BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\r\nEvent d etails subject to change. ---\r\nhttps://www.grac.org/events/6/\r\n\r\nEve nt Title: GRA's 2016 Conference and 25th Annual Meeting \r\nStart Date / T ime: Sep 28, 2016 00:00 AM America/Los_Angeles\r\nLocation: Hilton Concord \r\nGoogle\r\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=1970+Diamond+Boulevard,Concord ,CA,94520\r\n\r\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/94520\r\ n\r\n\r\nStill in the midst of a historic drought, California is facing ma jor challenges in the areas of groundwater supply, quality, and sustainabi lity. With the passing of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA ) in 2014, and the Department of Water Resources&rsquo\; recent release of Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan Emergency Regulations, water manage ment agencies have a lot on their plates. Now the questions arise: How do Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) comply with the new regulations ? How do GSAs fund these plans? Is the technical and monitoring data avail able to draft successful plans? The formation of GSAs is the first step to ward groundwater management in California\; subsequent steps require invol vement of groundwater stakeholders as an integral component of the plannin g process, from rural agriculture to urban water utilities. Together, thes e entities will shape the future of California&rsquo\;s groundwater. Facin g the compound issues of climate change, regional to local water quality i ssues such as salt management and emerging contaminants, and the complex e ffects of changes in groundwater/surface water interactions, it is more im portant than ever to ensure California is on the path to sustainable, resp onsible management and protection of California&rsquo\;s groundwater resou rces.\r\nGRA&rsquo\;s 2016 Conference and 25th Annual Meeting will provide policy makers, practitioners, researchers and educators the opportunity t o learn about the current policies, regulations and technical challenges a ffecting the protection, use and management of groundwater in California. This year's conference will focus on the information and tools that Califo rnia needs to face the challenges in addressing ongoing drought and climat e change, compliance with SGMA, and ongoing and emerging water quality iss ues. Attendees will learn from real-world case studies on groundwater mana gement\; replenishment and recharge\; drought response success stories, in cluding agricultural water conservation efforts\; and walk away with conce pts and solutions that they can apply to their local groundwater managemen t issues.\r\nCOOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS:\r\nCalifornia Department of Water Resources | State Water Resources Control Board | California Department o f Food and Agriculture | California Department of Fish and Wildlife | Cal ifornia Department of Toxic Substances Control | San Francisco Bay Regiona l Water Quality Control Board | United States Geological Survey | Californ ia State University East Bay | U.C. Davis | U.C. Water Institute | Orange County Water District | Water Education Foundation | The Nature Conservan cy | Water in the West | Association of California Water Agencies | Natio nal Ground Water Association | International Association of Hydrogeologist s |U.S. Society for Irrigation and Drainage Professionals\r\nCONFERENCE DE TAILS:CLICK HERE TO SEE AGENDA\r\nThe two-day conference features an openi ng plenary session, concurrent sessions on groundwater supply/management a nd quality/contamination, lunch presentations, President&rsquo\;s Receptio n and celebration of GRA's 25th Anniversary, Collegiate Colloquium, GRA&rs quo\;s 2016 Northern and Southern California David Keith Todd Lecturers, e xhibitors, poster presentations, and a panel of industry leaders. Featured sessions and topics for podium and poster presentations include:\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nPlenary - 2016: Charting the Course to Sustainability\r\n\r\nC onfirmed Speakers:\r\n\r\nMark Cowin, Director, DWR\r\nKaren Ross, Secreta ry, CDFA\r\nSteve Moore, SWRCB Board Member\r\nEllen Hanak, Pacific Instit ute\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSGMA &ndash\; Legal, Policy, and Compliance \r\n\r\nGSA Formation Update\r\nPros and Cons of GSAs versus Adjudications \r\nRelationship of SGMA and other Planning Requirements\r\nSurface Water Flows, Sustainable Yield, Water Rights, and SGMA\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSGMA & ndash\; SGMA Planning and Considerations \r\n\r\nData-Related Challenges a nd Opportunities for Sustainable Groundwater Management\r\nCase Studies of Innovative Groundwater Management\r\nAccumulated Groundwater Overdraft an d Vulnerability to Drought\r\nCEQA and Groundwater Management Planning\r\n \r\n\r\nSGMA &ndash\; Technical Challenges for GSPs \r\n\r\nData Availabil ity and Assistance for GSAs\r\nBest Management Practices for GSP Developme nt and Implementation\r\nManaging Headwaters, Forestry Practices, and Rese rvoirs for Groundwater Management\r\nIntegrating Climate Impacts into Inte grated Groundwater/Surface Water Models\r\n\r\n\r\nUplands and Lowlands &n dash\; Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction \r\n\r\nQuantifying and Under standing Surface Water/Groundwater Interactions\r\nAssessing Impacts of St ream Depletion on Beneficial Uses\r\nDelineating Recharge Elevation in Hea dwater Catchments\r\nGroundwater Dependent Ecosystems and SGMA GSPs\r\n\r\ n\r\nCleanup Approaches, Strategies, and Remediation Technologies\r\n\r\nR WQCB's Approach to Combined Remedies\r\nMetabolites and Mixtures: Addressi ng Petroleum Contamination\r\n1,4-Dioxane Remediation\r\nNext Steps in Sus tainable Groundwater Remediation\r\nGroundwater Basin Remediation in the C ity of Los Angeles\r\n\r\n\r\nBetter Site Assessments\r\n\r\nAdvanced Meth ods for Site Characterization and 3D Visualization \r\nUsing Geophysics to Build Better Site Models\r\nRapidly Delineating Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL \r\nEnvironmental Sequence Stratigraphy for Improved Remediation Decision Making\r\n\r\n\r\nModeling and Visualization\r\n\r\nAn Introduction to MOD FLOW-6\r\nBasin- or Local-scale Models for Supporting SGMA Planning\r\nLev eraging Advanced Modeling &\; Visualization Methods\r\nCase Study of Gl obal Sensitivity Analysis\r\n\r\n\r\nGroundwater Replenishment/Recharge \r \n\r\nImportance of River Water Recharge to Selected CA Basins\r\nSuccessf ul River Water Recharge Case Studies\r\nRecharge Master Plan Implementatio n\r\nWater Independence &ndash\; Road to Locally Sustainable Water Resourc es\r\n\r\n\r\nClosing Panel &ndash\; Next Steps to Manage Groundwater Sust ainability: Planning and Beyond\r\n\r\n6 industry leaders from diverse org anizations/agencies\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCOLLEGIATE GROUNDWATER COLLOQUI UM:\r\nGRA seeks to increase participation by university and college facul ty and students in its events. The Collegiate Groundwater Colloquium prese nts students who are conducting highly relevant research in the general ar eas of the conference theme. The colloquium and reception provide students with an excellent opportunity to showcase their research and attendees an opportunity to learn from the frontier of groundwater science and enginee ring. For more information, including student scholarship opportunities, p lease contact Dr. Jean Moran at jean.moran@csueastbay.edu.\r\nFOR ADDITION AL CONFERENCE INFORMATION CONTACT:\r\nJim Strandberg: jstrandberg@westyost .com 925-949-5825 Steve Phillips: sphillip@usgs.gov 916-278-3002\r\nSPONSO R AND EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:\r\nIf you are interested in being a co-sponso r or exhibiting your organization's services or products, please register as a sponsor or exhibitor now. For questions you may contact the event coo rdinators at conference@grac.org or by telephone - Sarah Kline 916-446-362 6 or Abigail Madrone 530-761-0250.--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm re gistration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\n\r\n--- By Tendenci - T he Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid6@grac.org SUMMARY:GRA's 2016 Conference and 25th Annual Meeting DTSTART:20160928T070000Z DTEND:20160930T065959Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240328T192421Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 LOCATION:Hilton Concord X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Still in the midst of a historic drought, California is facing major challenges in the areas of groundwater supply, quality, and sustainability. With the passing of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, and the Department of Water Resources&rsquo\; recent release of Draft Groundwater Sustainabil ity Plan Emergency Regulations, water management agencies have a lot on th eir plates. Now the questions arise: How do Groundwater Sustainability Age ncies (GSAs) comply with the new regulations? How do GSAs fund these plans ? Is the technical and monitoring data available to draft successful plans ? The formation of GSAs is the first step toward groundwater management in California\; subsequent steps require involvement of groundwater stakehol ders as an integral component of the planning process, from rural agricult ure to urban water utilities. Together, these entities will shape the futu re of California&rsquo\;s groundwater. Facing the compound issues of clima te change, regional to local water quality issues such as salt management and emerging contaminants, and the complex effects of changes in groundwat er/surface water interactions, it is more important than ever to ensure Ca lifornia is on the path to sustainable, responsible management and protect ion of California&rsquo\;s groundwater resources.
GRA&rsquo\;s 2016 Conference and 25th Annual Meeting will provide policy makers, practition ers, researchers and educators the opportunity to learn about the current policies, regulations and technical challenges affecting the protection, u se and management of groundwater in California. This year's conference wil l focus on the information and tools that California needs to face the cha llenges in addressing ongoing drought and climate change, compliance with SGMA, and ongoing and emerging water quality issues. Attendees will learn from real-world case studies on groundwater management\; replenishment and recharge\; drought response success stories, including agricultural water conservation efforts\; and walk away with concepts and solutions that the y can apply to their local groundwater management issues.
California Department of Water Resources | State Water Resource s Control Board \; | California Department of Food and Agriculture | C alifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife \; | California Department o f Toxic Substances Control | San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Cont rol Board | United States Geological Survey \;| California State Unive rsity East Bay \;| U.C. Davis \;| U.C. Water Institute \; | Or ange County Water District \;| \;Water Education Foundation \; | The Nature Conservancy \;| Water in the West \;| Association of California Water Agencies \; \;| National Ground Water Association  \;| International Association of Hydrogeologists |U.S. Society for Ir rigation and Drainage Professionals
The two-day conference features an open ing plenary session, concurrent sessions on groundwater supply/management and quality/contamination, lunch presentations, President&rsquo\;s Recepti on and celebration of GRA's 25th Anniversary, Collegiate Colloquium, GRA&r squo\;s 2016 Northern and Southern California David Keith Todd Lecturers, exhibitors, poster presentations, and a panel of industry leaders. Feature d sessions and topics for podium and poster presentations include:
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GRA seeks to increase participation by unive rsity and college faculty and students in its events. The Collegiate Groun dwater Colloquium presents students who are conducting highly relevant res earch in the general areas of the conference theme. The colloquium and rec eption provide students with an excellent opportunity to showcase their re search and attendees an opportunity to learn from the frontier of groundwa ter science and engineering. For more information, including student schol arship opportunities, please contact Dr. Jean Moran at jean.moran@csueastbay.edu.
Jim Strandberg: jstrandberg@westyost.com 925-949-5825
Steve Phillips: sphillip@usgs.gov
916-278-3002
If you ar e interested in being a co-sponsor or exhibiting your organization's servi ces or products, please regist er as a sponsor or exhibitor now. For questions you may contact the ev ent coordinators at conference@grac.o rg or by telephone - Sarah Kline 916-446-3626 or Abigail Madrone 530-7 61-0250.