Floods, Drought, Rising Seas, Oh My!

Challenges and Opportunities for

Water Management In San Mateo County

Please join San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine and C/CAG Chair Alicia Aguirre for an engaging discussion on water management issues in San Mateo County and an opportunity to connect with others in the community working on these issues.

8:00 am Registration/Reception

8:30 am Welcome and Overview: Dave Pine, President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, and Alicia Aguirre, C/CAG Chair

Opening Remarks: Senator Jerry Hill and Assemblymember Kevin Mullin

8:50 am Keynote Speaker: Grant Davis, General Manager, Sonoma County Water Agency (former Director of California Department of Water Resources)

9:20 am Highlights of Water Activities in San Mateo County: County Supervisor Dave Pine

9:30 am Panel: Managing for Extremes (Moderator: Kathy Schaefer, formerly FEMA Region IX)

• Hilary Papendick, County of San Mateo: Preparing for Sea Level Rise in San Mateo County
• Jeff Moneda, City of Foster City: Foster City Levee Protection Improvement Project
• Charles Ice, County of San Mateo: San Mateo Plain Groundwater Assessment
• Erika Powell, County of San Mateo: San Mateo County Flood Resilience Program

10:30 am Break and Poster Session: Featuring important water projects throughout San Mateo County

11:30 am Panel: Collaboration, Funding, and Governance (Moderator: County Supervisor Dave Pine)

• Matt Fabry, C/CAG: The Future of Stormwater Management in San Mateo County
• Deborah Hirst, Office of Supervisor Don Horsley: Coastside Water Opportunities
• Len Materman, San Francisquito Creek JPA: Multi-Jurisdictional Flood Control
• Nicole Sandkulla, Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency: Protecting Regional Water Supply Interests

12:20 pm Closing Remarks: Congresswoman Jackie Speier (video)

For more information contact Reid Bogert at rbogert@smcgov.org.

To Cañada College:

From Highway 280: Directions: Take the Farm Hill Blvd. exit, and turn left at the stoplight into the campus.

From Highway 101 (traveling North or South): Take the Woodside exit (northbound travelers turn left: southbound travelers turn right). Drive west about three miles to Hwy. 280 and head north toward San Francisco on Highway 280. Take the Farm Hill Blvd. Exit right and turn left at the stoplight into the campus.

From El Camino Real (traveling North or South): Turn onto Jefferson Ave. (northbound travelers turn left; southbound travelers turn right). Jefferson becomes Farm Hill Blvd., and at the stoplight into campus, turn right.

To the Grove:

Follow The Loop Road and take the first left. Lot 6 is the main parking area for this event. You do not need a parking permit. Limited and handicapped parking is available in Lot 4. Lot 5 is staff parking only. The Grove is located in Building 5.