Groundwater Matters Webinars
GROUNDWATER WEBINARS
A New Tool for Evaluating Groundwater Sustainability Plans
This webinar shares a new tool that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). GSPs for critically overdrafted basins are due on January 31, 2020, and draft plans are being released weekly for communities, NGOs, and other interested parties to review and comment on. The evaluation template can be used for stakeholders to review GSPs and guide their public comments, and for GSA member-agencies to self-evaluate their own GSP.
Featured Speakers:
Jennifer Clary, Water Program Manager for Clean Water Action
Samantha Arthur, California Working Lands Program Director for The National Audubon Society
Sandi Matsumoto, Associate Director of the California Water Program for The Nature Conservancy
Pablo Ortiz, Western States Climate and Water Scientist for The Union of Concerned Scientists
Groundwater Recharge & Environmental Flows: Balancing Our Depleted Supplies & Ecosystem Needs
Featured Speakers:
Stacey Sullivan, Policy Director at Sustainable Conservation
Sam Boland-Brien, State Water Board, Division of Water Rights
Pablo Garza, Environmental Defense Fund
Public Involvement in SGMA: Engaging in Sustainability Planning
Groundwater Sustainability Agencies are forming now, and while some are working to include stakeholders and the public in their activities, many more are not following SGMA’s outreach and engagement requirements.
PowerPoint slides from this month’s webinar are available to view and download here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2WL-euKi0QDNS1SSWtQaEdWbHc/view?usp=sharing
Featured Speakers:
Jennifer Clary, Water Program Manager for Clean Water Action
Moderated by: Matt Davis, California Communications Director for Clean Water Action
Beginner’s Guide to Groundwater Planning
Featured Speakers:
Juliet Christian-Smith, PhD Senior Climate Scientist for Union of Concerned Scientists
Coreen Weintraub, Western States Campaign Organizer for Union of Concerned Scientists
Moderated by: Matt Davis, California Communications Director for Clean Water Action
The Environment Needs Groundwater: Guidance for SGMA Implementation
Featured Speakers:
Gregg Werner, Senior Project Director CA Water Program for the Nature Conservancy
Kirk Klausmeyer, Senior Spatial Data Scientist for the Nature Conservancy in the California Program
Moderated by: Jennifer Clary, Water Programs Manager for Clean Water Action
The 11th Hour for GSAs: What Happens After July 1st?
Featured Speakers:
Sam Boland-Brien, Manager of the State Water Board Groundwater Management Program
Kori Johnson-Lane, CivicSpark Water Fellow with Local Government Commission
Moderated by: Matt Davis, California Communications Director for Clean Water Action
First Groundwater Matters Webinar!
Featured Speakers:
Panelist included: Jennifer Clary, Water Program Manager at Clean Water Action
Kristin Dobbin, Regional Water Management Coordinator at Community Water Center
John Burchard, General Manager of Alpaugh Community Services District
Moderated by Matt Davis, California Communications Director for Clean Water Action
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