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Greening Our Water Infrastructure Conference

Join us at the Greening Our Water Infrastructure Conference to explore innovative approaches to water conservation, watershed management, habitat enhancement, and more. Keynote speakers include Jared Huffman and Frances Spivy-Weber. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field and network with industry professionals.

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Greening Our Water Infrastructure Conference

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  1. 2010 Conference Update Date- April 9, 2010 Location-Sheraton, Petaluma -contract signed Theme- “Greening Our Water Infrastructure”

  2. NBWA Web-Site

  3. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS • Jared Huffman, California State Assembly Member,Chair of the Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife • Frances Spivy-Weber, Vice Chair,State Water Resources Control Board

  4. Watersheds and Green Infrastructure • Alexis Strauss, Water Division Director, EPA   How does EPA drive infrastructure and watershed improvement? • Brock Dolman, OAEC    How Do You Think Like a Watershed? • Josiah Cain, Consultant, Design Ecology   Embedded Ecology in the Built Environment • Rosey Jencks, SFPUC Urban Watershed Management   San Francisco's Stormwater Program • Kit Crump, NOAA   What is the role of habitat enhancement and in stream flow in salmonid recovery?

  5. Recycling Advancements • Chuck Weir, NBWRA    Advantages to a Regional Approach to Recycling • Mike Ban, Petaluma    Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility • Heather Shepherd, Sustainable H2O Solutions   How can I get my (greywater) project permitted without losing my hair? • Christina Bertea, Greywater Action   Grassroots Greywater: low- tech, low- cost, benign systems

  6. Water Supply Innovations • Paul Helliker, MMWD    Is Desalination in our Future? • Pam Jeane, SCWA    Habitat Enhancement and Water Delivery • Jay Jasperse, SCWA    Can Collaborative Groundwater Management Work? • Chris Brown, CUWCC    Achieving 20% per capita reductions:   What we will need to do in a new world of water conservation?

  7. Costs • $80 $70 before January 31, 2010 • Watershed Council-$40 • Wine Tasting- 3:15-4:15 pm Benziger Family Winery

  8. Sponsors ($24 k) $2500$1500 • DWR County of Marin • EPA CMSA • LGVSD ESA • MMWD Kearns and West • SCWA NMWD • Winzler & Kelly SCC-$1000 SFEP- $500

  9. Conference Committee • Next meeting- January 20 -10:00 am • Registration follow up • Identify sponsor needs • Speaker BIOs • Program design-> printers - Panel conference calls

  10. BAIRWMP Updatehttp://www.bairwmp.org/ • Overview of BAY Area Coordinating Committee efforts in 2009 • Regional Approval Process • Funding Opportunity(??) Prop 50 funds

  11. Coordinating Committee 2009 • CC Meetings Jan.26, Feb.23, Mar. 23, Apr. 27, June 1, July 27, Sep. 21, Dec. 7, DWR RAP meeting- May 28 in Sacramento Subcomittees PnP (RAP)- Jan.5, Feb.9, Mar.2, Apr. 6, Project Screening Committee Meetings Apr.6, May 18, June 9, July 6, Dec. 16

  12. Major Topics • Regional Acceptance Process (RAP) • Local Project Selection Process • Sub Regional Funding • Project Screening/ “regional projects” • Regional versus sub-regional projects • Grant Administration • Funding- contractor and Prop 50

  13. DWR decisions in September 2009 • RAP Summary •  46 Regions submitted •  Approved – 34 Regions •  Conditional Approval – 11 •  Not Approved – 1 Region • Final-all approved-10 conditionally • 3 address entire funding area

  14. DWR Funding ?? • Announcement –Nov. 30, 09 • Prop 50 funds- $7.4 million total statewide -Only for prior underfunded prop 50 recipients ( 11 regions) • Max award - $ 3.4 Million-10% match • Only prior applicants may receive funds -BACWA for Bay Area Next PSSC meeting- January 12 Next CC meeting-January 25

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