ACWA 2019 Spring Conference Presentations May 22, 2019 Presentations & Multimedia Presentations from ACWA’s 2019 Spring Conference & Exhibition held May 7-10 in Monterey are available below. Please note that this list includes only those presentations and materials made available to ACWA. For a listing of all sessions and programs, please refer to the full conference program booklet. Materials from Tuesday’s ACWA committee meetings are available on the associated committee pages. Member login is required. Tuesday, May 7 Luncheon ACWA 101 Wednesday, May 8 Opening Breakfast Excellence in Water Leadership Award Statewide Issues Forum: Climate Change Resiliency: Capturing the Full Benefits of Atmospheric Rivers – 10 a.m. Grant Davis, Sonoma County Water Agency Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources Marty Ralph, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Josh Weimer, Turlock Irrigation District Attorneys Program: An Introduction to the Laws Governing the Bay-Delta: All the Acronyms You Need to Know, and What They Mean – 10 a.m. Jennifer Buckman, Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan Energy Committee Program: Mega Watts and Mega Bucks: The Economics of Achieving the State’s GHG Emissions Reductions Targets – 10 a.m. Gary Bousquet, San Diego County Water Authority Mark Henwood, Henwood Associates, Inc. Michael Maestas, Cucamonga Valley Water District Finance Program: Water Rates and Regulation Trends – Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going? – 10 a.m. Cindy Chu, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Melissa Elliot, American Water Works Association Sanjay Gaur, Raftelis Financial Consultants Region 9 Issue Forum: Innovation Explored: Securing Water for Future Generations – 10 a.m. Bill Hasencamp, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California John Mura and James Morales, East Valley Water District Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District Water Industry Trends Program: Bringing Up Leaders – 10 a.m. Whitnie Wiley, Shifting into Action Aquatic Resources Subcommittee: Dammed If You Do, Dammed if You Don’t: Dam Removal for Fish Passage – 2 p.m. Mark Bransom, Klamath River Renewal Corporation Peter Sheydayi, Ventura County Jeffery Szytel, Water Systems Consulting Region 3 Issue Forum: Fire Infrastructure: The Benefits Far Exceed the Cost – 2 p.m. Jennifer Burke, City of Santa Rosa Barnie Gyant, USDA Forest Service Steven Palmer, Georgetown Divide Public Utility District Statewide Issues Forum: Are We on Track? Groundwater Sustainability Goals and Challenges – 2 p.m. Erica Averett, Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Andrew Garcia, San Luis & Delta Mendota Authority Deanna Jackson, Tri-County Water Authority Brian Lockwood, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Attorney Program: Legal Cannabis Ushers in New Era of Water Regulation in California: Sorting Through the Weeds – 2 p.m. Brooke Wangsgard and Amy Steinfeld, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP Daniel Schultz, State Water Resources Control Board Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard Water Industry Trends: How the Forest Resilience Bond Can Protect California’s Critical Water Resources – 2 p.m. Nick Wobbrock, Blue Forest Conservation Communications Committee Program: Navigating Big Flows on the Social Scene – 3:30 p.m. Amanda Fine, Eastern Municipal Water District Brandon McMillan, Turlock Irrigation District Monika Medina, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Ashley Metzger, Desert Water Agency Finance Program: How to Value Stranded Assets – 3:30 p.m. Mark Emmerson, Carmichael Water District Kevin Phillips, Paradise Irrigation District Paul Selsky, Carmichael Water District David Stoldt, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Water Industry Trends Program – Developing the Next Generation of Water System Operators – 3:30 p.m. Tyler Reifert, waterTALENT Dan DeMoss, California Rural Water Association Levi Fuller, Dublin San Ramon Services District Steven Garner, American Water Works Association Water Industry Trends: Salt and Nitrate Control and Sustainable Groundwater Management: Challenges and Opportunities – 3:30 p.m. Daniel Cozad (Central Valley Salinity Coalition), Tess Dunham (Somach, Simmons & Dunn), Maria Herrera (Self-Help Enterprises) & Parry Klassen (East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition) Thursday, May 9 Water Industry Trends Program: Surveying the Landscape for the New Urban Water Conservation Objectives – 9:30 a.m Peter Brostrom, California Department of Water Resources Elizabeth Lovsted, San Diego County Water Authority Sue Mosberg, Sweetwater Authority Fiona Sanchez, Irvine Ranch Water District Attorneys/Statewide Issues Program: Navigating Protections of Wetlands and Waters of the State – 9:30 a.m. Mary Lynn Coffee, Nossaman LLP Region 6/7 Issues Program: Water Imbalance in the San Joaquin Valley: Bridging the Gap – 9:30 a.m. Aaron Fukuda, Tulare Irrigation District Dana Munn, Wasco Irrigation District Adam Scheuber, Del Puerto Water District Thursday Luncheon ACWA Undergraduate Scholarship Award Recipients Attorneys Program: A Connected World has Risks: System, Data, and Privacy – 2 p.m. Jill Jaffe (Nossaman LLP), Paul Helliker (San Juan Water District) & David Alexander (LADWP) Friday, May 10 Hans Doe Past Presidents’ Breakfast – ACWA JPIA Update Andy Sells, ACWA JPIA