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DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
PROGRAMA DE
MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA
     POTABLE
    PRESENTACIÓN PARA PAJARO VALLEY WATER,
   COMITÉ PARA LA ACTUALIZACIÓN DEL PLAN DE
   MANEJO SOSTENIBLE DE AGUA SUBTERRÁNEA
                                     (GSU22)

   PRESENTATION FOR PAJARO VALLEY WATER,
  GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE 2022
                       COMMITTEE (GSU22)

 DRINKING WATER
   MITIGATION
    PROGRAM
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
Agenda
1. Definición                  1. Definition
2. Propósito                   2. Purpose
3. Impactos al Agua Potable    3. Drinking Water Impacts
   causados por GSPs              From GSPs
4. Requisitos legales          4. Legal Requirements
5. Costos de la Mitigación     5. Costs of Mitigation
6. Diseño y operación de un    6. Design and Operation of a
   Programa de Mitigación de      Drinking Water Well Impact
   Pozos de Agua Potable          Mitigation Program
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
Que es un                              What is a Drinking
Programa de                             Water Mitigation
Mitigación de                                  Program?
Agua Potable?

Un programa de mitigación de                A Drinking Water Mitigation
                                                 Program is an adaptive
agua potable es un plan de             management plan to ensure that
manejo adaptativo para asegurar       drinking water remains protected
que el agua potable permanezca           in changing conditions. It also
protegida en condiciones              helps to increase water resiliency
cambiantes. También ayuda a              and decrease the risks of both
aumentar la resiliencia del agua y   short-term and long-term impacts.
disminuir los riesgos de impactos
de corto y largo plazo.
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
North Monterey County     East Porterville                 Fresno County                    Monson

                                                                           Proteger la calidad y cantidad de agua
                                          Propósito de un
                                                                           potable para comunidades y casas
                                            Programa de
                                         Mitigación de Agua                vulnerables contra impactos causados por el
                                               Potable                     uso y manejo de las aguas subterráneas
                         Tulare County
Photos credit: Self-Help Enterprises                                       (bombeo excesivo, movimiento de contaminación, y más)

                                                                           Protect the quality and quantity of
                                              Purpose of a                 drinking water for vulnerable
                                             Drinking Water                communities and households against
                                           Mitigation Program              impacts caused by the use and
                                                                           management of groundwater (overpumping,
                          Seville                                          movement of contaminants, etc.)
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
Cómo puede el uso/manejo de      How does groundwater use
las aguas subterráneas           and management impact
impactar al agua potable?        drinking water?
●   Pozos secos (tienen que      ●   Dry wells, requiring deepening
    ser reemplazados o               wells or digging new wells
    profundizados)
                                 ●   Loss of water pressure
●   Perdida de presion de agua

                                 ●   Increased pumping costs
●   Aumento del costo de
    bombeo
                                 ●   Groundwater contamination
●   Contaminación por                from recharge projects
    proyectos de recarga

●   Contaminación por el         ●   Groundwater contamination
    movimiento de columnas de        from moving contaminant
    contaminantes                    plumes

●   Contaminación por            ●   Groundwater contamination
    sobrebombeo de agua              from overpumping
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
Impactos Locales
  Local Impacts
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
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DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
AppendixD_GWL_SMC_RMP_Network_MOMT_95th presented on May 13, 2021
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
DRINKING WATER MITIGATION - PROGRAMA DE MITIGACIÓN DE AGUA POTABLE
Water Quality: Nitrate
Calidad de Agua: Nitrato

                      Regional Water Board Well Testing Program + County Data
Water Quality: 123-TCP
Calidad de Agua: 123-TCP

                     Regional Water Board Well Testing Program + County Data
GSPs are responsible for avoiding drinking water
       impacts to domestic well users and DACs
                                                Drinking water is the primary beneficial use of
SGMA requires GSAs to “consider the             water under CA law:
interests” of all beneficial users, including
domestic well users and disadvantaged               “It is hereby declared to be the established
communities.                                        policy of this State that the use of water for
                                                    domestic purposes is the highest use of water
SGMA requires GSAs to avoid “significant            and that the next highest use is for irrigation.”
and unreasonable” impacts to beneficial             (Water Code § 106)
users, including water quality impacts.

“Management of a basin… should not result in    California law enshrines the Human Right to
further water quality degradation that is       Water:
significant and unreasonable, either due to
routine groundwater use or as a result of           “Every human being has the right to safe,
implementing projects or management actions.”       clean, affordable, and accessible water
    -DWR’s Cuyama GSP Notification June 2021        adequate for human consumption, cooking,
                                                    and sanitary purposes.”
Elementos Básicos del                        Basic Elements of a
Programa de Mitigación                       Mitigation Program
    1) Activación: Pérdida o                1) Trigger: Loss of water supply or
       contaminación de agua ha ocurrido,      water contamination has occurred
       o es probable.                          or is likely to occur.

   2) Determinación de causa                2)   Determination of cause
      (por análisis independiente)               (by an independent party)

   3)   Implementación de acciones para     3)   Implementation of actions to
        resolver problemas causados por          address problems caused by the
        el manejo de la agencia                  GSA’s management
1) Sistema de          1) Trigger
   Activación             System
 ● Manejo adaptativo   ● Adaptive
                         management
 ● Responsivo a la
                       ● Responsive to
   realidad en el
                         on-the-ground
   lugar                 reality
 ● Evita daño a los
                       ● Avoid harm to users
   usuarios
                       ● Avoid costly
 ● Evita estrategias
                         replacement
   costosas de           strategies
   reemplazo
3) Solutions: Contaminated Drinking Water
Bottled Water / Agua Embotellada                                       $75 per month, per house
                                                               $1,000 to $4,500 per unit per home, for
Point of Use Filters / Filtros de Punto de Utilización
                                                                              one year
Water Tank / Cisternas de Agua                                 $3,680, plus up to $900 for tank refills
                                                              costs vary depending on the technology,
Community Water Treatment System / Sistema
                                                               water contaminant(s), and number of
comunitario de tratamiento de agua
                                                                            households
Consolidation / Consolidación                                                    costs vary
Alternate Supply Source / Fuente Alternativa de Agua                             costs vary
Prevention of contamination / Prevención de
                                                                                 costs vary
contaminación
Remediation of contamination / Remediación de
                                                                                 costs vary
contaminación
                                                         Source: Framework for a Drinking Water Mitigation Program
3) Solutions: Dry Wells
Bottled Water / Agua Embotellada                                              $75 per month, per house
Water Tank / Cisternas de Agua                                        $3,680, plus up to $900 for tank refills
Lowering well pump / Bajada de bomba de pozo                                       $5,000 to $10,000
Deepening a domestic well / Profundizar pozo doméstico                            $20,000 to $45,000
Deepening a community well / Profundizar pozo comunitario                              up to $1.5M
Consolidation / Consolidación                                                           costs vary
Alternate Supply Source / Fuente alternativa de agua                                    costs vary
Prevention of water supply loss / Prevención de pérdida de
                                                                                        costs vary
agua

                                                         Source: Framework for a Drinking Water Mitigation Program
¿Como se
                                   How can the GSA
   puede evitar
                                  avoid these costs?
  estos costos?
● Ajustar las pólizas para no
                                   • Adjust policies of the GSA to not
  permitir que los niveles
                                     let water levels fall past the level
  lleguen debajo de los pozos
                                     of existing wells
  existentes
                                   • Closely monitor the water levels
● Monitorear atentamente los         and water quality in and around
  niveles de agua y la calidad       vulnerable households
  del agua en y alrededor de
  las casas vulnerables            • Use adaptive management to
                                     adjust pumping based on
● Utilizar el manejo adaptativo      changing water levels and
  para ajustar el bombeo en          quality
  función a los cambios de los
  niveles y la calidad del agua
Diseño del              Designing the
   Programa                  Program
● Diseño del programa      ● Base program design
  debe ser basado en         on the expertise of
  el expertis de las         affected communities
  comunidades              ● Ensure that there are
  afectadas                  no obstacles to
● Asegurar de que no         qualifying for benefits
  hayan obstáculos           of the program
  para poder recibir los     (language, place,
  beneficios (idioma,        etc.)
  lugar, et cetera)
¿Como Se Financiaria                     How Would Such a
   Tal Programa?                       Program Be Financed?
 ● Tarifas de la Agencia de Eastern     ● Fees on water users in the basin
   Tule en los usuarios de la cuenca    ● Land-based fees (Prop 26, Prop
 ● Tarifas basadas en propiedad           218)
   (Prop 26, Prop 218)                  ● State Funding (DWR, CV-Salts)
 ● Fundos del estado (DWR,              ● Federal Grants (USDA)
   CV-Salts)                            ● Collaborate with programs and
 ● Becas federales (USDA)                 funding sources that already
 ● Colaborar con programas/fondos         exist
   ya existentes
¿PREGUNTAS?                                                    QUESTIONS?

              ¡GRACIAS!                                                THANK YOU!
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  Water Policy Coordinator          Senior Community        Community Development            Policy Advocate
Leadership Counsel for Justice    Development Specialist            Specialist
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