HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 Tahoe Sierra Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MOU Attachment 1Memorandum of U nderstanding (MOU)
Regardi ng the Tahoe Sierra IRWM Plan
(In tegr a t e d R e g io n al W a ter M a na g e m e nt Pl a n)
Revi sed
Dece mbe r 1, 2014
1. Purpose of MOU
T h e s ig n a to rie s of t h is Me m o ra nd u m o f U nd e r st an d in g (MO U ) recog n iz e th e va lu e
of c oo rd ina t ing w a te r m ana g e m e n t, p la nn i ng a n d im p le m en ta tion a ctiv itie s w ith in
th e Ta ho e Sie rra ln te g rated Reg ion a l W ate r Ma na ge m e n t P la n Re g io n (R eg io n )
w h ic h in c lud es th e T r u c kee R iver w ate rsh ed in c lu d in g th e Tah oe R eg ion , an d th e
C a rs o n R iv er w a te rsh e d a ll of wh ich a re co n ta ined in po rtio ns of A lp in e , E l D orad o,
P la ce r, S ie rra , a n d Ne v ad a C oun tie s a s sho w n on E xhib it A .
This M OU is in r efer enc e to the intent of the I RWM Pr ogram is to encourage
integrated regional strategi es for m anagement of water res ources and to provide
a m echa nism to apply for f undi n g, thr ough c om petitive gr ants , for proj ects that
protect c omm uniti es from dr ought, protect and improve wat er quality, and
improv e loc al water sec urity by reducin g depe ndenc e on imported wat er .
T h is MO U fa c ilita te s th e im p le m en ta tion of th e Ta h o e S ierra In te g ra te d Reg io na l
W ater Ma na ge m en t P lan (IRW M P lan ), a se t of c o o rd in ated s tr a teg ie s fo r
m a n ag e me nt of wa te r re so u rc e s a nd fo r th e im ple m e n ta tio n o f p ro je c ts th at
p ro te c t o u r T ah o e Sierra c o m m u n itie s f ro m d roug h t, p ro te c t and im p ro v e w a te r
q ua lity a nd im p ro ve lo ca l wate r se c u rity .
2. Goa ls of IRWM Plan
W ater m a nag em en t g oa ls w ith in th e Ta ho e S ie rra IRW M P lan inc lu de bu t a re no t
limited to :
• Aligning wit h ongoing IRWM r equirem ents
• Suppor ting and im pr oving loc al and re gi onal water s upply reliability;
• Reduci ng conflict between water us ers and res olving water rig hts disputes;
• C on tributing m e as u rab ly to th e lo n g -te r m a tta inm en t a nd ma in te na n ce of
w ate r qua lity s tan da rd s;
• Eliminating or sig nificantly re duci ng polluti on i n impaire d waters
• R es to ring a n d p ro te ctin g se n sitiv e ha b ita t a re a s;
• Coor di na te with th e Lahontan R egional W ater Q uality C ontrol B oar d Basin
Plan ;
• Im ple m e n ting n o n -po in t so u rc e (NP S ) po llu tio n p la n s.
The 2014 Revis ed Tahoe Sierra IRWM Pl an can be found at
(ht tp://ta hoesierr air wm.c om/). All futur e r evisions of the T ahoe Sierra I RWM Plan
will als o be posted a t thi s loc ati on.
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T h e im p le me n ta tion p ro je ct s a s ch o se n b y a ll the ag en c ie s a re liste d in the
IRW M Plan . Thes e p ro je c ts h ave be e n e v a lu a ted an d ra n ke d in im p le m en t atio n
o rd e r b y a ll m emb e rs of th e T ah oe S ie rra IRW M. It is e x pe cte d the sign a to ri e s of
th is MO U w ill a p p ly f o r ava ilab le f un d in g. S ta keho ld e rs a nd p ro je c t p r op on en ts
w ill b e in vite d at lea s t onc e e v ery t wo -ye a rs t o su b m it a dd ition a l p ro je ct s f o r
c o n s id e ra tio n to b e in c lu de d in th e IRW M P la n or p ro v ide up d a te s to p ro je c ts
a lr e ad y in c lu d e d in th e IRW M P la n , w ith ou t fo rm al a m e nd m en t of the IRW M
P la n.
3. Mutual Understandings
This MO U does not abridg e any decision-m aking aut horities of any signatory.
T h e T ah oe S ie rra IRW M P la n a nd im p le m e nta t ion g u id e lines d e ve lop e d u n d e r th is
M O U w ill n o t c on f lic t w ith a n y leg a l o b lig atio n of an y s ig na to r y, in clud ing tho se
u nd e r c on trac ts , lic e n se s , p erm its, re gu la tio n s a nd s ta tu te s .
This MOU is not an obli ga tion of f unds, and does not c ontrol or limit pursuit of
fundi ng for any future pr ojec t of any signatory.
It is ex pect ed that si gnatories to this M OU will c o ntri bute staff tim e nec essary to
meet the g oals o f this MO U.
4. With drawal from the MOU
A n y p a rty to th e MO U m a y e nd its p artic ip a t io n b y p ro v id ing w ritte n no tice to th e
p artn e rs h ip lead a t the ir n orm a l b us in e s s ad d r ess .
5. Signatories to the MOU
MO U S ig n a to rie s : T he sig na to ries to th is MO U rep re s en t a sp e ctru m of p ublic
a ge n c ie s , s pe c ia l dis tric ts , n o n -p rof it o rga n iza tion s a nd e du ca tion in stitu t ions
th rou g h ou t the Ta ho e S ie rra re g io n .
The signatories of this M OU will:
• Foster a c ollaborativ e water m anagem e nt planning envi ronm ent;
• Prom ot e integr ation of water m anagem ent across geograp hi es of the region;
• R ecomm end priorities f or impl ementation pr ojec ts;
• C o o pera t ive ly ap ply fo r an d ob ta in f u nd ing f o r im p le m en tatio n pro je cts;
• R evise and upd at e the T ahoe Sierra I RWM Plan as needed ;
• C o m m u n ica te t he be s t a v a ila b le in f o rma t ion to d e c is ion mak e rs , sta k eh o ld e rs
a nd the p ub lic
W e th e u nd e rsign ed a dop t th e Tah oe S ie rra IRW M P la n a nd w ill a c t to im p le m e n t it
to the b est of our ab ility in co mp lian ce w it h a p p lic a b le le ga l re q u ire m en ts .
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F u tu re s igna torie s to th is ag re e me n t a re we lco me , a n d s ig nato ries to t h is MO U a re
a c tiv e u nt il w ritte n not ice to en d the p a rtic ipatio n of the ag e n cy ha s be en re ceive d
b y th e p a rtn e r sh ip lea d. T h is M O U s up e rse de s p rior M O U s.
T h is MO U m ay be e xe c ute d b y su b m itt a l of ind iv id ua l s ign a tu re p ag e s tha t w hen
c o m b ine d, sh a ll co ns titu te a sing le in stru m en t. Th e sig na torie s to th is MO U
re p re se n t th a t the y h a ve the a ut ho rity to bin d th e ir re spe ctive a g en c y to th is MO U.
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1. Ta hoe Sie rra I RW M Pla n
Mem orandum of Understanding
Sign atory Page
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