Archives by Tag 'water supply'

Lower Owens River Project (LORP) (2003-2004)

CONCUR designed and completed a Stakeholder Assessment for U.S. EPA, examining the potential to use a facilitation/mediation process to resolve a long-running 30 year dispute over water and wildlife resources between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP), Inyo County, local and national environmental groups, the State of California, and Native American tribes.
The [...]

Strategic Planning for the California Urban Water Conservation Council (2002-2004)

CONCUR assisted the California Urban Water Conservation Council in several strategic planning initiatives. CONCUR designed and facilitated a two-day retreat in February 2004 intended to help the Council, a Sacramento-based nonprofit that brings together California urban water agencies, environmental groups and others committed to accelerating the implementation of urban water conservation best management practices, develop [...]

Economic Analysis of Potential Land Retirement for the Westlands Water District in the San Joaquin Valley (2001-2002)

CONCUR worked with a team headed by Economic Insights to undertake a financial analysis for Westlands Water District to evaluate the potential impacts of possible land retirement of a significant amount of land in the District. This analysis was prompted by a proposal from the United States government to retire from 150,000 to 200,000 acres [...]

EPA Climate Change Panel: Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services (2001)

CONCUR contributed to a research initiative launched by the National Center for Atmospheric Research at USEPA Headquarters, the Tellus Institute, and other cooperators to examine effects of global climate change on ecosystem goods and services provided by the San Francisco Bay Delta watershed. These goods and services are “processes and attributes of ecosystems that help [...]

California PUC-Guided Development and Strategic Planning of Water Supply Alternatives for the Monterey Peninsula (1999-2001)

CONCUR was retained as a member of an independent planning team by the California Public Utilities Commission to develop water supply alternatives for the Monterey Peninsula. The impetus for this project was the Peninsula’s longstanding struggled with water supply issues The State Water Resources Control Board recently determined that the California American Water Company (Cal-Am), [...]

Situation Assessment, Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Pacific County, Washington (2001-2002)

CONCUR was retained by the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, with the support of EPA Region X, to conduct a Situation Assessment to analyze prospects for future collaboration between Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and community of Tokeland to address issues related to water quality, coastal erosion, water supply and community development. The objective was to take stock [...]

Baldwin Park: Mediating a Multi-party Dispute on the Remediation of a Superfund Site/Contaminated Drinking Water Supply (2000-2001)

In March of 2000, CONCUR was asked to assist the U.S. EPA, the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, and the Aerojet General Corporation in mediating negotiations over the containment and cleanup of contaminants at the Baldwin Park Operable Unit (BPOU) of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund sites. The BPOU is located just east of Los [...]

CALFED: Supporting Ecosystem Restoration (1997-2000)

CONCUR worked with the CALFED Bay-Delta Program on two separate occasions to foster the broadly supported development and implementation of the Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP), one of the largest environmental planning initiatives ever undertaken in North America.
In 1997, CONCUR helped design and facilitate the Independent Review Panel on Ecosystem Restoration, which critically reviewed the draft [...]

California Urban Water Conservation Council Ultra Low Flush Toilets: Best Management Practices (1999)

In late 1999, CONCUR assisted the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) in developing consensus targets for ultra-low-flush toilet replacements. The one-day negotiating session, preceded by in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, resulted in an agreement-in-principle that assisted more than a dozen parties in resolving a longstanding disagreement. Negotiators included environmental representatives such as Natural Resources [...]

Soquel Creek Water District Water Supply Strategies (1998-1999)

CONCUR worked with the Soquel Creek Water District to analyze and rank alternative water supply options. CONCUR designed and mediated a consensus-based negotiation process by forming a Public Advisory Committee (PAC), which included broad representation from government agencies and community groups. Facilitated a joint fact-finding process to evaluate a range of water supply alternatives, including [...]