City of Tim Flynn Oxnard Mayor California Office of the Mayor*

The City will attain further economies of scale as the Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) capacity is expanded. The City has connected the River Ridge Golf Course and soon plans to connect River Park Development which has a number of parks, schools, and Home Owner Association (HOAs) medians and roundabouts. Next comes connection to the Pleasant Valley farmers and other local city irrigation uses, as well as the New Indy Paper Company next to the AWPF. Also planned is a Recycled Water Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Demonstration Well at Campus Park which will be eventually converted to a production well for Indirect Potable Reuse (IPR) as soon as all permitting is accomplished. This well project also received a construction grant of approximately $1 million.

Water policy issues are best managed on a basin specific basis as water resource availability and constraints are geographic specific. Water supply and water quality issues vary regionally even within Ventura County. For example, water resource management issues in the Ojai Valley are different than those for the City within the Oxnard Plain area. Also, the Port Hueneme Water Agency, the Channel Islands Beach Services District, and the Naval Base VC are only a few who have also expressed water supply and water quality issues due to the drought. These agencies, along with others, have expressed an interest in participating in the City's GREAT Program.

The Watershed Coalition of Ventura County (WCVC) is not a regulatory agency in the sense that its members look to the WCVC to establish policy or manage water issues of its coalition members. Rather, the WCVC's primary function is as a forum for Ventura County agencies to organize themselves in competing for grant funds and prioritizing competitive projects sponsored by the WCVC members. For example, the WCVC plays a vital role in compiling the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWM Plan) that is essential for entitlement to grant funds. Without the organizational efforts of the WCVC, Ventura County entities would likely be less successful in competing for statewide grant funds. As noted in the comment above on FI-07, it is not an appropriate expectation to look to one regulatory entity to set comprehensive water policy for the entire County.

It is accurate that the City, similar to the cities of Ventura and Port Hueneme, is located physically on the coastal edge of the County. However, because of certain water management programs, infrastructure and water distribution agreements and policies, the City is not "last-in- line" to physically receive or have legal entitlement to regional water supplies.

The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) has and will play a vital role in groundwater management policy within its jurisdiction. The City also expects to continue to be an active contributing member of the FCGMA in developing and implementing groundwater policy. RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations numbered R-01 and R-02 have been implemented. •