Stormwater
As the reliability of Southern California’s primary water resources – the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the Colorado River – become more uncertain, the need to enhance local water supplies by capturing stormwater is paramount. But in Southern California, stormwater is a valuable water resource that has gone largely untapped…until now. SCWC is the only organization that provides regional perspective and coordination on stormwater policy issues.
Most recently, SCWC developed a regional consensus-based strategy and recommendation for utilizing stormwater as a new local water supply, while reducing urban runoff water pollution within the coastal plains of Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, as well as the Santa Ana River watershed portion of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
TASK FORCE CHAIR:
Rich Nagel
JACOBS
Resources
Download the Phase 2 White Paper: Tapping Into Available Capacity in Existing Infrastructure to Create Water Supply and Water Quality Solutions. Published August 2021 by Jacobs for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District.
View the August 10, 2021 Stormwater Workshop on demand
View the August 6, 2020 Stormwater Workshop on demand
Download the white paper Tapping into Available Capacity in Existing Infrastructure to Create Water Supply and Water Quality Solutions (Phase 1) by CH2M Hill for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, May 2018. Published here courtesy of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District.
Download the white paper, “Innovations in Stormwater Capture.”
See photos from the 2019 Stormwater Workshop.
REPORT: Innovative Solutions to Stormwater Capture
Safe Clean Water Program Presentation by Keith Lilley
Innovations for Stormwater Capture Presentation by Rich Nagel
Tujunga Spreading Grounds Enhancement Project Presentation by Art Castro
Carson Stormwater and Runoff Capture Project at Carriage Crest Park Presentation by TJ Moon
Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward Park Presentation by Robby Bryant
Stormwater Capture Parks Program Presentation by Johanna Chang
Green Infrastructure Maintenance from the Ground Up Presentation by Susan Beck
Assuring Sustainable Operations and Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities Presentation by Alex Yescas
Financing Resilience in Atlanta Using an Environmental Resilience Bond Presentation by David Bell
San Diego Region Stormwater Capture & Use Feasibility Study Presentation by Stephanie Gaines
Stormwater and Collaboration Presentation by Daniel Apt
Metropolitan Water District’s Stormwater Pilot Program Presentation by Matt Hacker
Agenda for 2019 Stormwater Workshop
Save the Date for Stormwater Workshop on September 27, 2019
REPORT: 2018 Stormwater Whitepaper
Status of Metropolitan’s Surface and Groundwater Storage Activities
SCWC Stormwater Data Project & 2017 Whitepaper
LA StormCatcher: Piloting the Potential of Residential Capture
Data & New Technology to Plan & Implement Stormwater Projects
LADWP’s Stormwater Capture Program
Planning and Implementation of Stormwater Projects in Ventura County
The Orange County Groundwater Basin
City of Santa Monica – Stormwater Management Program Current Projects
Operational Readiness for Stormwater Capture – LADWP
Lower LA River Revitalization Plan
How to Get Water Agencies to Pay for Stormwater Projects
Enhanced Watershed Management Plan Status Report
Water Leaders Discuss Strategies for Enhancing Supplies at 4th Annual Stormwater Workshop
Stormwater Meeting – SWCW Presentation
Stormwater Meeting – L.A. Basin Plan
2013 Stormwater Presentations