2_Presentation on lessons learned and initial planning for 2029 Water Forward, Water Conservation, Drought Contingency Plan updates — original pdf

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Lessons learned and initial planning for 2029 Water Forward, Water Conservation, Drought Contingency Plan updates 2/11/25 Overview  Summary of Task Force feedback received  Additional lessons learned  Next Steps to Prepare for 2029 Plans Summary of Task Force Feedback received  Reduce level of effort for plan updates • Increase length of time between WF plan updates or have a lighter 5-year update with more rigorous10-year update  Front load difficult technical work to avoid rushing at the end  Continue to use scenario planning approach • Including use of stochastic and probabilistic forecasts Summary of Task Force Feedback Received  Increase COA Equity Office involvement in plan development • Add Equity Office as Ex Officio member (would be a Council decision)  Increase Task Force Ex Officio participation  Analyze equity impact of entire Water Forward plan Additional Lessons Learned  Updating Water Forward, WCP, and DCP at the same time led to greater integration and alignment between plans and staff  Climate and hydrology, demand forecasting, and water needs analysis work could be done on the backend by staff with input from a technical advisory group Next Steps to Prepare for 2029 Plans  Begin early updates to technical tools and models to enable quicker updates to input analyses during the plan update process • Climate and hydrology projections, population and employment projections, demand forecasting models, preliminary needs analysis, vulnerability analysis  Establish on-boarding process for Ex Officio members and partner City departments as we begin implementation phase Next Steps to Prepare for 2029 Plans  Continue to gather water management strategy implementation data to inform 5-year performance evaluation • Key performance indicators to be reported on a quarterly basis  Continue to build and strengthen AW's existing relationships with community and City department stakeholders  Begin scoping for two-year plan update effort in late 2025/early 2026 Questions?