What is an IRWMP?
© Bobby Kamansky
An Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) is a region-wide, voluntary planning document that identifies broadly supported, multiple-benefit water resource projects and programs. It is:
An IRWMP is developed regionally and includes input from many diverse, local stakeholders. It investigates a broad spectrum of water resource issues, including water supply, flood and stormwater management, water quality, environmental ecosystem protection and restoration, recreation, land use, and stakeholder involvement.
IRWMPs integrate a variety of water management strategies to solve multiple challenges. IRWMPs can attract state and other funding to support regional projects.
Proposition 84, approved by California voters in 2006, allocated $1,000,000,000 in funds for IRWM planning and the water-related project implementation. The IRWM program is entering into its third and final project implementation grant cycle.
The first, 2014 Southern Sierra Integrated Regional Water Management Plan is available online. For the updated, 2018 IRWMP, see below and the home page.
For more information about the IRWM program, click here.
- Non-regulatory
- Collaborative
- Non-binding
- Consensus-based
- Generates multiple-benefit projects
- Integrates land use and water planning
An IRWMP is developed regionally and includes input from many diverse, local stakeholders. It investigates a broad spectrum of water resource issues, including water supply, flood and stormwater management, water quality, environmental ecosystem protection and restoration, recreation, land use, and stakeholder involvement.
IRWMPs integrate a variety of water management strategies to solve multiple challenges. IRWMPs can attract state and other funding to support regional projects.
Proposition 84, approved by California voters in 2006, allocated $1,000,000,000 in funds for IRWM planning and the water-related project implementation. The IRWM program is entering into its third and final project implementation grant cycle.
The first, 2014 Southern Sierra Integrated Regional Water Management Plan is available online. For the updated, 2018 IRWMP, see below and the home page.
For more information about the IRWM program, click here.
Information and Draft Chapters of the 2018 IRWMP Update
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For Public Comment: 2018 Draft Composite IRWMP Update
The red-line, composite draft IRWMP is available for public review and comment until October 17th. The RWMG will adopt the IRWMP on October 25th, at the RWMG meeting, in Tulare, 1-430 pm, at the Energy Education Center, Tulare, 4175 South Lapsing Street, Tulare, CA .
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Presentation of work completed and chapters updated in the IRWMP.
| 2018.09.06_rwmg_presentation_for_bk.pptx |
Draft Chapters
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| chapter_17_references_rrb.doc |
| chapter_12_relation_to_local_land_use_and_water_planning.docx |
| chapter_8_plan_performance_and_monitoring_w_rwmg_ucm_.doc |
| ssirwmp_climate_change_report_2018_09_12.docx |