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Meeting Presentations

The following archived presentations are available.

2012 Presentations

January 25, 2012

You Can Have the Best of Both Worlds: Promoting Water Use Efficiency While Enhancing Revenue Stability

Long Beach Water Department/Review of FY12 Budget

Funding Water Programs: It’s Tough Out There!

2011 Presentations

October 26, 2011

Surface Reservoir Storage Operations 2011

Making the Most of Our Surface Storage - a San Diego Story
by Amy Chen, SDCWA

Southern California Water Dialogue
by Ed T. de Mesa, US Army Corp of Engineers

Making the Most of Our Surface Storages in Los Angeles County
by Chris Stone, WRD

Metropolitan's Storage Management Approach



September 28, 2011

San Diego Integrated Regional Watershed

The Promise of IRWMP
by Celeste Cantú, GM, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority

Tale of the Orange and the Carrot
by Mary Anne Skorpanish, County of Orange

Managing One Water
by Mark Pestrella, P.E.

Is IRWM More Than a Grant Machine?
by Lynn Rodriguez



July 27, 2011

The Delta Plan
Joe Grindstaff

June 22, 2011

Water Quality Associated with Urban Runoff: Sources, Emerging
Issues and Management Approaches

Martha Sutula and Eric Stein

Stormwater Management...not just a water quality issue
Deb Smith, CA RWQCB, LA Region

LA County MS4 Permit Reissuance: New Directions & Strategy
LA Regional Water Quality Control Board

Clean Water...Clean Beaches
LA County Flood Control District


May 23, 2011

Salinity Management Within The Santa Ana River Watershed
Mark Norton, P.E. LEED AP

History of Salinity Management in Southern California
Richard Atwater

The Salty Truth
Peer A. Swan


April 27, 2011

Southern California Water Dialogue
Bruce Moore, Southern Nevada Water Authority

Reclamation, Managing Water in West
US Dept. of Interior Bureau of Reclamation

The Colorado River: Partnering for Success
Bill Hasencamp, MWD


February 23, 2011

Kern Water Bank Authority
Jon Parker, General Manager, Kern Water Bank Authority

Developing Local Resources for Groundwater Replenishment
Robb Whitaker, General Manager, Water Replenishment District of Southern California

Orange County Water District Groundwater Basin
Bill Hunt, Executive Director of Operations, Orange County Water District

January 26, 2011

Before, During, After the Storm


One Water, One Watershed


The Reasonable Doctrine & Agricultural Water Use Efficiency

2010 Presentations

November 3, 2010

Water on 2030 

An Alternative for the Delta Stewardship Council

July 28, 2010
Reclamation – Managing Water in the West – Colorado River Update

The Colorado River: Helping Metropolitan Navigate Through A Water Supply Crisis

Colorado  River Reliability & Resilience: Arizona’s Perspective

Southern Nevada Water Challenges and Solutions

June 23, 2010
Potential New Recharge in the Chino Basin

Practical Considerations for Stormwater Harvesting and Use

June 13, 2010
A Clear Blue Future

May 26, 2010
California's Just and Resilient Water Future

L.A. Historical Water Supply Sources

Debbie Davis, Policy Director
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water

March 24, 2010
California Water Dialog
Jerry Johns, Deputy Director, Department of Water Resources.

2009 Presentations

March 25, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
Gary Yamamoto, Department of Public Health

February 25, 2009
LBWD’s Conservation Success & Long-term Goals
Matthew Lyons

February 25, 2009
Strategies on the Ground: Water Independence
Brenden McEneaney

February 25, 2009
California’s New Normal: A Call for Action
Mindy McIntyre

February 25, 2009
The 20 Gallon Challenge:  Save Water Now
San Diego County Water Authority

2008 Presentations

October 22, 2008
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Briefing to the Southern California Water Dialogue
Laura King Moon

September 24, 2008
LA RWQCB Basin Plan Litigation
Ken Farfsing

September 24, 2008
Stormwater: Water Supply Opportunity
Rebecca Drayse

September 24, 2008
City of Los Angeles Stormwater Infiltration Program
Mark Hanna

July 23, 2008
Achieving the Governor’s Water Conservation Target
Rick Soehren

July 23, 2008
Conservation – Three Retail Views
Peer Swan

June 25, 2008
Invasive Plants in California - Why Should We Care?
Ellen Mackey

June 25, 2008
Invasive Species in the Delta
Matt Nobriga

June 25, 2008
Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the West
Ric De Leon

May 28, 2008
Groundwater Assessment Study for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Kathy Kunysz

May 28, 2008
Integrated Regional Water Management Program Update
John K. Woodling

May 28, 2008
Chino Basin Improving Water Supply Reliability
Part 1
Part 2
Ken Manning

April 23, 2008
AB32 California Global Warming Solutions and Scoping Plan
Jon Costantino

2007 Presentations

October 24, 2007
Seawater Desalination Update – Alvin Bautista, P.E.

October 24, 2007
Constructive Water Dialogue - Fawzi Karajeh

September 2007
No Presentations

August 2007
Water Dialogue did not meet

July 25, 2007
A Perfect Drought? – Glen M. MacDonald

July 25, 2007
Preparing for Droughts – Bill Hasencamp

Jun. 27, 2007
Delta Vision - Keith Coolidge Delta Risk Management Strategy
Delta Maps - Action

Feb. 28, 2007
Paying for TMDL Compliance
(3 presentations)
Mike Mullin
Paul Jones
Don Kendall

Jan. 24, 2007
"The Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta: Challenges and Vision" by Joe Grindstaff  

Movie: "Jones Tract Salinity Simulation" 
 

Movie: "Storm on Twitchell Island Levee" 

Jan. 24, 2007
"Groundwater Basin Assessment Study" by Kathy Kunysz

2006 Presentations

Jan. 25, 2006
Peer Swan
2006 Water Bond & the WRIF, Flood Control, Water Reliability, and Water Quality

Jan. 25, 2006
Jerry Johns
Flood Protection and Clean, Safe, Reliable Water Supply Bond and Financing
Acts of 2006 and 2010

Feb. 22, 2006
Dan Hentschke
All-American Canal Lining Project

June 28, 2006
Robert Twiss, PhD
Planning for the future of The Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta

July 26, 2006
Susan J. Varty
Prop. 84 and Integrated Regional Water Management

Sept. 27, 2006
Prop 50 Integrated Regional Water Management Grants

July 26, 2006
Props 1E and 84
November 2006 Ballot

 

2005 Presentations

Oct. 26, 2005
Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Inst. of California
California's Water Market: Overall Trends and So. California's Role

Sept. 28, 2005
California Water Transfers 101

Dialogue (Kern County Water District)

Central Valley Water Transfers

April 27, 2005
Dorothy Green, California Water Impact Network
Toward a Sustainable Water Future


March 22, 2005
Fran Spivy-Weber
Southern California Drinking Water Quality Planning

Jared W. Huffman, Senior Attorney and San Joaquin River Restoration Project Manager, Natural Resources Defense Council
Restoring the San Joaquin River: Update and Perspectives from the Environmental and Fishing Community

Greg Wilkinson, Attorney with Best, Best & Krieger,
representing the Friant Water Users
Rewatering the San Joaquin

March 2, 2005
Patrick Wright
CALFED Bay-Delta Program

Randall Neudeck
Financing the CALFED Bay-Delta Program

January 18, 2005
Vic Bapna, LACDPW
Sun Valley Watershed

John Woodling, DWR
Proposition 50, Ch. 8, Integrated Regional Water Management
Update on Proposal Soliciation Package

2004 Presentations

October 19, 2004
Dave Jones, V.P., CH2M HILL - Funding TMDL Compliance

Paula Daniels, President, Heal the Bay, "Proposition O"
To learn more about Prop O, "The Clean Water, Ocean, River, Beach, Bay Stormwater Cleanup Measure," visit the following sites: www.smartvoter.org
www.treepeople.org

September 21, 2004
Supporting materials for the meeting's Legislative Update
CALFED Bill Summary
CALFED Substitute
Proposed changes

July 20, 2004
"Current Challenges and Issues in Water Conservation"
Mary Ann Dickinson
Executive Director, California Urban Water Conservation Council

CALFED Finance Planning
Presentation by: Kate Hansel, Assistant Director for Policy & Finance, California Bay-Delta Authority

May 18, 2004
Water Supply Planning

Presentation by: Ed Casey, Managing Partner, Weston Benshoof

April 20, 2004
MWD Updated Integrated Resource Plan

Presentation by: Adan Ortega, MWD

April 2, 2004
Delta Improvements Package (PDF file, 42 pages, 15 MB)

Presentation by: Jerry Johns, DWR
Dave Fullerton, MWD

February 17, 2004
Prop 50 Chapter 8 Presentation (DWR/SWRCB)

2003 Presentations

October 21, 2003
Proposition 50 Implementation and Ranking Criteria, DHS, Gary Yamamoto

September 16, 2003
"Birds and the Salton Sea: An exploration of the importance of the Salton Sea and associated ecosystems to birds: a global and regional perspective"
Daniel S. Cooper, M.Sc. (University of California, Riverside)
Director of Bird Conservation, California Audubon
Quantification Settlement Agreement Update
Presentation by Jeff Kightlinger, MWD General Counsel
Status of Proposition 50 Implementation
Presentation by John Woodling, Principal Geologist, CA Department of Water Resources

July 15, 2003
An Edited Dialogue Outreach Presentation July 2003
Update on CALFED and the State Water Project (based on information from Tim Quinn, MWDSC)
Water Conservation - Thomas Gackstetter, LADWP
Recycled Water - Darryl Miller (WBMWD)
Groundwater Storage/Conjunctive Use - Virginia Grebbien (OCWD)
Brackish water and brine lines - Don Kendall (Calleguas MWD)
Desalination - Bill Jacoby (SDCWA)
Watershed Management - Rich Harter (LASGRWC)
Water Quality - Contaminants and Exchanges - Brad Coffey (MWD)

June 17, 2003
Water Desalination Task Force Information

May 20, 2003
Water Supply and the Future
California's Groundwater, Bulletin 118 – Update 2003

April 15, 2003
Total Maximum Daily Loads in Los Angeles County

February 18, 2003
Disinfection By-Products and the State Water Project
Optimum Basin Management Program
Perchlorate Contamination in the Inland Empire
MTBE and the Restoration of the City Santa Monica's Public Water System

 

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