GRA/CGC 2020 Groundwater Law and Legislation Forum

Sutter Club

1220 9th St, Sacramento, CA 95814

March 11, 2020

Schedule:

7:00 - 8:00 AM - Registration (coffee/pastries)

8:00 - 8:10 AM - Welcome by GRA President, Abigail Madrone and CGC President, Tom McCarthy

8:10 - 8:40 AM - Pending/Anticipated Groundwater Legislation – Tim Parker, GRA Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

8:40 – 9:10 AM – SGMA Implementation Status Update – Taryn Ravazzini, Deputy Director of State Groundwater Management, DWR

9:10 - 10:30 AM – The Intersection of SGMA/Groundwater Adjudications - Brad Herrema, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Moderator

  • Rob Saperstein, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
  • Jeanne Zolezzi, Herum Crabtree Suntag
  • Derek Hoffman, Gresham Savage

10:30-10:40 AM   Break

10:40 AM – 12:00 PM - Groundwater Fees and Finance

  • Update on Prop. 218 Litigation – Michael Colantuono, Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley
  • Jena Acos, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
  • Mark Hildebrand, Hildebrand Consulting, LLC

12:00 -1:25 PM     Lunch and Keynote address - E. Joaquin Esquivel, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board

1:25 – 2:45 PM - Water Quality Issues

  • Dr. Janet Anderson, GSI Enviromental, Inc.
  • John VanVlear, Newmeyer Dillion
  • Darrin Polhemus, State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water

2:45 - 3:00 PM  Break

3:00 - 4:30 PM  Discussion sessions with Legislators

  • Assemblymember Dr. Bill Quirk, PhD
  • Senator Anna Caballero
  • Senator Bill Dodd
  • Senator Henry Stern
  • Assemblymember Rudy Salas

4:30-6 PM  Hosted Reception (Drinks and Hors d'oeuvres)