Meeting Presentations
The following archived presentations are available.
2023 Presentations
October
LADWP & The Mono Basin
Mono Lake Committee
September
Securing Our Water Future
August
No meeting held.
July
No meeting held.
June
California’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program Overview & Status Update
Bringing groundwater basins into balance: A status check on SGMA implementation
May
Breakthrough Agreement Reached on Colorado River Short-Term Cutbacks
April
One Step Closer to Direct Potable Reuse
March
Capturing Stormwater – Can’t We Do Better?
February
LA’s Groundwater Cleanup Accelerates
January
From Drought to Flood and Science to Solutions
2022 Presentations
September
The Colorado River – Adjusting to a Hotter, Drier Future
The Role of Philanthropy – Community Foundations – in the Colorado River Basin
Southern California Water Dialogue
Crisis, Conflict and Collaboration on the Colorado River
June
Taking Action – Three Approaches to Increasing Water Supply
May
One Water – Actions To Take Today To Ensure Water Reliability Tomorrow
April
The 21st Century of Water in Southern California: Living Within Our Means
March
The Future We Worried About Is Here
January
The Roll Out of Federal and State Water Funding
2021 Presentations
July
Investments in Drought-Proofing Are Paying Off in Southern California, But How Long Will Supplies Last if Drought Persists?
Investments in Drought Proofing
How Long Will They Last?
Why San Diego County Is Ready For Drought
June
Quantification Settlement Agreement and Water Transfer History
The Salton Sea: Environment, Public Health and Economy
IID & Salton Sea
The Salton Sea – Turning Promises Into Projects
May
Arizona Water Use
Managing Around A Declining Colorado River
Overview of the Colorado River Basin
April
Water As A Greenhouse Gas
March
Our Water LA
Emerald Necklace Natural Infrastructure Benefits
Nature-Based Watershed Planning for a Viable Future
February
2020 Integrated Resources Plan
January
PFAS and Forever Chemicals: Update on Agency Actions
2020 Presentations
October
Update on the Proposed Regional Recycled Water Program: A New Source of Water for Southern California
September
Drought-Prone Chaparral in the Face of Changing Fire Regimes
February
Integrated Regional Water Management & The Water Resilience Portfolio
Draft Water Resilience Portfolio
January
Priorities for Climate Adaptation
Division of Drinking Water – Addressing Drinking Water Challenges in Urban, Small, and Disadvantaged Communities
2019 Presentations
October
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): An Overview
PFAS in Orange County
PFAS – A Growing Public Health Crisis
July
Agricultural-to-Urban Water Conservation Transfers: IID’s Efficiency Conservation Programs
Enhancing the Reliability of the Colorado River
May
100% Water Recycling Program
Safeguarding LA’s Inland and Coastal Waters By Enforcing Laws and Empowering Communities
Hyperion Reuse and Groundwater Development Program
February
Data for Water Use Efficiency and Water Management
The Future of Water Management
January
Climate Change and Water in Greater LA
2018 Presentations
October
Vote NO – LA County Measure W, November 6, 2018
Yes on W for Safe and Clean Water
September
Proposition 3 Is Not The Way To Protect Our Water
Proposition 3 – 2018 November Water Bond Act
July
Providing Safe, Clean Affordable and Accessible Water through Governance and Service Delivery Solutions
A Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund for California
April
At the Nexus of Water and Energy: New Innovative Projects that Store and Manage Energy
Clean Power and Electrification Pathway – Southern California Water Dialogue
SoCalREN Public Agency Program
March
Atmospheric Rivers (ARs): A Global Approach for our Regional Interest
February
NASA Western Water Office Applications Overview
January
Wildfires in Southern California: Ecological Impacts and Human Losses
Fire Impacts on Los Angeles County Watersheds
2017 Presentations
September
2017 Eastern Sierra Runoff Preparation & Operations Los Angeles Aqueduct
July
Los Angeles Community Choice Energy
Implications of the Changing Energy Supply
June
The Salton Sea and Southern California's Water Future
Salton Sea Air Quality Mitigation Program
Salton Sea Management Program Phase I: 10-Year Plan Implementation
Salton Sea Authority
The Salton Sea & Southern California's Water Future: Part II
April
Overview of Colorado River Basin Reservoir Operations
Close Call on the Colorado: The Arizona Perspective
Roundtable Dialogue, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Successes and Challenges on the Colorado River
March
Base Loading on the State Water Project
LA’s Future Water Supply Reliability
February
Climate Change in Southern California
As the Rains Come Down, Can Water Conservation Remain a Way of Life?
Supply Reliability Through Efficiency and Drought-Resilient Supplies
The Future of Water Management
January
Regional Recycled Water Dialogue
2016 Presentations
July
Surface Storage Investigations System Reoperation Study
Putting New Storage Projects in Perspective – Looking at the Dams
June
State Legislative Update
May
Water Supply Update
NASA/JPL Earth Science and Water
April
What will Regulations Look Like After the ‘Emergency’ is Over
Long-Term Water Conservation
March
Water Dialogue Onsite Reuse
Guidelines for Alternate Water Sources: Indoor and Outdoor Non-Potable Uses
Nexus eWater: Water and Energy Recycling for the home
Onsite Non-Potable Water Uses: Economics and Embedded Energy
February
California Drinking Water Issues
Drinking Water Quality Under the Microscope: LA County
California’s Tightening Drinking Water Standards: Small Systems and The Point of No Return
State Water Board Division of Drinking Water
January
Article X Amendment
Solving Problems Where People and Nature Intersect
Stormwater Funding Options
EWMP Funding Efforts by Los Angeles
2015 Presentations
October
Getting Ready for the Rain
Los Angeles’ Watershed Management Programs
Watershed Planning for Improved Water Quality
September
2015 IRP Technical Process Draft Results
Overview of the Integrated Water Resources Plan Update
Demographic Future of the Southern California Region
August
2015 IRP Technical Process Draft Results
Overview of the Integrated Water Resources Plan Update
Demographic Future of the Southern California Region
July
IRWD’s State Mandated Reduction
2015 Drought Response - Implementing the Inexplicable on the Incredulous
June
San Juan Capistrano: Is This The End of Tiered Rates?
Allocation-Based Tiered Rate Structures in the Wake of the San Juan Case
Water Pricing for Conservation
May
Strategies for the Future of Integrated Regional Water Management in California
April
Colorado River Drought
March
Water Supply Conditions
January
Tools for 21st Century Water Management
2014 Presentations
October
Chino Basin Watermaster
September
2014 California Water Bond So California Water Dialogue – Tim Quinn
Prop 1 Funding Opportunities for LA – Martin Adams
July
Residential Water Consumption in Los Angeles: What are the Drivers and are Conservation Measures Working?
Engage. Save. Smile.
Demand-Side Measures for Addressing Water Scarcity and Drought: What Do We Know…
Water Supply Conditions
June
WaterSMART Basin Study Program
2014 Water Bond Update
May
Environmental Regulation and Hydraulic Fracturing in California
Hydraulic Fracturing and Energy Production in California
April
Getting the Most from Every Resource
Sustainable Groundwater Management
NASA Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
March
Integrated Environmental Management in the Colorado River Basin―A Dream, or Moving to Reality?
Restoration and Resiliency in the Colorado River Delta
Minute 319 Binational Restoration Projects in the Colorado River Delta
Metropolitan Water District's Pulse Flow
February
Conservation Rebate Program
How long with the drought last?
2013 Hydrologic Conditions
January
Regulating Direct Potable Reuse
City of San Diego Potable Reuse Planning
Potable Reuse: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Heading
IPR to DPR: Balancing Treatment, Monitoring and Storage
2013 Presentations
October
San Fernando Basin Groundwater Remediation & Clean-up Initiatives and Groundwater Replenishment
July
Heal The Bay's Power of Volunteering
Volunteering and the San Diego River Park Experience
Volunteering with the Sierra Club
June – Response to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (Part 2)
Bay Delta Conservation Plan & California Water Issues
Freshwater Flow: The Missing Element in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Presentation by San Diego County Water Authority
A Responsible Alternative to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
May – State Overview: Bay Delta Conservation Plan (Part 1)
Overview of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
April
Integrated Planning for Stormwater Reuse in an MS4 Permit
Southern California Water Committee Stormwater Capture Opportunities
March
Climate Change Resources at the Department of Water Resources
Agriculture in Southern California
California's Comprehensive Climate Change Strategy
January
Tribal Water Challenges: Roadblocks and Opportunities
2012 Presentations
October
Is There A Path Forward to Direct Potable Reuse?
Advancing Potable Reuse in the San Diego Region: Opportunities, Public Acceptance and Regulatory Challenges
September
Assessing the Los Angeles River Watershed
Urban Waters Federal Partnership, LA River Pilot
Friends For The LA River: A Natural River
LA River: Disruptive Technology
Then and Now, From Flood Control to Ecosystem Restoration
Los Angeles River Revitalization "River Stewardship"
May
Reclamation: Managing Water in the West
January
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
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
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
The Delta Plan
Joe Grindstaff
June
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
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
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
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
Before, During, After the Storm
One Water, One Watershed
The Reasonable Doctrine & Agricultural Water Use Efficiency
2010 Presentations
November
Water on 2030
An Alternative for the Delta Stewardship Council
July
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
Potential New Recharge in the Chino Basin
Practical Considerations for Stormwater Harvesting and Use
June
A Clear Blue Future
May
California's Just and Resilient Water Future
L.A. Historical Water Supply Sources
Debbie Davis, Policy Director
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
March
California Water Dialog
Jerry Johns, Deputy Director, Department of Water Resources.
2009 Presentations
March
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
Gary Yamamoto, Department of Public Health
February
LBWD’s Conservation Success & Long-term Goals
Matthew Lyons
Strategies on the Ground: Water Independence
Brenden McEneaney
California’s New Normal: A Call for Action
Mindy McIntyre
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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