Upper Feather River Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Statement of Qualifications

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April 2014 Uma Hinman Consulting Team

Leah Wills Independent Consultant

Uma Hinman Consulting PO Box 1251, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924

4/10/2014

Mr. Randy Wilson, Planning Director/Co-Manager Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 555 Main Street Quincy, CA 95971

RE: Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Update Services

Dear Mr. Wilson,

Uma Hinman Consulting is enthusiastic about this opportunity to provide the enclosed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to assist the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) and Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) in their efforts to update the 2005 Upper Feather River (UFR) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan. The enclosed SOQ is submitted on behalf of a highly- qualified team of consultants including Uma Hinman Consulting, Leah Wills, Deer Creek Resources, ECORP, PMC, Plumas Geo-Hydrology, California Indian Environmental Alliance, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, and SWALE Inc. Our Team interprets this Project as an integrative and collaborative planning effort, supported by science and local knowledge. In response, we present a Team led by land use and water resource planners, and backed by a highly skilled group of expert geographers and cartographers, scientists, socio-economists, Tribal outreach and water resource experts with extensive knowledge of the Feather River watershed and the people who call the Upper Feather River Basin home. Additionally, we have taken great care to bring together firms and individuals both local to the Plumas area and those who have extensive experience in the watershed. Furthermore, many members of our Team have been involved in the initial planning phases of the UFR IRWM update, and are familiar with the issues that will be encountered and addressed during the preparation of the IRWM Plan. 4/10/2014

Thank you for the opportunity to present our qualifications for consideration. Please contact us at (916) 813-0818 if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Uma Hinman, Principal, Uma Hinman Consulting

Attachment: Statement of Qualifications for the UFR IRWM Update

Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... I OVERVIEW...... 1 Firm Overview...... 1 Team Overview and Roles...... 2 Organizational Chart ...... 6 APPROACH TO WORK ...... 7 Task 1 Public and Stakeholder Involvement...... 8 Task 2 Baseline Technical Study...... 11 Task 3 Data Management Strategy, System Development and Implementation...... 13 Task 4 Climate Change Technical Study and Plan Chapter ...... 14 Task 5 Project Development Process ...... 16 Task 6 IRWM Plan Update ...... 18 Task 7 Grant Administration ...... 18 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS...... 19 Uma Hinman Consulting...... 19 Leah Wills ...... 20 Deer Creek Resources, LLC ...... 21 ECORP ...... 22 PMC...... 23 Plumas GeoHydrology ...... 24 California Indian Environmental Alliance ...... 24 Sierra Institute for Community and Environment...... 25 SWALE, Inc...... 26 RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL...... 27

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Statement of Qualifications

UMA HINMAN CONSULTIN G T E A M

We are pleased to submit our qualifications to assist the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) with the preparation of the Upper Feather River Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (UFR IRWM/Plan). Our Team consists of a collaboration of planners, scientists, Tribal members and outreach specialists, facilitators, and grant administrators. Additionally, we have taken great care to bring together firms and individuals both local to the Plumas area and/or those who have extensive experience in the watershed. Furthermore, many members of our Team have been involved in the initial planning phases of the UFR IRWM update, and are familiar with the issues that will be encountered and addressed during the preparation of the IRWM Plan.

OVERVIEW Firm Overview Uma Hinman Consulting was established in 2011 to provide land use and environmental planning services to local and state agencies, special districts, and private clients. The firm’s principal, Uma Hinman, has over 13 years of experience in project management, and integrating planning and environmental issues in the Northern Sierras. Ms. Hinman has worked closely with Leah Wills and District staff in developing the UFR IRWM work plan, schedule and budget, which was submitted to, and ultimately approved by, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Located in Grass Valley, Uma Hinman Consulting (UHC) is a small, woman-owned consulting firm with a range of experience working in land use and water resource planning. Integration of land use, natural resource science, and stakeholder input is a focus of the firm’s expertise. The firm’s principal, Uma Hinman, has a solid background in local land use planning with rural counties, small municipalities, LAFCOs, and water, wastewater and fire districts and agencies in Northern California. Additionally, she has extensive experience in planning efforts that integrate water resource and land use planning in the Sierras. Her past work experience includes Senior Planner, Kleinschmidt Associates (a Water Resources Consulting firm); Associate Planner, Nevada County Planning Department; Hydrologic Graduate Studies Research Assistant, Humboldt State University; Watershed Steward/AmeriCorps, Department of Fish and Wildlife; and nine seasons with Cal Fire as a firefighter and fire apparatus engineer. Our staff also includes Tamara Watson, a grant administrator experienced in management and administration of multi-million dollar Proposition 84, 40 and 50 grants, focused primarily on agricultural- related water quality projects. Ms. Watson’s expertise has focused on coordination with state agencies, ranchers and agricultural entities to administer grant funding and deliverables. Uma Hinman Consulting is a certified small business by the California Department of General Services, a State Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SDBE) and State Woman Business Enterprise (SWBE) by the California Department of Transportation.

P a g e | 1 Statement of Qualifications Team Overview and Roles Our Team consists of Uma Hinman Consulting, Leah Wills, Deer Creek Resources, ECORP, PMC, Plumas Geo- Hydrology, California Indian Environmental Alliance, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, and Sierra Watershed and Land Enterprise (SWALE, Inc.). The firm overviews and roles of each Team member are summarized in the following paragraphs. Uma Hinman Consulting Uma Hinman Consulting (UHC) serves as the prime contractor and will be responsible for overall Plan development, lead author for Plan chapters based on Workgroup and RWMG efforts and direction, and grant administration. Uma Hinman will be the Project Manager overseeing the overall Project and coordinating with the RWMG, the District and DWR to keep the Project on track and on schedule. As an experienced professional planner and project manager, she is proactive and keeps the big picture perspective, always seeking to identify and resolve potential problems before budgets and schedules can be affected. Her role will include coordinating Project development, tasks, time tracking, scheduling, budget and grant administration responsibilities including invoicing and reporting to the Department of Water Resources (DWR). Additionally, UHC staff will be lead authors for Plan chapters which will be ultimately be adopted by the RWMG; responsible for overall Plan completion schedules and milestones; grant administration; and will provide administrative support for meetings including agendas, meeting notices, handouts, meeting summary notes, and website updates of meeting materials. Uma Hinman, Project Manager, can be contacted as follows: Uma Hinman Consulting PO Box 1251 Cedar Ridge, CA 95924 (916) 813-0818 [email protected] | umahinman.com

Uma Hinman Consulting staff includes a grant coordinator, Tamara Watson, with over eight years of experience in administering Proposition 84, 40 and 50 grants. Her role in this project will be in grant administration including the following: prepare monthly invoices and reports to DWR; review and track consultant tasks, invoices, and documentation; track in-kind services; schedule maintenance; and assist with project completion reports. Assigned Staff: Uma Hinman, Tamara Watson Leah Wills Leah Wills has worked with the District for over 20 years on various local and regional water and watershed planning efforts. She was integral in the development of the UFR IRWM grant application and work plan. As a veteran of the state’s water planning efforts, Ms. Wills will work closely with UHC, the RWMG, DWR, and the District to provide support in the overall process and development of the Plan. She will also provide primary support to the Workgroups, coordinating District support to the Workgroup Chairs, assisting them with work products, review of draft chapters, and development of responses to direction from the RWMG. Additionally, she will coordinate the preparation of IRWM Plan studies including the Community Vulnerability Assessment Study, DAC and Tribal identification needs assessments, and the Forest-Water Study. Further, she will assist with public outreach and stakeholder meetings, RWMG workshops, and conflict-resolution meetings if needed. Assigned Staff: Leah Wills

P a g e | 2 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting

Deer Creek Resources, LLC Deer Creek Resources (DCR) is a respected regional GIS mapping and natural resource analysis firm located in Chico, California. They specialize in developing and using mapping and graphics to engage people in the management of land and water. DCR also focuses on wildfire pre-planning for Cal Fire and private forest landowners, GIS and digital data information management, rapid landscape assessment, public information tools, and the development of digital atlas websites. DCR will lead development of an online document library; a Project GIS database and webmapping tools; production of overall Project maps; and web conferencing services for RWMG and other meetings, as needed. Additionally, DCR will collaborate with UHC to collect data and prepare evaluations for the baseline technical study. Assigned Staff: Zeke Lunder, Paul Lackovic ECORP ECORP specializes in assisting clients in developing practical solutions to complex water supply, environmental planning, resource management and operational challenges. Consideration of multiple conflicting goals and integrated system management along with analysis of system resources can significantly improve overall benefits. Operational strategies can be tested without jeopardizing water supply or risking damage to facilities using our superior modeling tools. ECORP offers a suite of water resources management services to help water agencies improve the management of their system operations. ECORP’s approach to water supply operations and integrated resource planning has always been to represent the technical information, assumptions, institutional/historical background, regulatory integration, and community interests precisely and accurately. This leads to accurate, precise and defensible actions. ECORP is experienced in the development of computer models designed to address many diverse water resources project types including water supply, hydropower, FERC Licensing, and water rights. For this assignment, ECORP will review and provide input on the existing water supply models used within the basin and will assist with development of future conditions modeling based on anticipated evolving forest conditions, wildfire frequency and changes to water flow regimes. Based on the output of this modelling effort, ECORP will contribute to identification of adaptive management strategies to address the consequences of these changes. Assigned Staff: Jeff Meyer P.E., Michael Preszler P.E., and Chris Stabenfeldt AICP PMC PMC’s Sustainability and Climate Change Services team is committed to creating and implementing projects, plans, and programs that simultaneously advance economic vitality and environmental sustainability. PMC collaborates with its clients to prepare strategies to reduce GHG emissions and respond to climate change. PMC provides technical expertise to quantify and forecast GHG emissions, engage stakeholders, and develop strategies to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions. PMC prepares plans that address climate adaptation, ranging from climate adaptation policies in sustainability action plans to vulnerability assessments and sea level rise strategic plans. In particular, PMC’s Sustainability and Climate Change Services team has extensive experience in assisting agencies throughout California to address climate change issues including climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, and sustainability, and has been providing sustainability and climate change-related services since 2007. To enhance their Climate Change expertise, PMC has a Facilitation Services team with extensive experience in managing stakeholder input and focusing meetings on key outcomes. PMC has successfully provided sustainability-related services to over 50 local governments across the state. Our climate adaptation related planning services include the following:

P a g e | 3 Statement of Qualifications  Climate change vulnerability assessment  Climate change adaptation policy development, prioritization, and implementation  Hazard mitigation planning and safety element preparation  Healthy community policy development and prioritization  Sustainability policy development for climate action plans (CAP) and general plans  Preparation and review of technical analysis for greenhouse gas (GHG) sections of environmental documents For this assignment, PMC will assist with preparation of a DWR-compliant climate change analysis and Plan Chapter, provide an assessment of GHG emission sources in the UFR Basin and incorporate issues of regional significance such as forests, wildfire and changes to water flow regimes. In addition, PMC will assist with workshop facilitation, as needed. Assigned Staff: Tammy Seale, Nora De Cuir and Christopher Reed Plumas GeoHydrology Based in Blairsden in eastern Plumas County, California, Plumas Geo-Hydrology is a hydrology and geology consulting firm serving the rural counties of the northern Sierra Nevada, northeastern California, and the urban areas in northern Nevada. Plumas Geo-Hydrology assists its clients in resolving complex issues in hydrology and geology. The company was founded in 1989 by Burkhard Bohm, a California Certified Hydrogeologist with more than 30 years of hydrologic project experience in California, Nevada and several other western states. The company specializes in conducting ground water flow system analyses, fracture trace analyses, assessment of ground water resource development and sustainability through application of data acquired from well drilling, pumping tests, water chemistry and environmental isotopes. The company also specializes in geochemical and isotope tracer techniques applied to hydrologic flowpath analyses, characterizing ground water recharge, base flow analysis, solute transport modeling, and ground water modeling. Since the mid-1980s Plumas Geo-Hydrology has gained valuable experience with hydrologic and geologic problems of the rural mountain counties in Northeastern California. Plumas GeoHydrology’s role in the UFR IRWM Project will be to prepare a Forest-Water Balance Study to support the efforts of the Forest Management Workgroup. The Study will consist of interpreting data from existing trend-monitoring to support hydrologic modeling studies in the basin and to identify candidate areas for forest enhancement projects where water balance protocols for forested uplands can be developed and tested. Assigned Staff: Burkhard Bohm California Indian Environmental Alliance California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA) is a California Native American environmental health non- profit, founded in 2006, to increase California Tribes’ capacity to self-advocate and defend Native cultures and traditions from environmental contamination and degradation. CIEA was initially created to address the toxic legacy of mercury left over from the California Gold Rush, which threatens the physical, cultural and spiritual health of California Indian communities. CIEA’s guiding principles recognize the integral connection between California Indian cultures, traditional knowledge and environment, the health of future generation on the well-being of California’s lands, water and sky, and the need for collaboration with all communities in the state. CIEA’s strategy utilizes a regional watershed approach and is respectful of Tribal sovereignty and Tribal self-advocacy. CIEA provides information, co-hosting Tribal Watershed Strategy Meetings and provides technical assistance when requested so that California Indian tribes can participate in the governance structure of regional IRWMs and are included in funding opportunities for IRWM projects. CIEA is

P a g e | 4 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting working in concert with Trina Cunningham to provide Tribal outreach and facilitate inclusion of Tribal issues and project proposals in the UFR IRWM planning process. Assigned Staff: Sherri Norris, Kaylena Bray, Lauren Hughes, Trina Cunningham Sierra Institute for Community and Environment Sierra Institute has been bringing rural people's voices into national research and policy discussions about natural resource management and how it relates to community well-being for over 20 years. With a population of just over 20,000 people, Plumas County is not only classified as “rural,” but also is one of the few remaining “frontier” counties in California. Nestled within the county's 2,618 square miles of natural beauty are several distinct rural communities, with people and cultures as vibrant as the landscape. Since 1993, Sierra Institute has been developing and facilitating processes which promote rural community advancement and improve the lives and well-being of rural residents. Sierra Institute continues to work hard to identify and address socioeconomic issues in rural communities by creating and supporting programs that yield sustainable community benefits. The Sierra Institute brings research, education, and community collaboration skills home to Plumas County and to a growing diversity of challenges rural communities face. For the UFR IRWM Project, the Sierra Institute will provide baseline information and recommendations that will guide refined mapping of DAC communities within the UFR region. Assigned Staff: Jonathan Kusel SWALE, Inc. Sierra Watershed and Land Enterprise (SWALE) is a small, woman-owned ecology and facilitation firm located in Grass Valley, California. Kateri Harrison, owner and facilitator, brings over 25 years of experience in successfully creating and managing a wide array of plans and programs in the land-use and natural resource arena. Kateri is an accomplished facilitator, analyst, and technical writer, and is highly skilled at creating innovative partnerships and programs that extend client goals to the benefit of the community overall. Ms. Harrison has direct local government planning and natural resource experience in the Sierras and Northern California. Her role will be as an on-call facilitator for small group facilitation such as Workgroups and RWMG meetings, on an as-needed basis. Assigned Staff: Kateri Harrison

P a g e | 5 Organizational Chart The proposed organization of the Team is intended to work closely with the District to support the efforts of the RWMG, the decision-making body.

RWMG

Uma Hinman Plumas County Consulting Flood Control and Workgroups Water (Uma Hinman, Conservation Tamara Watson) District

Deer Creek ECORP CIEA Resources, LLC Plumas Geo- SWALE, Inc. (Jeff Meyer, Hydrology (Sherri Norris, Leah Wills (Zeke Lunder, Paul Kaylena Bray, (Kateri Harrison) Lackovic) Michael Preszler, (Burkhard Bohm) Lauren Hughes) Jared Emery, Chris Stabenfeldt)

Sierra Institute Department of Environmental PMC Trina Cunningham (Jonathan Kusel) Health (Tammy Seale, Nora De Cuir, Christopher Read)

P a g e | 6 APPROACH TO WORK Our Team interprets this Project as an integrative and collaborative planning effort, supported by science and local knowledge. In response, we present a Team led by land use and water planners, backed by a highly skilled group of expert geographers and cartographers, scientists, socio-economists, Tribal outreach and water resource experts with extensive knowledge of the Feather River watershed and the people who call the UFR Basin home. The UFR IRWM Plan will be developed by the 12-member Regional Water Management Group (RWMG). The development of the RWMG has been a local priority for the past year, and will serve as the leadership team for the Plan. The RWMG will make all the key decisions throughout the process, ending with adoption of the IRWM Plan. As the Consultant Team, our role will be to support the Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) in developing a DWR-compliant IRWM Plan and facilitate communication among the various stakeholders. Towards that end, we will develop a framework and structure in which the RWMG and Workgroups, which collectively consist of the MOU signatories and stakeholders, can effectively and efficiently develop the goals, objectives, and priority actions and projects which are the basis of the UFR IRWM Plan. Our Team will collect and develop information, data, and mapping to support the RWMG, the local decision makers, the Workgroups, and the local experts in developing the Plan from the ground up. We will assist the Workgroups in providing input on projects, on “ground-truthing” the scientific foundation for the Plan through local knowledge and experience, and to provide feedback to the RWMG on the draft Plan Chapters. At the direction of the RWMG, our Team will draft DWR-compliant chapters for RWMG review and approval. Overall, our Team will guide work efforts and develop the Plan such that it meets the requirements of the DWR IRWM Guidelines, while assisting the RWMG in identifying and addressing the critical issues and needs of the region (i.e. forests, wildfire, water supply, etc.). Upon Project completion, water and land use management groups will be eligible for future state and federal grant opportunities, including the second phase of the Monterey Settlement funding. The Proposition 84 Round 3 Implementation Grant applications are due by September of 2015. While this Plan update is proposed on a two-year project schedule, we will coordinate closely with the RWMG, the District, and the DWR to determine whether partial Plan completion, or an accelerated Plan completion schedule, will allow the RWMG to submit priority IRWM projects for Proposition 84, Round 3 funding. An important focus of the IRWMP is the integration of water and land use planning, which will link with the Water Resources Element of the recently completed Plumas County General Plan 2035. As this Plan will bridge between the Plumas, Sierra and Butte General Plans, and the updates of the Forest Plans for the three national forests in the Basin (Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe), the Team brings the expertise and local knowledge to help the RWMG to address and balance water, forest, and wildfire issues in the UFR region. Our Team’s expertise in these fields of study within the Feather River watershed bring a unique and solid range of skills to address these resources and issues looking towards the future as they build on the water and forest management history of leadership in the region. The UFR IRWM process will dovetail the substantial planning efforts already undertaken by the County of Plumas for its’ newly adopted Plumas County 2035 General Plan, in particular the Water Resources Element. The IRWMP will include many of the policy subjects including groundwater management, water quality, watershed management, and interagency coordination. In particular, Water Resources Policy 9.4.4 stipulates County support of regional efforts through the UFR IRWMP to ensure coordination and adaptive management between statewide and water resource planning efforts, regional priorities and local needs. Further, completion of the UFR IRWM Project will enable entities in the UFR region to be eligible for future state grant funds for watershed projects (Water Resources Policy 9.4.5). Another synchronistic goal of the IRWM process is interagency coordination, consistent with Water Resources Policy Goal 9.9 of the General Plan. Completion P a g e | 7 Statement of Qualifications of the IRWM Plan will also support the General Plan Implementation Measures (IM) regarding groundwater studies and funding opportunities (IM 1), and work towards development of a clearinghouse for data related to water and land use planning (IM 10). In our approach to work we will implement the tasks and subtasks identified and detailed in the RFQ as our framework, as refined and directed by the RWMG. The following provides a general description of our approach to those tasks. Task 1 Public and Stakeholder Involvement Our approach to public and stakeholder involvement will be to establish an atmosphere for a collaborative and transparent process for stakeholders and public in the UFR Basin. This will be accomplished by developing a clear process for public and stakeholder involvement including comprehensive noticing for meetings and involvement opportunities, established ground rules for meeting participation and input, and timely posting of information and notices on the UFR IRWM website. The stakeholder contact list will initially include signatories to the MOU; those agencies, groups, and individuals involved in the 2005 UFR IRWMP; and those who are actively involved in water management within the region. The list will be inclusive and representative of diverse interests and geographic and hydrologic regions within the UFR watershed. This approach is consistent with the Ahwahnee Water Principles, which encourage comprehensive stakeholder and community involvement in the water planning process, the use of which is encouraged in the IRWM process. The Ahwahnee Water Implementations Principles are as follows:

 Water supply agencies should be consulted early in the land use decision-making process regarding technology, demographics and growth projections.  City and county officials, the watershed council, LAFCO, special districts and other stakeholders sharing watersheds should collaborate to take advantage of the benefits and synergies of water resource planning at a watershed level.  The best, multi-benefit and integrated strategies and projects should be identified and implemented before less integrated proposals, unless urgency demands otherwise.  From start to finish, projects and programs should involve the public, build relationships, and increase the sharing of and access to information.  Plans, programs, projects and policies should be monitored and evaluated to determine if the expected results are achieved and to improve future practices. We will build and maintain a central knowledge base, seeking to add any and all information discovered during this planning process. A major component of this process will be the use of paper and digital maps. All place-specific information contributed by stakeholders and agency staff will be recorded onto either paper or digital maps for inclusion in the Project’s archives, and many of the discussions and interactions that take place throughout the process will be informed by display maps. This information will be used to create figures in the Plan document, to create interactive online maps, and develop a comprehensive UFR Water Atlas. Collaborative mapping is a key component to our approach.

Subtask 1.1 Session Initiation Protocol Our Team will work with the RWMG to develop the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP Plan), which will be the framework and “ground rules” for stakeholder and public participation in the development of the IRWMP. As noted in the RFQ, the SIP will contain meeting rules, website information, a draft schedule of RWMG meetings

P a g e | 8 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting and milestones, and a contact list. Our Team will work with District staff to draft a SIP for RWMG review and comment. Once the RWMG has adopted the SIP, it will be sent to the MOU signatories, the Workgroup Chairs, and posted on the Project website.

Subtask 1.2.1 RWMG Meetings The RWMG will generally oversee our Team’s work, providing guidance on efforts such as public outreach, facilitation and the technical studies, scheduling, and coordinating regarding progress and milestones on all aspects of the Plan at bi-monthly public meetings. In addition, the RWMG will review recommendations of the Team and the Workgroups, and discuss all products in public meetings before adoption. Consultant Team, Workgroup recommendations, and public comments will be solicited by the RWMG on the Plan’s mission statement, goals and objectives, methods for evaluating and ranking proposed projects and ongoing implementation, and the draft and final versions of the IRWM Plan chapters. The RWMG will also update and oversee adoption of the MOU. The RWMG and its Workgroups will be part of a broad public process to develop a comprehensive integrated water resources plan for the region with public hearings on the proposed priority projects and on the draft Plan. All RWMG and Workgroup meetings and workshops will be open to the public, and all Project materials will be available for public distribution via the internet. Public comments will be solicited and posted for all IRWM Plan meetings. The Consultant Team will ensure that all meetings are appropriately noticed and public meeting materials available on the Project website.

Subtask 1.2.2 Workgroup Meetings The RWMG will establish Workgroups, which have been identified in the work plan contained in the RFQ as the following:

 Agricultural Land Stewardship  Uplands and Forest Management  Floodplain and Meadow and Waterbodies Management  Municipal Services In addition to the MOU signatories and stakeholders staffing each Workgroup, public participation will be encouraged. Towards that end, our Team will ensure that all Workgroup meetings will be publicly noticed on the IRWM website and by email and will encourage public participation. Additionally, our Team will provide agendas, meeting summaries, and sign-in sheets for each meeting – all of which will be posted on the website. Additionally, our Team will provide support to the Workgroups in the form of coordinating an easily accessible, online library of baseline data and information; preparation of additional studies as identified in the RFQ (i.e., Forest-Water Balance Study, Community Vulnerability Report); scheduling informative presentations by technical experts and scientists; providing direction in DWR compliance requirements; and providing meeting facilitation, as needed. Additionally, Team members will be available at each Workgroup meeting to answer questions regarding RWMG direction and to schedule Workgroup presentations to the RWMG. Workgroups will address all of the Resource Management Strategies (RMS) initially assigned to them by the RWMG. The RWMG will also assign other RMS to the Workgroups, such as discussion and recommendations regarding cloud seeding, water transfers, conjunctive use, desalinization, surface water storage, water conveyance, and water system reoperation to the Workgroups or address these RMS directly.

P a g e | 9 Statement of Qualifications The Team will assist the RWMG and Workgroups in facilitating community education and outreach by providing education and outreach materials for IRWM plan updates on the Project website and presenting at interregional meetings to support interregional planning efforts.

Subtask 1.2.3 Other meetings as needed The Consultant Team, working at the direction of the RWMG, will schedule and assist in conducting public information meetings, project solicitation meetings, climate change and project identification workshops, draft plan presentation meetings, and conflict resolution work sessions, if needed. The Team will provide meeting logistics, meeting notices, agendas, meeting summaries, and facilitators, as-needed. All meeting materials and summaries will be posted on the Project website.

Subtask 1.3 DAC Outreach DAC outreach will be a multi-element approach led by the Plumas County Department of Environmental Health, the Plumas County Community Development Commission, and the Sierra Institute. Jerry Sipe, department head for Environmental Health will oversee the Community Vulnerability Assessment and work with the Consultant Team to identify and engage groundwater-dependent DAC communities and households with potential vulnerabilities for groundwater contamination of household drinking water supplies. David Keller, department head for the Community Development Commission (CDC) will serve on the RWMG. The CDC is charged with providing affordable housing and water and sanitation services to low income communities in the region. The CDC Board includes a community member to further facilitate ongoing and targeted DAC outreach for the IRWM Plan. Sierra Institute has undertaken joint outreach and education programs with the Plumas County Department of Public Health and will bring those relationships to bear on their DAC assessment analyses. Finally, a member of the Consultant Team has served on the Board of the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water (EJ) for two decades and supported EJ/DAC advocates around the State on key issues such as The Human Right to Water legislation, a historic commitment to affordable, clean water for the basic human needs for all Californians. Per the UFR IRWM Work Plan, the Consultant team will work with and identify up to four DAC benefit projects, which are limited to drinking and sanitation needs. Likely candidate projects include: Westwood oxidation ponds, Greenville water and sewer upgrade, Chilcoot nitrates reduction, and one additional project that will likely surface during the call-for-projects process. Our team’s role in this task will primarily be in coordinating with the Department of Environmental Health and facilitating outreach to DACs and the Tribes, which will be led by Leah Wills and the CIEA with Trina Cunningham, respectively.

Subtask 1.4 Tribal Outreach In addition to overall stakeholder outreach, our Team includes the expertise and focus of the California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA). CIEA has collaborated with local Tribal member Trina Cunningham to provide focused support and Tribal coordination. CIEA will work with local Tribes to integrate their water management needs into the Plan and into the Project Solicitation and Prioritization process. The CIEA will work with the RWMG to develop a Tribal Engagement Plan (TEP) to integrate Tribal concerns throughout the Plan update process. The TEP will include a set of guidelines to identify needs in order to increase Tribal participation, and to inform the development of Tribal engagement protocols. The CIEA will coordinate with Tribal leadership to initiate project development and assist with the response to the “Call for Projects,” provide outreach and engagement efforts with the Tribes, and attend Tribal and RWMG meetings to present outreach efforts and identification of Tribal planning needs. CIEA has subcontracted with Trina Cunningham, to conduct outreach in her ancestral homeland as a member of the Maidu Community to Federal- and California-recognized Tribal Council members, and as an RWMG member to oversee the development of all

P a g e | 10 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting outreach materials and physical meetings with Tribal Councils and environmental staff. In her role as a Tribal representative on the RWMG, Ms. Cunningham will ensure that RWMG meetings will include specific agenda items where the RWMG, the Workgroups, and the public will be educated and updated on Tribal water issues and priorities.

Subtask 1.5 Interregional Outreach Inter-regional coordination is a required and appropriate activity for the development of the UFR IRWMP. As set forth in the work plan within the RFQ, we will establish communication and coordination with adjoining IRWM regions: North Sacramento Valley, Tahoe-Sierra IRWM, Lahontan Basin, CABY, and Upper Pit River IRWMs. We will also coordinate with large water infrastructure entities including PG&E, State Water Project contractors, the Central Valley and State Water Resources Control Boards, state and federal wildlife and flood control agencies. In addition, there is essential coordination that we will accomplish through continued dialogue with the Northern Sacramento Valley IRWM staff to address the overlapping area of the UFR and Northern Sacramento IRWM regions within Butte County. Key data developed by the UFR IRWM will be contributed to SWIM’s online digital atlas: http://srwp.org/imf/imf.jsp?site=SWIM. Based on current interregional conversations with groups like the Sierra Water Workgroup, the Sierra Fund, and other regional associations, areas of mutual interest such as mercury contamination, groundwater management, and forest-water connections will likely be further explored and opportunities for joint projects will be identified. Task 2 Baseline Technical Study The Plan will be driven in part by information gathered on supporting technical resources (stream flows, groundwater levels and quality, etc.) as well as regional projects and programs. This effort will require an organized, central approach to collecting and organizing data so that it will be readily available for development of the Plan and is easily accessible to the RWMG, Workgroups and public. We will organize all contributed information on the Project website, and ‘geo-tag’ any data with a spatial location (as is practical within the budget limitations) for presentation and archive, in a centralized GIS database for the region, which will be developed Deer Creek Resources.

1. Review of relevant, useful information in the UFR IRWM Plan. We will review appropriate and useful baseline information used in the preparation of the 2005 UFR IRWM, and identify information gaps. 2. Compile information on surface and ground water use and infrastructure. This compilation will be done for both agricultural and domestic water use, working directly with DWR, water and irrigation districts, PG&E, RCDs, county staff, and city staff as appropriate. In particular, we will coordinate closely with representatives of these entities within the RWMG. The Project will compile a central regional GIS mapping database of water infrastructure for use in a printed Regional Water Map. 3. Review of existing models within the Basin. ECORP staff will identify, review and evaluate the appropriateness of existing water operations simulation models of the Upper Feather River Basin. The purpose of the review is to determine if the models include the necessary physical representation and adhere to the permits, licenses and agreements associated with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), water rights and water supply contracts. This task will briefly review the reasons for model development, model selection process, identification of principal study questions, and associated modeling objectives. This will provide the context for the review of the appropriateness of the identified models. It will also provide important information relative to the degree of accuracy required in different aspects of the model configuration, calibration, and validation. In addition to

P a g e | 11 Statement of Qualifications reviewing the models, secondary material including model documentation and reports and papers describing previous model applications may be reviewed. Model source code will only be reviewed to the extent necessary to clarify insufficient detail or uncertainty in reviewed materials. Model formulation and operational limitations that could impact model performance relative to meeting project objectives will be identified and disclosed 4. Interview public works staff. Our Team will interview public works staff (or functional equivalents) from each county, city and major water agency to gather information on wastewater, recycled water, water quality, recreation, flood management, and other miscellaneous topics relevant to that service area. We anticipate using tabular and GIS data collected during these meetings to prepare regional maps to help identify drinking water quality areas of concerns, failing or deficient wastewater facilities, and other topics that emerge as potential concerns in the region. 5. Interview resource conservation district (RCD) staff and county agricultural commissioners. We will interview each county’s RCD district staff and Agricultural Commissioner (or functional equivalents) as needed to gather information on ongoing resource-related projects, rangeland improvement, water conservation and water quality enhancement projects and other ongoing water-related projects. We may use the data received to prepare regional maps prioritizing areas for water quality enhancement and riparian restoration projects. 6. Research land use and land use planning in the region. We will coordinate with Plumas and Sierra County planners to research existing land use planning efforts underway in the region. Our work plan recognizes that this is most cost-effectively done as a local cost-share activity. We propose that county staff representatives to the RWMG (or their designees) take the lead for each county. The goal of this subtask is to identify the links between land use and water resources planning, and seek opportunities to improve coordination. Collecting planning-related GIS layers for inclusion in the UFR IRWM regional GIS will be a high priority activity under this task. Additionally, a significant focus will be the integration of Plumas County’s recently adopted General Plan, particularly the Water Resources Element, into the IRWM planning process. Further coordination and possible plan integration will be undertaken for the relevant Forest plans and other watershed-scale planning efforts in and adjacent to the UFR Basin. 7. Research demographics information. DCR and the Sierra Institute will coordinate with the Plumas County Department of Environmental Health to assemble baseline demographic information to adequately describe the UFR region and identify DACs, which will be more accurately mapped for identification of focused outreach efforts and potential projects. The Plumas County Department of Environmental Health will prepare a “community vulnerability study” to identify if and where there are groundwater pollution risks for the identified DACs. A deliverable of this task will be a final community assessment and DAC identification report, which will be presented at an RWMG meeting and integrated into the IRWM Plan. This information will also assist agricultural producers and the Counties in complying with the new groundwater regulations. 8. Forest-Water Balance Study. Our Team proposes including a Forest-Water Balance Study which will be prepared by Plumas Geo-Hydrology and will consist of a collection of data and information, the development of a conceptual forest-water balance model, and an analysis of metrics and projects for improving forest conditions and “favorable flows” of water. The study will provide information and support for use by the Uplands and Forest Management Workgroup and the RWMG. The study will also support discussions on the impacts of wildfire severity on watershed runoff, climate change, and how the elements intertwine to suggest potential adaptive management strategies and multi-benefit projects.

P a g e | 12 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting Task 3 Data Management Strategy, System Development and Implementation The Plan will be driven in part by information gathered on supporting technical resources (stream flows, groundwater levels and quality, etc.) as well as projects/programs. This requires an organized, central approach to collecting and organizing data so that it will be readily available for development of the Plan and is easily accessible to all team members. As described in the existing IRWM Plan, there is an extensive body of water and resource management-related data for the Upper Feather River Watershed. This task will provide coordination to gather, organize, and catalog this information. Deer Creek Resources will coordinate this effort and provide technical expertise to fulfill the subtasks below.

Develop a Data Management Strategy Our Team will coordinate with the RWMG and the District to develop a data management strategy, which is anticipated to include the following:

 Establish contacts from the RWMG that will coordinate the sharing of their agencies’ data  Identify pertinent documents and data for use and reference in the IRWM plan  Identify and compile important historical documents and past planning materials  Identify and compile water rights data  Identify additional available spatial data  Identify current and future data collection efforts  Develop a data request form for distribution to participating agencies  Evaluate current IT and GIS capabilities of RWMG member agencies  Summarize information on current State/Agency requirements for collecting/submitting specific types of environmental data (e.g., GAMA, SWAMP, IWRIS, SBX7 6 CASGEM, etc.) Also, DCR staff will attend RWMG and Workgroup meetings, as identified in the Work Plan contained in the RFQ, to gather input from the participants on their data resources and data management needs, and arrange the transfer of data and documents. Deer Creek Resources will manage the process of collecting documents and data from planning project participants; cataloging ongoing data collection efforts, and strategizing with plan participants on future data needs. Based on this data collection and outreach work, DCR will coordinate the development of the Data Management Strategy section of the IRWM plan, and report their progress to the RWMG on a regular basis. Implement a Data Management System Deer Creek Resources is the lead developer of the Sacramento River Watershed Program’s Sacramento River Watershed Information and Mapping (SWIM) website. DCR will create a new Upper Feather River collection within the DWR-funded SWIM Digital Library website. This collection will use SWIM’s map-based document library to provide public access to all key reference documents and datasets being used to develop the plan. To see an example of how the CABY IRWM group is using SWIM for this same purpose, visit http://swim.sacriver.org/caby_index.php. Documents and data identified through this process will be loaded into the Upper Feather River collection in the SWIM website. The link below shows a typical SWIM catalog entry, with a link to the original document. http://swim.sacriver.org/page.php?id=51 DCR staff will train IRWM Project staff and RWMG members on the use of the SWIM Digital Library, and DCR will act as the Project’s main point of contact for collecting, organizing, and submitting reference

P a g e | 13 Statement of Qualifications documents to the SWIM Digital Library. The SWIM Library is publicly-sourced, and any Project participants may contribute documents to the collection. The Upper Pit River IRWM has already paid to develop an online user’s manual for SWIM, and these materials are be available to any stakeholders or plan participants. Online GIS / Web mapping tools DCR will create an online GIS mapping website for the Upper Feather River IRWM Region. This website will use interactive maps to provide access to maps, attribute data such as water levels, water quality and stream gage data, as well as the project documents submitted to the SWIM Digital Library in subtask 3.2. The website will be hosted on the Plumas County Water and Flood Control Agency’s www.featherriverwater.com website, or on DCR’s own site – www.featherriver.org All UFR Region GIS data will be merged into a single ESRI ArcGIS™ GeoDatabase. Unless specifically requested by data contributors, all contributed GIS data will be considered to be in the public domain, and will be available for download through the SWIM Digital Atlas project. During compilation of Geodatabase, the District will have access to GIS data files at any time. Upon completion of the Project, the District may elect to take delivery of Geodatabase on a hard drive. Data stored in the GeoDatabase be compliant with Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGCD) requirements and will include, but are not limited to the following: County and city boundaries, water district boundaries, major roads, water supply or conveyance facilities, land use, IRWM planning boundaries, USGS surface water watershed boundary layers; water quality sampling locations (e.g., from agencies and Stream Team); Stream gage locations; Local flood hazard areas; DAC data based on Census Tract/Block Maps and Median Household Income attribute data; and location of documents submitted to SWIM Digital Library. As-Needed Support and System Maintenance Once the initial Geodatabase has been built, new data will be incorporated as-needed on a time and materials basis. The document library and online GIS will be hosted by the District or DCR, as negotiated upon contract award. The online mapping system will be accessible through the Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers. Deer Creek Resources will manage and update the UFR online mapping website as- needed over a 3-year period, and will be available to train RWMG members on use of SWIM system. After this period has expired, the District may elect to receive all project-related data on a hard drive. Video Conferencing of RWMG meetings will be provided by DCR and is intended to support the Workgroups and the RWMG. Public information will be provided through the new UFR IRWM website under the Data Management task and subcontract. Meeting notices, agendas, meeting minutes, and related information of all RWMG and Work Group meetings will be posted on the UFR IRWM planning portal, a publicly accessible and interactive website that is already hosted and shared by the adjoining CABY, Pit, and Upper Sacramento Valley IRWMs. Task 4 Climate Change Technical Study and Plan Chapter Climate change is required to be addressed in IRWMPs in the context of how it may alter the availability and management of the region’s water resources. We will use current information, including that developed by DWR and the data collected for the Plumas County 2035 General Plan update, to address potential climate change adaptation measures. Per DWR’s IRWM guidelines, a method and discussion of determining GHG emissions resulting from climate change and watershed management will be included. Further, the methodology for quantifying GHG emissions will be used as part of the project selection criteria. For example, wildfires and the potential for increased severity and occurrence within the UFR region is of particular concern. Wildfires have the potential to emit substantial amounts of GHGs into the atmosphere, a potentially much more significant regional impact on climate change than vehicle emissions in this rural area.

P a g e | 14 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting Developing potential mitigation measures (for example, projects and/or programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) will be discussed directly with the Workgroups and RWMG to determine what can and should be contained in the IRWMP.

Subtask 4.1 Describe Legislative and Policy Context PMC will use its experience with, and technical understanding of, greenhouse gas quantification and climate change adaptation to develop the Climate Technical Study and the Climate Plan Chapter. PMC has worked extensively with state and regional climate change legislation and policy. PMC will use this experience to clearly describe the existing climate change greenhouse gas mitigation and climate change adaptation legislative and policy context. The descriptions will be both technical and publically accessible.

Subtask 4.2 Vulnerability to Climate Change PMC’s approach to adaptation is consistent with the planning process outlined in California Adaptation Planning Guide (APG). PMC follows the APG’s vulnerability assessment protocol to identify vulnerability through a five step process that looks at exposure to climate change effects (exposure), possible sensitivities to those effects (sensitivities), impacts that could occur to those sensitivities (impacts), how those sensitivities are currently prepared to respond to climate change (adaptive capacity), and when potential impacts could occur (onset). PMC has experience using publically available data sources such as Cal Adapt and scholarly journal articles to develop a defensible and transparent vulnerability assessment. The process yields a comprehensive understanding of climate change impacts for different scenarios and allows the team to prioritize policy responses.

Subtask 4.3 Discuss Adaptation to Climate Change PMC will work with the RWMG, the Project Team, and local stakeholders to develop adaptation strategies that directly respond to the vulnerability assessment. PMC believes that it is critical that policy have metrics that can be tracked to monitor implementation progress and strategy effectiveness. By developing metrics that can be tracked and monitored, PMC also provides the RWMG with strategies that can be ratcheted up or down as new climate change findings are made. ECORP staff, in collaboration with the Project Team, will identify future climate change scenarios to study. These scenarios will suggest potential future hydrologic runoff characteristics that can be used as input to the water operations models. ECORP can run future scenario modelling using the existing models used within the Basin. The results of the model runs will help identify impacts and inform potential adaptive management strategies to address anticipated changes within the watershed.

Subtask 4.4 Recommend Data Collection Improvements and GHG Calculation Tools for Future IRWM Plan Updates PMC will use its experience preparing more than 100 greenhouse gas inventories to identify data collection improvements and GHG calculation tools for future IRWM Plan Updates. PMC has experience creating accessible and visually engaging Microsoft Excel based tools that inventory GHG emissions, estimate the reduction benefit of GHG mitigation strategies, compare the feasibility of measures, and monitor implementation success over time. PMC will work with the RWMG to identify which tools can be adapted for future URWM Plan updates.

Subtask 4.5 Identification of Next Steps for Future IRWM Plan Updates PMC will also use its considerable climate action planning experience combined with best practices research to help the RWMG identify next steps for future IRWM plan updates. PMC has extensive

P a g e | 15 Statement of Qualifications experience quantifying emissions from existing sources and quantifying the emissions reduction benefits achieved through best practices. PMC will use this knowledge to develop a method for evaluating project proposals where climate mitigation or adaptation effects are uncertain or experimental.

Subtask 4.6 Prepare Climate Change Technical Study and Plan Chapter PMC will lean on its experience creating GHG mitigation and climate adaptation technical studies and plans to combine the information collected and developed for Task 4 into a technically complete and transparent technical study and a Plan Chapter that is accessible and visually engaging. Task 5 Project Development Process There are four separate tasks leading to developing the IRWM Plan: (1) develop goals and objectives, (2) develop criteria for projects/programs, (3) develop comprehensive list of potential projects/programs, and (4) develop a methodology that filters and organizes projects/programs consistent with the Plan’s objectives and ranks such projects/programs consistent with the Plan’s criteria. A three step development, review and adoption process applies to each task: (1) Solicit project proposals; (2) Workgroups reviews/modifies, makes recommendation to the RWMG; and (3) RWMG considers recommendation and makes decisions.

Subtask 5.1 Evaluate Existing Objectives in Existing IRWM Plan and Update Plan Objectives to Reflect New Water Management Priorities and Solicit a “Call for Projects” Using the 2005 IRWMP as a baseline, the RWMG will review and evaluate the existing objectives for the IRWM Plan, and update and revise the objectives to address new water management priorities. This process will also tie into developing the project solicitation, selection, and prioritization process. Updating the objectives will be initiated by presenting the existing list of objectives to the RWMG, encourage a discussion of new water management priorities, and solicit direction for drafting of updated objectives. Our Team will support the RWMG by providing information on state water management priorities for consideration, coordinate stakeholder and public outreach to encourage input, prepare public meeting and workshop notices, agendas, meeting summaries and sign-in sheets. Additionally, our Team will incorporate RWMG direction and comments to draft the objectives regional description chapters for RWMG consideration and approval. We will present the draft and final chapter at public meetings. The RWMG, with stakeholder input, will take into account factors such as geography, stakeholder makeup, and water management issues along with overarching goals including 20x2020 water efficiency goals, requirements of California Water Code Section 1540 (c), and measurability to develop the final goals and objectives. Having specific goals and objectives firmly established by the RWMG prior to project solicitation will be important in order to effectively select and prioritize projects. All IRWMP objectives will be established as part of a collaborative effort by the members and stakeholders of the RWMG, and discussion on how these objectives were developed will be included in the IRWM Plan. An explanation of objective prioritization, or why objectives were not prioritized, will also be included in the Plan. It is recommended that the goals and objectives contained within Plumas County’s 2035 General Plan Water Resource Element be considered in the development of IRWMP objectives, as they reflect a significant regional planning effort in the integration of water and land use planning within the Basin. Through stakeholder input, the RWMG will identify and refine the Plan objectives such that the priority watershed objectives are made clear.

Once goals and objectives have been finalized by the RWMG, our Team will work with the RWMG and stakeholders to solicit supporting projects. Solicitation of projects will include substantial outreach efforts to

P a g e | 16 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting regional DACs and Tribal Councils to encourage submittal of project proposals that will directly benefit these populations.

Subtask 5.2 Develop Project Selection Criteria The Consultant Team will assist the RWMG in applying the updated plan objectives to develop project selection criteria that will be applied to the project proposal submittals. The project selection criteria will need to address management and communication issues such as how stakeholders will provide input during the project submittal, review, and selection process, and how and when the list will be updated. This framework may include metrics for evaluating and prioritizing individual projects based upon criteria including:

 readiness-to-proceed  land ownership  commitment of lead agency  proximity of synergistic projects  funding status  number of other projects in the same watershed  project’s potential to reduce water conflicts in the region  other factors which achieve objectives identified in UFR IRWM plan. Outreach efforts, including interviews with RCDs, agency and district staff, Tribal Councils, and DAC water and wastewater service providers, will be used to develop a list of potential projects. The Project website will act as a clearinghouse for project descriptions and background information, and will include tools that allow people to submit project proposals.

Subtask 5.3 Project Integration and Prioritization Workshop We will provide a summary of all project proposals and initial recommendations for RWMG consideration, including identification of those potential projects that appear to warrant integration. The RWMG will consider the objectives established and apply the prioritization criteria to determine if relative improvements are gained by integrating multiple projects.

Subtask 5.4 Project Evaluations and Project Prioritization including DAC and Tribal Effects Based on direction from the RWMG, we will create a list of the prioritized projects and develop a draft implementation schedule that presents a plan for advancing priority projects that fulfill the established goals and objectives for the region, and meet multiple DWR IRWM program objectives. It is noted that the deadline for submission of projects for Proposition 84 Round 3 funding is September 2015. While it is unlikely that the UFR IRWM Plan will be fully completed by that time, our Team will coordinate with DWR to see if it is possible to complete certain portions of the Plan, or fast-track the Project, such that projects can be submitted for consideration for Round 3 funding. The project review process will culminate in the creation of a Plan chapter on the region’s project review process for the IRWMP. The review process will include the procedures for submitting and accepting a project into the IRWM Plan, the methodology for review of projects to implement the IRWM Plan, and the procedure for communicating the list(s) of selected projects, as well as the criteria used to rank, prioritize, and categorize projects.

P a g e | 17 Statement of Qualifications Task 6 IRWM Plan Update The tasks outlined above and in the Work Plan included in the RFQ all lead up to and into the development of the UFR IRWMP. Based on the information gathered, Workgroup products, selected projects, decisions made throughout the process, and direction from the RWMG, our Team will draft Plan chapters for review by the RWMG and Workgroups. Technical studies (Forest-Water Balance Study, Climate Change Technical Study, etc.) will be integrated into the Plan and we will ensure that the Plan is compliant with DWR IRWM guidelines. A Public Review Draft IRWM Plan Update will be prepared and submitted to the RWMG, posted to the IRWM Plan website, and made available to participating entities for review and comment. After incorporating RWMG and participating stakeholder comments, the Final IRWM Plan will be prepared and submitted to the RWMG and posted to the IRWM Plan website. After submittal of the Final IRWM Plan to the RWMG and participating stakeholders, the IRWM Plan will be adopted by the RWMG and necessary public agency entities, and submitted to DWR. Task 7 Grant Administration This grant administration tasks will include invoicing, cost and match allocation, and preparation and submittal of monthly reports/invoices, final report, and other written documents. UHC will coordinate closely with the RWMG, the District, and Ms. Wills on this task. Manage Grant Administration This subtask includes preparing and gathering information for grant administration including tracking when grant deliverables are due (e.g., invoices, progress reports, draft and final IRWM Plan); maintaining electronic files of the deliverables, maintaining and updating the overall project schedule, etc. To accomplish this task UHC will maintain coordinate with RWMG members, the District, and Team members regarding task progress, approaching deadlines, status of budget and other pertinent information at least monthly, and more frequently as needed. UHC will maintain a Project tracking spreadsheet for task/subtask budget and expenditures, schedule, and deliverables. We will notify Team members, the RWMG, the District, and DWR of any anticipated or actual deviations from the original schedule and work diligently to minimize deviations and project modified timelines. Project administrative and management tasks will include: managing staff; coordinating with the RWMG; monitoring the scope, schedule, and budget; planning and monitoring Project activities; and preparing the Draft and Final Reports. Monthly email status reports will be provided in a format specified by the RWMG. Also included in this task are administrative tasks such as preparing meeting notices, agendas, handouts, loading information to the website and meeting minutes and summaries. The Final DWR Report will include a discussion of overall project schedule, deviations from original schedule, transmittal of final work products, and other information as requested by DWR. To accomplish this task, early in the grant Project, UHC will coordinate closely with DWR, the District to develop an outline for the final report that addresses all of the information required by DWR. As Project deliverables are submitted, they will be added to and eventually incorporated into the draft final report. UHC will coordinate with the RWMG and the District to review and provide comments on the draft report. Further, the Project tracking spreadsheet and progress reports will be reviewed by both our Team’s Project Manager, the District Project Manager, and DWR staff (as appropriate) to ensure accurate and thorough reporting on the Project schedule and to ensure all work products are adequately addressed in the final report.

P a g e | 18 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting Prepare DWR Invoices This subtask includes preparing invoice spreadsheet provided by DWR with costs for the specific time period for the invoice. Invoices will include tracking by task/sub-task for consultants and facilitator efforts as well as in-kind services provided by the RWMG and stakeholders. Back-up documentation (i.e., pay stubs to document labor/overhead rates, etc.) to support the invoice will be provided by each RWMG member/Stakeholder. This will also include review of back-up documentation for consistency with the time period, as well as completeness for submittal to DWR to document in-kind services. It is expected that the invoicing will occur monthly. Monthly progress reports will be submitted with the invoices and will include a project status narrative to document progress made in the reporting period and consistency with the invoice, anticipated progress in future, any necessary changes to schedule (including impact to the overall schedule), and other information requested by DWR. To accomplish this task, UHC will develop and implement routine procedures and a checklist for RWMG members, subcontractors, and contributing stakeholders to submit monthly task status updates, invoices, and supporting documentation on a designated day of each month. UHC will examine the Project tracking spreadsheet (see section above) to ensure that task status and invoice amounts are appropriate, and update the tracking sheet with monthly status updates and invoice amounts. UHC will review and use the checklist provided to RWMG members, Team members, and contributing stakeholders to ensure that backup documentation for each entity is accurate and complete. Making use of the invoice spreadsheet provided by DWR and an invoice summary template that UHC will develop, we will be able to efficiently prepare and assemble the monthly invoice with backup documentation for DWR. We will also develop a template that addresses the information requested by DWR for monthly progress reports, and efficiently incorporate all task status updates into one fluid report for monthly submission to DWR.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Uma Hinman Consulting Raw Water Master Plan, Nevada Irrigation District Ms. Hinman, as an employee of Kleinschmidt Associates, was the project coordinator and co-author for Phase 2 of NID’s Raw Water Master Plan. Work involved assessing water supply and demand, infrastructure, policies/regulations, water rights, research of population and growth projections, and future flow projections for the 300,000-acre District. This project was an $800,000+ contract. Assigned Staff: Uma Hinman, Project Coordinator and Primary Author Contact: Keane Sommers, Hydroelectric Manager, (530) 273-8571 FERC Emergency Action Plan Updates and Outreach Meetings, Nevada Irrigation District Since 2010, Ms. Hinman has been the Project Manager and primary author of the Nevada Irrigation District’s annual Emergency Action Plan (EAP) updates and outreach meetings. been to ensure compliance with FERC regulations regarding the annual updates of EAPs for licensed hydroelectric facilities. The scope of work has included annual outreach meetings, time sensitivity analyses, updates to EAP content, facilitation of functional and tabletop exercises, and coordination with District staff and emergency responders. Assigned Staff: Uma Hinman, Project Manager Contact: Keane Sommers, Hydroelectric Manager, (530) 273-8571 Tahoe and Martis Valley Area Municipal Service Reviews Updates, SWALE, Inc. As a subcontractor to SWALE, Inc., Ms. Hinman is a lead technical writer for Placer LAFCO’s municipal service review updates for water, wastewater and fire protection service providers in the Tahoe and Martis Valley

P a g e | 19 Statement of Qualifications area. Ms. Hinman is the primary author of municipal service review updates for six districts and agencies including Northstar Community Services District, Squaw Valley Public Services District, North Tahoe Fire Protection District, Tahoe City Public Utilities District, Alpine Springs Water District, and Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency. Assigned Staff: Uma Hinman, Lead Technical Writer Contact: Kateri Harrison, Project Manager/Owner, (530) 559-7823

Water Quality Improvement Project for the Central Valley (Proposition 84), CURES The Project consists of the development and execution of a competitive selection program for growers to fund management practice implementation projects that improve water quality in the Central Valley. Project funding includes over $8 million in Proposition 84 grant funds. As an employee of Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES), Tamara Watson provided project coordination and grant administration duties, including the following: maintenance of project budget, schedule, and calendar; review of grower and contractor/sub-contractor invoices, preparation of monthly project reports and proper submittal of invoices to the SWRCB; ensuring proper distribution of grant funds; tracking of grower projects (approximately 100), review and summarization of applications, tracking timelines and budgets, and contract compliance; and preparation and submittal of task deliverables and the final Project report to the SWRCB. Assigned Staff: Tamara Watson, Grant Administration Contact: Jim Markle, Project Manager, (916) 580-4727 Implementing IPM/BMP to Reduce OP and Pyrethroid Runoff in Agricultural Land, San Joaquin Watershed (Proposition 40/50), CURES The project consisted of developing GIS watershed assessment tools and a database estimating the efficiency of BMPs for reducing OP and pyrethroid pesticide runoff from almond orchards. Project funding included approximately $800,000 in Proposition 40/50 grant funds. As an employee of CURES, Tamara Watson was the grant administrator and co-manager for outreach and water quality data assessment for BMP effectiveness in the Orestimba Creek and Del Puerto Creek sub-watersheds. Her tasks included maintenance of project budget, schedule, and calendar; scheduling and participation in Technical Advisory Meetings (TAC); coordination and management of subcontractors and state and local agencies; review of subcontractor invoices; and preparation and submittal of project deliverables and the final report to the SWRCB. Assigned Staff: Tamara Watson, Grant Administration Contact: Jim Markle, Project Manager, (916) 580-4727 Leah Wills Independent Consultant, Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District For the past year, Ms. Wills has provided water resources consulting services relating to FERC relicensing and license compliance efforts on behalf of the District. In collaboration with County and District department heads and County Counsel, her accomplishments have included the following:

 Development of the agreement on the third five-year instream flow schedule for Rock Creek Cresta North Fork Feather River, hydroelectric license, FERC No. 1962  Assisting in the intervention for the proposed Lake Davis hydroelectric project  Continuing to developing cold water management alternatives for Upper North Fork Almanor, FERC hydroelectric license No. 2105  Developing preliminary comments for studies for the Buck’s Lake, FERC No. 619, hydroelectric licensing process  Developing the partial Agreement in Principle for the DWR–State Water Contractor State Water Project Extension with the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Contractors Inc.

P a g e | 20 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting Ms. Wills also has been integral in the development of the draft and final Scope of Work and Grant Agreement for the Proposition 84 IRWM Planning Grant for the UFR IRWM. Additionally, she continues to manage the proposed scope of work changes and funding reallocations for six Proposition 50 county projects. Ms. Wills also provides ongoing coordination on tribal water and land management issues in the region, drought planning, and other water management tasks as assigned by Plumas County and the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Boards. Assigned Staff: Leah Wills Contact: Randy Wilson, District Manager, (530) 283-6214

Deer Creek Resources, LLC CABY, Upper Pit River, and Northern Sacramento Valley IRWMPs Deer Creek Resources provided data management for the CABY and Upper Pit River IRWM Plans. Specifically, they catalogued project documents on the SWIM Digital Library website, and created IRWM- related webpages on www.swim.sacriver.org. DCR also compiled a project GIS and designed all outreach and report maps for the Northern Sacramento Valley IRWM Plan. Assigned Staff: Zeke Lunder, Project Manager and programmer; Paul Lackovic, cartographer and data manager Contact: Katie Burdick, CABY and Upper Pit Project Manager, (530) 906-1335 Sacramento River Tributaries Projects, CSU, Chico Research Foundation Zeke Lunder (then working for CSU, Chico) provided GIS and GPS mapping support to CALFED-funded projects including wildland road erosion assessments, wildfire and fuels management planning, and the development of watershed existing conditions reports for the Big Chico, Butte, and Deer Creek Watersheds. Tasks included oblique aerial photography, map editing, landowner outreach, and public speaking on watershed issues in Butte and Tehama Counties. General emphasis was on evaluating current conditions and assessing potential threats to water quality and salmonid fisheries in foothill watersheds between Battle Creek and the Feather River. Assigned Staff: Zeke Lunder, Project Manager Contact: Don Holtgreive, Professor of Geography and Planning, (530) 898-5780 Almanor Basin Watershed Interactive Mapping, Sierra Institute for Community and the Environment DCR founder Zeke Lunder, then manager of North Tree GIS, used GIS software and wrote code to create a map-based interactive watershed information system for the Lake Almanor Basin. The intention of this project was to allow residents of the area to access water quality information collected for the lake. Toward this end, DCR installed interactive a watershed tour on public computers hosted at the Chester Library. Assigned Staff: Zeke Lunder, Project Manager Contact: Jonathan Kusel, Executive Director, (530) 284-1022 Plumas County Hazardous Fuel Assessment and Strategy DCR surveyed wildfire hazards, wrote recommendations on hazard reduction, and developed hazard- reduction project planning tools for the Plumas Fire Safe Council Assigned Staff: Zeke Lunder, Project Manager Contact: Mike Delaseaux, UC Cooperative Extension, (530) 283-6125 Digital Atlas for the Sacramento River Watershed, Sacramento River Watershed Program DCR founder Zeke Lunder, as then manager of North Tree GIS, designed, programmed, and implemented a regional enterprise GIS system for watershed coordinators, agency administrators, and the general public for the 27,000 square mile Sacramento River Watershed Program. Assigned Staff: Zeke Lunder, Project Manager

P a g e | 21 Statement of Qualifications Contact: Peter Tittmann, Technical Director (707) 849-4135. ECORP Calaveras County Water District, Calaveras County Calaveras County Water District holds multiple permitted and Pre-1914 water rights on the North Fork Stanislaus River. The Utica Power Authority and the Northern California Power Agency also hold water rights on the NF Stanislaus. In addition to the complex operations on the NF Stanislaus, CCWD diverts water at Lake Tulloch on the Lower Stanislaus, below New Melones Reservoir. The water diverted by CCWD comingles with water owned by Tri-dams and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Jeff Meyer directed the development of the hydrology and model development to evaluate the system for water rights usage and reporting. The modeling process developed by Mr. Meyer has been used to reach a memorandum of understanding amongst three operators within the Stanislaus watershed. Assigned Staff: Jeff Meyer, Jared Emery Contact: Larry Diamon, Calaveras County Water Agency, (209) 754-3004 El Dorado Water & Power Authority CEQA EIR/Water Rights – El Dorado County Supplemental Water Rights Project, Shingle Springs Michael J. Preszler was the over-all consultant Project Director and Engineering Lead carrying out the technical project development and Draft CEQA Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) in support of this multi- year water rights project supporting the El Dorado Water & Power Authority's (EDWPA) applications to secure 40,000 acre-feet of new water supply originating in the American River watershed, which was needed to meet projected population growth in El Dorado County. This project was a significant long-term effort both in terms of scope and time and technically demanding. Mr. Preszler was responsible for carrying out all engineering and environmental efforts including: project strategic planning, water rights review and interpretation, water rights application development, environmental resource assessment (CEQA DEIR), statewide CALSIM II hydrologic modeling, water/hydropower development, technical legal support, public outreach, resources agency/stakeholder meetings, and negotiations. Efforts also included technical support in negotiations leading to the El Dorado – SMUD Cooperation Agreement for use of certain Upper American River Project (UARP) facilities to develop this water supply project. Assigned Staff: Michael Preszler Contact: Dave Eggerton, El Dorado County Water Agency, (530) 621-5392 Northern California Power Agency, Bay-Delta The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) is a not-for-profit joint powers agency that represents and provides support for Northern and Central California communities and districts. NCPA own and operate several power plants including a mix of geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and natural gas facilities. In addition to producing power at its own facilities, NCPA purchases 40 percent of the available energy generated by the Central Valley Project facilities to serve its customers. Because of the relationship with the Central Valley Project, NCPA is extremely interested in how the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and the State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay Delta Plan update may affect Central Valley Project and North Fork Stanislaus Project operations and power generation. To assist with their decision making, NCPA contracted with ECORP to perform the following tasks:

 Monitoring the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) ongoing activities and decision making process related to implementation of unimpaired flow criteria for the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers;  Advising NCPA of opportunities in the public process where NCPA could provide further input to mitigate risk;

P a g e | 22 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting  Analyzing impacts of the proposed SWRCB unimpaired flows on the North Fork Stanislaus Hydroelectric Project and/or Central Valley Project hydropower;  Water and runoff modeling;  Power generation modeling;  Water rights modeling, analysis, and/or reporting;  Development of Technical Documents, Reports, and Presentation;  Attendance at meetings; and  Other miscellaneous engineering tasks. Assigned Staff: Jeff Meyer, Michael Preszler, Jared Emery Contact: Randy Bowersox, Northern California Power Agency, (209) 728-1387 Placer County Water Agency Water Rights Extension, Placer and El Dorado Counties Placer County Water Agency’s (PCWA) hydroelectric system is located on the Middle Fork of the American River. The project was built for water supply and generation and includes two major reservoirs and five powerhouses. The Agency holds multiple permitted water rights on the Middle Fork American River watershed. Because those permits expire in 2015, and PCWA has not yet fully developed the use of those rights, they are filing for extensions. ECORP is supporting the filing for an extension and is preparing an EIR. The cornerstone of the evaluation for the EIR is a simulation model, developed by ECORP used to estimate impacts due to the planned development of the existing rights. The model contains operational flexibility bounded by the water rights permits, FERC License requirements and agreements. The model uses hydrology with a period of record from 1922–2003 and runs on both a daily and hourly time step. This time period was selected to match that of CalSim II which is used to evaluate cumulative impacts downstream. The hydrology was developed using ECORP’s GIS capabilities to evaluate watershed areas, elevation, and precipitation bands. Assigned Staff: Jeff Meyer, Jared Emery Contact: Andy Fecko, Placer County Water District, (530) 823-4873

PMC Butte County Climate Action Plan, Butte County PMC developed a CAP for Butte County that addresses GHG emissions generated within the unincorporated area. This effort included updating community-wide emissions inventories and forecasts developed for the 2030 General Plan update, preparing a baseline inventory for government operations emissions, identifying emissions reduction goals consistent with AB 32, and developing a range of feasible and effective GHG reduction and climate change adaptation measures that will help the County achieve reduction targets. A key focus of this CAP is developing emissions reduction and adaptation measures addressing the agriculture and forestry sectors. PMC conducted stakeholder meetings with key members of the agricultural community to identify key issues concerning use of appropriate, locally informed methods and feasibility of potential emissions reduction strategies. In addition, the project included a community workshop, and a “pop-up” workshop at the Butte County Fair. The CAP was being designed to ensure consistency with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5 standards for a Plan for the Reduction of GHG Emissions, so the County can use it to streamline project-specific environmental review pursuant to CEQA. PMC prepared an EIR Addendum for the CAP, tiering from analysis in the 2030 General Plan EIR. Assigned Staff: Tammy Seale, Nora De Cuir, Chris Read Contact: Dan Breedon, AICP, Principal Planner Department of Development Services, (530) 538-7629

P a g e | 23 Statement of Qualifications San Luis Obispo County EnergyWise Plan and Addendum to the Conservation and Open Space Element Program EIR, San Luis Obispo County In 2009, the County contracted with PMC to prepare the EnergyWise (Climate Action) Plan for unincorporated San Luis Obispo County. The County’s plan relies on the goals, policies, and targets established in the Conservation and Open Space Element (COSE). In addition to GHG reduction work, PMC partnered with the County, Local Government Commission, and the GEOS Institute on the preparation of a climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation workshop series. PMC also conducted an environmental review of the project and prepared an addendum to the programmatic COSE EIR. Adopted by the Board of Supervisors in November 2011, the plan was recognized by the Association of Environmental Professionals with a 2012 Climate Change Merit Award, and the Central Coast Section of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association with a 2012 Award of Excellence for Innovation in Green Community Planning. Assigned Staff: Tammy Seale, Nora De Cuir, Chris Read Contact: James Caruso, Senior Planner Department of Planning and Building, (805) 781-5702

Plumas GeoHydrology Heart K Ranch, Feather River Land Trust and Johnson Wright, Inc. Heart-K Ranch in Genesee Valley, Plumas County: Feasibility analysis of substituting irrigation water obtained from a stream water right with ground water pumping. The scope of work included Irrigation well testing and analysis of possible pumping effects on stream water; evaluation of further well drilling options by means of aerial photo interpretation, field observations; and environmental tracer data. Subcontract conducted for Johnson Wright, Inc., Lafayette, California. Ongoing since September 2013. Assigned Staff: Burkhard Bohm, Project Manager Contact: Peter Johnson, Principal, (925) 403-6200 Ground Water Exploration and Analyses, Gold Mountain Community Services District Mr. Bohm performed ground water exploration in fractured granitic terrain for a 430 home, planned community with two golf courses. Additional tasks included identification of drill sites via fracture trace analysis, geophysical exploration and structural geological analysis, subsequent drilling project management, and preparation of environmental documentation. Assigned Staff: Burkhard Bohm, Project Manager Contact: Ivan Gossage, General Manager, (530) 832-5945 American Valley Groundwater Development & Aquifer Protection, Quincy Community Services District Plumas Geo-Hydrology was retained by QCSD to develop an aquifer protection program in American Valley, a fault-bounded basin located in Plumas County. This so-called wellhead protection program (WHP) was funded by the US EPA to help demonstrate how aquifer protection can be brought to public attention in a small rural community. A ground water data base was established to identify ground water flow paths and sources of ground water pollution. Assigned Staff: Burkhard Bohm, Project Manager Contact: Larry Sullivan, General Manager, (530) 283-0836 California Indian Environmental Alliance CABY IRWM CIEA Conducted Tribal Outreach for the IRWM Region to improve and include Tribal participation. CIEA conducted interviews, held a meeting with Tribes and CABY, which ultimately resulted in recommendations to CABY. In 2012 we handed it over to CABY for direct communications with Sierra Tribes. Assigned Staff: Sherri Norris, Kaylena Bray, Lauren Hughes Contact: Katie Burdick, Executive Director, (530) 823-1310

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IRWM Tribal Collaboration Effectiveness Study Research Team, Community Development Graduate Group CIEA was part of the IRWM Trial Collaboration Effectiveness Study Research Team. The final report can be found at: http://ccrec.ucsc.edu/research/research-reports. DWR will consider the final findings of this report to inform the California Water Plan Update 2013. Staff: Sherri Norris, Kaylena Bray, Lauren Hughes Contact: Danielle Victoria Dolan, Project Manager, (530) 908-7673; Beth Rose Middleton, Assistant Professor and Graduate Advisor, Department of Native American Studies Director, Environmental Justice Project, University of California, Davis, (530) 908-7673

Tribal Engagement Coordinator, West Coast Watershed CIEA is contracted with the West Coast Watershed as the Tribal Engagement Coordinator to provide regional coordination of Southern, Central and Northern districts outreach, communicate with North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) staff and to facilitate the NCRP Tribal representation process – which includes 30 Tribes and 200 contacts. Assigned Staff: Sherri Norris, Kaylena Bray, Lauren Hughes Contact: Katherine Gledhill, Project Manager, (707) 433-7377; Leaf Hillman, Director Natural Resources Department Karuk Tribe, (530) 627-3466 X3013

Strategy Meeting Coordination CIEA coordinated five strategy meetings, and several adhoc meetings, which resulted in recommendations to agencies and regional IRWM groups. The following are the strategy meetings:  Jan. 12, 2012: CABY Tribal Governance Meeting, Shingle Springs Rancheria – 5 Sierra Tribes participated  April 24, 2013: CA Basin Plans, Beneficial Uses & IRWM Roundtable, Sacramento, held during the Tribal AC Meeting – 20 Tribes participated  July 22, 2013: IRWM & Beneficial Use Watershed Meeting, San Francisco, held before the EPA Tribal Regional Operations Committee Meeting. CIEA Coordinated & Facilitated – 15 Tribes participated (other participants were from Tribal Organizations or NGOs)  Sept. 10, 2013: Beneficial Use & IRWM Strategy Meeting, by Phone – 20 Tribes participated  March 10, 2014: Northern California Tribal Water Gathering, Bear River Rancheria – 15 Tribes and four Tribal Organizations participated Assigned Staff: Sherri Norris, Kaylena Bray, Lauren Hughes Contact: Paula Britton, EPA Director Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, (707) 275-0737 x820; Sarah Ryan, Environmental Director Big Valley Rancheria, (707) 263-5277; Irenia Quitiquit, Environmental Director Scotts Valley Band of Pomo, (707) 263-4220; Leaf Hillman, Director Natural Resources Department Karuk Tribe, (530) 627-3446 x3013; Chris Peters, Director Red Deer Consulting, (707) 825-7640 x114 Sierra Institute for Community and Environment Socioeconomic Indicators for Watersheds The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate measures and indicators for assessing socioeconomic attributes of watersheds in California. Measures and indicators were developed and tested in three watersheds in Mariposa County: the Upper Merced River Watershed, Mariposa Stream Groups Watershed, and Upper Chowchilla River Watershed. This project was funded by the California Department of Water Resources, managed by the Sierra Nevada Alliance, and implemented by the Sierra Institute. Results will be used to inform the Department of Water Resources' Watershed Framework, a tool for assessing watershed indicators, trends, and progress of watershed programs. The Sierra Institute reviewed literature on

P a g e | 25 Statement of Qualifications watershed-related socioeconomic indicators and involved stakeholders in an intensive participatory process to select relevant Mariposa County indicators and measures. Due to funding and time constraints, we were unable to gather primary data for several of the indicators. The project report provides a list of the full suite of recommended indicators and associated measures as well as lessons learned in Mariposa County and recommendations based on the indicators we were able to measure. Staff Assigned: Jonathan Kusel, Ann Moote Contact: Sierra Nevada Alliance, Sierra Sustainable Communities Program, (530) 542-4546 SWALE, Inc. Facilitation, Caltrans SWALE Inc. provides facilitation for a variety of policy and technical groups in the Caltrans Department of Engineering Services. Tasks include coordinating with speakers, agenda development, technical writing, process design, facilitation, and note-taking. Primary tasks include developing strategic and implementation plans. Assigned Staff: Kateri Harrison Contact: Phil Stolarski, Depute of Materials Engineering and Testing Services, (916) 227-7254 Technical Writer, Department of Water Resources From December 2009 to present, SWALE Inc. has worked as a subconsultant to ICFI and SAIC providing technical writing and science panel coordination to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) in Sacramento, California. Examples of specific tasks include the provision of technical support to the logic chain subgroup while they developed goals and objectives for covered species, writing response documents to the National Academy of Sciences, and drafting a preliminary version of the foodweb section of the enhanced habitat analysis. Assigned Staff: Kateri Harrison Contact: Rick Wilder or Jennifer Pierre, ICFI Technical Project Manager, (707) 280-9673 Facilitation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From July to October 2008 SWALE Inc. worked as a subconsultant to Essex Partnership providing meeting support services to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service technical team preparing background information and developing reasonable prudent alternatives (RPA) for the biological opinion on Delta smelt on the OCAP project. Assigned Staff: Kateri Harrison Contact: Bruce DiGennaro, Essex Partnership, (401) 619-4872

P a g e | 26 Statement of Qualifications Uma Hinman Consulting RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL

P a g e | 27 Uma Hinman, Uma Hinman is the owner of Uma Hinman Consulting and has over 13 years of experience in landOwner/ use andEnvironmental environmental planningPlanner and project management. She has successfully supervised multiple complex projects, demonstrating her ability to work collaboratively with clients, agencies and the public. Ms. Hinman is adept at incorporating stakeholder input, consideration of engineering and natural resource opportunities and constraints. The resulting documents are comprehensive, easily Uma Hinman Consulting presented, and adaptable for future uses. Professional2011Endeavors–Present SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE Kleinschmidt Associates Planner and Resource Analyst Raw Water Master Plan, Nevada Irrigation District 2006-2011 Project coordinator and co-author for Phase 2 of NID’s Raw Water Master Plan. Work involved assessing water supply and demand, infrastructure, County Of Nevada District and state policies/regulations, water rights, and future flow Associate Planner projections for the 300,000 acre District. 2002–2006

FERC Compliance, Nevada Irrigation District Jones and Stokes Associates Project manager/author of annual emergency action plan (EAP) updates Environmental Compliance since 2010. Tasks include agency outreach, outreach meetings, functional Field Coordinator 2000–2001 and tabletop exercises, plan updates, and coordination with FERC. California Department of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation District MSRs, Butte LAFCO Fish and Wildlife, Willits Co-manager and author of a municipal service review for 21 irrigation, Watershed Steward 2000 drainage, and reclamation service providers in Butte County. Project included analysis and determinations regarding service provision and area. Humboldt State University Graduate Program Mendocino County Water and Wastewater District MSRs, Hydrologic Research Assistant Mendocino LAFCO 1999–2000 Co-manager and author of municipal service reviews of four water and CAL FIRE Mendocino/Humboldt wastewater districts within Mendocino County. Project includes analysis Fire Apparatus Engineer/ and development of recommendations and determinations regarding Air Attack Base Manager service provision and spheres of influence. 1992–1999 Tahoe and Martis Valley Area Municipal Service Review Updates, SWALE As a subcontractor to SWALE, Inc., Ms. Hinman is a lead technical writer for BS Environmental Science Placer LAFCO’s municipal service review updates for water, wastewater EducationHumboldt Stateand UniversityTraining and fire protection service providers in the Tahoe and Martis Valley area. Advanced CEQA Workshop Grass Valley Sphere of Influence Plan Update/CEQA, Nevada LAFCO (AEP, 2014) Project manager and primary author of the City of Grass Valley’s Sphere of Project Management Influence (SOI) Plan Update. Project included analysis and development of (Kleinschmidt Internal Training) recommendations and determinations regarding service provision, updated Hazmat 40-Hour Training SOI and planning horizons, and the CEQA Negative Declaration. Table A Water Transfer Negative Declarations, NorthStar Engineering, Inc. PO Box 1251 Primary author in the preparation of two Negative Declarations for State Cedar Ridge, CAContact 95924 Water Project Table A water transfers. The projects consisted of Tel: (916) 813-0818 transferring a portion of Butte County’s SWP allocation of Table A water to [email protected] the Westside Districts in Kern/Kings Counties and Palmdale Water District. http://umahinman.com Tamara Watson, Tamara Watson has 9 years of experience in environmental consulting and project management. She has Planner/Grant successfully coordinated Administratorand co-managed multiple complex projects, demonstrating her ability to work collaboratively with clients, agencies and a variety of stakeholders. Ms. Watson is skillful at coordinating contractors, ensuring submission of deliverables on time and within budget, coordinating team and public outreach meetings, designing, coordinating and conducting field studies, and authoring technical reports and outreach materials. Uma Hinman Consulting ELECTED ROJECT XPERIENCE S P E Planner/ProfessionalGrant AdministratorEndeavors Water Quality Improvement Project for the Central Valley (Prop 84), 2014 Coalition for Urban Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES) Co-Manager/Project Coordinator, and author of BMP manual, water Coalition for Urban/Rural quality trends in project area (in process), and final report (in process). Environmental Stewardship Project Coordinator Project includes conversion of nearly 7,500 acres from flood/furrow 2006–Present irrigation to micro-irrigation, and modeling the reductions in off-site sediment transport. Nevada County Resource Conservation District Implementing Integrated Pest Management/Best Management Practices Resource Conservationist to Reduce Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Runoff in Agricultural Land, 2005-2006 San Joaquin Watershed (Prop 40/50), CURES Co-Manager/Project Coordinator and author of “Evaluating BMP’s Based Nevada Union High School on the Costs and Benefits of Implementation to Growers and the Potential Science Teacher 2002–2003 to Improve Surface Water Quality” and final report. Project includes development of GIS watershed assessment tools, and assessment of Ithaca City School District efficiency of BMPs for reducing OP and Pyrethroid pesticides in runoff. Substitute Science Teacher 2001–2002 Water Quality Cooperative Agreement (US EPA), CURES Project Coordinator. For stakeholder meeting: publicize, track attendance Montgomery Blair High School registration, solicit/track vendor donations and booth arrangements, Science Teacher facilities and equipment set-up, participate in follow-up meetings. Project 2000–2001 to help establish Regional Surface Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment Program for the San Joaquin region by organizing stakeholders, identifying Oregon State University Fisheries Biology Research needs, and producing web portal for data exchange. Assistant Agricultural Discharge Management Program Monitoring and Evaluation 1995–1996 – West Stanislaus County (Prop 13), CURES Project Coordinator, Principal Field Investigator, and author/co-author of vegetated ditch study protocol, “Guidelines for the Selection of BS Biology, Minor Chemistry EducationOregon State and UniversityTraining Appropriate Best Management Practices,” and final report. Project includes evaluation of four BMPs for the control of sediments and MS Equivalent Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences pesticides; development of BMP implementation guidelines for growers. University of Maryland Sacramento Valley Regional Pesticide BMP Implementation Program Project Management (Prop 13), CURES (CURES Internal Training) Co-Manager/Project Coordinator, author of orchard site assessment farm plans and final report, and presenter for outreach/CE meetings. Project includes sprayer calibrations, evaluating benefits of Smart SprayTM Tel: (530) 913-7037 technology, and assisting growers with BMP implementation. [email protected] Leah Ursula Wills, Water Policy Analyst P.O. Box 44, Taylorsville, CA 95983 | Phone (530) 284-7294 | [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE Over twenty-five years of work in the Feather River Basin in the following areas:  Analysis and comments for Water Policy Legislation, Regulation, and Finance  Water Policy education  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hydroelectric relicensing policy and compliance issues  Watershed planning, analysis, and projects development  Watershed projects management  Grant writing for water improvements, priority actions, studies, and projects

EDUCATION M.A., California State University, Chico; Department of Geography and Economics: Special Masters in Rural Development B.A. cum laude, Anthropology, with department distinction, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

EXPERIENCE 2004–Current: Consultant Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Plumas County on water issues. 2002 to 2004: Research Associate for the Sierra Institute an applied research and education non-profit corporation 1985–2002: Founding program coordinator for the Feather River Coordinated Resource Management Group (1987-1995) and Special Assistant to Plumas County Board of Supervisor’s on water issues for Plumas Corporation (subcontract to Plumas County Flood District). (1995-2000) Prior to 1985: Executive Director of Great Northern Corporation, a rural regional housing, water and sewer non-profit corporation serving Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, and Siskiyou Counties.

Graduate school employment experience: Served as Administrative Assistant for the State of California Housing and Community Development, Rural Development Demonstration Project for northeastern California, Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Dr. David Gallo, California State University, Chico.

Seasonal Cadastral Survey Technician: Technician for the US Forest Service (Plumas and Lassen National Forests) and Bureau of Land Management, Susanville office.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Water for California, founding board member Plumas County appointment (California) Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, founding board member (California) CALFED Watershed Program Work Group, founding member (California) CALFED Drinking Water Subcommittee, member (Gray Davis appointment) State Water Resources Control Board’s Public Advisory Group, alternate member California Urban Forestry Advisory Council, member (Richard Wilson appointment) Lead Partnership Group, founding member (regional–N. California, S. Oregon) Maidu Culture and Development Group, founding member (local) Plumas Corporation, founding member (local) California Watershed Network, founding member Communities Committee of the Seventh American Forest Congress, founding member (US) Collaborative Learning Circle, founding member (regional–N. California, S. Oregon) Zeke Lunder – Deer Creek Resources, LLC (530) 966-8186 ~ [email protected] ______Zeke Lunder owns and leads Deer Creek Resources, LLC, a Chico, CA consultancy providing mapping, analysis, and media design services to inform modern land management. DCR uses technology, storytelling, photos, and maps to bring people to the table with a common frame of reference. Zeke Lunder grew up in the Upper Feather River Watershed. He started his natural resources career on a Forest Service youth crew, building trails and fences, and has been tackling more and more complex forest, water and wildland fire related projects ever since.

Education California State University, Chico, 1996 – B.A. in Geography University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2000 – Summer Institute in Ecosystem Ecology Fire ecology and water resources experience in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California Coast Range and Foothills, Great Basin, Southern Cascades, Northern Rockies, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska.

Technical Skills Include Predictive spatial modeling, digital image processing, vegetation mapping, facilitation, database design, project management, writing, technology planning, web development, fine art cartography, leadership.

Experience Chief of Operations – Deer Creek Resources, LLC ~ 2011-present Responsible for training, strategic planning, project development, and leadership. Projects have included providing data management and GIS support for the Cosumnes American Bear Yuba (CABY), Upper Pit River, and Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plans, vegetation mapping, and wildfire pre-planning in Yuba, Plumas, Siskiyou, Humboldt, and Sierra Counties. Since 2011, our crews have provided mapping support on 29 major wildland fires across the American West, including the 2012 Chips Fire.

Mapping/Fire Planning Manager – NorthTree Fire International ~ 2000 – 2010 Supervised all mapping and prefire planning operations. Emergency clients included the BLM, Park Service, CAL FIRE, Forest Service, and Union Pacific Railroad. Our crews provided mapping and clerical support on over 100 major wildland fires including the 2007 Antelope Complex and Moonlight Fires and 2008 Feather River Canyon Lightning Complex Fires.

Other projects included wildfire risk (economics) assessments for private timberland owners, predictive wildfire spread modeling, building data management and online mapping tools for the Sacramento River Watershed Program, and wildland fire management planning and hazard assessments for Plumas County, the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, the Nature Conservancy, and University of California.

Wildland Fire Planning Specialist - CSU, Chico Watershed Projects ~ 1998-2000. Used satellite imagery, timber harvest data, aerial observation, and field-surveys to map forest fuel accumulation and fire hazards in the Butte and Tehama County Foothills. Surveyed forest road-related sediment production.

Silviculture Technician and Mapping Specialist – USDA Forest Service ~ 1995-1997. Performed vegetation/stand inventories, marked biomass-thinning/shaded-fuelbreak thinning projects, GPS mapped forest roads and timber stand boundaries. Fought wildfires and taught ArcInfo GIS to district staff. Jeffrey K. Meyer, B.S./P.E. Director, Water Resources Department

Mr. Meyer has more than 21 years of experience in environmental engineering and water resources management. His experience includes hydrology development, stream flow gaging, runoff forecasting, water rights analysis, model application development, long term planning, short term planning using position analysis, alternatives evaluation, operations rules development, hydroelectric system evaluation and computer-aided dispute resolutions. Mr. Meyer specializes in assisting clients develop practical solutions to complex environmental planning, resource management and operational problems. This includes consideration of multiple conflicting goals and integrated system management along with analysis of system resources which can significantly improve overall benefits. Through this process operational strategies can be tested without jeopardizing water supply or risking damage to facilities using our superior modeling tools. Mr. Meyer has developed simulation applications for the Placer County Water Agency, Foresthill Public Utility District, Calaveras County Water Agency, the South Florida Water Management District, the City of New York, the State of Kansas, and El Dorado Irrigation District.

Mr. Meyer concurrently developed a simulation model of the Middle Fork American Project and Yuba-Bear River system for the Placer County Water Agency. In addition, Mr. Meyer developed models of the Drum-Spaulding system, the North Fork Feather River system, and the Potter Valley system for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Currently, Mr. Meyer is assisting Placer County Water Agency with the hydrology development, stream flow gaging, and model development as part of the FERC relicensing of the Middle Fork American River Hydroelectric Project.

Education

B.S., Civil Engineering; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Registrations, Certifications, Permits and Affiliations

 Professional Engineer, California  American Society of Civil Engineers  Mountain Counties Water Resources Association  Association of California Water Agencies

Professional Experience

Sugar Pine Reservoir, Foresthill Public Utilities District, Placer County. Foresthill Public Utilities District (FPUD) owns and operates Sugar Pine Dam on North Shirttail Creek, a tributary to the North Fork American River. Water impounded by the dam is FPUD’s primary water supply. In 2007, Mr. Meyer, teamed with ECO:LOGIC to prepare a yield analysis in support of the development of the updated Water System Master Plan. As part of the analysis, Mr. Meyer developed hydrology and built a simulation model of FPUD’s water supply system to determine the system yield. For comparison to the 1992 Water Master Plan, yield was also calculated using a Log Pearson Type II analysis.

Middle Fork Project, Middle Fork American River, Placer County. Placer County Water Agency’s hydroelectric system is located on the Middle Fork of the American River. The project was built for water supply and generation and includes two major reservoirs and five powerhouses. Currently, ECORP Consulting, is working with PCWA to relicense the hydroelectric facilities with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). ECORP has developed the hydrology, simulation model, and snowmelt runoff forecasting tools. In addition, ECORP has assisted the Agency with its power marketing efforts. During the relicensing process, ECORP coordinated the installation of several flow gages to collect data used in the development of the hydrology and operations. Using the available flow data, area and precipitation characteristics, synthetic hydrology was developed where no flow data existed. ECORP also led the model development team and was responsible for the construction, testing, and verification of the simulation model used in the negotiations. The model is a deterministic tool that runs on both a daily and hourly time step. The model is used to simulate minimum flow requirements, reservoir operations and power operations. Used comparatively, it is capable of estimating the impacts to water supply and power generation due to various operating proposals and has been a cornerstone of the negotiations. The model is now being adapted to use runoff forecasts to support operational planning.

Calaveras County Water District, North Fork Stanislaus River Project, Calaveras County. Calaveras County Water District holds multiple permitted and Pre-1914 water rights on the North Fork Stanislaus River. The Utica Power Authority and the Northern California Power Agency also hold water rights on the NF Stanislaus. In addition to the complex operations on the NF Stanislaus, CCWD diverts water at Lake Tulloch on the Lower Stanislaus, below New Melones Reservoir. The water diverted by CCWD comingles with water owned by Tri-dams and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Mr. Meyer directed the development of the hydrology and model development to evaluate the system for water rights usage and reporting. The modeling process developed by Mr. Meyer has been used to reach a memorandum of understanding amongst three operators within the Stanislaus watershed.

El Dorado Irrigation District Project 184, El Dorado, Amador, Alpine Counties. El Dorado Irrigation District purchased the Project 184 hydroelectric system from Pacific Gas and Electric Company to secure their water supply and to generate electricity. The Project recently was up for FERC relicensing which required modeling of the system using both monthly and daily time steps. Mr. Meyer created both versions of the model and used the model in a collaborative process. The model enabled the collaborative group to test various operating criteria during negotiations and ultimately reach settlement. The collaborative requested nearly 200 studies many of which were executed in the collaborative sessions. Mr. Meyer evaluated power revenue impacts during this process which was instrumental in the evaluation of the feasibility of some of the operating strategies. Michael J. Preszler, P.E. Senior Water Resources Engineer

Mr. Preszler is a Senior Water Resources Engineer with over 25 of consulting experience. Mr. Preszler is a registered civil engineer with extensive experience in water supply planning, water rights investigations, water use and quality, regulatory compliance and preparation of environmental documents. He is also experienced in surface water modeling, watershed hydrology, water rights determination and accounting, water and hydropower project economics and operation, and water supply determination and runoff forecasting. In addition, Mr. Preszler has performed engineering feasibility investigations, historical and supplemental water rights investigations, evaluated existing urban flooding conditions, developed flood control mitigation measures, urban storm drainage facilities and calculated water surface profiles of creeks and rivers.

Education

B.S., Civil Engineering, California State University, Chico

Registrations, Certifications, Permits and Affiliations

 Registered Professional Engineer, No. C55133  California OES, Disaster Service Worker (SAP No. 63428)  American Society of Civil Engineers  Association of California Water Agencies  Mountain Counties Water Resources Association – Technical Advisory Committee  Western Snow Conference  SAGE (Surveyors, Architects, Geologists and Engineers of El Dorado County) – President

Professional Experience

Forebay Dam Modification Project CEQA EIR, El Dorado County – El Dorado Irrigation District. Technical lead for environmental review and lead author for CEQA documentation for enlargement of the El Dorado Forebay Reservoir project. Evaluations included Water Supply, Hydrology and Water Quality sections including environmental settings, environmental analysis and development of mitigation measures.

Raley’s Dock and Rice Mill Pier CEQA EIR, Sacramento County – City of West Sacramento. Technical lead for environmental review and lead author for preparation of joint CEQA/NEPA document consisting of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for CEQA and Environmental Assessment (EA) for NEPA for replacement of the Raley’s floating dock and rehabilitation of Rice Mill Pier on the Sacramento River. Evaluations included preparing Hydrology and Water Quality environmental settings, environmental analysis and development of mitigation measures.

Daguerre Point Dam Hydroelectric Project Environmental Review, Yuba County – GE Permit. Project Manager for agency and stakeholder consultation for a new hydroelectric project development on the Yuba River. Agency comments and study requests were reviewed, consultation meetings were held with agencies and stakeholders. Agencies included Corp of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Water Resources Control Board, and non-governmental agencies. Draft Study Plans were developed to meet the information needs of the project stakeholders.

Los Padres Dam and Reservoir Long-Term Strategic and Short-Term Tactical Plan, Monterey County – Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. Project Manager for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (District) evaluation of the Los Padres Dam and Reservoir evaluation. The District is in the midst of a highly complex challenge as it works towards implementing short- and long- term water resource solutions to meet existing and future water demands in its service area. Numerous public trust resource agencies, stakeholders, and other vested parties along with the many regulatory and institutional requirements form the backdrop of this intricate water resources governance framework. Mr. Preszler is supporting the District addressing various important matters. This effort helped focus and understand current issues and serves as both a potential short- and long-term guidance document to strengthen the District’s ultimate decision-making discussions concerning water supply reliability.

Water Rights Optimization Study, El Dorado County – El Dorado Irrigation District. Project Manager for the El Dorado Irrigation District supporting its identification of potential options to increase water supply and power production and reduced operational costs such as pumping. Several project options were identified and analyzed to provide; 1) water supply benefits, 2) hydropower benefits, 3) reduction in pumping requirements, 4) or all three.

El Dorado County Supplemental Water Investigations, El Dorado County – El Dorado County Water Agency. Project Manager providing strategic planning and technical support in developing a supplemental water supply project in El Dorado County. Responsibilities include historical water rights review, strategy project component development, and supporting hydrologic and operational analyses. Additional responsibilities have included engineering and project operational feasibility studies for several new major water supply project alternatives (e.g., White Rock, Rubicon, North Fork Pump Station, and Folsom Reservoir). This new water right will total 40,000 acre-feet per year and be allocated to the El Dorado Irrigation District and Georgetown Divide Public Utility District. Jared Emery, P.E. Water Resources Engineer

Mr. Emery has more than eight years professional experience as a water resources engineer for ECORP Consulting, Inc. (ECORP) that includes hydrology development, model application development, drought analysis, flood frequency analysis, water rights analysis, water quality assessments, and hydroelectric system evaluation.

Education

B.S., Physics; Humboldt State University, California

Registrations, Certifications, Permits and Affiliations

 Registered Professional Civil Engineer, California, License No. C - 81467

Professional Experience

Water Supply Model for the Middle Fork American River Hydroelectric Project, Placer County – Placer County Water Agency. Mr. Emery participated in the development of a simulation model of the Middle Fork of the American River and Rubicon River using OASIS with OCL for Placer County Water Agency to be used as a long-term planning tool to provide water supply and power production analysis. The model included development of hydrology for the Middle Fork American and Rubicon Rivers, and was used as a tool in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing process, where Mr. Emery performed model simulations with the stakeholder group. The model was modified by Mr. Emery and used as a tool in the Agency’s water rights permit extension process, where Mr. Emery managed all Middle Fork Project modeling efforts.

Water Supply Model for Calaveras County Water District, Calaveras County – Calaveras County Water District. Mr. Emery created a water supply model for Calaveras County Water District that included the Utica/Angels power systems. The model included the operation of New Melones, New Hogan, and New Spicer Meadows reservoirs, as well as several smaller reservoirs and diversion dams and five powerhouses. Development of operating rules at New Melones reservoir included analysis of Calsim model rules and calibrating the water supply model to Calsim model results. The model was used to conduct a water rights analysis, and compare alternate inter-basin transfer schemes and analyze their affect on Utica Power Authority’s generation. Mr. Emery also developed hydrology for North Fork Stanislaus, Calaveras River, Angels Creek, and Mill Creek.

Water Supply Model for El Dorado Irrigation District, El Dorado County – El Dorado County Water Agency. Mr. Emery created a water supply model for the El Dorado County Water Agency to determine the Firm Yeild and Safe Yeild of the Integrated El Dorado Irrigation District’s supply system, including modeling Project 184, Sly Park Reservoir, and the CVP entitlements at Folsom Reservoir. This study was performed to determine the increase in system yield with new supplemental water rights.

Operations Forecasting Model for the Middle Fork American River Hydroelectric Project, Placer County – Placer County Water Agency. Mr. Emery developed a modeling tool for Placer County Water Agency to use in seasonal reservoir dispatch operations planning. Mr. Emery developed this model to utilize seasonal watershed runoff forecasts and seasonal hourly electrical price forecasts to determine a seasonal dispatch plan that optimizes revenue from sales of project electricity while meeting operational constraints. Mr. Emery also developed the seasonal watershed runoff forecasts that inform the model, and led the forecast review and improvement efforts each year.

Sugar Pine Reservoir Reliable Yeild Study, Placer County – Foresthill Public Utility District. Foresthill Public Utility District was asked to do a study on sugar pine reservoir for the proposed annexation of land for a planned development. Mr. Emery did hydrology development for Shirtail Creek and Mill Creek. He created a water supply model of the district’s system using OASIS software to determine reliable yield and analyze the potential benefits of reservoir improvements and changes in reservoir operations.

Water Supply Model for the Yuba Bear Drum Spaulding Hydroelectric Project, Placer County – Placer County Water Agency. Mr. Emery participated in the development of simulation model runs of the Yuba Bear Drum Spaulding project using HEC-ResSim for Placer County Water Agency to provide water supply and power production analysis.

Fluvial Geomorphic Assessment for Rock Park White Water Park, Sparks, Nevada – City of Sparks. Mr. Emery installed, surveyed, and geo-referenced 38 monumented cross-sections for a fluvial geomorphic assessment of the Truckee River in Sparks. Information obtained during this assessment was used to obtain baseline conditions for the river reach before construction of the white water park.

Granite Power House Aggregate Expansion Project, Butte County – Granite Construction. Mr. Emery performed water surface modeling using HEC-RAS on the Feather River as part of a flood frequency analysis.

Rainfall Runoff Analysis for Norris Canyon Estates, Contra Costa County – Toll Brothers. Mr. Emery performed rainfall runoff analysis using HEC-HMS and water surface modeling using HEC-RAS on a tributary to San Catanio Creek. Chris D. Stabenfeldt, AICP Senior Environmental Planner/Project Manager

Mr. Stabenfeldt is a certified planner, team and project manager and environmental analyst with more than 29 years of professional environmental and planning consulting experience. He has served in a broad range of roles including group manager, office manager, director of business development, and project manager. He has managed comprehensive and complex environmental documents and planning projects for public agencies and private sector clients including documentation and related compliance activities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) throughout the west. He served in a key management role for the PG&E Hydro-divestiture EIR which evaluated changes in operation for an extensive system of streams; dams and diversions; canals, flumes, and tunnels; and reservoirs located primarily along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. He also served as the task leader for land use, responsible for developing an impact assessment strategy for more than 180,000 acres of watershed lands. He is currently serving as the Program Manager for the State of California Department of General Services, Real Estate Services Division Northern California Region On-call contract which encompasses 48 counties. He has managed numerous environmental documents for water rights applications. He has a strong multidisciplinary background and has conducted technical studies in noise, air quality, geology, hydrology/water supply, infrastructure analysis, and land use policy assessment.

Education

B.A. Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Barbara, 1980 MCRP Coursework, City and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 1982

Registrations, Certifications, Permits and Affiliations

 American Institute of Certified Planners  American Planning Association  Association of Environmental Planners

Professional Experience

Regional Water Supply Project EIR, Stantec, Nevada Irrigation District (NID), Nevada and Placer Counties. Senior CEQA advisor to Stantec in support of preparation of an EIR for a regional water supply project to server western Placer County. Western Placer County has been among the fastest growing areas of California. The increased demand for treated water associated with the growth has required water purveyors in the region, including NID, to increase treated water production capacity. NID in cooperation with the City of Lincoln has proposed a comprehensive regional project to address this demand. The proposed project includes pipelines, a raw water storage reservoir with earthen dam, a proposed regional water treatment plant including potable water reservoirs, a metering facility and hydroelectric facilities. ECORP, as a partner with Stantec, is addressing fisheries and aquatic resources, terrestrial biology, hydropower water supply and hydrology, cultural resources and paleontological resources. Mr. Stabenfeldt is serving as the project manager for coordination of ECORP’s activities and is also serving as a key member of the project management team regarding CEQA strategy and approach.

PG&E Hydrodivestiture EIR, California Public Utilities Commission, Northern California Counties. Team leader for assessing the Shasta and DeSabla Regional Bundles including approximately 70,000 acres of land; stream systems; dams and diversions; canals, flumes, and tunnels; and reservoirs. Overall task leader for land use, responsible for developing an impact assessment strategy for the potential change in use for more than 180,000 acres of watershed lands.

American River Watershed Investigation EIS and EIR, Technical Studies, and CEQA Documentation, Department of Water Resources, Placer County. Project manager for preparation of CEQA components and technical studies in support of environmental documentation for the proposed Auburn Dam. The evaluation included consideration of numerous alternatives as possible sources of aggregate for dam construction.

Environmental Documentation for Water Rights Applications, Numerous Private Sector Clients, State Water Resource Control Board, Water Rights Division, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake Counties. Service leader for preparation of environmental documents in support of numerous water rights applications in Northern California. Documents produced included Environmental Setting and Baseline Descriptions, Stream Assessments, Biological Resource Assessments, Public Trust Studies and Initial Studies.

Northern California Region On-call Contract for Environmental Services, Department of General Services, Real Estate Services Division. Northern California. He is currently serving as the Program Manager for the Department of General Services, Real Estate Services Division Northern California Region Environmental Services On-call contract which encompasses 48 counties.

Mendocino County General Plan Update and EIR, County of Mendocino, Mendocino County. Project director for the comprehensive update of the County General Plan and associated environmental documentation. The general plan had not been updated since 1988. Facilitated countywide workshops to solicit input from local citizens and was the key point of contact with the county over an eight-year period. Key issues included tension between economic development and resource conservation, protection of agricultural resources, limited surface and groundwater resources within the county and alternative energy sources. Tammy L. Seale Principal, Sustainability and Climate Change Services Professional Affiliations  Member, Association of Ms. Seale leads PMC’s Sustainability and Climate Change Services team. She is a Environmental Professionals leader in the field of climate action planning. She serves as a project director, manager,  Member, American Planning or advisor for comprehensive planning projects in the areas of sustainability, climate Association (APA) action planning, and conservation planning. Ms. Seale has been serving public  Director, Central Coast agencies for 20 years. Ms. Seale collaborates with professional associations, PMC Subsection, California Chapter staff, and academic institutions to pursue research, publication, and curriculum American Planning Association development focused on local climate action planning. She is also a co-author, with Michael R. Boswell II and Adrienne I. Greve, of Local Climate Action Planning, the first  AEP Climate Change guidebook for preparation of local climate action plans. Ms. Seale is a frequent Committee presenter at local, regional, state, and national conferences, seminars, courses, and Publications special lectures on local climate action planning. Boswell, Michael R., Adrienne I. Education Greve, and Tammy L. Seale. 2011. Local Climate Action Planning. MSP, Urban and Regional Planning | Florida State University, Tallahassee Washington, DC: Island Press. BA, Environmental Conservation | University of Colorado, Boulder Boswell, Michael R., Adrienne I. Relevant Project Experience Greve, and Tammy L. Seale. 2010. “Climate Action Plans and Butte County, Climate Action Plan. Served as project director for development of a Emissions Inventories: CAP that will address GHG emissions generated within the unincorporated area of the Strengthening the Foundations of county. This effort includes updating community-wide emissions inventories and Policy Development.” Journal of the forecasts developed for the 2030 General Plan update, preparing a baseline inventory American Planning Association (76) for government operations emissions, identifying emission reduction goals consistent 4 [Autumn 2010]. with AB 32, and developing a range of feasible and effective GHG reduction and climate change adaptation measures that will help the County achieve reduction targets. A key focus of this CAP is developing emission reduction and adaptation measures addressing the agriculture and forestry sectors.

San Luis Obispo County, EnergyWise Plan and Government Operations and Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2006 Baseline Inventories. Managed preparation of the EnergyWise (Climate Action) Plan for the County. The County’s plan relied on the goals, policies, and targets established in the recently adopted Conservation and Open Space Element as well as the baseline GHG inventory. The plan provided a 2020 GHG reduction target, GHG reduction strategies to reduce emissions from energy, transportation, waste, and agricultural sectors, climate adaptation policies, and an overall implementation and monitoring program. The plan was prepared with extensive stakeholder public outreach tailored to the county’s character and needs.

Résumé 1 Nora De Cuir Project Manager, Community Engagement and Facilitation Publications . De Cuir, Nora, Al Sokolow, and Services Jeff Woled, eds. 2003. Compensating Landowners for Ms. De Cuir directs PMC’s community engagement and facilitation services for public Conserving Agricultural Land: agencies and nonprofit organizations. She has focused her facilitation practice on Papers from a California discussions of energy efficiency, non-motorized transportation, and park and natural Conference. Davis: University of resource conservation issues. She is an experienced facilitator for group discussions of California Agricultural Issues all sizes, from small advisory committees to large public workshops and special events. Center with UC Davis Ms. De Cuir acts as a lead facilitator, project manager, project director, and advisor for Community Studies Extension. the development of public participation programs. In addition, she has authored general Presentations plan elements, strategic plans, climate action plans, watershed plans, pedestrian and . Tools for Engagement in bicycle master plans, trail feasibility studies, park and open space system plans and Sustainability Planning Projects, assessments, and agricultural conservation studies. NAEP Conference, 2013 Education . Getting to YES in a new era of MS, Community Development | University of California, Davis extremes: innovative methods BA, History | University of California, Berkeley for public engagement, New Partners for Smart Growth, Relevant Project Experience 2013 Kern Council of Governments, Community Participation for the Sustainable . Tools for Engagement in Communities Strategy and RTP Update. Managed and designed the public Climate Action Planning, participation process for Kern COG’s RTP update and development of their first SCS. California Climate Action Participation strategy included 40 community meetings and additional stakeholder Planning Conference, 2013 outreach. Additionally, PMC provided an online tool to enable participation comparable . to that in community meetings. Online participation and community workshop were Agricultural Mitigation in the provided in both English and Spanish. Central Valley: Planning for Success, Central Valley Council San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, Energy Action Plans and Regional of Land Trusts, Summit 2007 Framework. Managed and designed the public participation process for the Lectures & Instruction development of 27 Energy Action Plans for the cities of the San Gabriel Valley. Public . participation focused heavily on community events and one-on-one stakeholder Community Engagement for interviews. The PMC team also facilitated internal staff workshops for member cities to Climate Action Planning, Annual discuss energy efficiency opportunities with facilities managers and field staff. guest lecture for Cal Poly Climate Action Planning course. City of Walnut Creek, Climate Action Plan. Assisted the City with the development of Team Member Since 2004 its first Climate Action Plan by leading public outreach and serving as the assistant project manager. The plan sets greenhouse gas reduction targets for the community and municipal sectors and recommends measures to achieve the targets. This highly collaborative planning process inventoried Walnut Creek’s existing green initiatives and identified community desires for additional green initiatives. In addition, recommendations from the consultant team helped to incorporate best practices into the plan.

Résumé 1 Christopher A. Read Professional Affiliations Associate Planner . San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition, Advocacy Committee Mr. Read assists with a variety of comprehensive and environmental planning projects, Member with an emphasis on the development of sustainability, climate change and energy policies and programs, and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) quantification. He calls . California Chapter, APA on his academic training as a social scientist and professional training as a Board of Directors, Student sustainability planner to think critically about the complex interaction of public opinion, Representative (2010-2011) GHG data analysis, and policy. Mr. Read is well versed in GHG protocols, tools, and Service calculators and offers a wide variety of technical capabilities and experience in greenhouse gas emissions analysis software. . Morro Bay National Estuary Program Education Water Quality Monitor MA, City and Regional Planning | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Relevant awards Obispo MA, Sociology | University of Kansas, Lawrence . California Planning Foundation BA, Sociology, BA Philosophy (summa cum laude) | University of Nevada, Las Vegas  Outstanding Student RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE Scholarship, 2010 Climate Change, Adaptation, and Hazard Mitigation  Merit Award, 2010 Butte County, Climate Action Plan and Adaptation Strategies. Supported . California Polytechnic State preparation of the adaptation chapter of the County’s Climate Action Plan. Identified University key vulnerabilities, conducted an adaptation focused policy audit, and worked with the  Special Faculty County to draft adaptation policy. Provided greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, GHG Recognition, 2011 reduction policy writing, reduction measure quantification, and document management support for the County’s climate action plan.  Outstanding Student Employee Award, 2011 Contra Costa County, Climate Action Plan Public Health Assessment. Supported  Errett Fisher Foundation preparation of the County’s climate action plan, which included a detailed assessment Grant, 2009–2011 of the public health impacts and benefits of the plan’s sustainability measures. Worked with the County’s health department to prioritize policy that reduces emissions and . US Gender and Disaster maximizes public health outcomes. Resilience Alliance  First Place, National City of Laguna Woods, Climate Adaptation Plan. Conducts primary research and Research Award, 2010 analysis in support of the plan’s climate change vulnerability assessment. Develops materials for and conducts stakeholder interviews and public meetings. Assists with adaptation policy development including assessment of feasibility, effectiveness, and ability to be monitored.

City of Los Altos, Qualified GHG Reduction Strategy. Provided GHG inventory, policy writing, reduction measure quantification, and document writing support for the qualified GHG reduction strategy.

Résumé 1 Burkhard Bohm, Ph.D., Hydrogeologist

Plumas Geo-Hydrology, Land and Water Resources P.O. Box 1922, Portola, CA 96122 Office phone (530) 836-2208, e-mail [email protected] www.graeagle.com/hydro

CERTIFICATIONS California Certified Hydrogeologist, Lic. No. 337. California Registered Geologist, Lic. No. 5619. Wyoming Professional Geologist, Lic. No. PG-2347. FORMAL EDUCATION Ph.D., Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1982. Graduate studies, surface, and ground water hydrology: Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Undergraduate and M.S. Studies in Geology: Universitaet Goettingen, Germany. PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE Hydrologic Basin and Ground Water Recharge Analysis Fracture Trace Analysis Environmental Tracer Techniques (isotopes and hydrochemistry) Ground Water and Geothermal Exploration Water Well Drilling Project Management Well Testing, Data Collection, Data Analysis Permitting Procedures Technical Report Preparation.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE California Professional Geologist and a State Certified Hydrogeologist, practicing hydrogeology and hydrology since 1982. More than 31 years of project experience in ground water and geothermal exploration, well testing, and hydrologic data collection and analysis. Specialization in geochemical and isotope tracer techniques applied to hydrologic flowpath analysis, estimating ground water recharge, base flow analysis, solute transport, and ground water modeling. Project experience not only in Plumas, Sierra, Lassen, and Modoc Counties, but also in Nevada and elsewhere in the arid Western United States. With more than 50 local water projects completed in Plumas and Sierra Counties alone, in-depth familiarity with the hydrologic issues facing land development in the rural areas of northeastern California. Sherri Norris 6360 Eureka Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (510) 334-4408; [email protected]

EDUCATION

Graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Relations, with a minor in American Indian Studies. San Francisco State University, Summer 2006.

EXPERIENCE

September 2006 – Current, California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA), Executive Director. Financial oversight, human resources and the development of the annual workplan and budget. Programs and projects scheduling, tracking and reporting. Staff Training and oversight. Directly oversees the Tribal self-advocacy program, including direct communications with CA Tribal Environmental Directors, coordinates the North Coast Regional Partnership Tribal Outreach and two Northern California Tribal strategy workgroups.

December 2002 – August 2006, International Indian Treaty Council (IITC): Mercury Tribal Health and Environmental Justice co-Coordinator/Mercury Outreach and Education Coordinator/ SF Office Manager. Program development, coalition building, research, materials creation, health presentations and organizing strategy. Coalition building, capacity building, materials creation, grant writing, program development, community health presentations, public policy steering committee member, large and small events coordination, conference logistics, Treaty Council news layout, coordination and editing, press release creation and distribution, database creation and distribution of public action bulletins. Public speaker at human rights and environmental conferences domestically and internationally.

October 1999 – 2002, National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) / California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) Administrative Assistant. Completed research for conference on American Indian tribal, federal and state law and policy. Reviewed case law, wrote summaries for quarterly publication, the Tribal Court Record, submissions to CIMCC newsletters, coordinated monthly lecture events, media coverage, public relations, research and performed administration duties.

MEMBERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP & RECOGNITION

Member of the Sierra Fund’s Blue Ribbon Panel of mercury experts, a recipient of the Davis- Putter Scholarship Award, the Mills College Brave Hearted Women Award for dedication to environmental issues, the Sierra Crest Award and Osage Nation Scholarship Recipient. Kaylena E. Bray 2109 McGee Avenue, Berkeley California 94703 +1-716-913-4181; [email protected]

EDUCATION

Brown University, 2008 Providence, RI Bachelor of Arts Seneca Nation of Indians Higher Education Scholarship Recipient

WORK EXPERIENCE

Environmental Health Director and Outreach Coordinator, July 2013-Present

California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA)  Director of CIEA’s Environmental Health Program provides environmental health trainings for Tribal medical health care providers and communities  Outreach and communications coordinator conducts facilitates meetings with Tribal leadership and staff, conducts interviews and surveys.

Independent Consultant International, February 2011-Present

Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment (IPCCA)  Directed workshops for IPCCA members to define UN policy recommendations on climate change mitigation, and the protection of Indigenous rights, territoriality, and traditional knowledge.  Expanded internal network communications frameworks to connect local and international dialogue on Indigenous rights policy and strategies for building socio-ecological Indigenous resilience.

Conversations with the Earth (CWE)  Facilitated a large-scale multi-media campaign, including round table discussions, film screenings, symposiums, and event marketing for an exhibition at the Smithsonian NMAI.  Coordinated a global retreat of Indigenous leaders to establish coalitions for protecting Indigenous land rights and territoriality, and mitigating impacts of biodiversity loss.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Language  Proficient in Portuguese and Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking (B1/2))

Skills  Salesforce GarageBand MailMerge Audacity  Basic HTML Word/Excel/PowerPoint Basic Photoshop KeyNote  PC Mac Lauren Hughes 1154 E. 12th St. Oakland, CA, 94606 510-967-2723; [email protected] LinkedIn

Certification and Education

Certification in Permaculture Design 2010 Grass Valley, California

University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom 2010 Master of Science with Merit: Sustainable Building Technology

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 2007 Bachelor of Science: Psychology

Professional Experience

California Indian Environmental Alliance, Oakland, California July 2013 - Assistant to the Executive Director, Outreach Assistant & NYELP Director Current

Assistant to the Executive Director, Program support for the Health and Advocacy Programs and the Director of CIEA’s Native Youth Environmental Leadership Program. Core staff person for all of CIEA’s organizational development and programs. Her role includes scheduling and coordination of CIEA’s digital technology for outreach.

American Indian Child Resource Center, Oakland, California October 2011 - Head After-School Tutor, Case Manager and Accounting Support September 2013

Accounts Payable and Case Management of public school students. Tutor at the center, in school meetings to facilitate mentoring. Youth development for productivity. Trina Cunningham 1994 Wild Oak Lane 530 521-8141 [email protected] Chico, CA 95928

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS  Grant writing experience  Excellent communication skills  Extensive local plant knowledge  Experience with tribal-federal relations  Strategic planning and organizational Development Skills  Team oriented

WORK HISTORY - 2001 to present – Volunteer – Maidu Summit Consortium, Plumas County CA  Attend PG&E Ecological Resources Meetings  Integrated Regional Water Management Plan representative  Work closely with Maidu elders and community to perpetuate culture by integrating into policy

Jun 2012 to Aug 2012 – Tribal Relations Assistant – (Plumas / Lassen National Forest, Quincy, CA)  Assisted Tribal Relations Program Manager in outreach, coordination, facilitation and documentation of consultation between the Forest Service and Tribes  Researched and coordinated of project to remove derogatory place names from Forest Service visitors map  Coordinated with district archaeologists, tribal elders and cultural monitors during 2012 fire season  Assisted with protection of sacred and special places during the 2012 Chips Fire through research and mapping  Assisted with writing Cost Share Agreements, Participating Agreements, & Memorandums of Understanding

May 2011 to present – Maidu Consultant – (Together Green Planning Grant, Genesee Valley, CA)  Assisting in writing cooperative grant between Feather River Land Trust, Plumas Audubon and Maidu community of Genesee Valley to plan and implement Maidu traditional land management using Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in our ancestral homeland in Genesee Valley  Assisting in contractual language and grant management  Developing internships for college students and integrated K-12 curriculum  Integrating traditional native knowledge into land management planning and restoration  Working with local native community to determine ecological applications determined by ancestral knowledge  Coordinating with land managers as a team for best outcomes.  Understanding existing land use practices  Supervising college interns  Assist in writing initial grants, midterm reporting, and final reports  Setting up work public work days

May 2011 to Present – Title II Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) – (Feather River College Fuels Reduction & Fire Planning, Quincy, CA)  Reduce fuels on Feather River College campus  Writing & maintenance of land management plan guided by Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)  Integrating land management plan into curriculum

2001 to 2003 – Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Youth Leader – (Roundhouse Council, Greenville, CA)  Instructed youth leadership program  Implemented peer to peer instruction at Greenville High School in coordination with Plumas County Heath Department  Created and implemented curriculum for student in 7-12th grades using Maidu Traditional Ecology  Managed grant funding and reports

EDUCATION & TRAINING

May 2013 Butte Community College - Peace and Global Studies Achievement Certificate

August 2013 to present California State University Chico - Physical Geography and Planning

July 2002 Adopt-A-Watershed - Three week intensive training in leadership development, cultural landscape-based learning, implementing community strengths/weaknesses, and methods for constructing and implementing project-based learning Jonathan P. Kusel

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Education and Training University of California, Berkeley, Ciriacy-Wantrup postdoctoral fellowship in resource economics University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D. in natural resource sociology and policy Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Master of Forest Science/Social Ecology Oberlin College, BA, Psychology

Professional Experience Dr. Kusel is the founder and the Executive Director of the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. The Institute has been working to help rural communities thrive by bringing people and ideas together to improve socioeconomic conditions and the management of natural resources since 1993. He conducted pioneering work to develop the concept and assessment of community capacity. The Clinton Administration named Dr. Kusel to Northwest Forest Management team to assess of communities in the Northwest. Following this work, he led both the community assessment and public involvement teams for the Congressionally funded Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project, which pioneered a new approach to assessing rural community well-being. In subsequent years, Dr. Kusel served as principal investigator of a $600,000 Clinton Administration and Congressionally supported study of the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative, the federal government’s $1.2 billion recovery program for the region’s communities. He also served as principal investigator of a $550,000 study of the Secure Rural School and Community Self-Determination Act (P.L. 106-393), supported by the Departments of Agriculture and Interior and testified on the findings in the U.S. Senate.

Other relevant projects led by Dr. Kusel include a participatory project in which the Latino community of Plumas County identified key health care priorities and raised awareness among health and human service providers about the challenges and barriers Latinos face. In Mariposa County, Dr. Kusel and staff developed socioeconomic indicators to be used as part of California Department of Water Resources Watershed Framework. IN 2012, Dr. Kusel also led a study of the Northern Spotted Owl region to assess community socioeconomic health for the National Forest Counties and School Coalition. He currently is leading an assessment of socioeconomic health in the Dinkey Creek Collaborative area, the first of three Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Projects in California.

Selected Publications J. Kusel and A. Moote. 2010. Socioeconomic Indicators for Watersheds for Mariposa County. Report for the Sierra Nevada Alliance and California Department of Water Resources, 60p. McLain, R., E. Donoghue, J. Kusel, L. Buttolph, and S. Charnley. 2008. Multiscale Socioeconomic Assessment across Large Ecosystems: Lessons from Practice, Society and Natural Resources 21(719-728). Kusel, Jonathan. 2001. Assessing Well-Being in Forest-Dependent Communities in Understanding Community-Based Forest Ecosystem Management, G. Gray, M. Enzer, and J. Kusel editors, New York: Haworth Press. Kateri Harrison – SWALE Inc. - Resume 111 Bank Street, Suite #202, Grass Valley, CA 95945 (530) 559-7823 [email protected] and www.swaleconsulting.com

Education M.A., Biology, Ecology and Systematics, San Francisco State University, 2003. B.A., Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Law, U. C. Santa Barbara, 1986.

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments Employment Owner, Sierra Watershed and Land Enterprise (SWALE Inc.), Grass Valley Nov 2007 – ♦ Managing Municipal Service Reviews for Nevada LAFCo, Placer LAFCo, Present and Mendocino LAFCo s. ♦ Facilitates technical meetings for the Caltrans State Bridge Engineer. ♦ Authored Initial Study per CEQA for development of new K-8 campus on behalf of Yuba River Charter School. ♦ Developed and facilitated a strategic plan for the Yuba River Charter School. ♦ Served as a subcontractor for ICFI, SWALE Inc. provided technical writing, editing, and meeting support services on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). ♦ Provided technical writing and meeting support service to the Essex Partnership in support of the Department of Fish and Game’s Delta Regional Ecosystem Restoration Implementation Plan (DRERIP). Senior Planner and Ecologist, Kleinschmidt, Grass Valley Jun 2003 - ♦ Managed development of the Cosumnes River Preserve Management Plan. Jan 2008 Facilitated a variety of public workshops to solicit public comment on planning policies. Outcome is a plan for future management of the aquatic and terrestrial resources of the Preserve. ♦ Served as technical staff and assistant facilitator for several Habitat Conservation Plan Science Panels including Santa Clara Valley HCP, Yolo County HCP, and Yuba Sutter HCP. Senior Planner and Natural Resource Manager, Nevada County Oct1999- Planning Department, Nevada City Jan2003 Planner III, Alameda County Planning Department, Hayward 1989-1995 Publications and Brose, U., Ostling, A., Harrison, K., and Martinez, N.D. 2004. Unified Spatial Scaling of Species and their Trophic Interactions. Nature. 428: 167-171. Presentations Harrison, K. 2003. The Effect of Land Use and Dams on Stream Food Webs in Santa Clara Valley. Master’s Thesis. San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA.

Continuing American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) 1989-2011. Education & Facilitation of Strategic Plans, Institute of Cultural Affairs. 2009. Certificates Role of the Planning Commissioner, UC Davis Extension. 2008. Arc GIS for Wildlife Biologists, NW Environmental Training Center. 2006. Group Facilitation Methods, Institute of Cultural Affairs. 2006.