Archives by Tag 'RWQCB'
Customized Training for the State Water Resources Control Board Water Leadership Institute (2003-2007)
CONCUR worked with counterparts from UC Davis and the State Water Resources Control Board to design and present a new Water Leadership curriculum. CONCUR instructors developed and taught a curriculum of four pilot courses in 2003-2005, which were repeated through 2006-2007. They are “Designing Effective Stakeholder Collaborative Processes“, “Effective Use of Scientific Information“, “Negotiation and [...]
Clean Estuary Partnership to Develop TMDLs and Other Water Quality Attainment Strategies for the SF Bay-Delta (2002-2006)
For five years, CONCUR worked with a team headed by Applied Marine Sciences to coordinate and facilitate the work program for the Clean Estuary Partnership (CEP). CEP is a collaborative effort of the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA), and the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA).
The [...]
‘Collaboration Network’ Online Discussion Forum Pilot Phase Completed (2004)
CONCUR worked with the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Statewide Initiatives and UC Davis to develop and facilitate a private online discussion forum for Water Board staff called the Collaboration Network, or CollabNet. CollabNet was designed to complement the Water Board Training Academy’s four existing courses on collaboration, promote intra-agency discussion and [...]
Headwaters Forest Water Quality Issues: Conflict Assessment and Independent Scientific Review, and Facilitated Watershed Working Group (2002-2003)
In 2002 and 2003, CONCUR carried out a series of assignments for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB) in support of resolving longstanding issues related to sediment impairment of water quality in five Humboldt County watersheds that are subject to logging by Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO).
CONCUR served as convenor and facilitator of [...]
Casmalia Superfund Site
CONCUR facilitated a technical forum for EPA Region IX, PRPs, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board on toxic waste cleanup options for the at the Casmalia Superfund site. Specific issues addressed and clarified included the methodologies for calculating rates of contaminant migration, the structure of aquifers and aquitards, and procedures for risk assessment.