Colusa, California, March 30, 2004

Forum - Land Conversion Impacts on Agricultural Water Delivery Systems

March 30 th, 2004 Colusa Indian Community Council Center

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians Tribal Property,

North of Colusa, California

TIME
ACTIVITY
SPEAKER
7:30
Continental Breakfast
8:00
Introduction and Regional Overview of the Problem
John Wilkins-Wells, Asst. Professor, Colorado State University
8:30
Case Study of Canal Encroachment: Natomas Central Mutual Water Company
Tom Barandas , Special Projects Manager, Natomas Central Mutual Water Company, Rio Linda, California
9:00
Many Problems, Few Solutions: Orland Unit Water Users Association

Rick Massa, Manager, Orland Unit Water Users Association, Orland, California

9:30
Administrative Approaches to Urban Canal Encroachment
James Daniels, Director of Engineering, Solano Irrigation District, Vacaville, California
10:00
Break
10:30
Perspectives from the County Planning Environment
Dan Obermeyer, Director, Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Glenn County, California
11:00
Multiple Use of Irrigation Canals in Urban Settings (videotaped from Nampa, Idaho workshop on March 4, 2004)
James Duncan, Multiple Use Coordinator, Salt River Project
11:30

Perspectives from Federal Agencies Managing Water Storage and Delivery Facilities

Charles Johnson, Chief, Land Resources Branch, Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, California
12:00
LUNCH
12:20
Luncheon Speaker – Secondary Water Management: A Blessing or a Curse for Irrigation Districts and Mutual Water Companies Adjusting to Land Conversion

Floyd Baham , Manager, Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company, Sunset, Utah

1:00

Attorney Roundtable Discussion: Legal Aspects of Canal Encroachment and Associated Liabilities

 

Mark Atlas, Attorney,McDonough, Holland andAllen, PC, Sacramento, California Arthur Godwin, Attorney, McDonough, Holland and Allen, PC, Sacramento, California Paul Ryan Minasian , Attorney, Spruance, Baber, Meith, Soares and Sexton, LLP, Oroville, California

2:30
Break
2:45
Addressing Urban Encroachment Problems with GIS: Spatial Information Management

David Morrison, Planning Office, Yolo County, California, Tom Sheng, Computer Assisted Development, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado Regional Office GIS Branch, Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, California

4:00
Adjournment