Groundwater Assets Development Program

Groundwater Assets Development Program

The Long-Range Water Resources Plan (LRWRP), prepared through the joint efforts of the City of San Diego (City) Water Department and a Citizen's Advisory Board and adopted by the City Council on December 9, 2002, provides guidelines for developing water supply alternatives. By diversifying its water supply options, the City anticipates lessening its overall dependence on imported water, increasing its control over local water supply development, and meeting its water needs through 2030. The City is currently implementing the first phase of the LRWRP, which focuses on conservation, reclamation, groundwater storage and treatment, and water transfers. The Groundwater Assets Development Program (Program) is a critical component in the implementation of the LRWRP. The Program calls for the construction of wells, treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, and storage tanks for the purposes of developing groundwater resources for City use. The Program is comprised of several related but independent projects. These projects are related in that they are all associated with the Program; however, each project would have its own development track and funding, and individual project implementation would not be contingent upon the progress of any of the others. Some of the proposed projects are currently in the early design stage while others are only conceptual. As discussed in the NOP, options have been identified, which are presently being evaluated for optimum service and cost effectiveness. Detailed information is unavailable for these projects; however, potential locations for wells, treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, and storage tanks have been identified. Consequently, the analysis for these facilities would be at a programmatic level and be based on various assumptions. Individual projects would therefore be subject to future review per CEQA if their respective impacts exceed those analyzed in the Program EIR.

San Diego

San Diego

California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Other Agency(ies), Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Loans and Grants, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)

Water Facilities

Funding

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife