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<br />INFORMATION ABOUT: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
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<br />HOW WERE THE GOALS AND OBJECOVE5 OF THE BAY AREA IRWMP
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<br />'. Compiling iss~es, g~als an,d;F!'i~\iesf.fom,ith~fouffunc~ioj1al, ,
<br />Wh . h" area documents that,setV'~.~.a.1basetinetcfthe, Bay A'rea:tRWMP.;
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<br />Bay Area Integrated Regional ~~, . :ldefl!ifyin9'COI1)Ill0)1:re9IPr\~fi"'1:~,::p_s,alld;b~~)"~l1i~ 9o,~fs,'
<br />Water Management Plan?
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<br />The Bay Area Integrated Regional
<br />Water Management Plan (Bay Area
<br />IRWMP) is a multi-stakeholder. nine-
<br />county effort to coordinate a strategic
<br />approach to regional water resources
<br />management, The Plan will build on _.' ,
<br />water resources needs and planning ,"''''i"..,f'''';,;'''','<'''", '~" ,,:' , " , "
<br />strategies identified throughout the FUJtCTiONAl::JtREA DOCQ{'AENfSAND THEBAyAREA-JRWMP' , "
<br />Bay Area, and leverage regional coop- '-" """"..;:t,:" '. ""~-:>- ,. _ ""
<br />eration to more effectively address the GiVen th~' ~'ge:09iaphtc sco~of the Bay area reglon"cnlne Counties
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<br />needs identified, ~~~ mllllo~:~j~). and the wide rangeofwatennanagement'
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<br />The Bay Area IRWMP will inform future strategies befng tmJ)lemented. tneBayArea IRWMP dMioprnentwas ap--
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<br />water resource p1annlng by, creating proached as a two-step process In which information was first compiled
<br />a road map that will help to enhance I t fou functl I ' of nt: Water S I 8. W
<br />nor ana areas water manageme upp y ater
<br />water supply reliability; protect wa-
<br />ter quality, managE! flood protection, ' Quality; Wastewater & Recycled Water; Rood Protection and Stormwa-
<br />mairita1n public health standards, 'im- ter Management and Watershed Management, Habitat Protection and
<br />prove habitat conditions, and enhance Rest tIo
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<br />the overall health of San Francisco Bay.
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<br />The Bay Area IRWMP is impt>rtant The purpose of these functional area documents Is to (1) Identify specific
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<br />because it fosters regional planning needs and challen relating to the specific functional area; (2) descrlbe
<br />and cooperation, which in turn cre- ges
<br />ates ,more 'efficient and effective water management strategies; and (3) develop a list of potential strate-
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<br />management of water resources and gies and impiementatlon projects that would maximize benefits and en-
<br />improves the region's competitive- ha rtu Ities for i I tl
<br />&' f d' nee OPPO n reg ona coopera on.
<br />ness lor- un mg.
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<br />,~~' The Bay Area IRWMP Integrates these four functional area documents
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<br />, ':1 t;)RKING TOGETHER TO ENH~TVCE into a single overarching document for the Bay Area.
<br />SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES
<br />MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT II HIGH
<br />QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE BAY AREA
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