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Programs
-> 2009 Sierra IRWMP Summit
(Last Updated: Wed, Oct 21, 2009)
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Over the past 5 years and across the Sierra, diverse groups have been coming together to create model Integrated Regional Water Management Plans (IRWMPs) to ensure reliable water supply, protect water quality and restore Sierra headwaters. While in various stages of pre-planning, planning and implementation, IRWMPs now cover almost the entire Sierra region. The state budget crisis, state bond freeze and the economic downturn, however, have presented serious challenges to sustained IRWM planning and implementation in the region. The 2009 Sierra IRWMP Summit will address these and other challenges, celebrate past successes, and bring together IRWM stakeholders across the Sierra to chart a new course for integrated water planning.
Who should attend: IRWM stakeholders including planners, water agencies, conservation organizations, local government, resource management agencies state and federal, tribes, environmental justice community etc.
Cost of attendance: $40 including lunch on the deck overlooking Lake Tahoe.
Reasons to Attend: Network Sierra IRWM efforts and identify opportunities for interregional coordination.Share lessons learned on planning and implementation.Identify sustainable funding for Sierra IRWMPs.Engage Sierra IRWM stakeholders on range wide IRWM and water issues to benefit local planning and project implementation.8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:15 Welcoming Remarks- Joan Clayburgh, Executive Director, Sierra Nevada Alliance 9:15 – 10:00 Keynote- Tracie Billington, Chief Financial Assistance Branch, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management, Department of Water Resources
10:00 – 10:45 Sierra IRWMP Success Reports
- Each Sierra IRWMP had a representative give a 3 minute update on their process, successes and lessons learned.
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:15 Building Capacity and Support for Sierra IRWMs Panel Sponsored by Ecosystems Sciences Foundation - Each speaker will give a short presentation on how their organization/agency is supporting or plans to support IRWM efforts in the Sierra, including funding opportunities, providing technical assistance or other support, coordinating with IRWM efforts and helping IRWMs leverage other support and/or funds.
Scott Couch, State Water Resources Control Board Michelle Denning, Mid-Pacific Regional Planning Officer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Jack Landy, Lake Tahoe Basin Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Shannon Holbrook, Biologist,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jeff TenPas, Region 5 Watershed Improvement Program Manager,U.S. Forest Service Liz van Wagtendonk, Mt. Whitney Area Representative, Sierra Nevada Conservancy Jim Sedell, Director of Fish Conservation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Tanya Meeth, Engineering Geologist, CA Department of Water Resources
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch on the deck overlooking Lake Tahoe (lunch provided) 1:15 – 2:45 Sierra IRWM Planning Session Evolution, Revolution, and Revolt: IRWM in the Feather River Watershed-
Brian Morris, Coordinator, Feather River IRWM Program, County of PlumasIntegrating Climate Change into the IRWM planning process and plan-
Martha Davis, Executive Manager Policy Development, Inland Empire Utilities AgencyAddressing the Land Use/Water Nexus in IRWM planning-
Edwin Pattison, Water Resources Manager, Calaveras County Water District
2:45-3:00 Break 3:00- 4:45 Sierra IRWM Implementation Session Sponsored by El Dorado County Water Agency North Coast IRWMP Implementation – Accomplishments, Lessons Learned, and Looking Forward-
Jen Jenkins, Supervising Planner, County of Humboldt
Sustaining your IRWM effort-
Gina Bartlett, Senior Mediator and Director Bay Area Office, Center for Collaborative Policy, CSUS
20x2020- Implementing Water Conservation in the Sierra-
Liz Mansfield, El Dorado Irrigation DistrictTuolumne Ditch System Sustainability Project-
Pete Kampa, General Manager, Tuolumne Utilities District4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks- Jim Branham, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy 5:00-7:00 Free Reception & Silent Auction on the deck overlooking Lake Tahoe
Below are links and short summaries of the handouts provided at the 2009 Sierra IRWMP Summit: Summit Agenda Further IRWM Resources Sierra IRWM Contacts Sierra Water Workgroup OverviewSierra IRWM Map with counties 2009Sierra IRWM Map with watersheds 2009
Please contact Marion Gee, Program Associate, 530-542-4546 ext. 320 or email her at marionATsierranevadaalliance.org (replace AT with @)
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