What: “Challenges and Efforts to Manage our Water Resources”
2nd Biennial Meeting on Water Resources in Tehama County and the Surrounding Northern Sacramento Valley Area
When: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., (Includes refreshments and lunch)
Where: Corning Veterans Hall, 1620 Solano Street, Corning, Calif., 90621
Program schedule
9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. – Welcome/Introduction (Moderator – Allan Fulton, Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension)
9:10 - 9:35 – The Basics of California Water Law, Daniel M. Dooley, University of California, Vice President, Agriculture and Natural Resources
9:35 - 10:00 – The Delta Vision: Update on Strategic Plan – Leo Winternitz, Chief Deputy Director, CALFED Bay Delta Authority
10:00 - 10:25 – Status of the 2009 Drought Water Bank – Theresa Geimer, Chief of the Water Supply and Transfer Branch, California Department of Water Resources
10:25 - 10:35 – Questions and discussion
10:35 - 10:45 – Break (refreshments)
10:45 - 11:50 – The Future of Water Resource Management in the Northern Sacramento Valley – Rick Massa, General Manager, Orland Unit Water Users Association; Jim Lowden, General Manager, Corning Water District; Brendon Flynn, Pacific Farms & Orchards, Inc.
11:50 - Noon – Questions and discussion
Noon - 1:00 p.m. – Tri-tip lunch (served by the Corning Exchange Club)
1:00 - 1:30 – Groundwater Aquifer Testing and Modeling: Tools to Help Understand How to Manage Water Resources – Thomas Harter, Groundwater Hydrogeologist, University of California Cooperative Extension, UC Davis
1:30 - 1:55 – Current Groundwater Conditions in the Northern Sacramento Valley and a Closer Look at Existing Well Infrastructure – Dan McManus, Chief, Groundwater Section, California Department of Water Resources, Northern District
1:55 - 2:20 – County and Multi-Party Efforts to Manage Water Resources in the Northern Sacramento Valley – Ernie Ohlin, Deputy Director Tehama County Public Works, Water Resources
2:20 - 2:45 Groundwater Trigger Levels and Awareness Actions for Tehama County – John Ayres, Hydrogeologist, Brown and Caldwell
2:45 - 3:00 – Questions, discussion and wrap-up
Call (530)-527-3101 for registration information.