WRPI Conference

Sustainable Water Infrastructure; The Oroville Spillway Construction Overview; John Yarbrough, Department of Water Resources

Tackling Technical and Policy Aspects of Groundwater Sustainability in Butte County Subbasins; Christina Buck, Butte County Water and Resource Conservation

Agricultural Water Transfers in Northern California and Implications for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Storage; Steffen Mehl, Chico State

Evaluating and Enhancing Groundwater Recharge in the Sacramento Area; Amelia Vankeuren, Sacramento State

A Sustainable Water Future for California: Communicating to the Public Media; Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation

Policy Priorities for California’s Water Management; Alvar Escriva-Bou, Public Policy Institute of California

Addressing Aging Infrastructure by Improving Drinking Water Distribution and Sewer Collection Systems in Portola, CA; Pablo K. Cornejo, Chico State

CAPTURE Guidance for Schools, California Practices to use Runoff Effectively; Brian Currier, Sacramento State

Camp Fire - Lessons Learned and Success Stories; Calli-Jane DeAnda, Butte County Fire Safe Council

The Effects of Fire Retardants in Mediterranean Aquatic Ecosystems; Jamie Kneitel, Sacramento State

Burning for Salmon; Don Hankins, Chico State

Characterizing Watershed Contamination Following the Camp Fire; Jackson Webster, Chico State

Getting Funded by the CSU Agriculture Research Institute; David Still, Director of the CSU Agricultural Research Institute

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Student Posters:

Groundwater Sustainability

Modeling Low Impact Development (LID) Stormwater Facilities in an Urban Retrofit Scenario: A Case Study at Davis Manor, John Hetzel, Staff/Graduate Student, Stanislaus State

Improving Water Management through Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Agricultural Canals, James Norris, Graduate Student, Chico State

Using Stable Isotopes to Determine Water Sources in San Diego County’s Dry Season Flows, Hannah Carney, Undergraduate Student, San Diego State University

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Assessments in Santa Clara County, CA: an In-situ Analysis of Select Bioretention Projects, Laura Bates, Graduate Student, San Jose State University

Autonomous Air Quality and Water Vapor Density Detection Via QuadcopterSurface Water Quality of Waterman Creek. A Headwater Tributary of the Upper Santa Ana River Basin, Doney Peters, Undergraduate Student, CSU Bakersfield

Policy Institutional Research

Rainwater Harvesting at California State University Long Beach, Marvie Baconawa, Undergraduate Student, Cal State Long Beach

Assessing Cost Feasibility of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Portola, California, Uriel Dominguez, Andres Ramirez, Aurora Diaz; Undergraduate Students, Chico State

Adapting Los Angeles Water Management for the 21st Century, Erik Porse, Staff, Sacramento State

Development and Application of the California Groundwater Risk Index, Khalil Lezzaik, Staff, Sacramento State

Breaking Point Video Presentation

Breaking Point Video Trailer

CSU Faculty Presentations

Conference 2018- WRI; Suzie Earp

Establishing Environmental Flows for California Streams; Eric Stein- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

CVWD Drinking Water Consolidation Projects- An Overview of Current Activities and Challenges

Changing Waterways; Stuart Strum-Water Resources Planner

A Very Brief History of the Salton Sea;Suzie Earp- WRI Archivist

Setting Flow Targets to Maintain Ecological Health in the Face of Flow Alteration; Rafael Mazor- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Temperance Flat and Proposition 1 Funding; Sarge Green- Interim Director- California Water Institute

Historic Steps to Revitalize the Salton Sea; Phil Rosentrater- Salton Sea Authority

The Impacts of Changing Waterways on Individuals Experiencing Homelessness; Regina Guerre- CSUSB Student

Student Posters

Investigations of Carbon and Water Fluxes in a Sierra Nevada Meadow

Bioretention Cells: A Way to Improve Storm Water Quality and a Solution for Flood Prevention

An Evaluation of Bacterial Pesticide Reduction Capabilities Facilitated by Wood Chip Bioreactors

Influence of Temperature on Denitrification of Mesophilic Bacterial Communities In Woodchip Bioreactors

Nitrate in California Groundwater Isotopic Composition and Spatial Denitrification Trends

Multi-Tracer Characterization of Wildcat Creek in the Berkley Hills

Dry Run Video Presentation

Run Dry (videos), Kristine Diekman

Climate Change

California Water: What Can We See From Space?, Michael Gunson

Atmospheric Rivers and the Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Concept, Marty Ralph

The U.S. Climate Explorer: Increasing Access to Climate Data for Climate Resilience Planning, Forrest Melton

Water Management

Turbulence and Leadership in California's Dynamic Hydrology, Jennifer Morales

Water Supply Portfolio Expansion through Advanced Water Treatment, Saied Delagah

Water Management in a Changing Climate: Recycling and Reuse, Hossein Ashktorab

CSU Faculty Presentations

Climate Change Effects on Recharge in Headwater Catchments, Jean E. Moran

Capturing Storm Water in Semi-arid Climate, Rebeka Sultana and Nathan Summerville

Decentralized Renewable Off-grid Water Treatment (DROWT), Ali Sharbat

Retrofitting Sacramento State Campus with Low Impact Development Stormwater Control Measure: A Local Project with Regional Intent, Kevin Murphy and Joel Shinneman

ARI Funding Opportunities at the Water/Agricultural Interface, David Still

State Water Board DAC Grants Update, Boykin Witherspoon, Roger Shintaku, and Debbie Whaley

Student Posters

Evaluation Nitrogen and Phosphorus Levels in Sediments Deposited in the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Anais Bucio, Jordan DeSilva, Micah Glim, Maya Hoholick, Kevin Locke, Judy Mei, Mimi Peterson, Ashleen Rai, Shawnee Reynoso, Emily Rosa, Pechsamnang San, Jessica Swenson, Jackie Guilford

Post-Soberanes Fire Water Quality Monitoring of the Big Sur and Carmel River Watersheds, Mikaela Bogdan and John Silveus

Measuring Streamflow with Engineered Structures in Oakland's Sausal Creek Watershed, Daniella Cazares

Landscape Water Use Modeling for California State University Campuses, Nikolas Adler and Danielle De Mello