Harvest Water - WSIP Contract for Administration of Public Ecosystem Benefits (CAPB) Annual Summary Report 2023

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Annual Summary Report on public ecosystem benefits under the Harvest Water program, submitted to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and coordinated with the California Water Commission. It summarizes progress through calendar year 2023 for each ecosystem benefit, defining project implementation actions, benefit implementation actions, and resulting benefit environmental responses. The report also records milestones achieved during 2023, including execution of required CAPB and funding agreements, outreach for service agreements, and transition of capital projects into bidding and construction.

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Background and Purpose

Definitions of Actions and Ecosystem Responses

Harvest Water Implementation Update

CAPB Program Years

Annual Summary Report on Public Ecosystem Benefits TO: Kristal Davis-Fadtke – California Department of Fish and Wildlife CC: Amy Young, Water Storage Investment Program Manager – California Water Commission SUBMITTED BY: Heidi Oriol, Harvest Water APMO Program Coordinator – SacSewer DATE: April 30, 2024 RE: WSIP Contract for Administration of Public Ecosystem Benefits (CAPB) 1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer, formerly known as the Sacramento County Regional Sanitation District or Regional San) is developing the Harvest Water Program in southern Sacramento County. Harvest Water isone of seven projects within the California Water Commission’s (Commission) Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) . Harvest Water is a conjunctive use project that proposes to deliver recycled water from the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility to more than 16,000 acres of agricultural and habitat lands in southern Sacramento County. On June 1, 2023, SacSewer entered into a Contract for Administration of Public Ecosystem Benefits (CAPB) with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) pursuant to the WSIP regulations. On January 22, 2024 , SacSewer entered into a Funding Agreement with the California Water Commission to receive grant funds pursuant to WSIP regulations. This Annual Summary Report documents the progress and status of each public ecosystem benefit provided by Harvest Water by the end of calendar year 2023. This report includes a description of any changes to Project Implementation Actions, Benefit Implementation Actions, or Benefit Environmental Responses as identified in Table 1 (as tabulated in Table 1 in Exhibit B: Ecosystem Adaptive Management Plan, Harvest Water Program of the CAPB) . • Project Implementation Actions are the foundational actions the Program must execute for derivation of Public Ecosystem Benefits. • Benefit Implementation Actions are defined as actions, identified in the CAPB, that influence the quantity and/or quality of a Benefit Environmental Response. • Benefit Environmental Responses are the ecosystem responses derived from Project Implementation Actions and Benefit Implementation Actions. SacSewer submitted regular progress reports on the Harvest Water Program to the Commission between October 2018 and May 2023, which are available on the Commission’s website 1. 1 [https://cwc.ca.gov/Water-Storage/WSIP-Project-Review-Portal/Al](https://cwc.ca.gov/Water-Storage/WSIP-Project-Review-Portal/Al)l-Projects/Harvest-Water-Program Table 1 : Project Implementation Actions, Benefit Implementation Actions, and Anticipated Benefit Environmental Response | Project Implementation Actions | Benefit Implementation Actions | Benefit Environmental Response | | --- | --- | --- | | Recycled Water Delivery
1. Irrigation water April
– October
2. Wintertime water November – March | Sandhill Crane
1. Water delivery
2. Acreage enrollment
3. Land management Cosumnes River Flow
1. Cumulative streamflow
2. Groundwater elevation Wetland/Riparian (Passive)
1. Groundwater elevations w/in 10 ft bgs Wetland (Active)
1. Acreage enrollment and protection
2. Water supply/improvement
3. Land management Riparian (Active)
1. Acreage enrollment and protection
2. Water supply/improvement
3. Land management Vernal Pool Complex
1. Acreage enrollment and protection
2. Land management | Sandhill Crane
1. Crane usage Cosumnes River Flow
1. Increased river connectivity Wetland/Riparian (Passive)
1. Functionality (modified CRAM)
Wetland (Active)
1. Functionality (modified
CRAM) Riparian (Active)
1. Functionality (modified CRAM)
Vernal Pool Complex
1. Functionality (modified CRAM) | 2. HARVEST WATER IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE Over the course of calendar year 2023, Harvest Water accomplished several significant milestones to move the Program forward. Harvest Water negotiated and executed three crucial do

FAQs

What is the purpose of this Annual Summary Report?

It documents the progress and status of each public ecosystem benefit provided by Harvest Water through the end of calendar year 2023, including changes to implementation actions and environmental responses.

How does the report define public ecosystem benefit implementation elements?

Project Implementation Actions are foundational program actions to derive public ecosystem benefits; Benefit Implementation Actions are CAPB-identified actions influencing the quantity and/or quality of benefit environmental responses; Benefit Environmental Responses are the ecosystem responses derived from those actions.

What major milestones did Harvest Water complete during calendar year 2023?

It negotiated and executed key CAPB documents and the final funding agreement, continued outreach for construction and on-farm connection arrangements, completed template approval for recycled water service agreements, and advanced capital projects into bidding/contract award while construction began for transmission and distribution systems.

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