Mojave Water Agency

This policy establishes a transparent, credible, and collaborative framework for the Mojave Water Agency to maximize value for its stakeholders. It outlines the process for identifying stakeholder needs, evaluating potential solutions, and making investment decisions to ensure sufficient water for current and future beneficial uses. The policy mandates the application of a business model framework and requires the creation of a 'Master Plan' every five years, beginning in FY 2026, to guide strategic actions and spending.

This Regional Urban Water Management Plan establishes a long-term, coordinated framework for water resource planning and management for the Mojave Region through the year 2050. The plan addresses the regional challenge of groundwater overdraft by detailing the strategic management of groundwater, imported State Water Project supplies, recharge operations, return flows, recycled water, transfers, exchanges, and stored water assets. It aims to provide a consistent assessment of long-term water supply reliability, support groundwater sustainability, and mitigate regional vulnerability to drought, climate change, and population growth, ensuring reliable water supplies under normal, single dry, and five consecutive dry year conditions.

The Mojave Salt and Nutrient Management Plan (SNMP) aims to evaluate and manage increases in salts and nutrients to protect groundwater quality and beneficial uses within the Mojave region. Key objectives include gathering comprehensive water quality data, identifying and quantifying pollutant sources, determining the assimilative capacity of groundwater basins, developing a robust water quality monitoring and reporting plan, and recommending effective best management practices. This plan provides a strategic roadmap for water agencies to manage salt and nutrient loading, ensure compliance with state antidegradation policies, and promote a sustainable water supply for the long term.

The report includes summaries of Watermaster activities, water supply conditions for Water Year 2011-12, transfers of FPA and Carryover FPA, and transfers of BAP. It also covers the Biological Resources Trust Fund, storage agreements, Subarea Advisory Committees, water production and verification, streamflow, precipitation, and related MWA activities. The report also discusses wastewater imports, imported water deliveries by MWA, Transition Zone water levels, and Subarea water levels.

The report discusses water supply conditions, including precipitation and runoff, wastewater imports, and imported water deliveries. It also covers the status of replacement water and makeup water obligations, the free production allowance for the upcoming water year, and the financial report, including the proposed budget and assessment rates. Key activities of the Watermaster, such as transfers, rules and regulations, and the biological resources trust fund, are also summarized.