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<br />What is the Bay Area Integrated
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<br />Regional Water Managem,ent Plan;?
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<br />The Bay Area Integrated Regiona.Wat~MMl~g.~ment Plan (~y AreaJRW.Mpr .
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<br />, dfess'ttle'heedsidentifled. '. > '.': " "
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<br />Endorsement
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<br />Adoption Process
<br />I d t rfy f . I nt - F6uHuk<;tro~i areas ~llt'~~t~'rat~d intQ!he sax Area U~WMP~~ater
<br />t~o:r g:~n: ::V:d::~~~ :::0;- "/',~~petx:;fjd~~~~ff~F~J,~~99~?~t~lqri' arid"st~riT1~~!~?ITt~h~~~~ent;".
<br />,waste.VJ~ter lmd,~~edw~ter;watershed management, anqhabJtat,pro-
<br />tion 50, Chapter 8, grant applicants , "~~:~~;!?~:f,~~t?~~O~~i:}~1l3ji:~:,;'/' . . . "'S3,"c"{:'~;i';~!"'\ .,," ',~,,;
<br />must adopt the IRWMP prior to Jan- .. ...... 'i'," "\,,:. : ,,'.; . , ,',
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<br />uary 1, 2007, Participating agencies , Goallolifi,IStiy:Afea iRWIVIP'process'include:
<br />in the Bay Area IRWMP and signato- ..., . .
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<br />ries to the Letter of Mutual Under- , . if' Compl~teand adopt an IRWMP by January t 2007 '
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<br />standings include all agemcies and:.; ? "..,::", :, '. .' '
<br />organizations,responsible fot deveb ..... Fost~r..coordination, Collaboration, and communication among
<br />. '.' . Bay Area agencies responsible for water and habitat related issues
<br />oping and addressing the objectives . i
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<br />and water management strategies \t- Achieve greater eff1dendes and build public support for vital projects
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<br />contained in the Bay Area IRWMP "
<br />. d h ,. d d' h IRWMP ;.. Improve regional competitiveness for project funding
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<br />upon its completion, .. Establish an inclusive regional planning process
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<br />Broad support from a wide range of .
<br />What is Integrated Regional Planning?
<br />local agencies and interests will go
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<br />a long way towards future funding Integrated planning involves local agencies and interest groups working
<br />efforts. Any agency wishing to en- together to coordinate planning activities across jurisdictional boundar-
<br />dorse the Bay Area IRWMP or proj- ies. In this regional approach, efforts of individual agencies are combined
<br />. . h' h . . d' ". ." to leverage resources and meet multiple water resource needs at the
<br />ects WIt In t e plan may. 0 so by .'
<br />same time. For example, water supply, water quality, and habitat prOJ-
<br />sending letters. to:> ects might be combined with a flood control project in a manner that
<br />,',,' .' benefits a much larger area than the original jurisdiction. The result is
<br />VinceniWol1g a multi-objective approach that multiplies the benefits of an individual
<br />" i6riO Wat~~gency agency's single project.
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