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SOMACH SIMMONS A PROf::::SSIO,' A L A TT 0 R ~~ EYS & DUNN CORPOP.ATIO N ;\ l" LA 'N 500 CAPITOL MALL, SUri'E I 000, SACRAMENTO, CA 956 I 4 OFFICE: 9 I 6·44a·7979 FAX: £1 16·446·6 I 99 SOMACHLAW.COM February 3, 2016 Via Electronic Mail: [email protected] Felicia Marcus, Chair and Co-Hearing Officer Tam Doduc, Member and Co-Hearing Officer State Water Resources Control Board 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: California W aterFix Dear Chair Marcus and Member Doduc: The Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) submits the attached revised Notice of Intent to Appear (NOITA) to clarify that the following witnesses listed on SCWA's initial NOITA will serve as experts: Darrell Eck, Forrest Williams, and Tom Pasterski. This revised NOITA is intended to replace SCWA's initial NOITA. SCWA anticipates these witnesses will submit testimony and participate in Part 1 of the California WaterFix hearing consistent with these revised designations. There are no other changes to SCWA's NOITA. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, -A-~1r- Aaron A. Ferguson Counsel for Sacramento County Water Agency AAF:yd Enclosure cc: Kerry Schmitz, SCWA Sarah Britton, SCWA NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY WATER AGENCY plans to participate in the water right hearing regarding: CALIFORNIA WA TERFIX HEARING California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation The Public Hearing scheduled to commence on Thursday, April 7, 2016 1) Check all that apply: ~ 1/we intend to participate in Part I of the hearing ~ 1/we intend to participate in Part II of the hearing 2) Check the applicable boxes below. Be sure to accurately describe your participation in the hearing. (Please refer to Enclosure D of the October 30, 2015 Notice of Petition, Public Hearing, and Pre-Hearing Conference (Hearing Notice) for descriptions of "parties" and "interested persons"): D 1/we intend to participate in the hearing as an interested person and present a policy statement only. 0 Part I D Part II D 1/we intend to participate in the hearing as a party by cross-examination and/or rebuttal only and may present an opening statement. D Part I D Part II ~ Part 1: 1/we plan to participate in Part I as a party and call the following witnesses to testify at the hearing. (Fill in the following table for Part I of the hearing only) 1 NAME SUBJECT OF PROPOSED TESTIMONY (Please indicate Application Number if Appropriate} Michael Peterson, Director, SCWA2 Kerry Schmitz, Water Supply Division Chief, SCWA2 Darrell Eck, Senior Civil Engineer, SCWA2 Tom Pasterski, Water System Superintendent, SCWA2 Forrest Williams, Senior Civil Engineer, SCWA2 Dave Underwood, Senior Civil Engineer, SCWA2 Eileen White, East Bay Municipal Utilities Districe Policy statement and background; SCWA water rights, supplies and operations Policy statement and background; SCWA water rights, supplies and operations . ESTIMATED LENGTH OF DIRECT TESTIMONY EXPERT WITNESS (YES/NO) 15 minutes No 15 minutes No SCWA Zone 40 groundwater supplies; Impact of California WaterFix Project on interconnected groundwater supplies Freeport Regional Water Authority project operations 30 minutes Yes 15 minutes Yes Freeport Regional Water Authority project operations 15 minutes Yes SCWA water supplies 15 minutes No Hydrology; Impacts to Freeport Regional Water Project intake operations 20 minutes Yes Page 1 of 2 Ben Bray, East Bay Municipal Utilities Districe Tom Gehring 3 Water Forum Marc Van Camp MBK Engineers 3 Walter Bourez MBK Engineers 3 Lee Bergfeld MBK Engineers 3 Dan Easton MBK Engineers 3 Jeff Weaver HDR 3 Chris Hammersmark CBEC 3 Paul Bratovich, HDR Craig Addley Cardno 3 Venessa Martinez Cardno 3 Jeff Meyer, ECorp 3 Hydrology; Impacts to Freeport Regional Water Project intake operations 20 minutes Yes Background of Water Forum and Lower American River Flow Management Standard (FMS); development, content and projected effects of proposed Modified FMS Hydrology, hydrologic modeling, water supply analysis, adverse effects of requested changes on legal users of water Hydrology, hydrologic modeling, water supply analysis, adverse effects of requested changes on legal users of water Hydrology, hydrologic modeling, water supply analysis, adverse effects of requested changes on legal users of water Hydrology, hydrologic modeling, water supply analysis, adverse effects of requested changes on legal users of water American River and Folsom Reservoir hydrology, lower American River flow management standard, hydrologic modeling Development, content and projected effects of proposed Modified Lower American River Flow Management Standard. Development, content and projected effects of proposed Modified Lower American River Flow Management Standard. Hydrology, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, water supply analysis, water temperature planning and analysis Hydrology, water temperature 30 minutes No 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes 30 minutes Yes Hydrology, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling 1) We are complying with the SWRCB directive separating Phases I and II. Please understand that this may not be feasible in some respects. For example, the American River Water Agency (ARWA) parties have expended considerable effort and resources to coordinate and balance water supply and instream issues. This integration is reflected in our planning, modeling, impact analyses and other relevant work. 2) Other individuals may be substituted by SCWA based upon availability. 3) Many of the consultants will present in panel format on behalf of multiple protestants, including Northern State Water Alliance. ARWA, and EBMUD. We are seeking to coordinate as much as possible. Page 2 of 3 (If more space is required, please add additional pages.) ~ Part II: 1/we plan to participate in Part II as a party and will call witnesses to testify at the hearing. Please note that you will be required to submit a Supplemental Notice of Intent to Appear at a date to be determined for Part II of the hearing that lists your witnesses, subject of proposed testimony, etc. 3) Check if applicable: ~ 1/we have also protested the Petition in accordance with Water Code section 1703.2. Note: If have protested the Petition, you must also fill out sections 1 and 2 of this form above and indicate your intent to appear at the hearing to present evidence in support of your protest. If you do not resolve your protest with the petitioners prior to the hearing, and then do not present a case supporting your protest at the hearing, your protest will be dismissed. It is not necessary to file a protest to participate in the hearing. 4) Fill in the following information of the Participant, Party, Attorney, or Other Representative: PARTY: Name: Michael Peterson, Agency Engineer Mailing Address: 827 th Street, Room 301 Sacramento: CA 95814 Phone Number: 916-874-6851 E-mail: petersonmi@saccounty. net AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE I ATTORNEY: Aaron Ferguson, Special Counsel 1. Name: Mailing Address: Somach Simmons & Dunn 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000 Phone Number: (916) 446-7979 Fax Number: (916) 446-8199 E-mail: [email protected] Optional: D 1/we decline electronic service of hearing-related materials. If you are unable to accept electronic service for any reason, please contact the hearing team by Tuesday, January 5, 2016,j{ 916-319-0960 or by email at [email protected]. Signature: ~ 4. 111M 'Aaro"n A. FArguson > Page 3 of 3 Date: '2- /"J /It:. 1/ PROOF OF SERVICE I am employed in the County of Sacramento; my business address is 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000, Sacramento, California; I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to the foregoing action. On February 3, 2016, I served the following document(s): LETTER TO MARCUS, CHAIR AND CO-HEARING OFFICER AND TAM DODUC, MEMBER AND CO-HEARING OFFICER RE REVISED NOTICE OF ATTEND TO APPEAR DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2016 _K_(via electronic mail) by causing to be delivered a true copy thereof to the person(s) and at the email addresses set forth in TABLE 1, PARTS I and II, OF THE. ATTACHED SERVICE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS CALIFORNIA WATERFIX PETITION HEARING REVISED SERVICE LIST (2) (Dated January 22, 2016) _X_ (by mail) on the parties designated below in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 1013a(3), by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope, with postage fully paid thereon, in the designated area for outgoing mail, addressed as set forth below: · Suzanne Womack & Sheldon Moore 3619 Land Park Drive Sacramento, CA 95818 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on February 3, 2016 at Sacramento, Ca · r ·a. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS California WaterFix Petition Hearing (Scheduled to Commence on April 7, 2016} R~VISf;:JJ., SERVICE LIST (2) (Dated January 22, 2016) Exch~ange .Information (Parti.es Partic:i pating in D,i,rect Testimony, Cross-Examlnati,o.n or R,e-b uttal) Table 1- Service List of Parties to Parties Participating in Part I (May also be Parties in Part II) THE FOLLOWING PARTIES MUST BE SERVED WITH WRITTEN TESTIMONY, EXHIBITS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. (Note: The parties listed below agreed to accept electronic service, pursuant to the rules specified in the hearing notice.) Party California Department of Water Resources U.S. Department of the Interior Sacramento County Water Agency Carmichael Water District, The Authorized Representative/ Attorney Authorized Representative's Affiliation James Mizell Email Address of Authorized Representative/ Attorney [email protected] Amy Aufdemberge, Esq. amy [email protected] City of Roseville, The Alan Lilly & Ryan Bezerra Somach, Simmons & Dunn Somach, Simmons & Dunn Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan Sacramento Suburban Water District Alan Lilly & Ryan Bezerra Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan abl@bkslawfirm. com [email protected] Alan Lilly & Ryan Bezerra Alan Lilly & Ryan Bezerra Alan Lilly & Ryan Bezerra Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan, P.C. Peltzer & Richardson, LC Somach, Simmons & Dunn, PC [email protected]; rsb@bkalawfirm .com [email protected]; rsb@bkslawfirm. com [email protected]; [email protected] San Juan Water District City of Folsom, The Yuba County Water Agency South Valley Water Association, et al. Biggs-West Gridley Water District Aaron Ferguson Aaron Ferguson Alex M Peltzer Andrew M. Hitchings Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) Andrew M. Hitchings North Delta Cares Anna Swenson Somach, Simmons & Dunn [email protected] [email protected] abl@bkslawfirm .com rsb@bkslawfirm. com [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected] deltaactioncommittee@gmail. com 1 Barbara Daly Barbara BarriganParilla & Tim Stroshane Barbara Daly SoiAgra Corp. Barry Sgarrella, CEO California Delta Chambers & Visitors Bureau Bill Wells info@californiadelta. org Brad & Emily Pappalardo Brett G. Baker [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected] Restore the Delta Steamboat Resort Brett G. Baker The Environmental Justice Coalition for Water Placer County Water Agency City of Brentwood, The Reclamation District No. BOO (Byron Tract) [email protected] Somach Simmons & Dunn David Aladjem Downey Brand LLP [email protected] David Aladjem Downey Brand LLP [email protected] Nevada Irrigation District Dustin C. Cooper Butte Water District (BWD) Dustin C. Cooper Richvale Irrigation District (RID) Dustin C. Cooper Anderson - Cottonwood Dustin C. Cooper Irrigation District 1004 [email protected] Daniel Kelly David Orth Deirdre Des Jardins Reclamation District [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected] Colin Bailey Friant North Authority Deirdre Des Jardins Plumas Mutual Water Company Restore the Delta Dustin C. Cooper Dustin C. Cooper South Feather Water and Power Agency: Mike Glaze, SFWPA General Manager Dustin C. Cooper Western Canal Water District Dustin C. Cooper Paradise Irrigation District Dustin C. Cooper dkelly@somachlaw. com [email protected] [email protected] Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & CooperLLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Coo~er, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP 2 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] dcooper@minasianlaw .com lcaster@fclaw. com; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; kelweg1 @aol.com; [email protected]; sdalke@kern-tu Iare. com; [email protected]; [email protected]; fmorrissey@orangecoveid. org; sgeivet@ocsnet. net; roland@ssjm ud. org; [email protected] [email protected]; jsalmon@ebmud .com Fennemore Craig, Lauren Caster, Friant Water Authority & Gregory Adams, Membeffi · Jennifer Buckman, and 13 others East Bay Municipal Utility District North San Joaquin Water Conservation District Fred Etheridge & Jonathan Salmon Jennifer Spaletta Spaletta Law City of Sacramento Office of the City Joe Robinson I Martha Attorney I Lennihan Lennihan Law Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency (Delta Agencies), Lafayette Ranch, Heritage Lands Inc., Mark Bachetti Farms and Rudy Mussi Investments L.P. John Herrick, Esq. and Dean Ruiz, Esq. City of Stockton John Luebberke & Tara Mazzanti San Luis & DeltaMendota Water Authority Stockton East Water District North Delta Water Agency & Member Districts jrobi nson@cityofsacramento. org mlennihan@lennihan .net [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]; tara. m azzanti@stocktonca. gov Jon Rubin [email protected] Karna E. Harrigfeld Kevin O'Brien [email protected] [email protected] Downey Brand LLP 3 [email protected] Brannan-Andrus Levee Maintenance District; Reclamation District 407; Reclamation District 2067; Reclamation District Kevin O'Brien & David Downey Brand LLP 317; Reclamation Aladjem District 551; Reclamation District 563; Reclamation District 150; Reclamation District 2098 Kevin O'Brien & David Sacramento Valley Downey Brand LLP Aladjem Group County of San Joaquin, San Joaquin County Flood Control and Kurtis Keller Water Conservation District, and Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority County of Colusa, The Marcos Kropf Save the California Delta Alliance; Janet & Michael McCleary; Michael Brodsky Frank Morgan; and Captain Morgan's Delta Adventures, LLC Islands, Inc California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, and AquAIIiance Snug Harbor Resorts, LLC Local Agencies of the North Delta Bogle Vineyards/Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition Diablo Vineyards and Brad Lange/Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition Neumiller & Beardslee Michael J. Van Zandt Michael Jackson, Bill Jennings, Chris Shutes, Barbara Vlamis, and Carolee Krieger [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] kkeller@neumiller. com [email protected] Law Offices of Michael A. Brodsky Hanson Bridgett, LLP Law Offices of Michael Jackson michael@brodskylaw. net [email protected] mjatty@sbcglobal. net [email protected] [email protected] barbarav@aqualliance. net caroleekrieger7 @gmail.com Nicole S Suard [email protected] Osha Meserve [email protected] Osha Meserve [email protected] Osha Meserve osha@semlawyers. com 4 Stillwater Orchards/Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition Patrick Porgans Osha Meserve osha@semlawyers. com Patrick Porgans porgansi nc@sbcglobal. net San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority Paul Minasian Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, The Paul S. Weiland Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District Westlands Water District County of Yolo City of Antioch Contra Costa County and Contra Costa County Water Agency Contra Costa Water District Daniel Wilson Paul Simmons Minasian, Meith, Soares, Sexton & Cooper, LLP [email protected] Somach, Simmons & Dunn, PC Philip A Williams Philip J. Pogledich Ron Bernal [email protected] [email protected] City of Antioch [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected] Ryan Hernandez Scott Shapiro and Kevin O'Brien Daniel Wilson [email protected] Downey Brand LLP State Water Contractors Stefanie Morris [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected] smorris@swc. org Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Stephan C. Volker Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources Volker Law Tehama-Colusa Canal Steven Saxton, Authority & water Meredith Nikkel & J. service contractors in its Mark Atlas sevice area Downey Brand [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The San Joaquin Tributaries Authority (SJTA), Merced Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation Tim 0' Laughlin & District, Oakdale Irrigation District, South Valerie Kincaid San Joaquin Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District, and City and County of San Francisco O'Laughlin & Paris, LLP [email protected]; [email protected] 5 [email protected] Water Forum, The Earthjustice County of Solano Tom Gehring Trent W. Orr William Emlen tgohring@waterforum .org torr@earthjustice. org [email protected] THE FOLLOWING PARTY MUST BE SERVED WITH WRITTEN TESTIMONY, EXHIBITS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. {Note: The party listed below must be served a hard copy, pursuant to the rules specified in the hearing notice.) Party Clifton Court, L.P. Authorized Representative/ Attorney Mailing Address of Authorized Representative/ Attorney 3619 Land Park Drive Sacramento, CA 95818 Suzanne Womack & Sheldon Moore Parties Participating in Part II Only (Must also be Served in Part I) THE FOLLOWING PARTIES MUST BE SERVED WITH WRITTEN TESTIMONY, EXHIBITS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. {Note: The parties listed below agreed to accept electronic service, pursuant to the rules specified in the hearing notice.) Party County of Sacramento, The Friends of the River Environmental Council of Sacramento Authorized Representative/ Attorney Aaron Ferguson Authorized Representative's Affiliation Somach Simmons & Dunn E. Robert Wright Brenda Rose SAVE OUR SANDHILL CRANES Friends of the San Francisco Estuary Kate Poole [email protected] bjohnson@tu. org [email protected] [email protected] bwrig ht@friendsoftheriver. org; kyle .jones@sierracl u b. org [email protected] Natural Resources Defense Council [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; rzwillinger@defenders. org; [email protected] Mike Savino [email protected] Mitch Avalon friendsofsfestuary@gmai I. com osha@semlawyers. com; rmburness@comcast. net Friends of Stone Lakes Osha Meserve National Wildlife Refuge American Rivers, INC aferguson@somachlaw .com [email protected] Brian Johnson Trout Unlimited California Department of Carl Wilcox Fish and Wildlife Environmental Water Conner Everts Caucus E. Robert Wright & Sierra Club California Kyle Jones Planning & Jonas Minton Conservation League Natural Resources Defense Council, The Bay Institute, and Defenders of Wildlife Email Address of Authorized Repres~ntative/ Attorney [email protected] Steve Rothert 6 Table 2 - Interested Perso,n s (Persons lntend,ing to Make Policy Statements Only) PARTIES IN TABLE 1 ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SERVE THE FOLLOWING INTERESTED PERSONS WITH WRITTEN TESTIMONY, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS Interested Persons Participating in Part I (May also be Interested Persons in Part II) Interested Person Castaic Lake Water Agency Central Valley Clean Water Association Coachella Valley Water District Desert Water Agency Kern County Water Agency Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mojave Water Agency North State Water Alliance Partnership for Sound Science in Environmental Policy Authorized Representative/ Attorney Authorized Representative's Affiliation Matthew Stone [email protected] Debbie Webster eofficer@cvcwa. org Robert C Cheng [email protected] [email protected] [email protected], [email protected] Mark Krause Curtis Creel [email protected] Rebecca Sheehan Kirby Brill David J. Guy, President Craig S.J. Johns, Program Manager, PSSEP [email protected] Northern California Water Association [email protected] Paul Gosselin pgosselin@buttecounty. net [email protected] Jeff Davis [email protected] Erick Soderlund [email protected] Terri Crain Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District Mark Gilkey U.S. EPA Region 9 Zone 7 Water Agency City of Chico, The Tomas Torres J. Duedg Erik Gustafson dg uy@norcalwater. org [email protected] San Bernardino Valley Douglas Headrick Municipal Water District Paul Gosselin, Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency Santa Clara Valley Water District Terri Crain Email Address of Authorized Representative/ Attorney [email protected] · [email protected] jduerig@zone 7water.com [email protected] 7 Rural County Representatives of California Kathy Mannion SEMILLAS (Stockton Educational Movement in Language Literacy and Scholarship) Motecuzoma Sanchez kmannion@rcrcnet. org [email protected] Interested Persons Participating in Part II Only Interested Person Authorized Representative/ Attorney African American Brandie OwusuChamber of Commerce Spencer of San Joaquin County Asian Pacific SelfDevelopment and Residential Association Assemblymember Susan Eggman Braceros del Delta Butte County Department of Water Resource Cafe Coop California Striped Bass Association California Student Sustainability Coalition Catholic Charities, Diocese of Stockton Central Valley Asian Chamber Earth Law Center FrankL Ruhstaller Golden Gate Salmon Assoc Authorized Representative's Affiliation Email Address of Authorized Representative/ Attorney African American Chamber of Commerce of San Joaquin County [email protected] Hengsothea Ung [email protected] Gustavo Medina [email protected] Luis Magana [email protected] Paul Gosselin [email protected] Esperanza Vielma [email protected] j imcoxsportfishi ng@yahoo. com Jim Cox Ryan Camero rcarcamero@gmail. com Katelyn Roedner Sutter kroedner@ccstockton. org [email protected] Cynthia Lau Linda Sheehan Frank L Ruhstaller lsheehan@earthlaw. org [email protected] John McManus [email protected] Douglas W. Wilhoit, Greater Stockton Jr. Chamber of Commerce Joan Buchanan Joan Buchanan Lao Family Community Empowerment GerVang Lower Sherman Island Duck Hunters Association Michael Frost [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Roger Mammon [email protected] Michael Frost 8 National Marine Fisheries Service Rogene Reynolds Ronald Forbes, Delta Fly Fishers San Francisco Baykeeper Senator Cathleen Galgiani Social Media Moms Stockton Downtown Comeback Club Stockton Vegan & Vegetarians Visit Stockton . Ryan Wulff [email protected] Rogene Reynolds reynolds6568@gmail. com Ronald Forbes [email protected] George Torgun [email protected] Senator Cathleen Galgiani and Staff Trent Hager & Marian Norris Martha Vielma [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected] Karl E Nate Knodt n knodt@sanjoaqu inrtd. com Jennifer Patterson activistjen86@g mail. com Wes Rhea wes@visitstockton. org 9