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AGENDA TITLE: Presentation Regarding Lower Mokelumne River Watershed Stewardship User
Guide
MEETING DATE: April 2, 2014
PREPARED BY: Community Development Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation regarding Lower Mokelumne River Watershed
Stewardship User Guide.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lower Mokelumne River is a tremendous economic asset to
Lodi and northern San Joaquin County. Recreational opportunities
provided by the Mokelumne River help bring tourism dollars to the
area. The Mokelumne River is also a source of irrigation water for
agriculture, the engine that drives the local economy; and now a
drinking water source for Lodi.
The Lower Mokelumne River Watershed Stewardship Steering Committee is a volunteer stakeholder
group that was first formed to create a watershed stewardship plan for the Lower Mokelumne River.
Once that was accomplished, the group refocused its efforts on implementing the plan.
The Steering Committee's latest implementation tool is a User's Guide that is designed to get you started
in making a few simple changes to help benefit your community in general and the Lower Mokelumne
River in particular. The assessments provided in this guide give you an opportunity to rate your own
property and activities on a point system. Scoring on these assessments is similar to golf: the lower the
score, the better for the Mokelumne River.
The User Guide was funded through the City of Lodi's Smart Valley Places Sustainable Communites
Planning grant. Steering Committee representative John Brodie will be present to further explain the
purpose and benefit of the User Guide.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
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