GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY FORMATION: Solid Steps Forward for Boundary Determination, Legal Agreements and Public Participation Double Tree by Hilton, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015 Figure Courtesy of the Water Education Foundation GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY FORMATION: Solid Steps Forward for Boundary Determination, Legal Agreements and Public Participation Double Tree by Hilton, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA Program Agenda TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015 7:00 am - 3:00 pm - Registration 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm - Break 7:00 am - 8:15 am - Networking/Continental 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Session 3 - Public Participation Breakfast 8:00 am - 8:30 am - Welcome and Overview of SGMA GSA Formation 8:30 am - 10:25 am - Session 1 - Determination of GSA Boundaries and Basin Boundary Revisions How original DWR basins were delineated, likely differences from Bulletin 118, how will they be modified and why... what is DWR thinking? DWR – Draft principles on revising basin boundaries -Steven Springhorn or Trevor Joseph, DWR Panel to discuss varying approaches to GSA formation and boundary decisions – -Rob Swartz or John Woodling, Sacramento Groundwater Authority -Paul Gosselin, Butte County -Jay Jasperse, Sonoma County Water Agency -Eric Averett, Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District 10:25 am - 10:45 am - Break Tools and Techniques – Building a Roadmap for a Strategic Outreach Plan • Goals and strategies • Audience and stakeholder identification • Research • Key messages • Action plans • Evaluation -Kate Taylor, Crocker & Crocker 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm - Break 3:20 pm - 4:00 pm - Session 4 - Effective Process Management: Running Good Meetings and Working with a Facilitator -Gina Bartlett, Consensus Building Institute 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm - Boundaries, Boards, and Barriers: Facilitated Break-Out Session to Identify Potential Roadblocks -Facilitators: Gina Bartlett & Kate Taylor • JPAs, MOAs, Coordinating Agreements, pros and cons of each - Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats Boundaries: What are the implications of boundaries? How does the boundary affect your outreach? What should DWR understand with regards to boundary guidelines and questions? • Agreements between GSAs within a subbasin, and agreements between adjoining subbasins -Ryan Bezerra, Bartkiewicz, Kronick, & Shanahan -Valerie Kincaid, O’Laughlin & Paris LLP -Russ McGlothlin, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Boards: How can you best manage your board given these challenges and complexities? What key messages to do you need to support your board’s decision making and their role in communicating about SGMA? 4:45 pm - Wrap-Up 10:45 am - 12:00 pm - Session 2 –Steps to GSA Formation and Legal Agreements to Form a GSA 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch and Speakers State Update -Gordon Burns, Undersecretary, CalEPA