PROGRAM
(Conference Information Page)
27th Biennial Groundwater Conference
18th Annual Meeting and Conference of the
Groundwater Resources Association of California

October 6-7, 2009
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, California

Water Crisis and Uncertainty: Shaping Groundwater's Future

Day 1: Tuesday's Program

Day 2: Wednesday's Program

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Opening Session

	8:15	Welcome Message James Standberg, President, Groundwater Resources Association of California
	8:30	Eric Reichard, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center
	9:00	Lois Wolk, California State Senator, 5th District
	9:30	Lester Snow, Director, California Department of Water Resources (presentation)
	10:00	Break

	TRACK 1			TRACK 2
	Session:	Groundwater Salinity and Nutrient Management Moderator: James Strandberg, Malcolm Pirnie		Session:	Optimizing Water Storage: Dams and Subsurface Moderator: Greg Bartow, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
	10:30	Salinity Inputs to the San Joaquin River from Groundwater Charlie Kratzer U.S. Geological Survey		10:30	Optimizing Conjunctive Use between Surface Water and Groundwater Storage in California Stephen S. Roberts Statewide Infrastructure Investigations California Department of Water Resources
	11:00	Central Valley Salinity and Nutrient Issues and Long-term Consequences Karl Longley California Water Institute & Member, Central Valley Water Quality Control Board		11:00	Impact of Groundwater Pumping vs. an Upstream Dam on Streamflows and Temperature under Varying Climate Jim Constantz Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
	11:30	Developing a Salinity and Nitrate Management Plan for the Central Valley Pamela Creedon Executive Officer, Central Valley Water Quality Control Board		11:30	Review of California Groundwater Banking Programs: Survey and Responses Mary Lou Cotton Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

12:00

LUNCH Luncheon speaker: Chunmiao Zheng, 2009 GSA Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer "Will China Run Out of Water?"

	Session:	Groundwater Quality Sustainability in Urban and Agricultural Settings Moderator: Sarah Raker MACTEC		Session:	Water and Energy: Optimizing Groundwater Pumping Moderator: Vicki Kretsinger Grabert Luhdorff & Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers
	1:30	Groundwater Quality in California's Public Supply Aquifers: Results from GAMA's Priority Basin Project Kenneth Belitz USGS California Water Science Center		1:30	Water and Energy: Groundwater Challenges and Issues Mike Hightower Sandia National Laboratories
	2:00	Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment Northern California Sally McCraven Todd Engineers		2:00	Considering the Consumption of Energy and Other Resources during Pumping at the Well and Wellfield Scales Robert M. Gailey R.M. Gailey Consulting Hydrogeologist
	2:30	Development and Implementation of the Salt and Nitrogen Management Plan in the Santa Ana Basin - A Highly Urbanized Region with an Agricultural Past Xinyu "Cindy" Li California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Santa Ana Region		2:30	Get Paid to Use Less: The Benefit of Demand Response for Water Agencies James McPhail EnerNOC
	3:00	Break		3:00	Break
	Session:	Impacts of Water Reuse/ Recycling on Groundwater Moderator: Laosheng Wu UC Riverside		Session:	Collegiate Groundwater Colloquium Moderator: Jean Moran CSU East Bay
	3:30	Assessing the Leaching Potential of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Fields Receiving Reclaimed Wastewater Irrigation Laosheng Wu UC Riverside		3:30-3:50	Processes and Controls on Rapid Nutrient Removal during Managed Aquifer Recharge Calla Schmidt UC Santa Cruz
				3:50-4:10	Downscaling from Regional to Local Scales in Groundwater Flow Modeling Hanieh Haeri UC Davis
	4:00	Encouraging Recycled Water Recharge through Statewide Policy and Streamlined Permitting Liz Haven State Water Resources Control Board		4:10-4:30	Understanding the Effects of Multiscale Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions on Scott River Baseflow and Stream Temperature in Support of Beneficial Salmon Habitat Ryan Hines UC Davis
	4:30	California's Draft Regulations for Groundwater Recharge with Reclaimed Water Leah Walker California Department of Public Health		4:30-4:50	Water Well Temperature Logs & Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction Near the American River Mandy Plaskett Sacramento State University
				4:50-5:10	Pool Dynamics in a Montane Meadow Stream Ryan Lucas UC Merced

5:00-7:00

Adjourn to Reception, Poster Session, and Exhibits

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Day 2: Wednesday, October 7, 2009

	TRACK 1			TRACK 2
	Session:	Impacts of Using Groundwater in a Drought Moderator: Richard Laton Cal State Fullerton		Session:	Managed (and Unmanaged) Aquifer Recharge Moderator: Steve Phillips U.S. Geological Survey
	8:30	Global Warming and the Impacts of Declining Water Levels on Production Wells Tony Morgan United Water Conservation District		8:30	Glacially-Driven Stratigraphic Sequence Development in the San Joaquin Valley Fluvial Fans and Potential Implications for Artificial Recharge Projects Gary Weissmann University of New Mexico
	9:00	Northern Sacramento Valley Drought-Related Groundwater Impacts Dan McManus California Department of Water Resources		9:00	Aquifer Storage and Recovery in California: Current Projects and Issues Suzanne K. Mills MWH
	9:30	Overview of the 2009 Drought Water Bank Bob Niblack California Department of Water Resources		9:30	Evaluating Future Hydrologic Changes in Western Watersheds: Effects of Climate Change on Water Supply Alan L. Flint U.S. Geological Survey
	10:00	Break		10:00	Break
	Session:	Thriving (or Surviving) in Times of Drought: Benefits of Planning Moderator: Thomas Harter UC Davis		Session:	Groundwater Regulation and Permitting in the Southwest Panel Discussion Moderator: Tim Parker Session presentations and supporting information
	10:30	Springs and Seeps as Possible Aquatic Refugia During the Droughts of Medieval Time Scott Stine California State University, East Bay		10:30	Panelists: ARIZONA Kenneth Seasholes, Senior Policy Analyst, Central Arizona Project COLORADO Kevin Rein, Assistant State Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources
	11:00	Recipe for Reducing Drought Impact Behrooz Mortazavi Eastern Municipal Water District			NEVADA Thomas K. Gallagher, Water Rights Section Chief, Nevada Division of Water Rights
	11:30	Strategic Planning for Urban, Ag, and Environmental Water Sustainability Gary R. Serrato Fresno Irrigation District			NEW MEXICO Jim Brockmann, Attorney, Stein & Brockmann TEXAS Robert Mace, Deputy Executive Administrator, Texas Water Development Board

12:00

LUNCH GRA Awards and legislative updates

Joint Session

	1:30	Panel Discussion on Groundwater Management: Exploring the Options Moderator: Chris Frahm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
		Catherine Freeman, CA Legislative Analyst Office
		Scott Slater, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
		Antonio Rossmann, Rossmann and Moore     Supporting documents:     Issues & Perspectives on CA Water Rights Laws     Issues & Perspectives on CA Water Rights Laws, supplement     Comments on 2009 Delta Water Bill
	3:00	Closing Remarks for the Conference James Strandberg, President, Groundwater Resources Association of California