2018 Complete IRWM Plan

Greater Monterey County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan

Adopted April 2013, Updated September 2018

The Greater Monterey County IRWM Plan was formally adopted by vote of the Greater Monterey County Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) on April 17, 2013. In 2017-2018, the Plan was updated to comply with 2016 IRWM Program Guidelines. On September 19, 2018, at a regularly scheduled RWMG meeting that was open to the public, the RWMG voted to approve the updated IRWM Plan.

The Greater Monterey County IRWM Plan is available for download by chapter below. The complete IRWM Plan is also available as a single PDF document (16 MB document). If you are interested in receiving a copy of the complete Plan, please contact Susan Robinson, IRWM Program Director, at srobinsongs@frontier.com.

• 01 Cover, Acknowledgements, TOC, Acronyms
• 02 Executive Summary
• 03 Introduction
• 04 Section A Governance
• 05 Section B Region Description
• 06 Section C Flood Management
• 07 Section D Goals and Objectives
• 08 Section E Resource Management Strategies
• 09 Section F Project Review Process
• 10 Section G Projects
• 11 Section H Impacts and Benefits
• 12 Section I Integration
• 13 Section J Plan Performance and Monitoring
• 14 Section K Data Management
• 15 Section L Finance
• 16 Section M Technical Analysis
• 17 Section N Relation to Local Water Planning
• 18 Section O Relation to Local Land Use Planning
• 19 Section P Stakeholder Involvement
• 20 Section Q Coordination
• 21 Section R Climate Change
• 22 RWMG Logo Finale
• 23 References
• Appendix A Resolution to Adopt the IRWMP
• Appendix B MOU for Regional Water Management Group
• Appendix C Bylaws for Regional Water Management Group
• Appendix D Stakeholder Organizations
• Appendix E Central Coast IRWM Regions Statement of Principles
• Appendix F1 Sample IRWMP Project Application Form 2018
• Appendix F2 Economic Screening Tool Instructions
• Appendix F3 Economic Screening Tool
• Appendix G 2016 303(d) List for Greater Monterey County Region
• Appendix H Central Coast Regional Water Board Water Quality Priorities
• Appendix I Special Status Species Found in Region
• Appendix J Non-native Invasive Species Found in Region
• Appendix K Role of Natural Habitat in Coastal Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning within GMC Region
• Appendix L Gabilan Watershed Blueprint
• Appendix M Interregional Summary Report
• Appendix N Greater Salinas Area Storm Water Resource Plan (February 2017)
• Appendix O Greater Monterey County Storm Water Resource Plan (June 2019)
• Appendix P Integrated Plan to Address Drinking Water and Wastewater Needs of Disadvantaged Communities in the Salinas Valley and Greater Monterey County IRWM Region
• Appendix Q Disadvantaged Community Needs Assessment 2018