November 1, 2011
Hearing Topic: Joint Oversight hearing of the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife and Accountability and Administrative Review Committees on the Impacts and Status of Proposed State Park Closures.
- 11-1-11 Agenda [pdf]
- 11-1-11 Committee Background [pdf]
- Park Specific Closure Issues [pdf]
- Closure List 2011 [pdf]
- Park Closure Map [pdf]
Witness materials:
- General Fund Chart [pdf]
- Economic Impacts Power Point [pdf]
- DPR Spreadsheet on Park Closures [pdf]
- CSPF testimony [pdf]
- Benicia State Park Association testimony [pdf]
- Caryl Hart testimony [pdf]
- Save the Redwoods League testimony [pdf]
- California State Park Rangers Association testimony [pdf]
- Anderson Chamber of Commerce Testimony [pdf]
Correspondence:
- California Coastal Commission letter [pdf]
- Mendocino County Board of Supervisors letter [pdf]
- Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association letter [pdf]
- Mono County Board of Supervisors letter [pdf]
- Assemblymember Jeffries letter [pdf]
October 19, 2011
Hearing Topic: Bay Delta Conservation Plan Status and Update
Documents referenced in the background and at the hearing:
- BDCP September 17, 2010 Cost Illustration [pdf]
- National Academy of Sciences May 2011 Review of BDCP Science and Adaptive Management [pdf]
- Natural Resources Agency August 9, 2011 Letter to the U.S. Depts. of Interior and Commerce with Schedule [pdf]
- Department of Interior August 10, 2011 Response [pdf]
- August 30, 2011 Memorandum of Agreement between DWR, Reclamation and Export Water Agencies
(with Schedule) [pdf] - BDCP September 2011 Update with Potential Array of Alternatives for Effects Analysis [pdf]
- BDCP September 2011 Effects Analysis Conceptual Foundation and Analytical Framework [pdf]
- Questions for presenters [pdf]
- Bay-Delta Conservation Plan Website: (external link [pdf])
Documents Submitted by Presenters:
- Anton Favorini-Csorba, Legislative Analyst’s Office
- Roger Patterson, Assistant General Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Dennis Cushman, Assistant General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority
- Cynthia Koehler, California Water Legislative Director, Environmental Defense Fund
- Dick Pool, Secretary, Golden Gate Salmon Association
- Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Jonathan Rosenfield, Ph.D., Conservation Biologist, The Bay Institute
Public Comment Presented and Submitted at the Hearing:
Video of the Hearing:
- A video of the hearing can be accessed on the CalChannel at: http://www.calchannel.com/channel/viewVideo/3082
June 10, 2011
Hearing Topic: Impacts of Proposed State Park Closures
- 6-10-11 Agenda [pdf]
- 6-10-11 Background [pdf]
- Closure List [pdf]
- Park Closure Map [pdf]
- LAO Parks Report [pdf]
- GF Level Over Time [pdf]
- NPS Testimony [pdf]
- Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods Testimony [pdf]
May 10, 2011
Hearing Topic: Delta Governance and the Delta Plan
- Delta Governance Agenda [pdf]
- Delta Governance Background [pdf]
- Table of SB 1 X7 Selected Provisions, Implementer and Deadline [pdf]
- Glossary of Frequently Used Delta Term [pdf]
- Report: The State Water Resources Control Boards Role in Implementing the Delta Plan [pdf]
March 1, 2011
Hearing Topic: Risks to California's Water and Wildlife from Proposed Reductions and Eliminations of Federal Funding
Handouts Provided at the Hearing to Committee Members Regarding Congressional Funding Eliminations and Reductions Proposed by the House Continuing Resolution (H.R.1):
- Partial List of Proposed Funding Cuts [pdf]
- Letter from Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein dated February 12, 2011 regarding the Delta Smelt and Salmon Biological Opinions, the Klamath River watershed, and the San Joaquin River Settlement.
- Letter from Friant Water Authority to House of Representatives member Kevin McCarthy dated February 15, 2011 regarding the San Joaquin River Restoration Agreement
- Natural Resources Defense Council Fact Sheet regarding San Joaquin River Restoration Agreement
- Letter from Paramount Farms to U.S. House of Representatives members Cardoza, Costa, Denham, McCarthy and Nunes and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein dated February 16, 2011 regarding the Delta Biological Opinions
- Statement from multiple non-governmental organizations including, but not limited to, American Rivers, Audubon California, The Bay Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations dated February 15, 2011 regarding the Delta Biological Opinions
- Statement of Zeke Grader, Executive Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations regarding potential impacts to the commercial and recreational salmon fishery
- Letter from Southern California Water Committee to U.S. House of Representatives Members McClintock and Napolitano dated February 16, 2011 regarding water recycling and reuse
- Letter from multiple water agencies, non-governmental entities, and other stakeholders to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker and Minority Leader, John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi, respectively, dated February 16, 2011 regarding water quality and source water protection funding
- Statement from Defenders of Wildlife regarding potential effects on wildlife and natural resources
- Letter from the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Central Valley Joint Venture to U.S. Senators Feinstein and Boxer regarding cuts to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
- Letter for the Record from U.S. House of Representatives Member John Garamendi to the California Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee dated March 1, 2011 regarding the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the San Joaquin River Settlement, the Klamath Settlement and the Bureau of Reclamation's water efficiency efforts
Documents Provided Following the Hearing by Speakers Who Provided Testimony:
- Letter from the Central Valley Joint Venture to U.S. Senators Feinstein and Boxer dated March 1, 2011 regarding the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund and California Refuges
- Letter from multiple hunting, fishing and conservation organizations to U.S. Senators dated March 1, 2011 regarding water quality and source water protection funding
Video of the Hearing:
February 1, 2011
Hearing Topic: Management of California's Groundwater Resources
Overview: Thomas Harter, Groundwater Hydrologist, University of California, Davis
- Fact Sheet: Basic Concepts of Groundwater Hydrology [pdf]
- Slide Presentation: Facts and Myths of a Misunderstood Resource [pdf]
Anton Favorini-Csorba, Legislative Analyst's Office
- Handout: Improving Management of the State's Groundwater Resources [pdf]
- Report: Liquid Assets: Improving Management of the State's Groundwater Resources [pdf]
Mary Scruggs, Supervising Engineering Geologist, Department of Water Resources
- Testimony: CASGEM Update [pdf]
- Fact Sheet: Why is the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program Important? [pdf]
- Graphic: Groundwater Basins in California [pdf]
- Graphic: Groundwater Use in California [pdf]
- CASGEM Program Schedule [pdf]
Local Case Studies
- Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Program
- Orange County Water District Presentation [pdf]
- Kings River Conservation District Presentation [pdf]
Current and Future Challenges:
- David Guy, President, Northern California Water Agency, Testimony [pdf]
- Laurel Firestone, Co-Executive Director, Community Water Center, Slide Presentation [pdf]
- Maurice Hall, Associate Director, Integrated Water Management, Presentation [pdf]
Public Comment:
- Adeline Yoong, Government Affairs Manager, Water Replenishment District of Southern California, Letter [pdf]
- Tim Parker, Director, Groundwater Resources Association of California, Letter [pdf]
Video of the Hearing: