Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 • 9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Event check-in and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.

California State University, Fresno
Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union
5244 N. Jackson Ave.
Fresno, CA 93740 (map)

Please register in advance to attend in person or to watch the live stream. Breakfast and lunch will be provided and there is no charge to attend.

About the Program

Achieving groundwater sustainability is vital to the health of the San Joaquin Valley’s communities, agriculture, environment, and economy—but the transition will be challenging. How can the region ensure the best outcomes? Authors of a new PPIC study and a diverse group of local and state experts will discuss key issues and solutions to some of the valley’s looming challenges.

The research was supported with funding from the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, and the California Strategic Growth Council’s Climate Change Research Program with funds from California Climate Investments.

This event is co-hosted by Fresno State’s California Water Institute, the Central Valley Community Foundation, and the PPIC Water Policy Center.

The event was supported with funding from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, TID Water & Power, Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley, Western Growers, and Woolf Farming and Processing.

Participants

Eric Averett, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Water, LLC

Andrew Ayres, Research Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Erica Brand, Project Manager of Land Use and Infrastructure Policy, California Energy Commission

Don Cameron, Vice President and General Manager, Terranova Ranch, Inc.

Kassy Chauhan, Executive Officer, North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Alvar Escriva-Bou, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Allison Febbo, General Manager, Westlands Water District

Aaron Fukuda, General Manager, Tulare Irrigation District

Ellen Hanak, Vice President and Center Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

Ann Hayden, Vice President of Climate Resilient Water Systems, Environmental Defense Fund

Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, President, California State University, Fresno

Rey León, Mayor, City of Huron

Karla Nemeth, Director, California Department of Water Resources

Adam Nickels, Regional Resources Manager, US Bureau of Reclamation

Caitlin Peterson, Associate Center Director and Research Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Sonia Sanchez, Senior Community Development Specialist, Self-Help Enterprises

Ashley Swearengin, President and CEO, Central Valley Community Foundation

Sarah Woolf, Farmer and Water Consultant, Water Wise

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