ACWA 2016 Fall Conference Presentations Dec 2, 2016 Presentations & Multimedia Presentations from ACWA’s 2016 Fall Conference & Exhibition held Nov. 29- Dec. 2 in Anaheim are available below. Please note that this list includes only those presentations made available to ACWA. Tuesday, Nov. 29 Energy Committee – 1 p.m. Agenda 2016 Regulatory and Rate Update Hydropower Vision Executive Summary National Hydropower Association DOE’s Hydropower Vision Report 2016 Publicly-Owned Electric Utility Challenges with Evolving Energy Mandates Wednesday, Nov. 30 Opening Breakfast – 8 a.m. Keynote: Unlocking the Science Behind Atmospheric Rivers with Dr. Marty Ralph, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes Emissary Award Attorneys Program – 10 a.m. Groundwater Sustainability Agency Funding Options Communications Committee Program – 10 a.m. Transparency 2.0: What You Need to Know About Public Records Act Requirements in the Digital Age Energy Committee Program – Energy Storage Options – 10 a.m. Paul Cook, Irvine Ranch Water District Donald C. Liddell, California Energy Storage Alliance Kelly Rodgers, San Diego County Water Authority Exhibitor Technical Presentation I by MNS Engineers – 10 a.m. Not a Drop to Waste, No Time to Spare: Design-Build in a Drought-Stricken State Finance Program – Forecasting Water on Demand – 10 a.m. Eric Sandler, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Robert Grantham, Carollo Engineering Ken Weinberg, Ken Weinberg Water Resources Consulting LLC Region 8 Forum – Think Global, Act Local: Why Local Projects Matter – 10 a.m. William Hasencamp, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Debra Man, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Richard Nagel, West Basin Municipal Water District Mark Pestrella, Los Angeles County Public Works David Pettijohn, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Statewide Issues Forum: How Corporate California is Rising the Bar on Conservation and Sustainability – 10 a.m. Frank Burns, APANA/Costco Jim Hessler, Altman Plants Nancy Limon, Coca-Cola Tim Suydam, Stone Brewing Luncheon – 11:45 a.m. #ACWABigReveal Stephen K. Hall ACWA Water Law & Policy Scholarship Special Guest Speaker: Antonio Villaraigosa Keynote: Blazing the Trail for Water Sustainability and Innovation with Keith Coleman, Tesla Foundation Aquatic Resources Subcommittee – L.A. River Restoration: How’s it Going? – 2 p.m. Jeff Beehler, San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District Michael Affeldt, City of Los Angeles Richard Gomez, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Attorneys Program – Drought, Conservation, Pricing & the Law – 2 p.m. Gina Nicholls, Nossaman LLP Exhibitor Technical Presentation II Science and SGMA by USGS – 2 p.m. Steve Phillips, USGS Steven Springhorn, California Department of Water Resources Dr. Brian Wagner, USGS Region 1 Issue Forum – New Frontiers in Water Operations – 2 p.m. Jay Jasperse, Sonoma County Water Agency Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources Dr. Marty Ralph, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes Dr. Cary A. Talbot, Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory Statewide Issues Forum – Connecting with the Public: Creating an Agency Brand – 2 p.m. Jennifer Persike, ACWA Joone Lopez, Moulton Niguel Municipal Water District Sue Stephensen, Dublin San Ramon Water District Jolene Walsh, Eastern Municipal Water District Water Industry Trends Program – Meeting Today’s Drinking Water Challenges – 2 p.m. Joel Metzger, Calaveras County Water District Marty Grimes, Santa Clara Valley Water District Jeff O’Keefe, State Water Board Melinda Rho, City of Los Angeles Energy Committee Program – Energy Efficiency for Water Agencies – 3:30 p.m. Cody Coeckelenbergh, Lincus, Inc. Harvey Katzen, AMB Building Solutions Thomas Suggs, Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Finance Program – Capital Markets & Capital Financing – 3:30 p.m. Tom Scaglione, Vallecitos Water District Shaun Rai, Montague DeRose & Associates, LLC Jeffrey Bower, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Local Government Committee Program – Revisit Your Reserves: It’s Time to Recheck Your Reserves’ Vital Signs – 3:30 p.m. Larry McKenney, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Sophia Skoda, East Bay Municipal Utilities District Water Industry Trends Program – Safe Drinking Water for All Communities – 3:30 p.m. Lance Eckhart, Mojave Water Agency Denise England, Tulare County Jonathan Nelson, Community Water Center Jule Rizzardo, State Water Board Thursday, Dec. 1 Attorneys Program – Water Transfers: Challenges and Opportunities – 9:30 p.m. Valerie Kincaid, O’Laughlin and Paris Brian Poulsen, El Dorado Irrigation District Eric Robinson, Kronick, Moskowitz, Tiedemann & Girard Communications/Groundwater Program – Outreach From the Ground Up: Getting Stakeholders on Board with GSA Formations – 9:30 p.m. Eric Averett, Rosedale-Rio Bravo Storage District Tim O’Halloran, Yolo COunty Flood Control & Water Conservation District Melanie Schumaker, Soquel Creek Water District Cristel Tufenkjian, Kings River Conservation District Exhibitor Technical Presentation I – Actions to Improve the Skill of Long-Term Precipitation Forecasting by California Department of Water Resources – 9:30 a.m. Jeanine Jones, Western States Water Council Roger Pierce, National Weather Service Duane Waliser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Exhibitor Technical Presentation II by Sage Renewables – 9:30 p.m. Reducing Financial Risk for Renewable Energy Projects Region 4 Issues Forum – Fish, Food and Flood Water in the Yolo Bypass: How Local Agencies are Essential to Finding Balance – 9:30 a.m. Eric Nagy, Larsen Wurzel & Associates Statewide Issues Form – Generational Diversity & the Changing Workplace – 9:30 p.m. Kevin Wheeler, Future of Talent Institute Water Industry Trends Program – Stormwater as a Resource – 9:30 a.m. Cindy Paulson, CA Urban Water Agencies Newsha Ajami, Stanford University Alexandra Paxton, Water Foundation David Pettijohn, City of Los Angeles Robert Shaver, Alameda County Water District Luncheon – 11:45 a.m. Honoring ACWA Members Lifetime Achievement Award Outreach Awards Attorneys Program – State Water Board Curtailments – 2 p.m. Dan Kelly, Somach, Simmons & Dunn Exhibitor Technical Presentation I by RMC Water and Environment – 2 p.m. SGMA and GSPs: Three Years of Planning – 20 Years of Action Exhibitor Technical Presentation II by Badger Meter – 2 p.m. The Importance of Large Meter Analytics Statewide Issues Panel – 2 p.m. Framework for Long-Term Urban Water Conservation Policy Water Trends Program – Water Recycling Issues Update – 2 p.m. Randy Barnard, State Water Board Garry Brown, State Water Board Jim Fiedler, Santa Clara Valley Water District Cathy Pieroni, City of San Diego