Introducing the D.R.O.P.S. proposal to support better, faster, cheaper stormwater management

1. Introducing the D.R.O.P.S. proposal to support
better, faster, cheaper stormwater management
The CaDC

2. With today’s water supply reality,
The last 22 years in CA have
been the driest in 12 centuries
We need to optimize every DROP!

3. Stormwater capture is radically common sense!
Yet planning for green infrastructure is cumbersome and expensive
How can we
prioritize precious
public dollars for
maximum impact?

4. Introducing DROPS!
Integrating remote sensing and public data to plan and prioritize distributed stormwater capture projects
Data-driven
Resource
Optimization and
Planning
System

5. Benefits of the DROPS analytics tool
Identify potential sites for
green infrastructure
Provide a low cost planning
tool for first evaluation
Scaleable region-wide Flexibly add analytics
Benefits of open, collaborative analytics
Existing stormwater feasibility studies
are expensive and time consuming
Paradigm
Shift

6. The DROPS project builds on CaDC strengths
Measure program
performance
Comply with state
regulations
Improve water resource
planning
Common data picture
enables coordination
Member agencies collect their
own data
CaDC establishes
relationships with agencies
and accesses data
CaDC deploys analytics and
resources
Multiple water management
benefits

7. Please sign our
letter of support
for the grant
application!

8. Contact
Please reach out to CDO Chris@theCaDC.org with any questions.