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== Summary ==
 
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The [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/ Monterey County Water Resources Agency] (MCWRA) "manages, protects, and enhances the quantity and quality of water and provides specified flood control services for present and future generations of Monterey County" <ref> MCWRA.  MCWRA mission/purpose. http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/Mission_Vision/mission_n.htm ,/ref>.
 
  
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*      Vision: Monterey County Water Resources Agency's Vision is to be the Leader in Efficient, Innovative and Equitable Water Resources Management
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[[File:MCRWA.jpg|300px|thumb|right|MCWRA website photo 180329]]
  
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*    Floodplain Management
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The [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/ Monterey County Water Resources Agency] (MCWRA) "manages, protects, and enhances the quantity and quality of water and provides specified flood control services for present and future generations of Monterey County" <ref> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/Mission_Vision/mission_n.htm MCWRA Mission] </ref>. It is located in Salinas, CA and reports to a Board of 9 members.  
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*    National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP)
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**    Background: In 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the National Flood Insurance Act, which established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP was broadened and modified with the passage of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 which required structures built in a 100-year floodplain to carry flood insurance coverage as a condition for receiving federal aid or federally insured loans. The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 fine-tuned many aspects of the NFIP through the creation of the Community Rating System (CRS).  
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**    National Flood Insurance Program: The NFIP is a federal program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and makes Federally-backed flood insurance available in communities that adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances to help reduce future flood losses. The NFIP transfers costs of private property flood losses from tax payers to floodplain property owners through flood insurance premiums; provides financial aid to flood victims; encourages development away from flood-prone areas; and requires new and substantially improved structures to be constructed in a way that minimizes or prevents flood damage.
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**    The NFIP, through partnerships with communities, the insurance industry, and the lending industry, helps reduce flood damage by nearly $800 million a year. Further, buildings constructed in compliance with NFIP building standards suffer 77 percent less damage annually than those not built in compliance. In addition, every $3 paid in flood insurance claims saves $1 in disaster assistance payments.
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Monterey County joined the regular phase of the NFIP on January 30, 1984. Compliance and ongoing participation in the NFIP ensures that all County residents can purchase flood insurance.
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Areas of focus:
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*     Salinas Valley Water Project (SVWP)
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*Operation of dams and reservoirs
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*    The SVWP is Monterey County's plan to:   
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*Water quality monitoring
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**    Stop seawater intrusion, avert a maximum flood event at Nacimiento Dam, and recharge the Salinas River Basin, and basin property owners are assessed by benefits, ranging from $4.00 to $24.00 per irrigated acre, and keep water management in local hands, fund it equitably, and ensure future water supplies.
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*Flood protection
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**     SVWP Homepage [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/welcome_svwp_n.htm  Salinas Valley Water Project]  
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*Environmental impact review
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*Innovative water projects
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*Development review
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*Geographic Information Systems
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==Salinas Valley Water Project==
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The [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/welcome_svwp_n.htm Salinas Valley Water Project] (SVWP) aims to stop [[Saltwater Intrusion|seawater intrusion]], avert a maximum flood event at Nacimiento Dam, and recharge the Salinas River Basin to provide adequate water supplies and flexibility to meet current and future (year 2030) needs. In addition, the proposed project provides the surface water supply necessary to attain a hydrologically balanced groundwater basin in the Salinas Valley <ref> [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SVWP/SVWP_Project_Description.pdf Salinas Valley Water Project] </ref>.
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== [[Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program]] ==
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MCWRA organizes voluntary stream maintenance activities, which include native and non-native vegetation management, and sediment removal. This program was created to manage regularly scheduled maintenance activities within the Program Area which include Salinas River from River Mile 2 to 94 and select tributaries.
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* [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/SRSMP%20DRAFT%20EIR.html Draft Environmental Impact Report]
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* [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/SRCMP_%20NOP.pdf Notice of Preparation]
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* [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/SRCMP%20NOP%20Scoping%20Meeting.pdf Public Scoping Presentation]
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* [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/Stream%20Maintenance%20Maps.pdf Stream Maintenance Maps]
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== [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/CarmelRiverRestoration/CarmelRiverRestorationProject.html Carmel River Restoration Project] ==
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[[Big Sur Land Trust]] Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project
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* [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/CarmelRiverRestoration/Notice%20of%20Intent.pdf Notice of Intent]
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* [http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/CarmelRiverRestoration/Final%20Draft%20IS_MND%202_15_2011%20with%20Graphics%20&%20Appendices.pdf Draft Initial Study (Feb 2011)]
  
 
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This page may contain students's work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of [[CSUMB]], its staff, or students.

Latest revision as of 22:32, 29 March 2018

Summary

MCWRA website photo 180329

The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) "manages, protects, and enhances the quantity and quality of water and provides specified flood control services for present and future generations of Monterey County" [1]. It is located in Salinas, CA and reports to a Board of 9 members.

Areas of focus:

  • Operation of dams and reservoirs
  • Water quality monitoring
  • Flood protection
  • Environmental impact review
  • Innovative water projects
  • Development review
  • Geographic Information Systems

Salinas Valley Water Project

The Salinas Valley Water Project (SVWP) aims to stop seawater intrusion, avert a maximum flood event at Nacimiento Dam, and recharge the Salinas River Basin to provide adequate water supplies and flexibility to meet current and future (year 2030) needs. In addition, the proposed project provides the surface water supply necessary to attain a hydrologically balanced groundwater basin in the Salinas Valley [2].

Salinas River Channel Maintenance Program

MCWRA organizes voluntary stream maintenance activities, which include native and non-native vegetation management, and sediment removal. This program was created to manage regularly scheduled maintenance activities within the Program Area which include Salinas River from River Mile 2 to 94 and select tributaries.

Carmel River Restoration Project

Big Sur Land Trust Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project

References

  1. ↑ MCWRA Mission
  2. ↑ Salinas Valley Water Project

Disclaimer

This page may contain students's work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.

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