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/60/\r\n\r\nEv ent Title: GRACast: Managing the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface Under California’s New Groundwater Law\r\nStart Date / Time: Nov 09, 2016 12: 00 PM America/Los_Angeles\r\nLocation: \r\nPresented by:\r\nDr. Thomas Har terUniversity of California, Davis\r\n The California 2014 Sustainable Gro undwater Management Act (SGMA), for the first time in the state's history, protects beneficial uses of surface water from significant and undesirabl e impacts due to groundwater pumping. The law also explicitly protects gro undwater dependent ecosystems. Under SGMA, local groundwater sustainabilit y agencies (GSAs) must define monitoring networks, minimum thresholds, and measurable objectives to sustain the groundwater-surface water connection and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Regulations spell out some minimum monitoring requirements, but provide flexibility in how to plan and implem ent sustainable groundwater-surface water connections. Among the groundwat er sustainability objectives prescribed by SGMA, achieving sustainable gro undwater-surface water and groundwater-dependent ecosystem objectives may be among the most challenging: California groundwater basins with some of the least prior groundwater management activities are most affected\; the dynamics of the interface may cause long and hidden delays in impacts\; an d management of groundwater-surface water connectivity is uncommon, hence there are no readymade toolboxes to look for. Instruments available to GSA s to assess groundwater-surface water connections and the potential impact from groundwater use and management activities can be broadly categorized into: water level data, water budget information, streamflow data, analyt ical modeling tools, numerical modeling tools, and statistical tools. \r\n \r\n*Early Registration (by November 4) is $75 for Members* and $100 for Non-Members**Registration after November 4 is $100 for Members* and $125 f or Non-Members* \r\nSPEAKER BIO: Dr. Thomas Harter Thomas Harter is the Ro bert M. Hagan Endowed Chair for Water Resources Management and Policy at t he University of California, Davis. He holds a joint appointment as Profes sor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Land, Air, a nd Water Resources and is currently chair of the Hydrogolic Sciences Gradu ate Group. Dr. Harter received his BS and MS in Hydrology from the Univers ities of Freiburg and Stuttgart, Germany\; and his PhD in Hydrology from t he University of Arizona. He spent the first six years of his career with UC Davis at the Kearney Agricultural Research Center in Fresno County, wh ere he became familiar with San Joaquin Valley groundwater management and protection issues and established his research program in agricultural gro undwater hydrology - a program he has continued to pioneer over the past 1 5 years at UC Davis. Currently, he is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the National Groundwater Association, and the Soil Science Society of America. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Environmen tal Quality, and the Vadose Zone Journal\; and is serving on the Board of Directors of the Groundwater Resources Association and of the Water Educat ion Foundation. Dr. Harter's research and extension emphasizes the nexus b etween groundwater and agriculture. His research group focuses on nonpoint -source pollution of groundwater, sustainable groundwater management, grou ndwater and vadose zone modeling, groundwater resources evaluation under u ncertainty, groundwater-surface water interaction, and on contaminant tran sport. His work uses a range of numerical, statistical, and stochastic mod eling approaches and field work to evaluate the impacts of agriculture and human activity on groundwater flow and contaminant transport in complex a quifer and soil systems, and to support development of tools needed in agr iculture and by decision- and policy makers to effectively address sustain able groundwater management and water quality issues in agricultural regio ns. In 2008, Dr. Harter's research and extension program received the Kevi n J. Neese Award in recognition of its efforts to engage scientists, regul ators, farm advisers, dairy industry representatives, and dairy farmers to better understand the effects of dairy operations on water quality.\r\nMO DERATOR BIO:Tom McCarthy works for the City of Anaheim as the Water Planni ng and Resources Manager in the Public Utilities Department. He also has professional experience working with private firms on water resources and management problems around the world. He is a State of California register ed professional civil engineer, as well as a California registered profess ional geologist. Mr. McCarthy has a Bachelor of Science in Geological Scie nces from the University of Oregon and a Master of Science in Civil and En vironmental Engineering from the University of California.--- This iCal fi le does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\r\ n\r\n--- By Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations ---\r\n UID:uid60@grac.org SUMMARY:GRACast: Managing the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface Under California’s New Groundwater Law DTSTART:20161109T200000Z DTEND:20161109T210000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20240328T155501Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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University of California, Davis
 \;The California 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SG MA), for the first time in the state's history, protects beneficial uses o f surface water from significant and undesirable impacts due to groundwate r pumping. The law also explicitly protects groundwater dependent ecosyste ms. Under SGMA, local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) must defi ne monitoring networks, minimum thresholds, and measurable objectives to s ustain the groundwater-surface water connection and groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Regulations spell out some minimum monitoring requirements, bu t provide flexibility in how to plan and implement sustainable groundwater -surface water connections. Among the groundwater sustainability objective s prescribed by SGMA, achieving sustainable groundwater-surface water and groundwater-dependent ecosystem objectives may be among the most challengi ng: California groundwater basins with some of the least prior groundwater management activities are most affected\; the dynamics of the interface m ay cause long and hidden delays in impacts\; and management of groundwater -surface water connectivity is uncommon, hence there are no readymade tool boxes to look for. Instruments available to GSAs to assess groundwater-sur face water connections and the potential impact from groundwater use and m anagement activities can be broadly categorized into: water level data, wa ter budget information, streamflow data, analytical modeling tools, numeri cal modeling tools, and statistical tools. \;
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*Early Registration (by November 4) is $7
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SPEAKER BIO:
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urces Management and Policy \;at the University of California, Davis.
He holds a joint appointment as Professor and Cooperative Extension Specia
list in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources and is currently
chair of the Hydrogolic Sciences Graduate Group. \;Dr. Harter received
his BS and MS in Hydrology from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgar
t, Germany\; and his PhD in Hydrology from the University of Arizona. &nbs
p\;He spent the first six years of his career with UC Davis at the Kearney
Agricultural Research Center in Fresno County, where he became familiar w
ith San Joaquin Valley groundwater management and protection issues and es
tablished his research program in agricultural groundwater hydrology - a p
rogram he has continued to pioneer over the past 15 years at UC Davis. Cur
rently, he is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the National Gro
undwater Association, and the Soil Science Society of America. He serves o
n the editorial board of the Journal of Environmental Quality, and the Vad
ose Zone Journal\; and is serving on the Board of Directors of the Groundw
ater Resources Association and of the Water Education Foundation. \;Dr
. Harter's research and extension emphasizes the nexus between groundwater
and agriculture. \;His research group \;focuses on nonpoint-sourc
e pollution of groundwater, sustainable groundwater management, groundwate
r and vadose zone modeling, groundwater resources evaluation under uncerta
inty, groundwater-surface water interaction, and on contaminant transport.
His work uses a range of numerical, statistical, and stochastic modeling
approaches and field work to evaluate the impacts of agriculture and human
activity on groundwater flow and contaminant transport in complex aquifer
and soil systems, and to support development of tools needed in agricultu
re and by decision- and policy makers to effectively address sustainable g
roundwater management and water quality issues in agricultural regions. In
2008, Dr. Harter's research and extension program received the Kevin J. N
eese Award \;in recognition of its efforts to engage scientists, regul
ators, farm advisers, dairy industry representatives, and dairy farmers to
better understand the effects of dairy operations on water quality.