Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB) Meeting – 1/10-11/2019

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MEETING & WORKSHOP LOCATION
Park Tower Plaza
980 Ninth Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

AGENDA
Order of agenda items and listed times are subject to change.

January 10 (9:00 am to 4:45 pm): Water Supply Reliability Estimation Workshop

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1. Workshop: Water Supply Reliability Estimation for Delta Water Uses

   The Delta ISB will host a workshop to help inform its review on the methods and approaches to estimate water supply reliability in California (see prospectus). The workshop will help identify priorities for research, areas for collaboration, and directions for improved analysis. Click here for the detailed agenda.

Pre-Workshop Materials

• Summary of the Delta ISB’s Water Supply Reliability Panel (February 2016)

• 2016 State of Bay-Delta Science: Water Supply Reliability

• 2017 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report (see Technical Addendum)

• Bibliography of Additional Readings

• Webinar on Water Supply Reliability Estimation

  • Webinar Presentation Slides

Workshop Presentations and Handouts

• Overview of Methods/Approach to Water Supply Reliability Estimation
  • General Overview (Jay Lund)
  • DWR  (Aaron Miller, Erik Reyes, Mohammad Rayej, and Ajay Goyal)
  • EBMUD (Ben Bray)
  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Jennifer Nevills)
  • Stantec (Andy Draper)
  • SEI (Chuck Young)
  • Tetra Tech (Sujoy Roy)
  • UC Davis (Mustafa Dogan)
• Other Considerations for Water Supply Reliability Estimation
  • Economics of Water Supply Reliability (Josue Medellin-Azuara)
  • Links between Flood Management and Water Supply Reliability (John Cain)
  • Tiered Framework for Establish Environmental Flows (Julie Zimmerman)

January 11 (9:00 am to 4:30 pm): Business Meeting and Water Quality Workshop

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1. Welcome and Declarations

2. Delta ISB Chair Report and Business Matters

• Final Delta Science Plan Review

3. Council Chair and Executive Officer Report

4. Delta Lead Scientist Report

• Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges

5. State of Interagency Science in the Delta

a. Discuss Dealing with Rapid Environmental Change

• Presentation

b. Consider Finalizing Content of the Draft Letter to DPIIC (Action Item)

• Draft DPIIC Letter

6. Reflect on the Water Supply Reliability Estimation Workshop

7. Updates on Other Reviews

a. Water Quality

• Final Review

• Summary Sheet

b. Ecosystems
c. Interagency Ecological Program (IEP)
d. Delta Monitoring Enterprise

• ESSA's Work Plan

8. Preparation for Upcoming Delta ISB Meetings

9. Review of Items for Follow-up

10. Public Comments

The Delta ISB will take public comments on topics within its jurisdiction that are not on the agenda.

12:00 p.m. ~ Lunch Break (Reconvene at 1:00 p.m.)

11. Workshop: Steps Toward Implementing Recommendations from the Delta ISB’s Water Quality Review

a. Opening Remarks from the Delta ISB

b. Presentation: Perspectives from the Delta Science Program and the Delta Stewardship Council

c. Presentation: An Update on Efforts to Implement Assembly Bill 1755 (AB1755; The Open and Transparent Water Data Act)

2:00 pm ~ 15 minute Break

d. Panel Discussion: Ideas for Implementing Recommendations

• Materials to Inform Discussion
  • Speaker/Panelist Profiles
  • Regional San Presentation (Lisa Thompson)
  • IEP Efforts since the ISB WQ Review (Stephanie Fong)
  • Operation Baseline Science and Monitoring Needs Report (Submitted by the Delta Science Program)
  • Proposed Plan for Enhanced Selenium Monitoring for the Delta (Submitted by the Partnership for Sound Science in Environmental Policy)

e. Closing Remarks from the Delta Science Program

4:30 p.m. ~ Adjourned