Financing

Green Infrastructure
As a Climate Change Adapta0on Strategy

Mediterranean City June 25-27th 2012

Partners
LA DWP LA Sanita<on LA County Public Works City of Santa Monica Council for Watershed Health LA City Engineering US Forest Service LAUSD Southern CA Edison Marisla Founda<on Gareld Founda<on The Boeing Company ----------------------------- North East Trees The River Project Green LA Surfrider-G3LA

100 Feet

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

Current approach causes mul<ple problems.

Los Angeles Today

Dis-integrated approach wastes resources, duplicates eorts and imposes unsustainable prac<ces.

Shi4ing to Integrated Management

An integrated approach creates mul<ple solu<ons.

Los Angeles Poten<al

Integrated approach also creates jobs and liberates funds for emerging green technologies.

Mul<-Purpose = Viability

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THIS Park Harvests Rainwater!

Conveyance System Treatment System Infiltration Basins

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Stormwater ow to Sun Valley Park

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TAKING IT TO SCALE

DWP Rain Garden Pilot

Cisterns in Homes and Schools

Cistern Fence

Streets

STRATHERN WETLANDS PARK

(ARTIST RENDERING)

Schools

Economy of Scale
Integrated Planning and Funding Programma<c Construc<on and M&O Synchronize Federal, State, Regional programs Local Manufacture of System Components Trained labor force Public-Private Partnership Investment Funds Viable Incen<ves for sustained private sector ac<on Integrated Opera<ons and Maintenance

Board of Chiefs Integra<on 2.0

Barriers
Need full <me integrated planning, construc<on, opera<ons Need integrated funding for capital, maintenance & opera<ons Regulatory issues re: <melines & shared authority Partner/hosts need liability protec<on Federal->State->Local program integra<on

Near term Opportuni<es

LA City IRPs LA County Stormwater Ini<a<ve Partners: DWP, LAUSD, USFS, RAP

Australia Exchange (Boeing, EPA, Universi<es, ci<es) Strategic Growth Council grants Local NGO Partners and Buddies

Projects, G-WAM, and Incen<ves Pilot EPA: G.I., Urban Waters Ini<a<ves USFS: Vibrant Ci<es

Time for Ac<on

Commit to full scale Implementa<on Con<nue to learn and Adapt Advocate for Integrated Management Work together to make it happen It starts today

Thank YOU
for your

Leadership

Shifting to Integrated Management