Strategies

Climate Change Adaptation

Flooding (Tidal and Fluvial)Armor or flood proof in place Relocate

Adaptation Strategies

Climate Change Adaptation

Power Outages Install backup power systems for critical facilities. Implement local storage and generation projects

Adaptation Strategies

Climate Change Adaptation

Wild Fires Fireproof facilities in or near wildlands to the extent

feasible. Vegetation management in and around facilities Relocate facilities exposed to post fire debris flow

damage.

Adaptation Strategies

Climate Change Adaptation

Questions?

Santa Barbara County IRWM in May

May Meeting

14 April 2020

• Presentation from Brenton Kelly, Quail Springs, Cuyama Valley

• Presentation from Shannon Sweeney, City of Guadalupe

• Cuyama, New Cuyama, Ventucopa, greater Cuyama Valley

• Other unincorporated areas: Garey, Sisquoc

QUESTIONS

15 March 2020

Thank You!

16 March 2020

Fray Crease: fcrease@cosbpw.net or 805.568.3542

Jane Gray: jgray@dudek.com or 805.308.8531

http://cosb.countyofsb.org/irwmp/