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Needs Assessments in Rural Communities - PowerPoint Presentation

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Needs Assessments in Rural Communities - PPT Presentation

Holly Alpert PhD November 8 2018 InyoMono Experience 32 formal needs assessments in 2011 and 2013 through Prop 84 Planning DAC grants 24 DACs Technical managerial financial elements print sample form ID: 811005

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Slide1

Needs Assessments in Rural Communities

Holly Alpert, Ph.D.

November 8, 2018

Slide2

Inyo-Mono Experience

32 formal needs assessments in 2011 and 2013 through Prop. 84 Planning, DAC grants

24 DACs

Technical, managerial, financial elements (print sample form)Conducted by CRWA

Slide3

Approaching potential NA recipients

Introduce process and entity conducting assessment

Discuss what information will be requested

Sensitive informationPhone calls and/or lettersLahontan Basins: 6 needs assessments so far

Slide4

Conducting the Needs Assessment

On-site meeting with system

2-4 hours

Can include operators, board members, other staffChallenges: long travel distances, skeptical community members, difficulty communicating & scheduling, busy staff & board members

Slide5

Formal needs assessments results

Individual results

Inyo-Mono Regional trends

Technical: contamination issues, aging infrastructureManagerial: staff & board turnover, lack of records, lacking written operator instructions & job responsibilities, water conservation plans, emergency preventionFinancial: lacking 5-year budgets, capital improvement plans, project needs

Slide6

Informal needs assessments

Outreach meetings, informal conversations, emergency situations, other efforts (e.g., median household income surveys or rate studies)

Willingness to share information considered sensitive

Slide7

Informing further work

Individual system/community technical assistance

Set of water conservation/drought response plans

TrainingsGroup trainings with continuing education creditsSample topics: water sampling, capital improvement plans, 5-year budgetsDeveloping projects & finding funding

CRWA also conducted NAs in Mojave, Lahontan Basins, SAWPA, and Sac River Funding Area through DACI

Slide8

Next steps

Conduct first or second assessments for some DAC systems

Continue more informal conversations in communities

Aggregate results to the funding areaConduct assessments outside of IRWM regions