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Water Providers' Planning Database The projection of water demands in SWSI was impacted by the limited amount of water use data, challenges in additional data collection, and consistency in analysis of demand data. The recommendations from SWSI included developing a common database of water demands for water providers and the tracking of IPPs and refinement of proj ected demands, supplies and the resulting gap. In order to comprehensively implement these recommendations, CWCB staff is working with consultants to develop a water providers' planning database that will provide an efficient and consistent method to track water provider planning activities in the future. The Water Providers' Planning Database will include: • Basic Provider information • Service area population and demographics • Historical and projected annual water sources and demands • Existing and planned water conservation measures • The status of existing IPPs and future plans to meet proj ected demands. Information on the status of existing IPPs as well as plans to meet demands through 2050 will be an integral part of the database. Information on IPPs will include: • Project type: New or enlarged storage, water conservation measures, nonpotable reuse, recapture of consumable return flows, yield from existing water rights or proj ects, agricultural transfer • Basic project information: Project name, description, geographic location of source and use • Project statistics: Firm yield, estimated total and unit cost, year of cost estimate, storage volume (if applicable) • Project timeline: Permitting timeline (if applicable), existing and future milestones (draft EIS, final EIS, Record of Decision, start of construction or implementation, date of first delivery of water.) Initial information on the status of IPPs will be collected by working closely with the individual basin roundtables. CWCB is assisting the roundtables with their basin wide water needs assessments and CWCB is completing water demand projections to 2050. The updating of the database, once the initial data are collected, will be an ongoing function of the Intrastate Water Management and Development Section. The Water Providers' Planning Database will be used by CWCB to develop and modify statewide water demand projections, track the adoption and implementation of water conservation plans, assess the effectiveness of water conservation efforts, track the implementation of IPPs, and allow CWCB to better assist water providers with drought planning, water conservation and financing.