Events and Interviews
I speak at a variety of events related to water, sustainability and conservation. In addition, I am also interviewed by journalists extensively about sustainable water management and conservation.
Speaking Events about Water
California State Association of Counties, Panelist 2026
Xerces Society Field Day, Speaker 2026
Flood-MAR Forum, Panelist 2025
Agave Workshop at Madera Community College, Speaker 2024
Department of Water Resources, GSA Forum, Panelist 2023
Western Groundwater Congress, Keynote Panelist 2023
SGMA Implementation Summit, Panelist 2023
Flood-Managed Aquifer Recharge Network, Lunch-MAR Speaker 2023
Almond Board of California, Conference, Panelist 2022
Association for California Water Agencies Regions 6 & 7, Panelist 2022
Water Education for Latino Leaders Conference, Panelist 2022
California Water Commission, Water Markets, Panelist 2021
Non-Governmental Organizations’ Groundwater Collaborative Convening Conference, Panelist 2021
Public Policy Institute of California, Water Markets, Panelist 2021
Metropolitan Council (of Minnesota), Integrated Water Planning, Panelist 2021
American Farmland Trust, Planning for California Agriculture and Climate Resilience, Panelist 2021
Groundwater Resources Association of California, GSA Summit, Panelist 2019 and 2020
American Pistachio Growers, SGMA Survival Toolkit, Panelist 2019
Public Policy Institute of California, Providing Safe Drinking Water, Panelist 2019
Community Water Center, Groundwater Markets, Panelist 2019
American Waterworks Association, Water Sustainability Conference, Speaker 2017 and 2018
WaterSmart Innovations Conference, Moderator and Speaker 2011 – 2017
American Waterworks Association ACE-15, Speaker 2015
Utah Water Conservation Forum, Speaker 2015
Interviews about Water
Could groundwater banks help solve California’s water crisis? : Short Wave : NPR, May 2026
Water restrictions hit home in California : NPR, March 2026
“Surprised and Overjoyed, Groundwater Managers in Madera Rejoice”, SJV Water, December 2023
A simmering revolt against groundwater cutbacks in California, & the West, December 2022
San Joaquin Valley Farmers Rebel Against Groundwater Measures Bakersfield Californian, December 2022
Madera groundwater plans kicked back by state for not protecting domestic wells, ignoring subsidence SJV Water, September 2022
Madera County CA, overwhelmed by drought, dry water wells The Fresno Bee, August 2021
Wells still drying up despite California groundwater law Cal Matters, August 2021
What Will Become of Fallowed Valley Farmland? GV Wire, June 2021
EDF and lawmakers make plans for farmland to be fallowed under SGMA Agri-Pulse, April 2021
What Is ‘SGMA?’ A Primer On California’s Groundwater Overhaul Law Valley Public Radio, October 2019
How an OER Rookie dove deep into a Zero Cost Textbook Degree Program Ed Surge, March 2018
Water officials offer rebates for swimming pool covers The Signal, July 2017
Drought-Tolerant Plants and Landscaping, Hometown Station, August 2014
For Sale: Your Grass Press Reader, July 2014
Winner of H2O Solution Contest Suggests Using Less Water on Landscaping Santa Clarita Magazine, May 2012
Irrigation Audits Turf Magazine, July 2011