Plan for Water - Calendar
Upcoming meetings will be listed here and on the main Board meeting calendar. All meeting dates and topics are subject to change. View the Planning Matrix to see details about each stage
2022
January 11, 2022: Stage 1
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Location: Zoom meeting
Scheduled: Stage 1 Water System Overview - Focus on lower delivery system
Outcome: NID wants to foster a common understanding of the District's water system, as well as to begin the narrative and mapping for a final Plan for Water document.
Presentation: Water Service Area Overview - this overview details NID’s Water Distribution System and Operations.
February 8, 2022: Stage 2
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Location: Zoom meeting
Scheduled: Stage 2 Water Rights Overview - this will include a review of water rights currently held by NID, including locations, year of seniority and current usage
Outcome: NID wants to foster a common understanding of the District's water rights, and continue to develop a community narrative around this topic.
March 8, 2022: Stage 2
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 2 Water Rights Overview - this will include a review of water rights currently held by NID, including locations, year of seniority and current usage
Outcome: NID wants to foster a common understanding of the District's water rights, and continue to develop a community narrative around this topic.
April 19, 2022: Stage 3
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Location: Zoom meeting
Scheduled: Stage 3 Watersheds -- this will include a review of watershed management, cultural awareness and sensitivity
Presentation from Tribal Members from the Lizzie Enos Nisenan Family Foundation and the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) Preservation Department
Outcome: NID wants to develop a common understanding and knowledge of NID source supply watersheds and management requirements. The workshop will inform about federal/state/local coordination and partnerships, as well as focus on cultural awareness.
May 10, 2022: Stage 3
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Location: Zoom meeting
Scheduled: Stage 3 Watersheds -- this will include a review of watershed management, cultural awareness and sensitivity
Outcome: NID wants to develop a common understanding and knowledge of NID source supply watersheds and management requirements. The workshop will inform about federal/state/local coordination and partnerships, as well as focus on cultural awareness.
June 7, 2022: Stage 4
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Location: Zoom meeting
Scheduled Stage 4 Risk - this will include risk analysis and mitigation efforts presentation relating to three organizational considerations: (i) Operational; (ii) Regulatory; (iii) Environmental.
Outcome: Develop a common understanding of NID's controlled and uncontrolled risk factors and mitigation efforts as it relates to operational, regulatory and environmental considerations.
Stakeholder involvement: Develop awareness and understanding of NID's actions and activities in relation to ongoing risk factors and considerations
July 12, 2022: Stage 4
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Location: Zoom meeting
Scheduled Stage 4 Risk (continued)
This will include risk analysis and mitigation efforts presentation relating to three organizational considerations: (i) Operational; (ii) Regulatory; (iii) Environmental.
Outcome: Develop a common understanding of NID's controlled and uncontrolled risk factors and mitigation efforts as it relates to operational, regulatory and environmental considerations.
Stakeholder involvement: Develop awareness and understanding of NID's actions and activities in relation to ongoing risk factors and considerations
August 9, 2022: Stage 5
Time: 2-6 pm - time certain
Location: Gold Miner’s Inn in GV + Zoom meeting
Scheduled: Stage 5 Strategic Planning
Outcome: This stage will focus on the development of NID’s updated Strategic Plan, developing new and/or revised Mission, Vision, Strategic Priorities and Goals of the District. The Strategic Plan is intended to be a stand-alone document.
Stakeholder involvement: Provide input to Board on community values and concerns ensuring all stakeholder concerns, issues and interests are heard. We intend to inform this update with NID’s existing Strategic Plan while leveraging previous update efforts.
August 23, 2022: Stage 5
Time: 2-6 pm - time certain
Location: Gold Miner’s Inn in GV + Zoom meeting
Scheduled: Stage 5 Strategic Planning
Outcome: This stage will focus on the development of NID’s updated Strategic Plan, developing new and/or revised Mission, Vision, Strategic Priorities and Goals of the District. The Strategic Plan is intended to be a stand-alone document.
Stakeholder involvement: Provide input to Board on community values and concerns ensuring all stakeholder concerns, issues and interests are heard. We intend to inform this update with NID’s existing Strategic Plan while leveraging previous update efforts.
September 13, 2022: Stage 6
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 6 - Basis for Plan for Water
Outcome: In this stage we seek to develop consensus on a number of considerations including, the PFW planning horizon, frequency of PFW updates, how staff and the Board will utilize the PFW, and to define a clear set of assumptions to be utilized in the modeling of data.
Stakeholder involvement: Throughout this stage, we anticipate stakeholders to provide input to the District on reasonable planning horizons, input regarding public process for plan updates, input on how the plan can be used in reference to other planning documents, and input regarding consultant selection processes.
October 11, 2022: Stage 7
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 7 – Hydrology and Hydrography (Est. 3 months)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine design assumptions, principles and standards of data-driven modeling as it relates to the hydrology and hydrography of NID’s water systems while reconfirming previous efforts of FERC re-licensing models and determining appropriate climate and drought scenario analysis.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input on the hydrology and hydrography model design assumptions, principles and standards. Stakeholders will also provide input regarding the adequacy and accuracy of previous FERC modeling efforts as well as climate change and drought related scenario development..
November 8, 2022: Stage 7
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 7 – Hydrology and Hydrography (Continued)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine design assumptions, principles and standards of data-driven modeling as it relates to the hydrology and hydrography of NID’s water systems while reconfirming previous efforts of FERC re-licensing models and determining appropriate climate and drought scenario analysis.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input on the hydrology and hydrography model design assumptions, principles and standards. Stakeholders will also provide input regarding the adequacy and accuracy of previous FERC modeling efforts as well as climate change and drought related scenario development.
December 13, 2022: Stage 7
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 7 – Hydrology and Hydrography (Continued)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine design assumptions, principles and standards of data-driven modeling as it relates to the hydrology and hydrography of NID’s water systems while reconfirming previous efforts of FERC re-licensing models and determining appropriate climate and drought scenario analysis.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input on the hydrology and hydrography model design assumptions, principles and standards. Stakeholders will also provide input regarding the adequacy and accuracy of previous FERC modeling efforts as well as climate change and drought related scenario development.
2023
January 10, 2023: Stage 8
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 8 – Demand (Estimated 4 months)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine the District's future demand scenarios as they pertain to land use designations, growth projections, water use trends and environmental & regulatory demands.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will seek to provide input on future demand scenarios as it pertains to land use designations, growth projections within the District’s sphere of influence, future water use trends including efficiency reductions, and water loss estimates, projected environmental and/or regulatory demand flows.
February 7, 2023: Stage 8
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 8 – Demand (Continued)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine the District's future demand scenarios as they pertain to land use designations, growth projections, water use trends and environmental & regulatory demands.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will seek to provide input on future demand scenarios as it pertains to land use designations, growth projections within the District’s sphere of influence, future water use trends including efficiency reductions, and water loss estimates, projected environmental and/or regulatory demand flows.
March 7, 2023: Stage 8
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 8 – Demand (Continued)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine the District's future demand scenarios as they pertain to land use designations, growth projections, water use trends and environmental & regulatory demands.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will seek to provide input on future demand scenarios as it pertains to land use designations, growth projections within the District’s sphere of influence, future water use trends including efficiency reductions, and water loss estimates, projected environmental and/or regulatory demand flows.
April 11, 2023: Stage 8
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 8 – Demand (Continued)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine the District's future demand scenarios as they pertain to land use designations, growth projections, water use trends and environmental & regulatory demands.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will seek to provide input on future demand scenarios as it pertains to land use designations, growth projections within the District’s sphere of influence, future water use trends including efficiency reductions, and water loss estimates, projected environmental and/or regulatory demand flows.
May 9, 2023: Stage 9
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 9 – Supply (2 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine the District's future supply scenarios as they pertain to land use designations, growth projections, water use trends and environmental & regulatory demands.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input on short and long-term planning durations, as well as input regarding slate of reliability and risk considerations and scenarios to be evaluated. Input will also be taken regarding vulnerability and risk process and evaluation. and identified critical supply needs.
June 13, 2023: Stage 9
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 9 – Supply (Continued)
Outcome: This stage will seek to determine the District's future supply scenarios as they pertain to land use designations, growth projections, water use trends and environmental & regulatory demands.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input on short and long-term planning durations, as well as input regarding slate of reliability and risk considerations and scenarios to be evaluated. Input will also be taken regarding vulnerability and risk process and evaluation. and identified critical supply needs.
July 11, 2023: Stage 10
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 10 – Strategy Options (3 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will seek to create a strategy evaluation matrix and develop a suite of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input in the creation of the suite of strategies and stratey evaluation matrix.
August 8, 2023: Stage 10
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 10 – Strategy Options (3 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will seek to create a strategy evaluation matrix and develop a suite of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input in the creation of the suite of strategies and stratey evaluation matrix.
September 12, 2023: Stage 10
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 10 – Strategy Options (3 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will seek to create a strategy evaluation matrix and develop a suite of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will provide input in the creation of the suite of strategies and stratey evaluation matrix.
October 11, 2023: Stage 11
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 11 – Strategy Evaluation (4 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will include the final ranking of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will participate in ranking of strategies.
November 7, 2023: Stage 11
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 11 – Strategy Evaluation (4 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will include the final ranking of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will participate in ranking of strategies.
December 12, 2023: Stage 11
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 11 – Strategy Evaluation (4 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will include the final ranking of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will participate in ranking of strategies.
January 9, 2024: Stage 11
Time: 4 pm - time certain
Scheduled: Stage 11 – Strategy Evaluation (4 workshops)
Outcome: This stage will include the final ranking of strategies.
Stakeholder involvement: In this stage, stakeholders will participate in ranking of strategies.
NEXT STEPS AFTER COMPLETION OF PFW
- Raw Water Master Plan
- Treated Water Master Plan
- Watershed Management and Master Plan
- System Operation Plan
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2021
December 7, 2021: Stage 1: Mountain Systems Overview
- Presentation: This overview details NID’s Mountain System operations and facilities, starting with the headwater watershed in English Meadow and moving downstream through reservoirs and waterways
- Meeting video (starts at 59:20)
November 9, 2021: Kickoff at a Special Board of Directors meeting.