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Outreach ch + Engagement in in th the e Cosumnes es Subbas asin in

Cosumnes Working Group September 19, 2018

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To Topics for To Today

• 1. Revisit key points from July presentation
• 2. Develop a roadmap for SGMA engagement in the Cosumnes
• Elicit GSA feedback on outreach strategies to-date
• Review and provide guidance on CBI’s stakeholder assessment

(questions + potential interviewees)

• Consider near-term outreach needs:

GSA roles (websites, general outreach) Timing and strategy for getting broad stakeholder input

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REVISITING KEY POINTS FROM JULY

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DWR Describes 7 Steps of Community Engagement

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What’s Happening Elsewhere?

Ø Media + Social Media ØPublic Workshop Ø Website ØFact Sheet ØAdvisory Committee

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DEVELOPING A ROADMAP FOR STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT GOING FORWARD

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Cosumnes Outreach To-Date

March 2017 – First Public Workshop > Direct mailings to uncovered areas July 2017 – Launched Website (cosumnes.waterforum.org) September 2017 - Expert Panel at Working Group/TAC meeting October 2017 – Outreach and Public Engagement Plan October 2017 – Developed Fact Sheet + Press Release October 2017 – Three Public Workshops (Jackson, Wilson, Galt) > Range of attendance (1 to 80 attendees) > Powerful role of social media

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Pe Perspectives on Outreach in the Cos Cosumn mnes

• What’s been effective about the Subbasin’s outreach effort

to date? What could be strengthened?

• Regarding DWR’s guidance, what makes sense to you?

What’s uncomfortable and why?

• What do stakeholders want from outreach and engagement

strategy? What do you base that on?

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Pe Perspectives on Outreach in the Cos Cosumn mnes

• Conducting a rapid stakeholder assessment (“getting a lay of

the land”)

• Help identify interested parties
• Gain better understanding of stakeholder concerns
• Gather input on effective and recommended outreach approaches
• Draft assessment questions and potential interviewees

identified

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Pe Perspectives on Outreach in the Cos Cosumn mnes

• What feedback do GSAs have on draft assessment questions?
• General background, SGMA understanding, GSP development,
• utreach
• What guidance do you have for streamlining list of candidate

interviewees?

• Are 15-20 interviews spread across the different categories

sufficient?

• Who are the “must” interviews?
• Firm up plans for assessment

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Pe Perspectives on Outreach in the Cos Cosumn mnes

• Phase 1 Work Plan calls for 1 set of public outreach meetings
• Lots of potential topics : GSP development scope and process; draft

stakeholder engagement plan; URs and data requests

• Timing Considerations: Probably best in first quarter of 2019; want to

avoid “do-over from 2017 workshops

• In interim: Targeted meetings with core stakeholder categories, potential

for data survey

• What initial thoughts do GSAs have on timing, focus, format?
• Are all GSAs linked to Water Forum web site?

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General Public (1)

• Theresa Zotow, Lake Camanche Village Neighborhood Watch

Integrated Water Management (1)

• Bureau • SMUD • EBMUD • RWA • SCGA

Land Use (1) Planning Dept: • City of Galt • Sac. County • Amador County Aquaculture Users/Uses (1)

• The Fishery • Stolt Sea Farms

Environmental and Eco Users/Uses (2)

• Wilton Action Group • Stone Lakes • Cosumnes Coalition
• Environmental Council of Sac. (ECOS)
• The Nature Conservancy • Cosumnes River Preserve
• City + County Parks and Rec

Economic Development (1)

• Ag Commissioner • Galt Chamber of Commerce
• Sacramento County Economic Devel. Dept.
• Greater Sacramento Eco. Council

Agricultural Users/Uses (crops, ranchers, dairy, grape) (2)

• Sac. County Farm Bureau • Amador County Farm Bureau
• Amador Resource Conservation district
• Dan Port, Winterport Farm (cattle)

Human Right to Water (2)

• DACs • Ione Band of Miwoks (also Tribal)
• Hope Foundation, David Lopez + Wilson Barros

Federal and State Lands (1)

• Folsom South Canal

Private Users/Uses (Ag-Res) (1)

• Homeowners associations?

Industrial Users (1)

• Mike Buck, Bremworth LLC (MP Associates, Inc.)
• Jason Cypher, US Mine LLC • Tom Swett, Edwin Lands LLC

Tribal Users/Uses (3)

• Omar Tinoco, Buena Vista Rancheria • Wilton Rancheria
• Ione Band of Miwoks, Heather Baugh + Charles Betts

Urban Users/Uses (2)

• T. Zotow (also General Public) • Cities of Galt + Elk Grove
• Cosumnes Community Services District • Rancho Murietta

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DIS ISCUS USSIO ION

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