Webinar No. 2 on County Drought Plan for Domestic Wells and State Small Water Systems

This is the second of four webinars to inform and solicit input from stakeholders on the development of a guidebook to support the preparation of County Drought Plans, which focus on state small water systems and domestic wells as required under SB 552. During this second webinar, DWR will review portions of the draft guidebook covering key content related to:

(1) Establishing a county drought and water shortage task force

(2) Conducting a drought risk assessment

(3) Plan development for emergency and  interim drinking water solutions

The third (future) webinar will review the remaining key content of the draft guidebook. For contact and other information, visit https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/SB-552.

California Department of Water Resources

Counties Workshop Series: Workshop #2

Thursday, August 31, 2022, 1:00PM-3:00PM

Remote Workshop

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk6DijiTfGs

Workshop Purpose: This is the second of four workshops to inform and solicit input from stakeholders on the development of a guidebook to support the preparation of County Drought Plans which focus on state small water systems and domestic wells as required under SB 552. During this workshop, DWR will review and solicit input on Chapters 2-4 of the developing guidebook, and the Community Water Center and Butte County representatives will share their related experiences.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

1:00 Welcome and Meeting Purpose

  Orit Kalman, Sacramento State – Consensus and Collaboration Program

1:10 Overview of Senate Bill 552 – Drought Response and Resilience Planning for Small Water Suppliers and Counties

  Julie Ekstrom, California Department of Water Resources, Water Use Efficiency Branch

  Kjia Rivers, Community Water Center

1:35 Guidebook Development Process

  Maritza Flores Marquez, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

1:40 Guidebook, Chapter 2: County Drought and Water Shortage Task Force 

  Maritza Flores Marquez

1:55 Short Break

2:00 Guidebook, Chapter 3: Drought and Water Shortage Risk Assessment 

  Joshua Jimerfield and Kamie Loeser, Butte County

  Julie Ekstrom

2:35 Guidebook, Chapter 4: Short-Term Response Actions 

  Maritza Flores Marquez

2:55 Wrap Up and Next Steps 

3:00 Adjourn

For other information related to SB 552, please refer to: https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/SB-552