FEBRUARY 2015 Madera Integrated Regional Water Management Plan FEBRUARY 2015 Prepared by: Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group Date Signed: 2-28-2015 Funded Partially by: A Grant from the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) Madera Regional Water Management Group Memorandum of Understanding Signatories Chowchilla Red Top Resource Conservation District Chowchilla Water District City of Chowchilla City of Madera Coarsegold Resource Conservation District Fairmead Community and Friends Gravelly Ford Water District Madera County Madera County Special Districts Madera Irrigation District Madera Valley Water Company Madera Water District North Fork – Mono Rancheria Root Creek Water District Self Help Enterprises SEMCU - Southeast Madera County United - Madera Ranchos Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council Madera IRWMP Table of Contents Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... ES-1 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 - Background .................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 - Mission of the RWMG .................................................................................................... 1-5 1.3 - Purpose, Need and Common Understanding for the IRWMP ....................................... 1-6 1.4 - IRWMP Development .................................................................................................... 1-7 1.5 - Planning Horizon ............................................................................................................ 1-7 1.6 - Organization of the Report ............................................................................................ 1-8 CHAPTER 2 - GOVERNANCE ................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 - Description of Regional Water Management Group ..................................................... 2-1 2.3 - Members ........................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.4 - Governance Structure .................................................................................................... 2-3 2.5 - Public Outreach Process ................................................................................................ 2-5 2.6 - Decision Making ............................................................................................................. 2-5 2.7 - Opportunity for Participation ........................................................................................ 2-7 2.8 - Effective Communication............................................................................................... 2-9 2.9 - Long-Term Implementation of IRWMP ......................................................................... 2-9 2.10 - Coordination with Neighboring IRWMPs .................................................................. 2-10 2.11 - Coordination with State and Federal Agencies ......................................................... 2-10 2.12 - Collaborative Process to Establish Objectives ........................................................... 2-10 2.13 - IRWMP Updates ......................................................................................................... 2-11 2.14 - Public Noticing and Plan Adoption ............................................................................ 2-11 CHAPTER 3 - REGION DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 - Geographic Location ...................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 - Climate ........................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 - Hydrologic Features ....................................................................................................... 3-6 3.4 - Groundwater Supplies ................................................................................................. 3-14 3.5 - Surface Water Supplies ................................................................................................ 3-16 3.6 - Reclaimed and Recycled Water ................................................................................... 3-17 i \\EVOLUTION\clv_clients\Clients\Yosemite-Sequoia RC and D-2205\220513C1-Madera IRWMP\_DOCUMENTS\Reports\Final IRWMP - ftp site\Madera Integrated Regional Water - Final.2014.02.28.docx Madera IRWMP Table of Contents 3.7 - Water Demands for Environmental Needs ................................................................. 3-18 3.8 - Climate Change Impacts on Water Supplies ................................................................ 3-19 3.9 - Impaired Water Bodies ................................................................................................ 3-19 3.10 - Geology ...................................................................................................................... 3-19 3.11 - Geology and Hydrogeology........................................................................................ 3-20 3.12 - Geomorphology, Statigraphy and Soils ..................................................................... 3-25 3.13 - Land Subsidence .......................................................................................................... 3-3 3.14 - Groundwater Elevations and Flow Direction ............................................................... 3-5 3.15 - Geologic Potential for Groundwater Recharge ........................................................... 3-8 3.16 - Domestic Water Demand ............................................................................................ 3-9 3.17 - Agricultural Water Demands ..................................................................................... 3-10 3.18 - Groundwater Quality ................................................................................................. 3-14 3.19 - Species of Biological Significance............................................................................... 3-17 3.20 - Ecological Processes and Environmental Resources ................................................. 3-18 3.21 - Social and Cultural Makeup of the Region ................................................................ 3-19 3.22 - Major Water-Related Objectives and Conflicts ......................................................... 3-19 3.23 - Determination of Regional Boundary ........................................................................ 3-20 3.24 - Identification of Neighboring IRWM Efforts .............................................................. 3-21 3.25 - Reliance on Delta Waters .......................................................................................... 3-24 3.26 - Opportunities for Integration of Water Management Activities .............................. 3-24 CHAPTER 4 - DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ................................................................... 4-1 4.1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 - Important Cultural/Social Values of the Region ............................................................ 4-1 4.3 - Tribal Government Involvement and Collaboration ...................................................... 4-2 4.4 - Economic Conditions/Trends of the Region .................................................................. 4-3 4.5 - Disadvantaged Communities within the Region ........................................................... 4-5 4.6 - Disadvantaged Community Issues & Barriers to Participation .................................... 4-10 4.7 - Strategies to Overcome Barriers and Promote Increased Involvement ..................... 4-14 CHAPTER 5 - GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 - Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................... 5-2 ii \\EVOLUTION\clv_clients\Clients\Yosemite-Sequoia RC and D-2205\220513C1-Madera IRWMP\_DOCUMENTS\Reports\Final IRWMP - ftp site\Madera Integrated Regional Water - Final.2014.02.28.docx Madera IRWMP Table of Contents 5.3 - Process to Develop Goals and Objectives.................................................................... 5-13 5.4 - Methods for Measuring Objectives ............................................................................. 5-13 5.5 - Goal and Objective Ranking ......................................................................................... 5-16 CHAPTER 6 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES .......................................................... 6-1 6.1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 - 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