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Upper San Joaquin River Regional Flood Management Plan Regional Flood Protection Now and in the Future Workshop 7 : Financial Planning. Wednesday April 16 th , 2014 Lower San Joaquin Levee District 11704 Henry Miller Ave Dos Palos, CA 93620. Workshop Protocols. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Upper San Joaquin River Regional Flood Management Plan
Regional Flood Protection Now and in the Future
Workshop 7: Financial Planning
Wednesday April 16th, 2014Lower San Joaquin Levee District11704 Henry Miller AveDos Palos, CA 93620
Workshop Protocols
• Use Common Conversational Courtesy
• Humor Is Welcome
• Be Comfortable
• Spelling Doesn’t Count
• Electronics Courtesy
• Avoid Editorials
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Agenda
• Introductions• RFMP Status Update• LSJLD Finance• Merced Stream Group Finance• Madera County Finance• RFMP Financial Planning
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Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance
• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations
Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates
• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control
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RFMP Status Update
RFMP Evaluation Process
Identify System Improvements
Develop System
Improvement Costs
Evaluate System
Improvements
Identify Highest
Priority System Improvements
Identify Multi – benefit System
Improvement Groupings
Develop System
Improvement PlanIdentify
System Improvement
Evaluation Methodology And Criteria
Proposed System Improvements
• 87 proposed system improvements• All proposed system improvements must have:– Local sponsor– Willing participants– Flood management nexus
• Short-term within 5 years (critical fixes)• Long-term 5 to 10+ years• Develop multi-benefit system improvements to
improve funding opportunities
System Improvements List
• System Improvement List is composed of:– Capital Improvements– O&M Activities– Emergency Management Activities– Integrated Water Management– Studies– Recommended Actions– Conceptual Ideas
System Improvement Projects
• 87 Potential System Improvement projects identified• 58 are short-term projects• 29 are long-term projects• $821M in system improvements
identified – $55M short-term– $766M long-term– 26 projects not defined well enough
to develop cost estimates
System Improvement Prioritization
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• Reviewing criteria based on stakeholder comments• Score system improvements based on
evaluation criteria• System improvements sorted based on ranking for:– Public Safety– Environmental Stewardship– Economic Stability– Regional Issues– Overall Total
System Improvement Groupings
• Organize improvements to provide a menu of options• Groupings provide flexibility to:– Mix and match high priority system improvements to
create multi-benefit projects and meet funding opportunities
– Put together specific reach or geographic options– Put together system improvements that are similar in
benefit (levee improvement, invasive species, etc.)
Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance
• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations
Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates
• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control
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LSJLD Finance
Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance
• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations
Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates
• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control
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Merced Stream Group Finance
Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance
• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations
Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates
• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control
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Madera County Finance
Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance
• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations
Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates
• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control
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Finance Plan
Financial Planning Steps
• Describe the current financial condition• Refine flood management investments• Define values to be used to prioritize investments• Explore financing mechanisms• Evaluate affordability and need for phasing
There are several aspects involved in describing the current financial condition
• Economic health of the local economy• Assessed value of the property in the service area•Major commitments already in place– May be maintenance costs for existing infrastructure– Is there capacity to take on more debt?
USACE Funding is expected to be low
DWR funding has been driven by bonds
The RFMP’s help refine the SSIA investments
• The SSIA would prefer to spend on the tails of the historical investment trend• The RFMP’s can
indicate their preferences for assistance
RFMP project prioritization needs to reflect local values
• RFMP’s need to use this opportunity to inform DWR of their highest ranking projects• Besides identifying high risk projects, prioritization
process should consider multi-benefit projects– Multi-benefit projects bring more financing opportunities
into the picture
Traditional financing mechanisms
• Traditional flood investment financing was primarily USACE funding along with local property assessments• SPFC facilities had access to some additional state
funds• Proposition’s 13, 218, and 26 have severely
restricted the ability for local entities to raise money for flood protection
Proposed statewide financing mechanisms being explored
• State is evaluating a state flood insurance program– Is it advantageous to move from the NFIP?
• Possible changes to the Proposition 218 restrictions– Should flood protection should be similar to water,
sewer, and garbage?• The challenge -- “Are new mechanisms trying to
generate money from the same rate payers, or(picking apples from the same tree)?
Multi-benefit projects have the advantage of having access to more funding sources
• There are several programs that fund protection and restoration of habitat (e.g. NRCS)•Multi-benefit projects could potentially attract
philanthropists• There should be a focus on financing
mechanisms that are funded, have larger awards, and have reasonable applications
There are several sources available for state and federal financing
Federal Restoration Programs
PROGRAM SCOPEWetland Reserve Program (USDA NRCS)
Protection and restoration of wetlands
Emergency Wetland Protection – Floodplain Easement Program (USDA NRCS)
Protection and restoration of floodplain habitat
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP - USDA NRCS)
Restoration of wetland habitat on private lands
North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA – USFWS)
Protection and restoration of wetlands and riparian habitats
Land and Water Conservation Fund (USFWS)
Protection, restoration and recreation around rivers and other public lands
Federal Restoration Programs
PROGRAM SCOPECentral Valley Project Implementation Act (CVPIA) – Habitat Restoration Program and Conservation Program (USFWS and USBR)
Protection and restoration of habitats impacted by the CVP (wetland/riparian, ES, uplands)
Anadromous Fish Restoration Program and Anadromous Fish Screen Program (USFWS)
Protection and restoration of anadromous fish habitat, screening existing diversions
San Joaquin River Restoration Program (USBR, USFWS, NMFS, DWR and CDFW)
Actions that contribute to the restoration of native fish population sin the San Joaquin River
Endangered Species Act Section 6 Grand Program (USFWS and CDFW)
Planning and implementation of actions that recover endangered species
State Restoration Programs
PROGRAM SCOPEHabitat Conservation Fund (CA WCB) Protection and Restoration of sensitive habitats in CA
California Riparian Habitat Conservation Plan (CA WCB)
Protection and Restoration of riparian habitats
Inland Wetlands Conservation Program (CA CB)
Protection and Restoration of wetland habitats
San Joaquin River Conservancy Act (CA WCB)
Protection and Restoration of riverside lands within the San Joaquin River Parkway
Prop 84 – California Conservation Corps funding (CA CNRA)
Conservation activities implemented by the CCC or regional/local corps
River Parkways, Urban Greening, Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program (CA CNRA)
River-related and transportation-related conservation projects and activitie4s
Watershed and Environmental Improvement Program (SFPUC)
Protection and restoration of riverside lands within the Tuolumne River watershed
FloodSAFE Implementation Programs
PROGRAM SCOPEEarly Implementation (EIP) Repair and improve urban levees to 200-year level of
protection, and repair non-urban levees to 1955/57 standard.
Flood Control Subventions (FCP)
Cost share with locals toward capital cost of non-SPFC USACE projects construction (acquisition of land, easement, right of way, relocation and disposal)
Flood Corridor (FCP) Non-structural flood risk reduction projects containing ecosystem and/or agricultural land conservation components
Local Levee Assistance (LLAP) Evaluation of levees and critical repair and improvement of levees
USACE/CVFPB Projects Cost share with USACE on SPFC USACE projects
USACE/CVFPB Studies Cost share with USACE on SPFC USACE
FloodSAFE Implementation Programs
PROGRAM SCOPEYuba Feather Flood Protection (YFFPP)
Evaluation of levees, design of flood structures, critical repair and improvement of levees within the Yuba Feather River Systems and Colusa Basin
Small Community Flood Risk Reduction (SCFRR)
Repair small community levees to 100-year level of protection
Systemwide Flood Risk Reduction (SWFRR)
Implement recommendations of Basin-wide Feasibility Studies
Urban Flood Risk Reduction (UFRR)
Repair and improve urban levees to 200-year level of protection
Flood System Repair Project (FSRP)
Evaluate (feasibility), design, and construct repairs of non-urban SPFC Facility (levees, channels, structures, etc.) deficiencies
FloodSAFE Implementation Programs
PROGRAM SCOPEFlood ER – DeltaER Provide support for local EAPs, and Fund
communications equipment to further interoperability
Flood ER – Forecast-Coordinate Operations
To further participation of reservoir operators (affecting CV) in the F-CO program, especially in obtaining necessary decision support system tools & equipment and field measuring equipment
Flood ER – Statewide ER Grants
Provide support for local EAPs or related Flood Preparedness and Response activities
Financing will be evaluated using a scenario approach
• Costs will be allocated among local, state, and federal entities to assess impacts• Scenarios will be based on
historical participation, then varied as appropriate
Affordability will be critical to the finance plan
• Affordability is a function of the region’s capacity to generate revenue for flood management, as well as the ability attract state and federal funding• Affordability also is influenced by other
competing needs, such as water supply• Existing financial commitments should be
addressed before new projects are added to the portfolio
Affordability will take into account the impacts of potential project phasing
Finance Plan Summary
• Finance planning is an iterative process• As projects are refined, possible financing
sources for that project can be investigated• Affordability will dictate the magnitude and
phasing of projects
Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance
• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations
Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates
• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control
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Schedule
Status of RFMP Process
RFMP Timeline
Document Regional Setting and Identify Flood Management Issues (Land Use, Environmental, O&M, Emergency Management)
Summer 2013
Identify Potential Actions/ System Improvements/studies Fall 2013 - Winter 2014
Develop Prioritization Process Fall 2013 - Winter 2014
Prioritization of System Improvements Spring 2014
Develop Finance Plan Spring 2014
Finalize RFMP Summer 2014
Questions?