GRA/CGC 2020 Groundwater Law and Legislation Forum Agenda
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)