One Water Plan

WHAT

• A 50-year roadmap for integrated water resource planning on a watershed scale in Santa Clara County
• One Water will serve as the district’s flood management plan and stream stewardship master plan. It will also identify where there is a nexus between the district’s flood protection, stream stewardship, and water supply functions. The plan will provide a framework for measuring improvements in watershed health through science-based metrics and targets.

WHY

• Identify and prioritize water resource investments across the organization’s three functions of flood protection, environmental stewardship, and water supply
• Provide information to cities and the county to inform their land use decisions
• Form the basis of future parcel taxes/ballot measures
• Potential to improve the process for permitting on a watershed scale

WHERE

• Santa Clara County and its five major watershed areas

WHEN

• Complete One Water Framework and Coyote Watershed Plan by FY2018
• Complete One Water Plan (all five watershed plans) by FY2020