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Statement of Qualifications for:

Consulting Services for Development of Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Prepared for:

Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Prepared by

July 31, 2017

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1814 Franklin St., Suite 501

Oakland, CA 94612

Mr. Matt Young July 26, 2017

Santa Barbara County Water Agency;

130 E. Victoria Street, Suite 200

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Subject: HydroMetrics WRI Team Statement of Qualifications for Developing a Groundwater

Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Cuyama Basin GSA

Mr. Young,

HydroMetrics Water Resources Inc. (WRI), in association with Kearns & West, Inc. (K&W), Bondy

Groundwater Consulting Inc. (BGC), and Montgomery & Associates (M&A), appreciates the

opportunity to submit this Statement of Qualifications in response to the Cuyama Basin

Groundwater Sustainability Agency Request for Qualifications for Consulting Services for Development

of Groundwater Sustainability Plan.

This strong and multi-dimensional team understands groundwater sustainability from every

aspect – technical, funding, organizational alignment, and stakeholder involvement. Together,

we will work with the Cuyama Basin GSA (CBGSA) to deliver clear interpretations of complex

scientific concepts, provide unparalleled knowledge of the Sustainable Groundwater

Management Act (SGMA), develop basin-specific GSP planning and development strategies, and

attain agreement and buy-in from stakeholders, water managers and the Advisory Committee.

Primary among our qualifications is a proven ability to build consensus among diverse

stakeholder groups. Combed with the technical expertise of our team, we will guide the CBGSA

toward a broadly accepted and practical GSP. Our team delivers the following distinctions:

• A Committed Team of Widely Recognized Leaders in California’s Groundwater

Management. Our team’s senior staff have provided groundwater management

consulting services in California for over 30 years. As dedicated and recognized leaders

in groundwater, our senior staff members have been routinely called upon by State and

local agencies to consult on emerging groundwater issues, including developing SGMA

policy.

• Unique SGMA Knowledge. Both HydroMetrics WRI and K&W have been deeply

involved in SGMA development and implementation. Our team members developed

policy recommendations for the Governor, which informed the SGMA legislation; and

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provided early input to the legislative aids that drafted SGMA. Derrik is a member of the

Association of California Water Agencies’ (ACWA) committee on SGMA implementation

and has provided technical consulting to DWR on the development of SGMA Best

Management Practices. Derrik also has participated in numerous SGMA workshops

organized by the California Water Foundation and Stanford’s Water in the West Program.

• Practical, Results-Oriented Outreach and Collaborative Decision-Making Knowledge.

We have an extensive set of tools and techniques available to promote productive

stakeholder relationships, collaborations, and strategic partnerships in support of long-

term, sustainable solutions that meet SGMA requirements and local needs. Ellen Cross

and Mike Harty combine their deep experience designing and facilitating stakeholder

collaborative processes with strong up-front strategic planning skills. Their adaptive and

flexible approach to building agreements allows them to be nimble and effective in

keeping processes focused on achieving agreed-on project objectives.

• A Scalable Team with Expertise Tailored to Project Needs. A broad team of senior

experts, mid-level managers, and staff level engineers and hydrologists from

HydroMetrics WRI and M&A provide our team the ability to scale technical work capacity

and tailor expertise to best fit the needs of the CBGSA.

• Broad Knowledge of the Central Coast’s Hydrogeology and Water Supply Concerns.

Bryan Bondy of BGC is based in Ventura. He brings a local understanding Central Coast

issues and a strong record of local groundwater management. HydroMetrics WRI has

been a leader in groundwater management throughout California’s Central Coast,

including in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties.

Our team provides the CBGSA the best opportunity to achieve the objectives of a timely GSP that

meets the requirements of SGMA. Through a focused commitment to this project, we will assess

existing technical studies, assist in developing practical water management strategies, and deliver

pertinent information to decision makers in a comprehensive and informative way. We look

forward to an opportunity to discuss your project specifics. Please feel free to contact me by

phone at (510) 903-0358 ext. 301, or email at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Derrik Williams, President

HydroMetrics Water Resources Inc.

mailto:[email protected]

Statement of Qualifications HydroMetrics Water Resources Inc.

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General Team Information The HydroMetrics WRI team comprises four firms: HydroMetrics Water Resources Inc. (WRI)., Kearns

& West, Inc. (K&W), Bondy Groundwater Consulting Inc. (BGC), and Montgomery & Associates

(M&A). This team brings the local presence, statewide experience, SGMA expertise, and technical

excellence needed to successfully develop CBGSA’s GSP efficiently. Our team is based on long-

standing relationships between all four companies: HydroMetrics WRI has known and worked with

staff from each of the firms for decades, including collaboration on recent SGMA-related projects.

The table below provides general firm information for each of the team members. More complete

descriptions of each firm, highlighting the firm’s area of expertise, are included in the Generally

Applicable Experience section that follows.

Office Location Number of

Employees

Years in

Business

HydroMetrics WRI 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 501

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 903-0458

11 12

Kearns & West 409 Third Street

Suite C

Davis, CA 95616

(530) 231-5680

30+ 30

Bondy Groundwater Consulting 10488 Graham Ct,

Ventura, CA 93004

(805) 212-0484

1 1

Montgomery & Associates 2020 L Street, Suite 110

Sacramento, CA 95811

(916) 661-8389

50 33



Generally Applicable Experience The team of HydroMetrics WRI, K&W, BGC, and M&A understand sustainable groundwater

management from every aspect – technical, funding, organizational alignment and decision making, and

stakeholder and public involvement. Our team members have been at the forefront of developing and

guiding successful groundwater management strategies in both urban and agricultural basins

throughout California and the Western United States. We not only bring the full suite of capabilities

needed for developing effective and practical GSPs; we additionally bring decades of experience assisting

parties to overcome deep differences, develop integrative solutions, and implement successful multi-

party groundwater management plans in basins that, similar to the Cuyama Basin, have competing water

users and uses.

HydroMetrics WRI Capabilities

HydroMetrics WRI is one of the few

groundwater-focused firms in California, with an

experienced staff of hydrologists,

hydrogeologists, engineers, and water

management policy professionals. HydroMetrics

WRI specializes in groundwater planning at a

regional scale and implementing local

groundwater projects to improve water supply

reliability and sustainability. They provide

clients expertise in developing, protecting, and

managing both groundwater and surface water

resources. The staff of HydroMetrics WRI has

developed a reputation for providing perceptive,

quality analyses that yield practical solutions to

water resource issues.

As a firm, HydroMetrics WRI has extensive

groundwater planning experience, having

prepared several groundwater management

plans under AB 3030/SB 1938, and managing

adjudicated groundwater basins. Two staff

members are retired general managers of

groundwater management agencies that

managed both urban and agricultural water

users – both of them are currently located in

Santa Cruz County. They bring exceptional

experience and understanding of governance

and policy issues and have hands-on experience

managing water resources on a regional level. All

team members are familiar with both municipal

and agricultural groundwater stakeholder

interests.

HydroMetrics WRI has been actively involved

with the SGMA from its inception. Staff members

serve as advisors to the Department of Water

Resources as (DWR), local agencies, local

stakeholders, and policy non-governmental

organizations such as the California Water

Foundation; helping them develop and direct

statewide SGMA policy. HydroMetrics WRI has

led all aspects of SGMA implementation

including assisting with GSA development,

successfully justifying basin boundary

modifications, guiding initial steps of GSP

development and creating best management

practices on behalf of DWR. Our unique

connection with SGMA policy makers and

implementers positions us to effectively resolve

issues on our clients’ behalf.

As a statewide leader in groundwater modeling,

HydroMetrics WRI has developed a reputation

for developing and implementing practical and

effective models for groundwater management.

HydroMetrics WRI has developed and



implemented basin-wide groundwater models in

some of California’s most important agricultural

basins.

HydroMetrics WRI

has additionally

provided modeling

services in coastal

basins and urban

basins throughout

California.

HydroMetrics WRI

is built around a

culture of providing

our clients the best understanding possible of

their groundwater basin characteristics and

partnering with them to establish and achieve

groundwater management goals and objectives

that are practical and

effective. We pride

ourselves on

consistently

providing value-

added service that

positions our clients

to successfully

address the

challenges and

complexities of

integrated water

management.

Kearns & West Capabilities

K&W is a woman-owned collaboration, conflict

resolution, and strategic communications firm

founded in 1984. They bring an extensive resume

of assisting diverse stakeholders to build

agreements around water supply, water

allocation, and resource management problems,

and have contributed significantly to SGMA

development as well as initial implementation in

multiple sub-basins.

K&W’s collaboration initiatives are designed to

take a diverse range of issues, opinions, goals

and interests and organize them into clear,

productive processes that lead to successful

conclusions. The K&W “tool kit” encompasses

assessment, outreach, engagement and

collaboration, process and meeting design,

facilitation, mediation, environmental dispute

resolution, public involvement, and development

of communications tools tailored to each project’s

unique process. Collectively, these tools and

techniques build productive stakeholder

relationships, collaborations, and strategic

partnerships to support long-term, sustainable

solutions. K&W’s staff combine their deep

experience designing and facilitating stakeholder

collaborative processes with strong up-front

strategic planning, mixed with an adaptive

approach that allows them to be nimble and

effective in keeping processes focused on

achieving project objectives.

The K&W team brings specific experience

working with eligible local agencies,

stakeholders, and the interested public in the

context of SGMA. K&W has a practical working

knowledge of SGMA that includes playing an

active role in developing policy

recommendations that informed the SGMA

legislation. K&W staff have conducted multiple

assessments and facilitated multiple GSA

formation work group sessions, workshops, and

public meetings. K&W’s direct SGMA experience

includes contracts working with both the State

Water Resources Control Board and Department

of Water Resources SGMA program.

While K&W makes it a point to understand

project content, their collaboration work is

successful because they remain impartial about

subject matter while focusing on the parties and

their interests and desired outcomes to build

trust and transparency. K&W’s approach

Hydrometrics WRI has developed

groundwater models in Fresno County,

Alameda County, Ventura County. Los

Angeles County, Santa Cruz County,

Monterey County, Placer County, Santa

Clara County, and Kern County among

other areas.



emphasizes building understanding through

exchange of reliable information, effective

communication customized to project needs,

meaningful decision-making, and conflict

resolution where necessary. This approach

enables K&W to navigate controversial projects

and maintain stakeholder confidence. Clients

that K&W has supported through SGMA and

groundwater management projects include:

Butte County SGMA GSA Formation Assessment

with HydroMetrics WRI (four subbasins); Bay

Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency for

SGMA Strategic Advice; Merced County

Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation;

and Water Foundation Groundwater Stakeholder

Dialog Process Design and Implementation (to

inform legislation resulting in SGMA) and

subsequent support for development of resource

materials for SGMA implementation.

Bondy Groundwater Consulting Capabilities

BGC was founded in 2016 to service the growing

need for groundwater professionals to address

groundwater management, planning, and

development needs in California. Mr. Bondy

has 20+ years of private and public-sector

experience conducting a wide range of

groundwater projects in California, including

SGMA planning, groundwater basin studies, and

groundwater modeling. BGC is located in

Ventura, California. BGC has an established and

successful history of forming strategic

partnerships with other professionals and firms

best suited to service specific client needs.

Mr. Bondy has considerable experience guiding

the technical and stakeholder aspects of GSPs.

Mr. Bondy has completed numerous

groundwater studies and management plans

prior to SGMA and is currently involved in

various capacities in the development of seven

GSPs. Mr. Bondy is a Board-appointed member

of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management

Agency’s Technical Advisory Group that is

reviewing four GSPs currently under

development. Mr. Bondy is an advisor to Yuima

Municipal Water District for the San Luis Rey

Valley GSP and is part of a consultant team

advising the City of San Diego on the

development of GSPs in multiple groundwater

basins in San Diego County. Mr. Bondy has

worked with the Las Posas Valley Basin

Groundwater Users Group for nearly a decade

and recently facilitated the group’s development

of a proposed groundwater pumping allocation

plan for the GSP.

Montgomery & Associates Capabilities

M&A is one of the most accomplished

groundwater consultants in the Western

United States. For more than 30 years, they

have achieved successful outcomes for clients

in the municipal, agricultural, land

development, tribal, industrial, mining, and

energy sectors. M&A has decades of

experience assisting clients address water

resource challenges stemming from

requirements of groundwater management

laws in other states, including Arizona and

Texas. They offer technical and planning

expertise to deliver integrated and practical

solutions to water managers and providers.

Their professionals represent a range of

disciplines and feature a team of experienced

groundwater scientists, policy experts, and

groundwater modelers.



M&A offers services in six main areas: Water

Supply & Recharge, Water Resource

Planning, Water Rights & Impacts,

Environmental Hydrogeology, Hydrologic

Modeling, and Mining Hydrogeology.

Their talented group of professionals

specializes in hydrology, geology, soil

science, policy and regulatory affairs,

groundwater modeling, GIS analyses and 3D

visualization, database management, and

instrumentation and monitoring. Most of

M&As principals have more than 20 years of

experience. Areas of specific expertise that

will benefit the CBGSA include:

Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) – M&A

staff are demonstrated experts in MAR in

Arizona. They have provided planning,

investigation, and design services for over 30

recharge facilities over the past 30 years. The

recharge projects M&A has participated in

account for more than two-thirds of the

Colorado River water stored in Arizona.

• Groundwater Modeling – M&A maintains

a large and experienced team of modeling

professionals, nearly all of them with

master’s and doctoral degrees. M&A is

routinely retained by clients to develop

practical groundwater models to assist

water managers make informed financial

decisions, usually under highly dynamic

and uncertain conditions.

• Water Policy, Planning, and Economics –

M&A professionals have expertise in water

policy and regulations, environmental

economics, water demand forecasting and

analysis, and water conservation planning.

They work with clients to develop reliable,

affordable water resource portfolios that

are aligned with their needs. Their planning

services typically entail quantifying use,

assessing trends, and developing forecasts

of future demand.

Over the past year, M&A has provided

consulting to several clients in California.

Specifically, M&A teamed with

HydroMetrics WRI to assess recharge

capacity and develop grant funding for the

Tulare Irrigation District. Additionally,

M&A is area providing groundwater

modeling services and grant funding

assistance to the Antelope Valley-East Kern

Water Agency for a planned enterprise

groundwater bank.



Specific Firm Experience with SGMA and Groundwater Matters The HydroMetrics WRI team comprises recognized leaders in groundwater management; with

abundant experience in groundwater modeling, strategic consulting and stakeholder communications,

grant applications and fundraising, and SGMA implementation. While the body of relevant experience

is too extensive to describe here, the table on the following page lists representative of projects that our

team members have completed that are directly relevant to the activities requested by the CBGSA.

Descriptions of particularly relevant projects are provided below, including the role key team members

played on the projects.

SANTA CRUZ MID-COUNTY GSA SUPPORT

Client

Contact:

Ms. Rosemary Menard

City of Santa Cruz

(831) 420-5205

[email protected]

Dates: 7/2016 to Ongoing

HydroMetrics WRI currently supplies technical

and policy support to the Santa Cruz Mid-

County GSA regarding both GSA formation and

GSP development. Team member Kearns and

West was recently retained to provide facilitation

services to this same group.

HydroMetrics WRI provided technical to the

GSA formation committee during the GSA

formation process. Based on HydroMetrics

WRI’s input, all of the signatories to the GSA

clearly understood the basins conditions, and

each individual GSA members’ contribution to

the basin condition. At the same time,

HydroMetrics WRI successfully applied for a

basin boundary modification; combining parts of

four basins into a single basin and excluding

fringe areas of the basin that do not impact

groundwater management.

HydroMetrics WRI is currently working with the

newly formed GSA to finalize a schedule and

scope for GSP development. The initial activities

include HydroMetrics WRI presenting at

stakeholder workshops to ensure all stakeholders

understand the basin conditions and the

requirements of SGMA.

DWR SGMA IMPLEMENTATION

Client

Contact:

Mr. Trevor Joseph

DWR

(916) 651-9218

[email protected]

Dates: 7/2016 to Ongoing

HydroMetrics WRI is part of a consulting team

helping DWR develop best management

practices for implementing SGMA. Mr. Williams

meets with DWR regularly to formulate

statewide SGMA policy and draft policy

documents. This provides our team unique

insights into the evolving GSP requirements.





Project GW Model GW

Management

Outreach

Support

Multi-Party

Facilitation

SGMA

Related Agricultural

Basin

Kings Basin Groundwater Model ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Kern County Model Review ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

DWR SGMA Implementation ✓

San Luis Obispo GSA Guidance ✓ ✓ ✓

Santa Cruz GSA Support ✓ ✓ ✓

Three Successful Basin Boundary Modifications ✓

Livermore Valley Groundwater Model ✓ ✓ ✓

Seaside Basin Groundwater Model ✓ ✓

Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Model ✓ ✓ ✓

Pajaro Valley Groundwater Model ✓ ✓ ✓

Groundwater Management Model, El Paso, TX ✓ ✓

AVEK Recharge Model / Grant Funding ✓ ✓ ✓

Tulare Irrigation District Recharge Study ✓ ✓

Santa Clara Zone of Benefit Study ✓ ✓

Ventura County GW Model Improvements ✓ ✓ ✓

State Water Resources Control Board SGMA

Policy Support ✓ ✓ ✓

Butte County GSA Assessment ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Merced Sub-Basin GSA Assessment ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

California Water Foundation Groundwater

Stakeholder Dialog ✓ ✓ ✓

Water Foundation SGMA Implementation

Workshops ✓ ✓ ✓

Fox Canyon GMA – Technical Advisory Group

for Four GSPs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Las Posas Basin Users Group Facilitation for

Development of Pumping Allocations ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓



KINGS BASIN GROUNDWATER MODEL

Client

Contact:

Eric Osterling

Kings River Cons. District

(559) 237-5567 ext. 135

[email protected]

Dates: 9/2013 to 10/2015

HydroMetrics WRI managed and developed the

current Kings Basin groundwater model in

Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties. The project

required the model to be moved from an older

model code to the State of California’s most

recent version of IWFM. Key to successful

calibration were the techniques the team

developed for calibrating the Irrigation Demand

Calculator (IDC) portion of the IWFM. The IDC

was calibrated independently of the IWFM for 13

soil types and 9 crop types. The calibration was

verified against data provided by local growers,

who confidentially provided estimates of water

use for various crops on various soils.

The project was completed on budget. The

model was a successful improvement over

previous models, and has been used to estimate

groundwater impacts from future water

management plans.

KERN COUNTY MODEL REVIEW

Client

Contact:

Mr. Eric Averett

Rosedale-Rio Bravo WD

(661) 589-6045

[email protected]

Dates: 1/2013 to 7/2015

HydroMetrics WRI was retained as a neutral

third-party to review competing groundwater

models in Kern County. Mr. Williams was able

to identify why the models disagreed, and

proposed practical approaches to rectifying the

model discrepancies. Key to the success of this

project was Mr. William’s ability to succinctly

explain modeling concepts to the interested

parties using terms that allowed them to

appreciate the fundamental model differences.

VENTURA COUNTY SUPPLY AND DEMAND

ESTIMATES

Client

Contact:

Mr. Gerhardt Hubner

County of Ventura

(formerly)

(805) 202-8291

[email protected]

Dates: 2/2014 to 11/2014

HydroMetrics WRI conducted a study to

evaluate the 2013 water supply and demand for

Ventura County. This study successfully

provided a snapshot of different sources of water

used throughout the county and what the water

is used for. DWR’ demand calculator (IDC) was

used to estimate agricultural water demand

based on crop types, soils, precipitation, and

irrigation methods; urban water demand was

estimated using population and per capita usage.

The demand estimate was then compared against

reported groundwater production, surface water

diversions, and imported water records to

identify data gaps.

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT STUDY &

MODEL, EL PASO, TX

Client

Contact:

Mr. Scott Reinert

El Paso Water Utilities

Public Service Board

(915) 594-5579

[email protected]

Dates: 9/2013 to 12/2016

M&A conducted a groundwater management

study for the City of El Paso, TX. The goal of the

study was to exploit use of brackish groundwater

supplies while protecting fresh groundwater

supplies. The study included a comprehensive






data analysis, complex data management,

development of a 3D hydrogeologic conceptual

model using computer animation software, and

constructing and calibrating a groundwater flow

and transport model to evaluate a range of

management scenarios.

FOX CANYON GMA SGMA TECHNICAL

ADVISORY GROUP, VENTURA COUNTY,

CA

Client

Contact:

Mr. David Borchard, Director

Representing Agriculture

Fox Canyon GMA

(805) 444-3283

[email protected]

Dates: 7/2015 to Current

Bryan Bondy (BGC) was appointed by the

FCGMA Board of Directors to the Agency’s

Technical Advisory Committee, which is

overseeing the development of what may be the

first four GSPs to be completed in the State. The

committee advises the Board of Directors on

technical aspects of the GSPs including,

groundwater modeling and sustainability

aspects.

LAS POSAS VALLEY BASIN GSP

GROUNDWATER PUMPING

ALLOCATIONS, VENTURA COUNTY, CA

Client

Contact:

Ms. Jane Waters, Chairperson

Las Posas Users Group

805-432-3290

[email protected]

Dates: 2015 to Current

Bryan Bondy (BGC) has served as the Las Posas

Valley Groundwater Basin Users (stakeholder)

Group’s technical advisor and facilitator. During

this time Mr. Bondy has educated the

agricultural and municipal stakeholders on the

basin groundwater hydrology, groundwater

management issues, and led the group through a

groundwater management planning process

prior to SGMA. Mr. Bondy successfully

facilitated group consensus on a groundwater

pumping allocation methodology that includes

pumping reductions necessary to achieve

sustainable yield under SGMA.

ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER

AGENCY (AVEK) RECHARGE MODEL

Client

Contact:

Mr. Matt Payne

WestWater Research

602-595-7009

[email protected]

Dates: 1/2017 to present

As a subconsultant to WestWater Research,

M&A conducted a groundwater modeling study

for AVEK to evaluate the feasibility of a new

enterprise groundwater bank. An existing USGS

groundwater model was adapted for the study.

Results of the study informed AVEK on project

feasibility and led to recommendations for

further studies to improve project performance.

Complex model results were presented to the

AVEK board of directors. The project also

included an evaluation of funding opportunities

and requirements for the groundwater bank

under the Proposition 1 Water Storage

Investment Program.




Project Team Information HydroMetrics WRI has assembled a highly competent and motivated team of professionals who have

decades of experience successfully guiding clients and stakeholders to consensus where competing

interests exist, making important technical and financial water management decisions, managing diverse

water resource portfolios, developing groundwater models, and preparing groundwater management

plans. Our multi-disciplinary team combines technical and scientific knowledge, expertise in public

decision making and outreach, and knowledge of SGMA. The senior leadership of our team will be

supported by a highly proficient team of hydrogeologists, data analysts, and groundwater modelers.

A team focused on keys success factors

Our team is focused on our primary roles of building a constructive and collaborative working

environment among the GSA members and stakeholders, effectively communicating technical concepts

to managers and decision-makers, and providing sound technical analyses and practicable strategic

direction in order to develop a broadly accepted GSP.

Our Team

We have assembled a project team that will meet or exceed the metrics of success stated above by

delivering:

Senior Leadership – we will provide proven and

effective senior leadership in groundwater

management to build consensus and develop

practicable strategies for achieving clear objectives.

Technical Proficiency – in support of our senior

managers, our deep and proficient technical team

will provide insightful review and technical

support on groundwater models, grant

applications, and other scientific work for their

GSP.

Short biographical sketches detailing the relevant experience of key team members are included below.

We have included full resumes as Appendix A to this Statement of Qualifications.

A Team Built Around Key Success

Factors:

Clear Communication,

Deep SGMA Understanding

Effective Stakeholder Engagement



Team Members

Derrik Williams, P.G.

C.Hg.

Derrik Williams, a California Professional

Geologist and Certified Hydrogeologist, is

President of HydroMetrics

WRI. He will be the

principal point of contact

for the Cuyama GSA. Mr.

Williams has more than 30

years of experience in

applied geology and

hydrogeology. His project

experience includes managing, reviewing, and

assisting on water supply, groundwater

recharge, wastewater disposal, and hazardous

waste remediation projects. He has been

retained by clients to develop Basin Management

Plans in agricultural areas with contentious

water right issues, and has testified in court

regarding groundwater-surface water

interactions.

Mr. Williams is an established leader in

statewide groundwater policy. As a member of

the Groundwater Committee of the ACWA since

2008, Derrik helped shape the California

Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring

Program (CASGEM) and helped develop

ACWA's Groundwater Framework document. He

also drafted ACWA’s Guidelines for Groundwater

Monitoring. Derrik is currently working with

DWR to develop the state’s SGMA

implementation process. He reviewed and

commented on the SGMA legislation while it

was being drafted, and currently chairs ACWA’s

SGMA Best Management Practices

subcommittee. He was a contributor to the

California Water Foundation’s GSP regulations

workshops. He has been invited to, and

participated in, Stanford’s Water in the West

meetings on data and modeling in SGMA and

the Groundwater Resources Association of

California’s Contemporary Groundwater Issues

Council.

Mr. Williams has managed, overseen, and

worked on groundwater

modeling projects in the

Kings Groundwater Basin,

the Santa Clara Valley, San

Benito County, Santa Cruz

County, Monterey County,

San Luis Obispo County,

Placer County, Contra

Costa County, Ventura

County, Los Angeles County, and Santa Barbara

County, among other areas in California.

Ellen Cross, Facilitator,

Outreach Specialist

Ellen Cross drives diverse stakeholders forward

to develop and realize shared vision and success.

Ellen Cross has more than 27 years of experience

in the California water and environmental

science industry creating successful innovative

solutions through forums for vision,

collaboration, and achievement. Ellen brings a

large-scale view of proven strategic and tactical

approaches to develop outcomes that meet multi-

stakeholder objectives. Ellen has a history of

creating neutral forums to work on critical topics

where communication and leadership are key to

moving complex issues forward.

In the area of emerging challenges, Ellen has

successfully facilitated public and private entities

on Superfund, climate change, restoration in the

Delta, water scarcity, sea level rise and flood

protection. Ellen has facilitated initiatives that

envision the multi stakeholder success goals and

operationalizes the tactics to achieve results on

policy, governance, stakeholders, funding,

“Derrik has done an excellent job of

facilitating the meetings, and

incorporating GMP requirements and

stakeholder concerns into the plan”

Chris Bonds/DWR



institutional and technical goals to ensure

sustained success. Specific to groundwater

projects, Ellen has developed strategies to

develop holistic integrated scopes for Fox

Canyon GSA, Mid Kaweah, Tulare, Irvine Ranch

Water District, Kings Canyon, Department of

Water Resources, San Luis Obispo, and

Cosumnes GSP.

Bryan Bondy, P.G. C.Hg.

Mr. Bondy has considerable experience guiding

the technical and stakeholder aspects of GSPs.

Mr. Bondy has completed numerous

groundwater studies and management plans

prior to SGMA and is currently involved in

various capacities in the development of seven

GSPs. Mr. Bondy is a Board-appointed member

of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management

Agency’s Technical Advisory Group that is

reviewing four GSPs currently under

development. Mr. Bondy is an advisor to Yuima

Municipal Water District for the San Luis Rey

Valley GSP and is part of a consultant team

advising the City of San Diego on the

development of GSPs in multiple groundwater

basins in San Diego County. Mr. Bondy has

worked with the Las Posas Valley Basin

Groundwater Users Group for nearly a decade

and recently facilitated the group’s development

of a proposed groundwater pumping allocation

plan for the GSP.

Tim Leo, P.G., C. Hg.

Tim Leo, a California Professional Geologist and

Certified Hydrogeologist, is a Principal and

Director of California Operations at M&A. Mr.

Leo splits his time between M&A’s Sacramento

and Tucson, AZ offices.

For nearly 30 years, Mr. Leo has managed and

participated in numerous multidisciplinary

water resources and groundwater restoration

projects. Through his work in Arizona, where

groundwater use has been regulated for over 35

years, he has worked on a variety of projects

related to groundwater resource management.

Mr. Leo specializes in analytical hydrogeology,

including groundwater modeling, developing

conceptual models and water budgets, and

groundwater system characterization and

testing.

Mr. Leo is also conducting project work related

to SGMA, including groundwater recharge

studies in Tulare County and the Antelope

Valley. On both of these projects, he has

provided technical support on grant applications.

Colin Kikuchi, Ph.D.

Colin Kikuchi joined M&A while completing his

doctoral degree in Hydrology and Water

Resources, with a minor in Agricultural and

Resource Economics at the University of

Arizona. His research and project work at M&A

have focused on groundwater modeling. Dr.

Kikuchi has advanced understanding of

groundwater model parameter estimation. He

has conducted project work and research related

to agricultural water management using the

IWFM Demand Calculator, MODFLOW-OWHM,

and C2VSim models.

Sean Culkin, P.G.

Mr. Culkin, a California Professional Geologist,

has over seven years of experience as a

consulting hydrogeologist. Mr. Culkin has

extensive experience using numerical and

analytical models to support groundwater

management as well as remediation sites. He is

currently overseeing model calibration and

optimization efforts for a complex integrated

basin-wide water resources model on the



California coast. Additionally, Mr. Culkin has

coordinated numerous groundwater monitoring

and data analysis investigations, including in the

Central Valley, to characterize complex and

dynamic contaminated sites, and led reporting

efforts.

J. Michael Harty, JD,

Facilitator/Mediator,

Strategist

Mr. Harty has over 20 years of direct experience

involving conflict management and resolution,

facilitated decision making, organizational

dynamics, strategic planning, public outreach

and engagement, and policy assessment. He

was a practicing attorney for eight years before

focusing full time on conflict resolution. Mike

has worked with numerous local, state, and

federal agencies, both internally and in multi-

agency contexts, as well as diverse private

sector and not-for-profit stakeholders. His

policy understanding has been an asset in

assisting agency managers and staff with

internal planning and organizational decision

making, and in designing and conducting

successful external policy-focused stakeholder

processes. Mike has experience with regulatory

policy as it relates to SGMA and environmental

compliance. He was directly involved in

development of policy recommendations that

informed SGMA and led KW teams in multiple

sub-basins to support initial SGMA

implementation. As a Strategic Advisor, Mike

will work with the team to develop effective

outreach strategies and process design. In

addition to his extensive facilitation skills

Mike’s conflict resolution and mediation

expertise will be available if needed to build

agreements.

Juliet McKenna, P.G.

Juliet McKenna is a California Professional

Geologist and a Principal at M&A. Ms. McKenna

is the leader of the water resource policy and

planning group at M&A. Her work focuses on

developing strategies for managing groundwater

and water portfolios for municipal agencies,

public water companies, tribes, and private

entities. Juliet has experience coordinating the

interests of multiple jurisdictions and diverse

stakeholders. She has helped clients evaluate

water availability to support water supply

portfolio planning and acquisitions and analyses

of Colorado River shortages. Ms. McKenna

routinely works with interdisciplinary groups on

water-supply feasibility assessments,

groundwater permitting issues, and state /

federal water policy and regulations.

Georgina King, P.G., C.Hg.

Georgina King is a Principal Hydrogeologist at

HydroMetrics WRI, and is a Professional

Geologist and Certified Hydrogeologist. She has

23 years of experience in groundwater resource

management and development. She has worked

in both Northern and Southern California on

numerous hydrogeologic studies, including

water budgets, groundwater basin management,

and groundwater modeling. She is an expert in

GIS and database development. Georgina has

provided technical support for basin

modification requests and alternative GSP

submittals, and has experience as project

manager for GSP development of four

groundwater basins in Ventura County.



Project Approach The approach proposed by the HydroMetrics WRI team to develop the Cuyama Basin GSP is based on

our first-hand understanding of DWR’s expectations and our experience assisting other GSAs initiate

their GSPs. In line with the RFQ, our approach is designed to develop a GSP that meets all requirements,

including all procedural and substantive requirements under DWR’s regulations. We have specifically

considered notice and communication requirements of Section 354.10 of the GSP Regulations. We have

additionally included specific tasks for facilitating public engagement as required by the GSP

Regulations, and facilitating meetings of an Advisory Committee established by the CBGSA Board.

Space restrictions limit the project approach detail that can be included in this SOQ. The general

approach outlined below demonstrates our understanding of the technical and process requirements

needed to develop a GSP. If we are selected as the consultant to the CBGSA, we will work with the GSA

to produce a customized and, mutually agreeable scope that reflects initial planning discussions.

Initial Activities

Before developing the GSP We believe that is all GSA members and stakeholders must understand the

purpose and requirements of SGMA. There is considerable misinformation regarding the content of

GSPs and the decisions that must be made to develop an acceptable GSP. One early activity will be to

plan and conduct a one-day workshop for GSA members, other key stakeholders, and the interested

public. The goal of this workshop is to build shared understanding among stakeholders on the basics of

groundwater hydrology, clarify the requirements of SGMA, identify the principal concerns and goals of

GSA members and stakeholders, and outline the schedule for developing a GSP. One outcome of this

workshop will be a better aligned and informed group of stakeholders, who understand the various

activities, timeline, and decisions that must be made in order to develop a practical and widely accepted

GSP. We will develop clear communication protocols and procedures that ensure stakeholders

understand when and how their concerns will be addressed in the GSP process.

Stakeholder Assessment, Facilitation and Public Outreach Activities

K&W will conduct an initial survey assessment to gather and understand key stakeholders’

perspectives on specific GSP topics including but not limited to:

• Vision for GSP success and potential principles such as transparency

• Key GSP-focused concerns and interests

• Key GSP project objectives and technical goals

• GSP process goals and metrics for progress and decision making

• GSP public engagement strategy

• GSP anticipated challenges / opportunities

The assessment results will provide information to inform a detailed communication, facilitation, and

public engagement plan that is required by the regulations and will be be developed for GSA review and

adoption. The communication and public engagement plan will include:



• Procedural Requirement for Outreach: Our approach builds on the required aspects as well as

our experiences with designing and conducting effective outreach for the initial GSA formation

phase of SGMA.

• Interested Stakeholders and Public Outreach and Communications: Our approach to successful

stakeholder interaction is based on establishing and honoring clear expectations about how

decisions will be made, who will make decisions, and what opportunities are available to

stakeholders and the interested public to inform or shape those decisions.

• Advisory Committee Facilitation K&W will facilitate the CBGSA Advisory Committee consistent

with its purpose as established by the GSA. Part of the K&W role will be to work with Advisory

Committee members and the Board to ensure availability of key information and effective

interactions with the GSA.

Establish Basin Conditions

Critical decisions related to developing an effective GSP must be based on a reasonable understanding

of the basin’s hydrogeology. Therefore, an important early step in the GSP process is assessing the state

of the basin and agreeing on data gaps. In our discussions with DWR, it is clear that a perfect

understanding of the basin hydrogeology is not necessary. We will assess what is understood about the

basin’s hydrogeology and water balance and work with GSA members and stakeholders to determine

hydrogeologic and water budget data gaps. We are aware that some GSA members question aspects of

the USGS’ integrated hydrologic model of the Cuyama Basin. There is likely insufficient time to fully

address all the model uncertainties. Our basin conditions analysis will specifically identify where there

is disagreement on the hydrogeologic conditions, and what uncertainties will result from this.

If data are available to reduce uncertainties, we will analyze these data during GSP development.

However, it is more likely that new data will be developed during GSP implementation to address these

uncertainties. We believe the most efficient path forward is to identify uncertainties and ambiguities,

and specifically acknowledge them in the GSP. DWR fully expects most plans to contain uncertainties

which can be addressed during GSP implementation.

Develop Data Management System

SGMA requires that GSAs develop an electronic database to store hydrogeologic data for the basin and

to aid in reporting data to the state-wide DWR database. After our team evaluates the nature and extent

of data available in the basin, we will determine the most appropriate approach for managing data in an

electronic database. Important considerations in developing the database include:

• Software and Compatibility – The database should be developed in a commercially available

database software to ensure broad compatibility of the database with other software.

• Database Uses – The CBGSA must have a robust database that can be easily and routinely

updated and that can interface with mapping software like geographical information systems.

• Historical Data – Incorporating historical data, which are often times in paper form, into a

database can be a costly endeavor. Our team includes experienced data managers who can

guide the GSA on efficient ways to incorporate historical data into the database.



The cost to populate the database with basin data can only be developed after the form and amount of

data are determined and the data management objectives of the GSA are better understood.

Assess and Improve Monitoring Network

Groundwater sustainability is demonstrated using data from the basin’s monitoring network. The

network must be sufficient to assess all six sustainability indicators, and provide reasonable coverage

throughout the basin. Assessing the existing monitoring network, and improving or modifying it is an

imperative for avoiding unanticipated consequences. Attempting to demonstrate sustainability with an

incomplete or poorly designed monitoring network may result in the CBGSA having difficulty proving

sustainability in the future.

Develop Sustainability Criteria

Sustainability criteria include minimum thresholds, measurable objectives, undesirable results, and the

sustainability goal. This is the section of the GSP that DWR considers the most important. While DWR

anticipates that GSPs will include uncertainty in the basin description and water budget, DWR expects

all GSPs to have clearly stated and factually supported sustainability criteria. Sustainability criteria

define how a GSA will measure and demonstrate sustainability, and DWR will not accept plans that have

vague sustainability criteria. Therefore, we believe a significant part of the GSP development effort will

be spent defining, clarifying, and adjusting sustainability criteria. Finalizing these criteria will be an

iterative process that requires stakeholder input, technical analyses, and broad agreement on the

definition of undesirable results. This phase of the process also has significant potential for

disagreements that could require conflict resolution skills.

Agree to Projects and Programs

Similar to the sustainability criteria, defining and building agreements on projects and programs that

will lead to sustainability may take a significant effort. We believe significant effort will be required:

identifying the projects and programs that will lead to sustainability is linked directly to the sensitive

topics of who will benefit and who will pay. We anticipate these will be important and potentially

charged conversations requiring expert facilitation and potentially conflict resolution experience.

Draft GSP

The Groundwater Sustainability Plan is the fundamental document for groundwater management in the

Cuyama Basin. Additionally, the GSP serves as proof to DWR that the CBGSA has a hydrogeologic

understanding of the basin, a clear definition of sustainability, and a defined approach for achieving

sustainability within 20 years.

Our initial outline of the GSP will follow the outline provided by DWR in their Groundwater Sustainability

Plan (GSP) Annotated Outline Guidance Document for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater. We have

reviewed this outline, and used it as the starting point for other GSP is that we are working on. We

believe DWR’s outline could be structurally modified for clarity, however all the basic sections suggested

by DWR will be included in our GSP. Relying on DWR’s outline ensures that the Cuyama basin GSA

will address all of DWR’s concerns in the GSP.



Proprietary Statement HydroMetrics WRI, on behalf of it and its subconsultants, attests that nothing contained in the

submittal is proprietary. HydroMetrics WRI further attests that it will, to the best of its ability, not

include proprietary information in any subsequent interview (if required).

Insurance All members of the HydroMetrics WRI team currently have the required insurance coverages. The

table below identifies the insurance carrier for each team member.

Firm HydroMetrics

WRI

Kearns & West Bondy

Groundwater

Montgomery &

Assoc.

General

Liability

Travelers

Insurance

Twin City Fire

Insurance/The

Hartford

Farmers Insurance

Exchange

The Hartford

Automotive Travelers

Insurance

The Hartford Farmers Insurance

Exchange

The Hartford

Workers Comp. Travelers

Insurance

The Hartford N/A – Sole

proprietor

The Hartford

Errors &

Omissions

U.S. Specialty

Insurance

Federal

Insurance Co.

U.S. Specialty

Insurance

CNA

Consulting Rates and Other Costs We have included hourly rate sheets for each of the team members below. In addition to the

consulting rates shown in Appendix B, our standard charges include:

• Other Direct Costs charged at cost + 10%.

• Reproduction charged at $0.10 per page (exclusive of labor costs).

• Mileage is charged at current federal rate.

• BGC charges a $20/hour modeling/GIS software charge for modeling/GIS time

HydroMetrics WRI

Derrik Williams $220 Georgina King $195

Sean Culkin $165 Nick Byler $120

Kearns & West

Ellen Cross $220 Mike Harty $220

Bondy Groundwater Consulting Inc.

Bryan Bondy $195

Montgomery & Associates

Tim Leo $187 Jeff Meyer $166

Juliet McKenna $166 Colin Kikuchi $138



Estimated Costs and Timing Because the scope of work is uncertain, the cost and timing included below are only estimates. These costs are general, and are

based on our understanding of SGMA requirements and our experience in other basins. These costs are based on a number of

factors including level of outreach and facilitation, number of meetings, and the accuracy of existing data and analyses Because of the

uncertainties involved, the budget shown below is for planning purposes only.

Time is of the essence. As shown on the schedule below, our team is fully committed to delivering the GSP before the January 31,

2020 deadline assuming we can start work by January, 2018.

Low Average High

Initial Activities $41,180 $49,420 $64,250

Stakeholder Facilitation & Public Outreach $96,480 $115,780 $150,510

Basin Conditions $101,480 $121,770 $158,300

Data Management System $20,830 $25,000 $32,500

Groundwater Modeling in Support of GSP $63,710 $76,456 $99,390

Monitoring Network $34,630 $41,560 $54,030

Sustainability Criteria $131,300 $157,560 $204,830

Projects and Programs $124,220 $149,060 $193,780

Draft GSP $133,170 $159,800 $207,740

Totals $747,000 $896,406 $1,165,330

Estimated Cost Range

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Initial Activities

Basin Conditions

Monitoring Network

Sustainability Criteria

Projects and Programs

Draft GSP

2018 2019

.

Appendix A: Resumes

Derrik Williams, P.G., C.Hg. Page 1 of 2

1814 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612

EDUCATION M.S., Hydrology, University of Arizona, 1987

B.S., Geology, University of California at Davis, 1982

EXPERIENCE 28 years

REGISTRATION Professional Geologist, California, #6044

Certified Hydrogeologist, California, #35

EXPERTISE o 3D groundwater flow

and transport models o Groundwater recharge o Conjunctive water

management o Groundwater basin

management o Aquifer test analysis o Interagency

negotiation and coordination

o Independent technical review

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS o American Geophysical

Union o Association of

California Water Agencies

o National Groundwater Association

o Groundwater Resources Association of California

Experience Summary

Derrik Williams, a California Professional Geologist and Certified

Hydrogeologist, is President of HydroMetrics Water Resources Inc.

Derrik has more than 28 years of experience in applied geology and

hydrogeology and excels at assisting his clients with integrating

technical analyses and institutional challenges to manage their water

resources. His project experience includes managing, reviewing, and

assisting on water supply, groundwater recharge, wastewater

disposal, and hazardous waste remediation projects. Derrik is

accomplished in analytical hydrogeology, with extensive

interpretation and application of groundwater flow and transport

models. He is an expert in aquifer test design and analysis and is

experienced in all aspects of groundwater management.

As a member of the Groundwater Committee of the Association of

California Water Agencies (ACWA) since 2008, Derrik helped shape

the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring

Program (CASGEM) and helped develop ACWA's Groundwater

Framework document. He additionally drafted ACWA’s Guidelines for

Groundwater Monitoring. Derrik is one of the few consultants

working closely with DWR to develop the state’s SGMA

implementation process. He reviewed and commented on the

SGMA legislation while it was being drafted, and currently sits on

ACWA’s SGMA Implementation Policy Committee as well as

ACWA’s SGMA Policy Advisory Workgroup.

Derrik has been invited to meet regularly with representatives from

DWR and SWRCB to shape the regulations implementing the SGMA

legislation. During 2015, he represented both ACWA and the mid-

coast groundwater users group in numerous meetings with DWR

and SWRCB. He was a contributor to the California Water

Foundation’s GSP regulations workshops, and he was invited to

participate in Stanford’s Water in the West meetings on data and

modeling in SGMA.

Representative Experience

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Santa Margarita Groundwater Basin Boundary Modification,

Scotts Valley Water District. Derrik managed the one of the most

complex basin boundary modifications as in SGMA’s

implementation. The basin boundary modification included both

technical and jurisdictional modifications to promote sustainable

groundwater management. Derrik reviewed and interpreted

Derrik Williams, P.G., C.Hg. Page 2 of 2


relevant SGMA regulations for the client and hosted meetings with DWR and SWRCB to review

and obtain agreement to the modification approach. He developed the technical justification to

establish a new groundwater basin that encompasses all or parts of two existing groundwater

basins, along with areas previously not considered groundwater basins. Derrik assisted the

client with required stakeholder outreach and water agency notification, and developed

responses to concerns raised by neighboring water agencies. As part of his management, Derrik

presented the modification approach and technical work at numerous Boards of Directors

meetings in Santa Cruz County.

Groundwater Sustainability Agency Assessment, Butte County Department of Water and

Resource Conservation. Derrik is providing technical assistance regarding GSA development

to Butte County as a subconsultant to Kearns and West Inc. The project is assisting Butte

County assess the potential interest and concerns of various agencies and groups regarding

GSA formation under SGMA. Derrik was part of the team that helped develop the outreach

materials to ensure that relevant information was collected to guide Butte County’s GSA

development.

Groundwater Supply/Groundwater Management

Seaside Basin Groundwater Management, Seaside Basin Watermaster. Derrik helped develop

both a Basin Management Action Plan and Seawater Intrusion Response Plan (SIRP) for the

Watermaster in Monterey County. The Basin Management Action Plan identified specific data

needs, water sources, and groundwater management actions and recommended an

implementation strategy to the Watermaster. The SIRP was a companion document that

included exhaustive statistical and graphical analyses of groundwater quality data to identify

potential seawater intrusion.

Groundwater Management for the Soquel-Aptos Basin, Soquel Creek Water District. For the

past nine years, Derrik has served as technical consultant and advisor to the Soquel Creek

Water District for all aspects of their groundwater program. Specific support includes updating

the groundwater management plan, investigating conjunctive use alternatives, providing well

master plan EIR support, designing and installing monitoring wells, seawater intrusion

monitoring, assisting with municipal well rehabilitation and restoration, and assisting with

negotiating with neighboring agencies.

Creek/Aquifer Interaction Study, Squaw Valley Public Service District (SVPSD). Derrik

directed a unique study to establish and quantify the interflow between Squaw Creek and the

adjoining shallow aquifers. The study used temperature monitoring techniques that can

directly estimate the flow rates between the Creek and the shallow aquifers. This project was

funded by a California Department of Water Resources AB303 Local Groundwater Assistance

Grant.

Bryan Bondy, PG, CHG Bondy Groundwater Consulting, Inc.

9452 Telephone Road, #112, Ventura, CA 93004 ● 805-212-0484 ● [email protected] 1 of 2

EDUCATION MS, Geological Sciences (Hydrogeology), San Diego State University (2000)

BS, Geological Sciences (Hydrogeology), San Diego State University (1997)

GIS Certification, Mt. San Jacinto Junior College (2008) PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS Professional Geologist: California No. 7676

Certified Hydrogeologist: California No. 821 DISTINGUISHING QUALIFICATIONS • Hands-on SGMA

experience

• Former public water agency management employee experience

• Strong technical, writing, and public speaking skills

• Seeks to provide practical and cost-effective solutions

Bryan has 20 years of experience conducting a wide range of groundwater projects in California. His experience includes both public water agency and consulting experience including, Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation, groundwater supply studies, well design, construction, and rehabilitation, contaminant hydrogeology, groundwater modeling, interagency planning and coordination, permitting, project management, grant writing, and grant management. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2016-Present: President, Bondy Groundwater Consulting, Inc. Bryan is the founder and President of Bondy Groundwater Consulting, Inc. formed in 2016 to service the growing need for groundwater professionals to address Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requirements and other groundwater regulatory and planning issues.

2012-Present*: Contract Groundwater Manager, Calleguas Municipal Water District, Ventura County, California. Bryan has served as the District’s expert groundwater hydrogeologist and has served on the District’s management team since 2012. Bryan’s responsibilities include addressing legal and technical issues related to operation of the District’s aquifer storage and recovery project. Bryan serves on the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency’s Board-appointed Technical Advisory Group for Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation and he is the facilitator of the Las Posas Valley Groundwater Basin Users Group, where he advises the groundwater users on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act planning issues. * In July 2016, Bryan’s role transitioned to a part-time Contract Groundwater Manager position serviced through Bondy Groundwater Consulting, Inc.

2009- 2012: Groundwater Policy Senior Hydrogeologist (Inter-Agency Position), Calleguas Municipal Water District, United Water Conservation District, and Fox Canyon Groundwater Agency, Ventura County, California. Bryan served as the Inter-Agency Groundwater Hydrogeologist working on groundwater management issues affecting the above-listed agencies.

2005-2009: Principal Hydrogeologist, Aqui-Ver, Inc., Temecula, California. Bryan served as a principal-in-charge on groundwater remediation design projects.

2000 – 2005: Senior Hydrogeologist / Project Manager, Kleinfelder, Inc., Temecula, California. As a client service manager, Bryan was responsible for numerous groundwater supply and remediation projects. As one of the few hydrogeologists in the firm at the time, Bryan was frequently called upon to assist other Kleinfelder offices with groundwater projects. Bryan also managed a team of professional staff and technicians.

1996 – 2000: Staff Hydrogeologist, Hargis + Associates, Inc., San Diego, California. As a staff hydrogeologist, Bryan completed numerous groundwater investigations. PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC HONORS Kleinfelder President’s Award for Exceptional Client Service

Member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Societies

Undergraduate Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Student of the Year

Bryan Bondy, PG, CHG Bondy Groundwater Consulting, Inc.

9452 Telephone Road, #112, Ventura, CA 93004 ● 805-212-0484 ● [email protected] 2 of 2

SELECTED REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS SGMA Technical Advisory Group – Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA), Ventura County, California. In 2015, Bryan was appointed by the Agricultural Representative on the FCGMA Board of Directors to the Agency’s SGMA Technical Advisory Group. The committee is tasked with advising the Board of Directors on technical aspects of the four Groundwater Sustainability Plans currently under development.

SGMA Advisor – Yuima Municipal Water District. Bryan was hired by Yuima Municipal Water District to advise the General Manager and Board of Directors concerning the development of the San Luis Rey Valley GSP.

SGMA Advisor – City of San Diego. Bryan is teamed with another consulting firm to provide technical services for the City of San Diego on SGMA and other related groundwater issues in multiple groundwater basins.

SGMA Stakeholder Group Advisor/Facilitator - Las Posas Valley Groundwater Basin Users Group, Ventura County, California. Since 2009, Bryan has served as the Las Posas Valley Groundwater Basin Users (stakeholder) Group’s technical advisor and facilitator. During this time Bryan has educated the stakeholders on the basin groundwater hydrology, groundwater management issues, and led the group through a groundwater management planning process prior to SGMA. More recently, Bryan facilitated the group’s development of a pumping allocation management program for the Groundwater Sustainability Plan.

SGMA Data Gaps Evaluation – Countywide Groundwater Monitoring Program, County of San Luis Obispo. Bryan is the lead hydrogeologist working with GSI Water Solutions, Inc. performing a data gaps evaluation of the County’s groundwater monitoring program. The purpose of the project is to identify data gaps in the existing groundwater monitoring program relative to the SGMA GSP regulations and BMPs.

SGMA Basin Prioritization Re-Evaluation Project – Las Posas Valley Basin. Bryan, on behalf of the Las Posas Valley Groundwater Basin Users Group, worked with DWR staff to re-assess the “critical overdraft” designation of the Las Posas Valley Basin. Mr. Bondy reviewed groundwater conditions with DWR staff and recommended that the basin be reclassified. DWR staff concurred with Mr. Bondy’s recommendation and the basin was ultimately removed from the “critical overdraft” priority list.

SGMA Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Guidance Framework, The Nature Conservancy and Department of Water Resources. Bryan is serving on a subcommittee of the Fox Canyon GMA SGMA Technical Advisory Group that is working with The Nature Conservancy and DWR to develop a guidance manual for the identification, evaluation, and consideration of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems under SGMA.

USGS Groundwater Model Review United Water Conservation District, Santa Paula, CA. Bryan performed an independent, comprehensive review of the Ventura Regional Groundwater Model originally completed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The model area includes the groundwater basins of the Santa Clara River Valley and Coastal Plain of Ventura County, which provide almost half of the water supply for Ventura County. Bryan’s review revealed that the model was not accurately predicting groundwater levels in key areas of the basins, which led to a decision by the District to reconstruct and re-calibrate the model.

Santee – El Monte Basin Groundwater Management Study, San Diego County Water Authority, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Riverview Water District, Lakeside Water District, Helix Water District, and City of San Diego. Bryan was the principal investigator for this study to develop information and planning tools necessary to manage the groundwater resources of the Santee-El Monte Basin. The study consisted of a hydrogeologic evaluation of the basin, water budget development, groundwater monitoring well installation, establishment of a groundwater monitoring network, groundwater monitoring and water quality testing, and development of a groundwater flow model of the basin.

Goleta Basin Groundwater Management Plan Update, Goleta, California. Bryan was the lead author of the Goleta Water District’s 2016 Groundwater Management Plan update.

Ellen Cross Sr. Facilitator

Summary of Qualifications

Ellen drives diverse stakeholders forward to develop and realize shared

vision and success. Ellen Cross has more than 27 years of experience in the

California water and environmental science industry creating successful

innovative solutions through forums for vision, collaboration, and

achievement. Ellen brings a large-scale view of proven strategic and tactical

approaches to develop outcomes that meet multi-stakeholder objectives.

Beginning her career on Capitol Hill leading workshops on anti-terrorism,

global environmental issues and narco-trafficking under the auspices of the

United Nations and United States Information Agency, Ellen has a history

of creating neutral forums to work on critical topics where communication

and leadership are key to moving complex issues forward.

In the area of emerging challenges, Ellen has successfully facilitated public

and private entities on Superfund, climate change, restoration in the Delta,

water scarcity, sea level rise and flood protection. Ellen has facilitated

intiatives that envision the multi stakeholder success goals and

operationlizes the tactics to achieve results holistically on policy,

governance, stakeholders, funding, institituional and technical goals to

ensure sustained success.

Example Projects

Private Consultants Groundwater + Sustainable Groundwater

Management Act (SGMA) Facilitation + Strategic Communications for

GEI, Environmental Science Associates, HydroMetrics Water Resources

Inc., Churchwell White (2005-present)

Ellen has served as a Senior Facilitator and Strategic Communications

Advisor for private industry consultants that focus on groundwater

challenges from a broad range of perspectives including: technical,

environmental compliance and permitting, and specific basin stakeholder

concerns. Scope has included developing strategy and approach for

pursuing groundwater and SGMA related projects including: strategic

planning to capture Fox Canyon SGMA, Mid Kaweah, Tulare, Irvine Ranch

Water Agency, Kings Canyon, Department of Water Resources, San Luis

Obispo, Sacramento Water Forum to name a few.

San Francisco Bay Region Coastal Hazards Adaptation Resiliency Group

(CHARG) (2014-present)

Ellen served as the primary facilitator for more than 100 stakeholders

including federal, state and local flood managers, planners, scientists and

engineers who are undertaking the development and implementation of

regional solutions to issues associated with sea level rise and extreme tides.

Discipline/Specialty

▪ Facilitated and drafted

governance frameworks

for water + flood

agencies

▪ Created funding strategies for emerging water and flood

initiatives

▪ Worked among local, regional, state and federal agencies on top

water and flood issues

▪ Crafted strategic communications at programmatic level to meet funding, technical, institutional and stakeholder

objectives

▪ Provided implementation of Strategic Plans ensuring performance metrics

and success

Education/Training

▪ Bachelor of Science, Political Science, University of Oregon

▪ Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

▪ Water Education Foundation; MetroChamber Cap to Cap: Association of California Water Agencies

She worked closely with the sponsoring agencies and 13 steering committee members including local

county flood districts (Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Francisquito

Creek JPA; state (BCDC, BARC, Coastal Conservancy, DWR), federal (FEMA, USACE), and NGOs (San

Francisco Estuary Institute) to develop CHARG’s vision and goals for CHARG’s Strategic Brief (Q1 2015).

She played a central role to keep the working groups (policy, funding and technical) engaged and focused

on important issues that address resiliency. Also, she co-authored strategic communications including

presentations, poster boards, memoranda of understanding, governance models, letters of support,

workshop and meeting notes with emphasis on outcomes and actions. Ellen facilitated stakeholder

workshops and represented and spoke on behalf of CHARG at professional organizations.

Marin County Department of Public Works BayWAVE Facilitation + Strategic Communications for

Sea Level Rise On Call Contract (2016-Present)

Ellen served as senior facilitator for outreach to more than 55 public officials ranging from public works,

city mayors to emergency responders for BayWAVE that represents the County’s Vulnerability

Assessment outreach. The first task order included facilitation and development of a Strategic

Communications Plan which includes talking points as well as a PowerPoint for officials to educate their

organizations and provide a unified message across the various public authorities throughout the

County.

DWR Division of Flood Management / Interagency Flood Management Collaborative Program. (2014-

present)

Ellen is facilitating the IFMCP which is comprised of, but not limited to representatives from the USFWS,

National Marine Fisheries Service, USACE, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Valley

Flood Protection Board, and DWR - Flood Maintenance and FloodSAFE Environmental Stewardship and

Statewide Resources Offices. The IFMCP's intent is to promote dialogue between maintaining agency and

regulatory agency staff, identify maintenance opportunities and constraints, and improve permitting and

maintenance procedures for flood control activities on local and regional scales. The IFMCP was

mandated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to collaboratively work with flood protection

implementers and the resource agencies to prevent a “California Katrina.”

Mid and Upper Sacramento River Regional Flood Management Plan. (2015)

Ellen facilitated two workshops to identify multi-benefit opportunities on behalf of landowners, public

agencies and community organizations who are partnering to identify and address regional flood

management challenges and opportunities within the Mid and Upper Sacramento River basin. Over 50

stakeholders from urban cities, small communities and rural areas including local agri-business,

government, state and federal resource agencies, NGOs and the Department of Water Resources

participated. The MUSR RFMP is a follow up to the 2012 CVFPP and will be used to inform the 2017

update of the CVFPP. The MUSR RFMP outlines the long-term vision for flood management in the region

and includes a description of the current flood management conditions, opportunities for improving flood

management within the Planning Area, needed projects based upon priority, and a preliminary financing

plan that will compete for state and federal funding.

Delta Stewardship Council Delta Science Plan Strategic Plan Facilitation (February-Present 2017)

Facilitated 20+ scientists for the Delta Science Program’s Strategic Plan to include emphasis on vision, core

culture, successon and leadership planning and key priroty objectives to plan and implement their key

science programatic goals within and external to the Delta.

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Timothy P. Leo, P.G., Hydrogeologist / Principal

Tim Leo manages large, multidisciplinary water resources projects. For nearly

three decades, he has worked on a variety of groundwater resource projects

throughout the western United States for private-sector and municipal clients.

As a principal hydrogeologist, he routinely provides senior guidance to staff on

a variety of technical hydrogeologic analyses. In his technical work, he

specializes in analytical hydrogeology, groundwater modeling, groundwater

system characterization and testing, hydrogeologic conceptual models and

water budgets, and groundwater remediation. His current focus is on water

resources projects in CA, with a particular focus on managed aquifer recharge

studies. He recently led the opening of our Sacramento office and currently

leads the marketing effort for that branch office.

Representative Projects

Groundwater Resource Protection

Groundwater Restoration • Inactive Rancho Cordova Site • The Boeing Company Provided strategic direction for a regional groundwater remedy; directed groundwater investigations, feasibility studies, remedial action planning, groundwater modeling, remedial wellfield design, source area remediation; currently manages stakeholder communications and provides strategic direction on remedy effectiveness, cost containment, and risk management [SACRAMENTO

COUNTY, CA]

Conceptual Site Model • Industrial Site • Montrose Chemical Company Developed a hydrogeologic conceptual model for a complex site in Nevada; conceptual model evaluated groundwater flow conditions, effects of groundwater contamination, and effectiveness of remediation system at protecting groundwater resources in the Colorado River watershed [CLARK

COUNTY, NV]

Hydrogeologic Investigations • Former Lisbon Mine & Mill • Rio Algom Mining LLC Managed a comprehensive hydrogeologic investigation that included well drilling, sampling, and testing; development of a conceptual site model, development of a groundwater model, preparation of reports and presentations for project stakeholders [SAN JUAN COUNTY, UT]

Groundwater Restoration • Various Sites • City of Tucson, Pima County, and State of Arizona Provided a range of analyses of groundwater contamination sites for city, county, and state agencies; projects include evaluation of groundwater restoration programs at historical landfills; evaluation of impacts to public from contaminated groundwater; presented results of groundwater models to project stakeholders [AZ]

Office: TUCSON/SACRAMENTO

Years Experience

Total: 29 | M&A: 9

Education

M.S., Hydrology, University of Arizona (1988)

B.S., Geology, Bradley University (1983)

Key Areas of Expertise

Water resource evaluations

Environmental hydrogeology

Groundwater modeling

Groundwater system characterization, testing and analysis

Managed aquifer recharge

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Managed Aquifer Recharge

Managed Aquifer Recharge Capacity Study • Conjunctive Water Use Study • Tulare Irrigation District Under subcontract to HydroMetrics Water Resources Inc., assessed recharge capacity at over 1,000 acres of infiltration basins; work included field studies to assess lithologic conditions, including testing to determine infiltration rates [TULARE COUNTY, CA]

Managed Aquifer Recharge Capacity Study • Proposed Groundwater Bank • Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Under subcontract to WestWater Research, LLC, managed a modeling study to assess the recharge capacity at two proposed enterprise groundwater banks; developed recommendations for additional investigations to prove-out the recharge capacity; supported an evaluation to determine if one of the water banks could be partially funded under WSIP [LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA]

Impact Analysis • Effluent Recharge APP • City of Avondale Conducted a groundwater modeling study to project the area impacted by discharge from a proposed recycled water recharge basin [MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ]

Groundwater Modeling

Groundwater Restoration • Various Sites• Various Clients Developed or directed the development of groundwater models to design, optimize, or evaluate groundwater restoration wellfields at five Superfund sites in the CA and AZ; analyses included studies to improve wellfield operations to protect potable water supplies and limit impact to groundwater resources; presented complex model results to project stakeholders, including the public [AZ/CA]

Water Resource Management Studies • Various Mine Sites• Various Clients Developed groundwater models to evaluate various groundwater management scenarios at copper and gold mines; model uses have included estimating groundwater inflows to open pits and underground tunnels; evaluating environmental impacts from mine groundwater pumping; evaluating impacts to surface and groundwater quality from mine water discharges, among others [U.S AND SOUTH AMERICA]

Model Reviews • Various Sites • Various Clients Reviewed groundwater model developed for variety of water resource objectives; evaluated model parameters and model calibration; recalibrated models; provided recommendations for model improvement [TULARE AND

ORANGE COUNTY, CA]

Expert Testimony & Litigation Support

Expert Testimony Support • Various Sites • Various Clients Evaluated hydrogeologic data and conducted groundwater modeling in support of expert testimony; presented complex data analyses to nontechnical stakeholders [AZ, CA, AND HI]

Professional Registrations

Registered Professional Geologist #6163, CA

Certified Professional Hydrogeologist #344, CA

Registered Professional Geologist #33257, AZ

Registered Professional Geologist #8272244, UT

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Colin P. Kikuchi, Ph.D., Hydrologist

Colin joined M&A in 2014, bringing a background in quantitative hydrology

and resource economics. From 2012–2013, he served as the lead instructor for

the Alaska Section of American Water Resources Association’s workshop

series on groundwater and surface-water interactions.


Hydrologic Impact Analysis

Recharge Analysis • Salar de Lagunillas • Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Designed and installed a streambed and borehole temperature monitoring network; analyzed the statistical uncertainty of natural groundwater recharge [CHILE]


Recharge Uncertainty Analysis • San Pedro – Inacaliri Basin • CODELCO Evaluated hydrogeologic and geochemical data to develop alternate conceptual models; quantified the uncertainty of groundwater budget components, including natural recharge and underflow in and out of basin [CHILE]

Numerical Groundwater Flow Simulation • Salares de Centenario & Ratones • ERAMET SA Developed an approach to simulate head-dependent evaporation by the finite-element code FEFLOW to support ongoing modeling efforts [ARGENTINA]

Contaminant Investigation

Analysis of Aquifer Test Data • Inactive Rancho Cordova Test Site • The Boeing Company Compiled data on groundwater pumping rates and water levels; developed a conceptual model of an unconsolidated, multiple-aquifer system; used analytical and numerical solutions to infer aquifer hydraulic properties based on aquifer test data [SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA]

Analysis of Well Capture • Inactive Rancho Cordova Test Site • The Boeing Company Developed probabilistic approach to determination of capture from extraction wells based on realization of lithofacies within unconsolidated sediments [SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA]

Adjudication & Water Rights

Litigation Support • Lower Rio Grande • Somach, Simmons & Dunn Prepared groundwater and surface water budgets based on historical data; evaluated a framework for estimating groundwater diversion for irrigation uses and irrigation return flows; developed a conceptual framework for quantifying farm budget components at the irrigation-district scale [NM]

Office: TUCSON

Years of Experience

Total: 8 | M&A: 3

Education

Ph.D., Hydrology & Water Resources, Minor in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona (2016)

M.S., Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona (2011)

B.A., Environmental Studies and Geography, Middlebury College (2005)


Groundwater flow modeling

Quantitative uncertainty prediction for hydrologic simulations

Analysis of groundwater / surface water interactions

Design of hydrologic monitoring networks

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Experience

USGS Experience

Served as a technical review team member for aquatic and riparian instream

flow studies, Susitna–Watana Hydroelectric Project, as part of the FERC

licensing process

Performed field investigations and hydrologic simulations for a permafrost-

affected boreal catchment

Worked as lead scientist for regional-scale groundwater availability study

Developed conceptual hydrogeologic model and a numerical groundwater

flow model for the Matanuska-Susitna Valley

Used a land-surface modeling code to estimate spatially distributed

groundwater recharge

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Towards Increased Use of Data Worth Analyses in Groundwater Studies

Kikuchi, C.P., in Groundwater, in press

On the optimal design of experiments for conceptual and predictive discrimination of hydrologic system models Kikuchi, C.P., Ferré, T.P.A., and Vrugt, J.A., 2015, in Water Resources Research, volume 51

Runoff sources and flow paths in a partially burned, upland boreal catchment underlain by permafrost Koch, J.C., Kikuchi, C.P., Wickland, K.P., and Schuster, P., 2014, in Water Resources Research, volume 50 issue 10

Review: Groundwater in Alaska Callegary, J.B., Kikuchi, C.P., Koch, J.C., Lilly, M.R., and Leake, S.A., 2013, in Hydrogeology Journal , volume 21

Spatially telescoping measurements for improved characterization of groundwater-surface water interactions Kikuchi, C.P., Ferré, T.P.A., and Welker, J.M., 2012, in Journal of Hydrology, volume 446–447

Professional Reports

Shallow groundwater in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska – Conceptualization and simulation of flow Kikuchi, C.P., 2013, USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5049

Codes & Software

MODFLOW, MODFLOW-USG PEST

AQTESOLV

MAxSym (Axisymmetric Numerical Simulator)

IDC (Irrigation Demand Calculator)

SURFER/KT3D

Awards & Distinctions

2012: Harshbarger Doctoral Fellowship in Subsurface Hydrology

2011: Galileo Circle Scholarship

2010: Outstanding Student Paper, American Geophysical Union

Additional Training

2015: Fundamentals of MODFLOW-USG, an unstructured grid version of MODFLOW

2015: Model Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis with PEST

2011: Practical Statistics for Environmental Applications

2010: Introduction to Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) Systems for Water Resource

Applications

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Juliet McKenna, P.G.

Hydrogeologist / Water Planning Consultant / Principal

Juliet brings technical capabilities not only to M&A’s hydrogeology practice

but also to our Water Resource Policy & Planning group. Much of her work has

focused on developing strategies for managing groundwater and water

portfolios for municipal agencies, public water companies, tribes, and private

entities. Within Arizona, she has helped clients evaluate water availability to

support water supply portfolio planning and acquisitions and analyses of

Colorado River shortages. She has led efforts to develop water management

plans and managed aquifer recharge feasibility studies. A registered geologist

in five states, Juliet has experience coordinating the interests of multiple

jurisdictions and diverse stakeholders. Much of her work involves public

outreach to stakeholders and community stakeholders.


Water Management Planning • Tribal Lands • Confidential Client Ongoing: Leading a multi-year effort to develop water management plans for approximately 10 groundwater basins over several million acres by assimilating hydrogeological data to delineate basins, assess water quality, and estimate groundwater production potential [AZ]

Water Resource Planning • San Pedro River Watershed • The Nature Conservancy Ongoing: Facilitates the Cochise Conservation & Recharge Network— a diverse group of elected officials, administrators, and technical NGO staff; develops recharge projects that sustain flows in the San Pedro River and support the local economy [COCHISE COUNTY, AZ]

Well Inventory & Capital Improvement Plan • Agricultural Lands •Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District Worked with an engineering firm and the client to inventory 400+ wells and develop a phased, cost-effective approach for increasing groundwater production capacity in response to cuts in deliveries of CAP (Colorado River) water [PINAL COUNTY, AZ]

Recovery Planning • Central Arizona Irrigation Districts • Central Arizona Project Worked closely with CAP and agricultural districts to assess the feasibility of using irrigation wells to recover stored CAP water during shortages on the Colorado River; considered legal and regulatory constraints as well as aquifer characteristics [PINAL COUNTY, AZ]

Water Resource Planning • Pinal County Water Element Task Force • WestLand Resources, Inc. / Pinal County Facilitated a citizen’s task force to develop recommendations for amending the water element of a comprehensive plan; conducted workshops with the Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Supervisors; prepared an inventory of renewable water supply resources [PINAL COUNTY, AZ]

Office: TUCSON

Years Experience

Total: 22 | M&A: 10

Education

M.S., Geology, University of Washington

B.S., Geology, Boston College


Water resources portfolio planning and management

Arizona and Colorado River water policy

Facilitation of multiparticipant water management groups and agreements

Groundwater investigations and water supply development

Public outreach and communication of strategies

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Water Resource Portfolio Market Study • Statewide • Confidential Client Conducted a market study of a portfolio of Arizona groundwater rights and other water assets by documenting historic pricing plus factors and trends that may affect future value, especially shortages on the Colorado River [AZ]

Policy Group Facilitation • Idaho and Washington • Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee Directed an interstate water policy group that focused on developing sustainable alternatives to groundwater pumping — including conservation, legislative action, and infrastructure development [WA/ID]

Investment Summary • Water Resource Planning Study • Confidential Client Evaluated the economic, legal, and physical characteristics of various Arizona water assets, including long-term storage credits (LTSCs), groundwater rights, CAP water, and other Colorado River water rights to support the investment and planning decisions of client’s managing board [PIMA COUNTY, AZ]

Water Supply Projections • Water Master Plan • San Bernardino County Developed a database and model to project future water supply shortages in an adjudicated basin [SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA]

Recharge Evaluation • West Salt River Valley • City of Surprise (subbed to ARCADIS) Compiled hydrogeologic data to identify locations for groundwater recharge projects; evaluated depth to water, depth to bedrock, saturated thickness of the primary aquifer, and groundwater flow directions and trends; developed strategy for locating future recharge and recovery projects that would lead to a sustainable water portfolio within city limits [AZ]

Seawater Intrusion Barrier Investigations • Coastal California Aquifer • City of Oxnard Provided technical project support, which included developing a water quality database, for demonstrating the injection of effluent to form a seawater intrusion barrier [VENTURA COUNTY, CA]

EIS Support • Aquifer Storage & Recovery Project • Coachella Valley Water District Investigated recharge-related salinity impacts to groundwater resources, golf course irrigation wells, and the Salton Sea [RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA]

Site Assessments • 36 Agrichemical Facilities • Western Farm Services Conducted site assessments of historical operations that led to groundwater and soil contamination; implemented a monitoring network; performed risk-based assessments to develop cost-effective cleanup strategies [WA/ID/OR/CA]

Well Design & Testing • Barstow-Daggett Airport • San Bernardino County / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Designed and constructed a large-capacity water supply well in Mohave Desert; conducted field lithologic logging and aquifer tests to support the well design; oversaw well construction and testing [SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA]

Well Design & Testing • Seven Oaks Dam • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Designed, tested, and oversaw the installation of a production well located in a complex geologic setting along the San Andreas Fault [SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

CA]

Professional Registrations

Registered Professional Geologist #46377, AZ

Registered Professional Geologist #6856, CA

Registered Professional Geologist #992, ID

Registered Professional Geologist #2435, WA

Registered Professional Hydrogeologist #2435, WA

Community Involvement

Graduate of the 2017 Greater Tucson Leadership program

Member of the Water Resources Committee, AZ Water, American Water Resources Association

Serves on augmentation subcommittee of Governor’s Water Augmentation Council

Sean Culkin, P.G., C.Hg. Page 1 of 2


Experience Summary Sean Culkin is a Senior Hydrogeologist at HydroMetrics Water

Resources Inc. He has over nine years of experience in water

resources, environmental, and geotechnical consulting, with an

emphasis on quantitative hydrogeology, site characterization, and

groundwater modeling. Sean has experience serving clients in the

private and public sectors supporting groundwater supply,

subsurface contamination, and construction efforts. He is well versed

in analytical and numerical modeling, as well as field-based

investigations, including aquifer testing. His academic background

includes research on the use and efficiency of aquifer storage and

recovery projects.



Mid-Santa Cruz County Integrated Groundwater Surface Water

Model Development. Sean has been involved in all phases of

developing an integrated groundwater/surface water model of the

recently-consolidated Santa Cruz Mid-County Basin, including

updates to the basin conceptual model, model construction, and

calibration. This model explicitly simulates stream/aquifer

interactions by combining a groundwater model with a model of the

overlying watershed, and testing is currently being performed on

model packages to simulate seawater intrusion in coastal areas. The

model is currently being employed to assess and compare benefits

from various groundwater management activities, including in-lieu

recharge, recharge of purified water, and ASR for a forthcoming EIR.

The model will also serve as a tool to support sustainability planning

for the Basin GSP for SGMA compliance. To that end, Sean has

interfaced with GSA, EIR, and other stakeholders to develop

pumping and climate inputs for predictive model scenarios. Sean has

also performed cross-sectional model investigations to develop

measurable objectives for sustainably mitigating seawater intrusion,

which will augment the basin-scale model simulations.

Squaw Valley Groundwater Supply Modeling. Sean recently

completed an assessment of the maximum groundwater supply that

could be reasonably and reliably pumped from Squaw Valley. The

modeling was necessary to assess the growth potential of Squaw

Valley. Key to the modeling was developing wellfield and seasonal

demand assumptions that all parties agreed to. Sean has been

involved in several other groundwater supply and modeling

EDUCATION M.S., Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 2007 B.A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2005

EXPERIENCE 9 years

REGISTRATION Registered Geologist, California, #8845


EXPERTISE o Quantitative

hydrogeology o Groundwater modeling o Aquifer

characterization o Site investigation

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS o Groundwater Resources

Association of California

o National Ground Water Association

Sean Culkin, P.G., C.Hg. Page 2 of 2


investigations in support of planning, development, and construction within the Valley, including

support of ongoing EIR work.

Water Quality and Site Characterization

Remediation of chlorinated solvents from a former manufacturing facility within a sedimentary

basin, South Bay Area, California. Sean led the team responsible for an extensive monitoring

network including private production wells. He was responsible for regulatory compliance and the

lead author a number of report deliverables. He was the lead groundwater modeler for this

dynamic basin and performed model calibration tasks and optimization of the groundwater

treatment system, including location and construction details of extraction pumping wells. He

characterized the basin hydrostratigraphy and contributed to conceptual model development via

sonic core logging, aquifer testing, and passive monitoring. Other tasks included statistical analysis

of contaminant data, remedial design and strategy, presentations to the client and other

stakeholders, and management of field staff.

Remediation of groundwater contaminant plumes beneath the former Fort Ord, California. Sean

was the lead groundwater modeler for the former military facility and surrounding area in a large

coastal aquifer system. He constructed calibrated flow and transport models which were used as

the basis for a model optimization effort that informed the overhaul and expansion of the

groundwater treatment system, especially the siting, construction, and pumping characteristics of

additional extraction and injection wells. Another major goal of the project was to protect

municipal water supplies within the Salinas Valley. Sean was also involved in the extensive

groundwater monitoring program at the site, and made numerous technical and marketing

presentations to the client and project team.

Characterization and remediation activities at a portion of the Superfund sites within the San

Fernando Valley, California. Sean contributed to the ongoing updates to the basin conceptual

model via well log analysis and correlation. He was the team leader for a hydrogeological field

investigation that included aquifer testing and down-hole flow logging. Other tasks included

delineation of contaminant distribution through geostatistical interpolation and oversight and

development of CERCLA documentation.

Various chlorinated solvent site groundwater remediation projects in Northern and Southern

California. Sean has acted as the monitoring and reporting lead for numerous ongoing

remediation projects at former and currently-operational chemical storage and manufacturing

facilities. He was responsible for directing field efforts and ongoing regulatory compliance.

Additionally, Sean was the lead hydrogeologist for aquifer testing and other field investigations,

and he supplied technical expertise and quantitative analyses that contributed to remediation

strategy and design.

J. Michael Harty Principal/Senior Mediator

Discipline/Specialty

! Assessment and process design

! Environmental mediation/facilitation

! Public Engagement Planning and Implementation

! Policy and Regulatory Analysis

! Policy Evaluation

! Natural Resource Management

Education ! J.D. cum laude, Georgetown

University Law Center

! B.A. cum laude, Political Philosophy, Kenyon College

Professional Affiliations and Awards ! Roster Member, U.S. Institute for

Environmental Conflict

Resolution

! American Bar Association

! Bar admissions: NY (inactive), CO (inactive)

Summary of Qualifications

J. Michael Harty is a Principal with Kearns & West and oversees the Sacramento regional office located in Davis, California. He has over 20 years of direct experience in the field of conflict management, mediation, facilitated decision making, public outreach and engagement, and strategic planning, and was a practicing attorney for eight years before turning full time to conflict resolution.

Mike has substantive experience with water rights, water quality, conjunctive water management, groundwater, flood risk management, oceans, mining, ecosystem restoration and endangered species issues, among others. He has worked with numerous local, state, and federal agencies, both internally and in multi-agency contexts. He also has worked with a wide range of stakeholders in and around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Mike is familiar with CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, NEPA, and the Endangered Species Act, and with some state natural resource and environmental statutes, particularly those in California including SGMA, MLMA, MLPA, CESA, and CEQA. He is also familiar with water rights frameworks around the Western United States. Mike also has significant experience working with government agencies at all levels around strategic planning, organizational change, policy development, and conflict resolution.

Selected Experience

The following projects are provided as examples, generally in chronological order. Please contact Kearns & West to discuss any of these projects or learn about others not listed here.

SGMA Implementation (2015 – 2017) K&W worked in portions of five sub-basins located in Butte and Merced Counties over the past two years supporting implemenation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The K&W roles included conducting assessments intended to develop recommendations for local decision makers about options for forming Groundwater Sustainability Agencies. K&W worked with county staff and other eligible local agency representatives to design and support collaborative efforts to form GSAs prior to the June 30, 2017 deadline. The implementation processes differed as a result of local interests and dynamics, as anticipated under SGMA, but stakeholders were successful in meeting initial SGMA requirements. Mike served as the project lead for both efforts.

Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) SGMA Support (Ongoing)

Kearns & West is teamed with a technical consultant (Geosyntec) to assist BAWSCA as it makes decisions related to groundwater management in the context of SGMA.

J. Michael Harty Principal/Senior Mediator

California Water Foundation Groundwater Project (2014-2015) In early 2014 the California Water Foundation engaged K&W to assist with design and facilitation of a Stakeholder Dialog process to support development of a report to Governor Brown and the Legislature on sustainable groundwater management. The project timeframe was short: eight weeks from initiation to finalizing a report with policy recommendations. Mike worked with CWF to design the Dialogue’s three- track process: a Steering Committee, a round of Interest Group meetings that combined in-person and webinar participation, and one-on-one meetings. In addition to its Findings and Recommendations, the CWF report highlighted areas of agreement across stakeholder groups, along with differences in views on key issues to be addressed in the policy process. Mike subsequently was hired by CWF to facilitate a series of public meetings sponsored by legislators and the Governor’s office designed to gather input on pending legislative proposals for groundwater management. Following adoption of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) late in 2014, Mike served as project lead for a Kearns & West team that assisted multiple co-sponsors in designing, planning, and facilitating three educational workshops on the unique local governance requirements of the SGMA. As a final task for CWF, Mike led a K&W team that worked with four counties, local agencies, and other stakeholders across the Colusa Sub-basin to convene, design, and conduct a well attended meeting in July 2015 that explored opportunities for collaborative groundwater governance.

State Water Project Contract Extension Negotiations (2013-2014) The California State Water Project provides water to 25 million Californians and 750,000 acres of agricultural land. It is a water storage and delivery system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants and pumping plants, the main purpose of which is to store water and distribute it to 29 urban and agricultural public water agencies in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley, the Central Coast, and Southern California. Contract extension involves extending and amending the water supply contracts between the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and 29 State Water Project (SWP) Contractors beyond the current contract cost repayment period that terminates in December 2035. The formal phase of these complex negotiations is required to be conducted in public. Mike was part of a Kearns & West team that provided process support, including facilitation, for the public negotiation process. K&W also advised DWR about preparations for the public negotiations.

Delta Stewardship Council Outreach and Engagement (2010-2013) Mike was the project manager for a Kearns & West team that support outreach and public engagement for the Delta Stewardship Council and also provided internal support for organizational transition. As part of that role, Mike worked with Council staff during 2010 to organize and conduct a series of stakeholder work group sessions on key issues of importance for development of both an interim plan and Delta Plan. He later worked with staff to gather input about organizational transition issues and plan and conduct an initial all- staff conversation.

Yuba Salmon Forum and Yuba Salmon Partnership Initiative (2009-ongoing) Convened in 2009, the Yuba Salmon Forum is a multi-stakeholder effort to develop and implement a collaborative process to address anadromous fish restoration and water management issues in the Yuba River Watershed. Kearns & West conducted an initial assessment that led to convening, process design, and facilitation services for the Forum; Mike has served as the Forum’s facilitator since late in 2011. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides financial support for the Kearns & West facilitation role. Stakeholders include representatives from state, federal, tribal, NGO, and public water agencies, including the CA Department of Water Resources, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Yuba County Water Agency, and American Rivers. The Forum has focused intensively on gathering and analyzing technical data involving salmonid habit and cost estimates for various actions to support species recovery in order to support future decision making about restoration activities. The Yuba Salmon Partnership Initiative involves many of the same participants as the Forum; its discussions currently are subject to a confidentiality agreement. Bar Admission Colorado (no longer active), New York (no longer active)

Contact Information [email protected] 530-298-7111 (o); 530-902-4322 (c)

Georgina King, P.G., C.Hg. Page 1 of 3


Experience Summary Georgina King is a Principal Hydrogeologist at HydroMetrics Water

Resources Inc. Educated in South Africa, she spent her early career

years with the South African Department of Water Affairs as

Assistant Director of groundwater resources for the province of

KwaZulu-Natal. She was responsible for the technical aspects of

managing groundwater, such as establishing a regional monitoring

network, rural water supply, and developing regional

hydrogeological maps. Since 2000, Georgina has worked in California

and focused on developing, managing, and protecting groundwater

resources. She has extensive experience in developing and managing

geographic information systems (GIS) and databases, which she

applies to most of her projects. She is experienced in managing and

conducting technical studies on basin-wide groundwater

management, large-capacity public water supply projects,

sustainable yield, and groundwater modeling projects.


Groundwater Supply/Groundwater Management

Well Siting Study, Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley Water District.

As the primary author of a well siting study to identify up to three

new potential well sites, Georgina performed a GIS overlay analysis

that took into account hydrogeologic and logistical factors. She also

provided site specific actions that would need to take place for the

three preferred sites, and prepared the report.

Groundwater Management Plan Annual Report, Santa Cruz

County, Scotts Valley Water District. Georgina prepared the Water

Year 2016 annual report for the Santa Margarita Groundwater Basin.

The work included analyzing groundwater level and quality data,

preparing groundwater contour maps, and reporting on

environmental cleanup operations and drought impacts.

Groundwater Zone of Benefit Study, Santa Clara County, Santa

Clara Valley Water District. Georgina has contributed her

hydrogeologic and GIS expertise to a project to evaluate and revise

the District’s groundwater zones of benefit that provide the basis for

its groundwater charges. She assisted the project team in developing

the study methodology to evaluate areas that benefit from the

District’s in-lieu and managed recharge activities. She also will work

with the project surveyor to determine metes and bounds for the

zones of benefit based on boundaries developed in GIS.

EDUCATION M.S., Geohydrology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1997

B.S., Engineering Geology, University of Natal-Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, 1992

B.S., Geology, University of Natal-Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, 1991

Postbaccalaureate Certificate in GIS, Penn State, 2016

EXPERIENCE 24 years

REGISTRATION Registered Geologist, California, #8023


EXPERTISE ► Hydrogeologic

characterization

► Groundwater basin management

► Groundwater recharge

► Groundwater quality

► Geographical Information Systems and database management

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ► Association of California

Water Agencies

► Groundwater Resources Association of California

► National Ground Water Association



Groundwater Recharge Capacity Evaluation, Phase I, Tulare Irrigation District (TID). Georgina

was the primary analyst and author of a recharge capacity report that estimated the surface and

groundwater budgets of the TID service area, identifies potential water sources to supplement

groundwater recharge, evaluated existing recharge capacity and required future capacity given the

potential sources available.

Ventura County Water Supply and Demand, Ventura County. Georgina was the project manager

and lead hydrogeologist in developing countywide water supply and demand estimates for 2013.

To estimate the amount of undocumented demand by urban and agricultural private users, a

demand calculator (IDC) was developed to estimate the countywide demands. The difference

between the countywide demand and the documented use was assumed to be the private use.

Seaside Groundwater Basin Laguna Seca Subarea Safe Yield, Seaside Basin Watermaster.

Georgina was the project manager for a modeling study to estimate the safe yield of the Laguna

Seca subarea which has experienced ongoing declines in groundwater levels. She was responsible

for directing modeling work carried out, preparing the technical memorandum, and presenting the

results to the Technical Advisory Committee.

Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Salt and Nutrient Management Plan, City of Oxnard/Carollo

Engineers. Georgina provided technical hydrogeologic information that was incorporated into a

salt and nutrient management plan for three groundwater basins. Georgina was responsible for the

basin characterization, estimating existing groundwater quality, and assimilative capacity portions

of the plan.

Lower Santa Clara River Salt and Nutrient Management Plan, Ventura County/Larry Walker

Associates. Georgina was the project manager for HydroMetrics WRI which was part of a team of

consultants preparing a salt and nutrient management plan for five groundwater basins. Georgina

was responsible for the basin characterization, estimating existing groundwater quality, and

assimilative capacity portions of the plan.

Seaside Basin Salt and Nutrient Management Plan, Monterey Peninsula Water Management

District. Georgina was the project manager and principal author of the salt and nutrient plan for

the Seaside basin. She was also responsible for preparing the Prop 84 grant application that

provided funding for the project.

Seaside Groundwater Basin Hydrogeologic Studies, Seaside Basin Watermaster. Georgina is the

project manager for all hydrogeologic studies and annual reports for the Seaside Basin

Watermaster. She has managed finalization of reports including the Basin Management Action

Plan, annual Seawater Intrusion Analysis Report since 2009, and the Seawater Intrusion Response

Plan.

Groundwater Management for the Soquel-Aptos Basin, Soquel Creek Water District. Since

2009, Georgina has been involved in preparing the annual groundwater review and report as per

Groundwater Management Plan requirements. She develops seasonal groundwater contour maps

and prepares all GIS maps.



AB303 Aquifer/Stream Interaction, Squaw Valley Public Service District. Georgina has

conducted installation of pressure transducers in monitoring wells, and pumping tests to study the

interaction between a local creek and production wells. This work is ongoing.

consulting services for development of groundwater sustainability...

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