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Region Acceptance Process

The Region Acceptance Process (RAP) is a component of the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program Guidelines and is used to evaluate and accept an IRWM region into the IRWM grant program. The RAP is not a grant funding application; however, acceptance of the composition of an IRWM region into the IRWM grant program is required for DWR IRWM grant funding eligibility. Documents previous posted on this page can be found on the Archive Page.

2011 RAP Cycle

On April 14, 2011, DWR received 10 RAP submittals from three proposed IRWM regions and seven previously conditionally approved IRWM regions. DWR has reviewed the 2011 RAP submittals and on July 11, 2011, released the draft RAP decisions for a public review and comment. The public comment period closed on August 1. On September 1, 2011, DWR granted final approval of the RAP decisions and IRWM regional boundaries.The table below summarizes DWR's final decision for each of the regions submitting RAP material in the 2011 cycle.

Region Acceptance Process
2011 Decisions (Double Click to Open)
ID	REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT GROUP	DECISIONS
	LAHONTAN FUNDING AREA
48	Fremont Basin	Approve Region
49	Lahontan Basins	Approve Region
	SACRAMENTO RIVER FUNDING AREA
22	Northern Sacramento Valley - Four County Group	Approve Region
	SAN JOAQUIN FUNDING AREA
4	Yosemite-Mariposa (formerly Central California)	Approve Region
16	Madera	Approve Region
17	Merced	Approve Region
47	East Stanislaus	Approve Region
	TULARE-KERN FUNDING AREA
15	Kern County	Approve Region
24	Poso Creek	Approve Region
33	Southern Sierra	Approve Region

• 2011 RAP Final Decision Map [PDF] (4 MB)

Background

In September 2008, SB1 (Perata, Stats. 2008, Ch. 1; eff. March 1, 2009) was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger. SB1 contains the "Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act", CWC Sec 10530 et seq. The IRWM Planning Act provides a general definition of an IRWM plan as well as guidance to DWR as to what IRWM program guidelines must contain. CWC Sec 10541(f) states that the guidelines shall include standards for identifying a region for the purposes of developing or modifying an IRWM plan.

At a minimum, a region is defined as a contiguous geographic area encompassing the service areas of multiple local agencies; is defined to maximize the opportunities to integrate water management activities; and effectively integrates water management programs and projects within a hydrologic region defined in the California Water Plan, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) region, or subdivision or other region specifically identified by DWR (Public Resource Code Sec 75026.(b)(1)).

Contact

Project Manager – Rolf Frankenbach (916) 651-9265 or email to rfranken@water.ca.gov
Program Manager – Joe Yun (916) 651-9222 or email at jyun@water.ca.gov