Joint Meeting of Upper and Lower Santa Clara River Watershed Groups
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
9:30 a.m. - Noon
Council Chambers, Fillmore City Hall, 250 Central Ave, Fillmore, CA 93015
1. Welcome and Introductions
- Announcements
2. Update on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Progress
- Countdown to Sustainability: A forum on Ventura County's progress toward SGMA implementation, November 15th
- Local Groundwater Sustainability Agency updates
3. Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems - E.J. Remson, The Nature Conservancy
- Groundwater Sustainability Act & Groundwater Sustainability Plan development
4. Proposition 1 & IRWM Plan Updates - Lynn Rodriguez & Rick Viergutz
- Proposition 1 implementation grant schedule update
- Lynn Rodriguez, Watersheds Coalition Ventura County
- Rick Viergutz, Upper Santa Clara River IRWM
- Climate change requirements - regional coordination
5. Regional Coordination Opportunities - Group Discussion
- Recap of recent joint meetings & "Thinking Outside the Reach" 2017 science workshop
- Opportunities for regional research and programs
- Updates from members on collaboration
- Joint project opportunities between the two regions
6. Proposition 1 DAC IP Grant Updates - Lynn Rodriguez, Lara Meeker, & Heather Merenda
- Funding
- Schedule
- Next Steps
7. LA & Ventura County NPDES Regional permit update (Brief update and announcement) - Arne Anselm
8. Future Meetings