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Concurrent with GRA's commemoration of its 20th Anniversary in 2011, GRA has formed the new Contemporary Groundwater Issues Council. The overarching vision of the Council is to help GRA identify the state's most pressing information, education, and networking needs which pertain to groundwater, thereby allowing GRA and other stakeholder organizations to effectively address integrated water resources and environmental stewardship issues. The goal for this vision is to meet the needs of the state's water stakeholders in providing opportunities, e.g., water forums, workshops, conferences, to share experiences with and potential solutions to the state's most pressing groundwater issues.
GRA has assembled a distinguished group to identify and discuss key groundwater issues while also providing critical advice and feedback to GRA on its wide array of educational, extension, and legislative outreach programs. The Council's input is also being considered during the planning and formulation of the program for the Biennial Groundwater Conference and GRA Annual Meetings. The new Council complements the roles of GRA's Board of Directors and GRA's Committees by providing external input on key ongoing or future groundwater-related issues, challenges, and opportunities.
The Council members include a select group of executives and leaders from a range of disciplines and backgrounds at the local, state, and national level representing regulatory agencies, research and educational institutions, NGOs, water users, the public at large, and consultants sharing a common interest in the management, protection, and use of groundwater resources in California.
April 26 Council Workshop in Davis , CA
The Council held its first workshop on April 26. Click here to access summary notes of the workshop. In addition, a summary memo to the GRA Board of Directors regarding the Council workshop can be accessed by clicking here. Lastly, the Council objectives and workshop results were presented at the first California Water Plan Update 2013, Groundwater Caucus Meeting held on May 19.
2011-2012 Council Members
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| Jonathan Bishop |
Chief Deputy Director |
State Water Resources Control Board |
| Kirby Brill |
General Manager |
Mojave Water Agency |
| Dave Ceppos |
Senior Mediator/Program Manager |
Center for Collaborative Policy |
| Martha Conklin |
Professor |
University of California, Merced |
| Pamela Creedon |
Executive Officer |
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Sacramento |
| Peter Dillon |
Stream Leader/Water Recycling & Supplies CSIRO |
Australia National Science Agency |
| Andrew Eaton |
Technical Director |
MWH |
| Andrew Fisher |
Professor |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Graham Fogg |
Professor |
University of California, Davis |
| Steve Goldberg |
Attorney, Partner |
Downey Brand Seymour and Rohwer |
| Maurice Hall |
Senior Hydrologist |
CA Water Program The Nature Conservancy |
| Ellen Hanak |
Senior Fellow |
Public Policy Institute of California |
| Barry Hibbs |
Graduate Advisor |
California State University, Los Angeles |
| Tim Horner |
Associate Professor |
California State University, Sacramento |
| Jay Jasperse |
Interim Chief Engineer |
Sonoma County Water Agency |
| Tom Johnson |
Technical Director |
ARCADIS U.S., Inc. |
| Mike Kavanaugh |
Principal |
Geosyntec Consultants |
| Jeff Kightlinger |
President |
Metropolitan Water District |
| Peter Kitandis |
Professor |
Stanford University |
| Paula Landis |
Chief, Division of IRWM |
California Department of Water Resources |
| Karl Longley |
Board Member, Professor |
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Fresno |
| Jay Lund |
Director |
University of California, Davis |
| Robert Mace |
Deputy Executive Administrator |
Texas Water Development Board |
| Bruce Macler |
Toxicologist |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Danny Merkley |
Government Affairs |
California Farm Bureau |
| Jeff Mount |
Roy Schlemon Chair In Applied Geosciences |
University of California, Davis |
| David Orth |
General Manager |
Kings River Conservation District |
| Tim Quinn |
Executive Director |
Association of California Water Agencies |
| Eric Reichard |
Director of Calif. Water Science |
Center U.S. Geological Survey |
| Rita Sudman |
Executive Director |
Water Education Foundation |
| John Woodling |
Executive Director |
Sacramento Groundwater Authority/Regional Water Authority |
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