Local Government Commission and the Groundwater Exchange held a three-part webinar series to share key learnings from the Groundwater Leadership Forum’s 2020 Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) review and provide detailed guidance about how GSPs can address specific areas of interest. The third and final webinar in the series focused on incorporating climate change into GSPs and developing multi-benefit projects.
Our expert presenters were:
- Pablo Ortiz, Climate Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists: Pablo Ortiz is a Bilingual Climate and Water Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He plans, designs, and carries out primary analysis on how changing climate patterns are impacting key sectors and populations in West Coast states, especially with regards to precipitation and water supply changes. Dr. Ortiz also works on developing strategies for vulnerable sectors and populations in California to cope and adapt to the current and projected impacts of climate change, particularly related to water impacts.
- Samantha Arthur, Conservation Project Manager, Audubon Society: Samantha Arthur is Working Lands Program Director at Audubon California. She works with farmers and wetland managers in the Central Valley to increase the scope and scale of bird-friendly management practices and restoration. Samantha also oversees Audubon’s efforts to protect managed wetlands in the implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and works with a coalition of environmental and drinking water organizations to address groundwater management across the state.
- Ryan Luster, Water Project Director, The Nature Conservancy: Ryan Luster is a senior project director within The Nature Conservancy’s California Water and Disaster Resiliency programs. Ryan works with state, federal, non-profit, and private partners to advance multi-benefit projects that include riparian restoration, flood risk reduction, groundwater replenishment, and nature-based solutions for integrated floodplain management in California. Ryan holds degrees from Beloit College (B.A. Environmental Biology) and Utah State University (M.S. Range Science).
Previous webinars in this series
- WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Interconnected Surface Waters & Environmental Users (first)
- WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Drinking Water Needs & Disadvantaged Community Engagement (second)
- View all webinars from Maven’s Notebook and partners here.
Groundwater Leadership Forum Review
- Groundwater Leadership Forum Summary Analysis is here: https://groundwaterexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NGO-Analysis-of-2020-GSPs-for-Key-Beneficial-Users.pdf
- The matrix used for evaluating GSPs is here: https://groundwaterexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-GSP-Evaluation-Matrix_External-_Final.pdf
- More analyses of 2020 GSPs at the Groundwater Exchange here: https://groundwaterexchange.org/2020-groundwater-sustainability-plans/Groundwater Exchange Resource Pages
Groundwater Exchange
- Groundwater Exchange main page: https://groundwaterexchange.org/
- More groundwater resources at the Groundwater Exchange here: https://groundwaterexchange.org/groundwater-recharge/
- Sign up for free SGMA implementation newsletter: https://groundwaterexchange.org/subscribe/
Multi-benefit projects
- Multi-Benefit Recharge Project Methodology Guidance can be found here: https://groundwaterresourcehub.org/sgma-tools/multi-benefit-recharge-project-methodology-guidance/
- Multi-Benefit Recharge Site Selection Web Tool can be found here: https://groundwaterresourcehub.org/sgma-tools/multi-benefit-recharge-site-selection-web-tool/
- More groundwater resources from the Nature Conservancy here: http://www.groundwaterrecharge.org/
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