Sierra Water Workgroup Summit, June 12-13 2014
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Thursday, June 12
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Keynote Speaker Felicia Marcus, Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board. |
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Delta-Sierra Connection
Discussion of Bay-Delta efforts and Sierra engagement. Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon, (Moderator) Delta Conservancy, Assistant Executive Officer Kamyar Guivetchi, Department of Water Resources, Manager, Statewide Integrated Water Management Elizabeth (Izzy) Martin, The Sierra Fund, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Schultz, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, Sr Environmental Scientist |
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Disadvantaged Communities
First showing of the DAC documentary, a brief presentation about Inyo-Mono’s DAC grant and some of its outcomes, and a discussion with the audience about the future of DAC/tribal engagement in IRWM planning. Mark Drew, California Trout, Regional Manager & Inyo Mono IRWM Program, Program Director Holly Alpert, Inyo Mono IRWM Program, Project Manager Rick Kattelmann, Inyo-Mono IRWM Program, Project Development Specialist |
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Economic Implications of Drought in the Sierra
Changing economics under drought conditions and implications for Sierra water management. Impacts on agriculture, water agencies, and tourism. Greg Zlotnick, (Moderator), San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Delta Initiatives and Special Projects Tim Cohee, Owner & CEO of China Peak Ski Resort and Program Chair, Ski Business & Resort Management at Sierra College Pamela Payen, Plumas-Sierra Cattlemen’s Association, 3rd Generation Sierra Beef Cattle Rancher Don Stump, Director, District 3, Calaveras County Water District |
There were no PowerPoint presentations in this workshop. |
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Tribal Involvement in IRWM
Working with tribes requires a different form of outreach, but can provide some exceptional benefits to IRWM and other planning processes throughout the Sierra. Perspectives on land responsibility and sovereignty, legal status of tribes in California and agency responsibilities, what this means to Indians on an individual and family basis; and local-level collaboration. Elizabeth Betancourt, (Moderator), Forsgren Associates, Inc., Watershed Science and Policy Analyst Gerald Jones, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, Assistant Regional Forester Shanti Warlick, California Indian Water Commission and Member of the Todd’s Valley Consolidated Miwok Tribe Dr. Don Hankins, California State University, Chico, Department of Geography and Planning, Assistant Professor Kimberly Johnston-Dodds, M.P.A., M.A., Independent Historian |
Kimberly's presentation not available
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Plenary - Sierra IRWM Presentations
Each IRWM Region in the Sierra gave an update. Contact information provided at the end of each presentation (all presentations combined into a single file at right). |
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Friday, June 13
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Opening Plenary - Climate Change and Drought in the Sierra
Liz Mansfield, (Opening Remarks and Moderator), Sierra Water Workgroup Michael Anderson, California State Climatologist, DWR Division of Flood Management Martha Conklin, Interim Director, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced Roger Bales, Professor, University of California, Merced |
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Protecting Water Rights … Or … What Could Be Simpler Than The American River?
Roundtable Discussion with Practitioners. How water rights are managed in California, how water rights and regulations change in times of drought. Specific cases will be explored. Peter Pumphrey, (Moderator), California State Bar Dave Eggerton, El Dorado Irrigation District Robert Sawyer, Council, Remy, Moose, and Manley, LLP Ron Stork, Friends of the River |
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Fire Effects on Water: The Continuum of Controlled to Catastrophic
15 Minute presentations followed by 15 minutes of Q&A, in order of speakers: Overview of fire knowledge with regard to water quantity and quality in the Sierra Nevada. Forestry Regulation and Fire. Mokelumne River Project: Fire and possible effects on water resources. Hillslope Sedimentation and Water Quality in Relation to the Rim Fire, Yosemite National Park, California. Kathy Wood-McLaughlin (Moderator), Tulare Basin Watershed Coordinator/TKM Consulting Dr. Carolyn Hunsaker, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. Sharon Duggan, Attorney at Law, Environmental Protection Information Center. Nic Enstice, Senior Regional Policy & Program Analyst, Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Tim Kuhn, Hydrologist, Yosemite National Park. |
Tim's presentation not available
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IRWM Implementation Grant Workshop
Update on the Grant Solicitation Process. The goal is to help Sierra IRWMPs be more successful in Implementation Grant Applications. Kristin Honeycutt, (Moderator), Department of Water Resources Tracie Billington, Chief of the Financial Assistance Branch, DWR Matthew Zidar, Principal Consultant, GEI, Inc. |
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SWWG Climate Change/Water Supply Project
SWWG Priority Project. Big Picture, assessment project, not engineering. The goals are (1) assess storage loss in Sierra due to sedimentation; and (2) assess potential management changes that could be made under different climate change scenarios. Liz Mansfield, (Moderator), Sierra Water Workgroup, Director David Yates, National Center for Atmospheric Research David Groves, RAND Corporation Elizabeth Betancourt, Forsgren Associates, Inc. Toby Minear, United States Geological Survey, Research Hydrologist |
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Plenary – Water Bond
An update on the Water Bond including potential legislation and implications for the Sierra. Bob Dean, (Moderator), Calaveras County Water District, Association of California Water Agencies Izzy Martin, Executive Director, Sierra Fund Alf Brandt, Principal Consultant, Assembly Member Anthony Rendon Jim Branham, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy |
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