Forum Presentations | San Gabriel Valley Water Forum 2020

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2018 Conference Presentations

Droughts and Floods
David Biggar, Meteorologist, NBC4 Southern California
Local Water Supply Conditions
Tony Zampiello, Executive Officer, Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster

Statewide Policy Recommendations

Managing Drought in a Changing Climate
Caitrin Chappelle, Associate Center Director, Water Policy Center, Public Policy Institute of California

Stormwater Capture

Water Quality
Renee Purdy, Regional Water Quality Control Board
MS4 Permit Compliance
Oliver Chi, City Manager, Monrovia
Environmental Impacts
Belinda Faustinos, Executive Director, Nature for All; LA County, LA County Appointee: Safe, Clean Water

Recycled Water

Carson Recycled Water Project
Deven Upadhyay, Assistant GM, Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Water District
New Technologies and Innovations
Rich Nagel, President, WateReuse California

Imported Water

Delta Sustainability
Curt Schmutte, Consultant, Retired Delta Water Manager

Luncheon Discussion

Imported Water Solution: Waterfix Update
Steve Arakawa, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager, Metropolitan Water District
Jennifer Pierre, General Manager, State Water Contractors

“Weather Report” – Drought, El Niño and La Niña Review; Forecast and Trends
David Biggar, Meteorologist, NBC4 Southern California

Water Supply Conditions Statewide and Locally

Panel 1: Pieces of the Puzzle – Local Projects Coming Together

Efficient and Resilient: Local Investments Pay Off
Kathy Tiegs, President, Assn. of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
The Role of Adjudications in Groundwater Governance and Management
Bill Blomquist, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Large-Scale Regional Recycled Water Opportunities
Robert Harding, System and Resource Analysis Unit Manager, Water Resource Management Group, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Jeff Nordschow, Senior Vice President, Rose Hills Cemetery

Panel 2: Water Tomorrow – What is the Plan?

Regional Reliability in an Age of Uncertainty
Brandon Goshi, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
California WaterFix – Decision Time: The Need. The Process. The Politics
Stephen Arakawa, Bay Delta Initiative Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Local Plan – Water Supply Reliability in the Face of Uncertainty/Indirect Reuse Replenishment Project
Shane Chapman, General Manager, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Stormwater and MS4 Permits – Clean It, Conserve It, But How to Pay for It?
Oliver Chi, City Manager, City of Monrovia

Panel 3: Lessons and Success Stories: The Future of Water Conservation

Moderator
Cindy Montañez, Chief Executive Officer, TreePeople
Grey Water Residential Recycling
Ty Teissere, Greywater Action
Water-Efficiency in New Home Construction
John Gillett, Chief Operating Officer, Energy Inspectors
Forward-Looking Residential Building Strategies
Dr. Mark Grey, Director of Environmental Affairs, Building Industry Assn. of Southern California
Water Conservation in the Industrial and Commercial Sector
Dominique Hargreaves, Executive Director, U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles

ARE WE READY…Drought Update and Forecast

ARE WE READY…Water Supply Shortages

Shane Chapman, Moderator General Manager, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Southern California Catastrophic Earthquake Plan – Overview of the Roles of FEMA, Dept. of Defense, State Office of Emergency Services and CUEA
Don Boland, California Utilities Emergency Assn.
Fire and Water – What First Responders Need from the Water Sector in a Major Earthquake Response Jim Frawley, San Marino Fire Chief/L.A. County Fire Chiefs’ Assn.
Local Water Provider Perspective on Earthquake Response in the San Gabriel Valley
Dan Arrighi, San Gabriel Valley Water Company
Land of Extremes – From Droughts to Floods
L.A. County Flood Control Overview of Emergency Flood Operations and the Importance of Infrastructure Maintenance
Chris Stone, L.A. County Flood Control District

ARE WE READY … Job Losses and Price Increases for Water, Agriculture, Food, Residents, Businesses, Cost of Living

David Sunding, Moderator
UC Berkeley, Thomas J. Graff Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics; Principal,
The Brattle Group
Rising Agricultural and Food Costs Due to Drought
Josue Medellin-Azuara, UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences

Panel 1 – Water Novices
What is in San Gabriel Valley’s Water? – Jeff Helsley, Stetson Engineering, Inc.
Stormwater Pollution: Causes and Prevention – Aracely Lasso, PE, County of Los Angeles Dept. of Public Works
How Does a Water Treatment Plant Work? – Greg Galindo, La Puente Valley County Water District
Bottled Water vs. Tap Water – Conner Everts, Food and Watch Watch

Panel 2 – Water Professionals
Update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan – Randall Neudeck, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Recycled Water Program for Highly Treated Tertiary Water – Mike Sullivan, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Expanding Potable Reuse Opportunities with a New Approach – Shane Trussell, Trussell Technologies, Inc.

Panel 3 – Water Novices
Quagga Mussels in the West – Ric DeLeon, Ph.D.
Overview of Colorado River Source Water Protection Issues – Maria Lopez, PE, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California