Announcement – Two Department of Water Resources (DWR) Workshops
Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Workshop
Tuesday, March 9, 2020
10 AM – 4 PM
Sacramento State Harper Alumni Center
6000 College Town Drive, Sacramento, CA 95826
REGISTER: Register now! http://www.cvent.com/d/pnq0v6
Lunch option (for fee) with registration closes March 1.
Please note: Registration does NOT include lunch.
Lunch is available through registration for a fee. Or you can bring your own lunch.
Workshop continues through lunch and the facility is located far from fast and accessible eateries.
WORKSHOP PURPOSE: Convene urban water suppliers, and interested parties to:
- Present information regarding the new requirement to conduct an annual water supply and demand assessment pursuant to Senate Bill 606.
- Work closely with other professionals and brainstorm best practices on how to conduct a supply and demand assessment (WSDA).
- Provide a forum for participants to give their perspective and experience to DWR to inform the development of WSDA guidance.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION: The workshop will incorporate targeted presentations by water suppliers discussing challenges and successes they’ve experienced in assessing their water supplies. Facilitated round table discussions will allow all participants to discuss their challenges with peers and mutually learn and share with each other. DWR will take all participant feedback and use it to prepare the upcoming guidance document to support water suppliers throughout the State.
DWR CONTACTS:
For any content-related questions, please contact the project lead Nancy King at Nancy.King@water.ca.gov.
For any logistical or administrative questions, please contact James Campagna at James.Campagna@water.ca.gov.
PARKING INFORMATION: Please note a parking permit is required to be displayed while parked on campus. You can purchase a daily pass for $7 at the permit machine in the Alumni Center parking lot, or from machines located in any of the student parking lots/structures.
- Please note: Registration includes three questions to help DWR structure this workshop to be most informative and beneficial to you as a participant.
Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook Development Workshop
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
10 AM – 4 PM
Sacramento State Harper Alumni Center
6000 College Town Drive, Sacramento, CA 95826
REGISTER: http://www.cvent.com/d/rnq13r
Please note: Registration includes a lunch option for a fee since the facility is not located near any walkable or easily drivable options. If you do not choose the lunch option, we suggest you bring your own lunch.
WORKSHOP PURPOSE: Convene urban water suppliers and interested parties to explain the changes in state law that affect the Urban Water Management Plan requirements, and to get feedback on developing guidance for these changes. Input provided by participants will inform the development of DWR’s Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook Update 2020.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION: The day will be structured so that in the morning the group will review the changed requirements for the Urban Water Management Plans, and the afternoon will facilitate discussions and feedback for the new requirements of the five-year Drought Risk Assessment and revised requirements for structuring the Water Shortage Contingency Plans.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For content specific/technical questions, please contact Julia Ekstrom at Julia.Ekstrom@water.ca.gov.
For administrative/logistical questions, please contact James Campagna at James.Campagna@water.ca.gov.
