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State Water Board Drought Year Water Actions
Public Comments regarding Proposal to Achieve 25% Urban Conservation
Thank you to everyone who provided input on the Proposal to Achieve 25% Urban Conservation. The State Water Board received over 200 comments on the proposal, which are posted below. Due to the large volume of responses, the State Water Board will be unable to respond to each comment individually. However, all comments are being considered during the development of emergency regulations to implement the new restrictions and prohibitions contained in the Governor's April 1st Executive Order. Please note that this is not a complete list and we will be adding additional comments as we continue to sort through the large number of responses.
- Public Notice
- Deadline to receive comments: April 13, 2015 (5:00 pm)
| Commenter(s) | Submitted by |
|---|---|
| ADB Laboratories | Mel Winestock |
| Advanced Research in Government Operations | Patrick Atwater |
| Alpaugh Community Services District | John Burchard |
| Altman Plants, Inc. | Bob Reidmuller |
| Arbuckle Public Utility District | James Scheimer |
| Association of California Water Agencies | David Bolland |
| Basin Technical Advisory Committee | Thomas Crowley |
| Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency | Nicole Sandkulla |
| Bejoca Farm Management Company | Charley Wolk |
| Bella Vista Water District | David Coxey |
| Big Bear Community Services District | Scott Heule |
| Borrego Water District | Jerry Rolwing |
| Building Industry Association of San Diego County | Borre Winckel |
| California Building Industry Association | Richard Lyon |
| California Chamber of Commerce | Valerie Nera |
| California Coastkeeper Alliance | Sara Aminzadeh |
| California Cut Flower Commission | Kasey Cronquist |
| California Farm Bureau Federation | Justin Fredickson |
| California Hospital Association | Cheri Hummel |
| California Municipal Utilities Association | Danielle Blacet |
| California State Senate, Thirteenth Senate District | Senator Jerry Hill |
| California Urban Water Agencies | Cindy Paulson Jenny Gain |
| California Water Association | Jack Hawks |
| California Water Research | Deirdre Des Jardins |
| California Water Service | Justin Skarb |
| Callayomi County Water District | John Hamner |
| Cardamom Café and Bakery | Joanne Sherif |
| Carlsbad Municipal Water District | Wendy Chambers |
| Carmichael Water District | Steve Nugent |
| Carollo | Pierce Rossum |
| Carpinteria Valley Water District | Alex Keuper |
| Casitas Municipal Water District | Ron Merckling |
| CB Ranch Enterprises | Christoher Calkins |
| Central Basin Municipal Water District | Kevin Hunt |
| Channel Islands Beach Community Services District | Joe Mathein |
| Citrus Heights Water District | Robert Churchill |
| City of Anaheim Public Utilities Department | Dukku Lee |
| City of Anderson | Jeff Kiser |
| City of Arcadia | Tom Tait |
| City of Barstow | Julie Hackbarth-McIntrye |
| City of Beverly Hills | Mahdi Aluzri |
| City of Big Bear Lake, Department of Water and Power | Reginald Lamson |
| City of Brisbane | Randy Breault |
| City of Buellton | Rose Hess |
| City of Buena Park | Jim Biery |
| City of Burbank, Office of the Mayor | David Gordon |
| City of Ceres | Toby Wells |
| City of Chino Hills Public Works Department | Mark Wiley |
| City of Clovis | Luke Serpa |
| City of Compton Department of Public Works & Municipal Utilities Water Utility Division | Chad Blais |
| City of Daly City | Patrick Sweetland |
| City of Del Mar | Scott Huth |
| City of Escondido | Sam Abed |
| City of Fairfield | Andrew Walker |
| City of Folsom | Evert Palmer |
| City of Foster City | Art Kiesel |
| City of Fowler | David Elias |
| City of Glendora | Chris Jeffers |
| City of Guadalupe | Andrew Carter |
| City of Huntington Beach | Brian Ragland |
| City of Kerman | Ken Moore |
| City of La Canada Flintridge | David Spence |
| City of La Palma Community Services Department | James Tsumura |
| City of Lake Forest | Thomas Wheeler |
| City of Lincoln | Paul Joiner Matthew Brower |
| City of Lompoc | Patrick Wiemiller |
| City of Long Beach | Patrick West |
| City of Milpitas | Steven Machida |
| City of Morro Bay | Rob Livick |
| City of Newport Beach | George Murdoch |
| City of Ontario | Al Boling |
| City of Paramount | Christopher Cash |
| City of Pismo Beach | Benjamin Fine |
| City of Pittsburg | Walter Pease |
| City of Pleasanton | Daniel Smith |
| City of Poway | Dan Singer |
| City of Rancho Cucamonga | Dennis Michael |
| City of Redding | Francie Sullivan |
| City of Rolling Hills Estates | Alexa Davis |
| City of Rosemead | Matt Hawkesworth |
| City of San Bruno | Jim Burch |
| City of San Diego Public Utilities Department | Halla Razak |
| City of San Luis Obispo | Carrie Mattingly Aaron Floyd |
| City of Santa Maria | Shad Springer |
| City of Sierra Madre | Bruce Inman |
| City of Solvang | Matt van der Linden |
| City of South Pasadena | Robert Joe |
| City of Sunnyvale | John Stufflebean |
| City of Thousand Oaks Public Works Department | Jay Spurgin |
| City of Turlock | Michael Cooke |
| City of Twentynine Palms | Larry Bowden |
| City of Vacaville | Royce Cunningham |
| City of Ventura, Ventura Water | Shana Epstein |
| City of Visalia | Michael Olmos |
| City of Waterford | Tim Ogden |
| City of Weed | Ron Stock |
| City of West Sacramento | Martin Tuttle |
| City of Woodland | Tim Busch |
| City of Yucaipa | Raymond Casey |
| ClearBlu Environmental | Robert Bixby |
| Coastside County Water District | Cathleen Brennan |
| Compliance Plus | Maria Gutzeit |
| County of San Diego | Donald Steuer |
| CREDO | Matthew Schreiber |
| Crop Inspection Service | Buzz Uber |
| CSU Monterey Bay | Scott Blanco |
| Cucamonga Valley Water District | Martin Zvirbulis |
| Cunningham & Lindsey U.S. Inc. | Stephen Roberts |
| Decentralized Water Policy Council | Miriam Volat |
| Desert Water Agency | David Luker |
| Diablo Water District | Mike Yeraka |
| Duane Morris on behalf of the City of Bakersfield | Colin Pearce |
| East Orange County Water District | Lisa Ohlund |
| Eastern Municipal Water District | Paul Jones |
| Edwards Vineyards & Cellars | Elizabeth Edwards |
| El Dorado Irrigation District | Thomas Cumpston |
| Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District | John Vega |
| EuroAmerican Propagators | Fred Ceballos |
| Fair Oaks Water District | Tom Gray |
| Farm Bureau of San Diego County | Julie Walker |
| General Public (This comment letter is a copy of the same form letter or of similar text that the SWRCB received from other individuals that totaled approx. ~105) | Alex Meador |
| General Public | Alysha Stehly |
| General Public | Angela Prieto John Prieto |
| General Public | Barbara Zink |
| General Public | Barry Zeidman |
| General Public | Bill Jurkovich |
| General Public | Bob Ruhr |
| General Public | Bob Vice |
| General Public | Broomell Family |
| General Public | Bruce Sims |
| General Public | Bud Swanson |
| General Public | Callie Mack |
| General Public | Catt White |
| General Public | Chuck Badger |
| General Public | Daniel Heerdink Corina Heerdink |
| General Public | David Wright |
| General Public | Debra Baldwin |
| General Public | Enrico Ferro |
| General Public | Enrico Ferro |
| General Public | Eric Anderson |
| General Public | Eric Wong |
| General Public | Harold Wright |
| General Public | Jamie McCauley |
| General Public | Jeanne Lacombe |
| General Public | John Ripley |
| General Public | Kaira |
| General Public | Kent Kavanaugh |
| General Public | Lindon Baker |
| General Public | Liza Rogers |
| General Public | Lori Heyman |
| General Public | Maronee Hollister |
| General Public | Megan Fleming |
| General Public | Mei-Ling Stefan |
| General Public | Mike Mellano |
| General Public | Rex Moseley |
| General Public | Rosa Peraro |
| General Public | Sarah Brown |
| General Public | Simon Kobayashi |
| General Public | Steve Mueller |
| General Public | Tim Beals |
| General Public | Timothy Barker |
| General Public | Tom Newman |
| General Public | Tom Simpson |
| General Public | Ulrich Martin |
| General Public | Victoria Higgins |
| General Public | William Lippert |
| Georgetown Divide Public Utility District | Darrell Creeks |
| Gillian Groves | Jane Gilligan |
| Great Oaks Water Company | Timothy Guster |
| Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce | Don Smullin |
| Grizzly Flats Community Services District | Jodi Lauther |
| Heal the Ocean | Hillary Hauser James Hawkins |
| Helix Water District | DeAna Verbeke |
| Heritage Ranch Management, Inc. | Burnet Wohlford |
| Hi-Desert Water District | Ed Muzik |
| Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District Humboldt Community Services District McKinleyville Community Services District City of Arcata City of Eureka |
Carol Rische David Hull Greg Orsini Erik Lust Brian Gerving |
| Humboldt County Board of Supervisors | Estelle Fennell |
| Indian Valley Community Services District | James Reichle |
| Indian Wells Valley Water District | Donald Zdeba |
| Inland Empire Utilities Agency | Joseph Grindstaff |
| Irvine Ranch Water District | Paul Cook |
| Joan C. Lavine, Attorney at Law | Joan Lavine |
| Jurupa Community Services District | Todd Corbin |
| Jurupa Community Services District Lee Lake Water District City of Norco Rancho California Water District Rubidoux Community Services District Western Municipal Water District Cucamonga Valley Water District City of Corona, Department of Water and Power |
Todd Corbin Jeff Pape Andy Okoro Jeff Armstrong David Lopez John Rossi Martin Zvirbulis Jonathan Daly |
| Kinneloa Irrigation District | Melvin Matthews |
| Lagerlof Senecal Gosney & Kruse LLP on behalf of | James Ciampa |
| Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse, LLP on behalf of various mutual water companies and public water agency suppliers in Southern California | Jim Ciampa |
| Laguna Beach County Water District | Renae Hinchey |
| Lakeside Water District | Brett Sanders |
| Las Virgenes Municipal Water District | David Pedersen |
| LINN Energy | Trent Rosenlieb |
| Los Alamos Community Services District | Kevin Barnard |
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Martin Adams |
| Mellano & Company | Michael Mellano |
| Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | Jeff Kightlinger |
| Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | Randy Record |
| Mojave Water Agency | Kirby Brill |
| Montara Water & Sanitary District | Clemens Heldmaier |
| Monte Vista Water District | Mark Kinsey |
| Montecito Water District | Tom Mosby |
| Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority | Jason Burnett |
| Monterey Peninsula Water Management District | Jeanne Byrne |
| Monterey Peninsula Water Management District | David Stoldt |
| Moulton Niguel Water District | Joone Lopez |
| Mountain Counties Water Resources Association | John Kingsbury |
| Municipal Water District of Orange County | Robert Hunter |
| Nagata Bros Farms, Inc. | Neil Nagata |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Bay Institute |
Edward Osann Gary Bobker |
| Nevada Irrigation District | Remleh Scherzinger |
| Newhall County Water District | Stephen Cole |
| North Gualala Water Company | David Bower |
| Offices of John S. Mills on behalf of El Dorado County Water Agency and the Calaveras County Water District | John Mills |
| Olive Hill Greenhouses | Tony Godfrey Sue Godfrey |
| Olivenhain Municipal Water District | Kimberly Thorner |
| Padre Dam Municipal Water District | Allen Carlisle |
| Pala Casino Spa & Resort | Marjorie Lopez |
| Pankey Farms | Victor Pankey |
| Paradise Irrigation District | George Barber |
| Parker Groundwater | Timothy Parker |
| Pepperdine University | Rhiannon Bailard |
| Peter Hopper on behalf of California Water Agencies | Peter Hopper |
| Placer County Board of Supervisors | Kirk Uhler |
| Placer County Water Agency | Einar Maisch |
| Polito Family Farms | Bob Polito Mary Polito |
| Premier Color Nursery, LLC | John Forester |
| Rabb Park Community Services District | Dutch Green |
| Rainbow Municipal Water District | Tom Kennedy |
| Rancho California Water District | Jeff Armstrong |
| Redwood Lodge Water Company | Patricia Heimer |
| Regional Water Authority | John Woodling |
| Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District | Greg Thomas |
| Rose Gonzales Plants, Inc. | Rose Gonzales |
| Rowland Water District | Tom Coleman |
| Sacramento Suburban Water District | Robert Roscoe |
| San Bernardino County Special Districts Department | Jeffrey Rigney |
| San Diego County Farm Bureau | Chuck Badger |
| San Diego County Flower & Plant Association | Russell Fritz |
| San Diego County Water Authority | Maureen Stapleton |
| San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce | Jerry Sanders |
| San Francisco Water Power and Sewer | Steven Ritchie |
| San Juan Unified School District | David Burke |
| San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department | Nola Engelskirger |
| Santa Clara Valley Water District | Beau Goldie |
| Santa Margarita Water District | Daniel Ferons |
| Sierra Club California | Kyle Jones |
| Siesta Summit | Donna Dubay |
| Sonoma County Water Agency | Carrie Pollard |
| South Feather Water & Power Agency | Michael Glaze |
| South Tahoe Public Utility District | Richard Solbrig |
| Southwest Greene International | Jeff Dickinson |
| Stanford University Utilities Services | Julia Nussbaum |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Jim Hanna |
| Streamline Planning Consultants | Bob Brown |
| Sunlet Nursery, Inc. | John Kister |
| Sunlet Nursery, Inc. | Janet Kister |
| Sweetwater Springs Water District | Kevin Gilman |
| Tahoe City Public Utility District | Erik Henrikson Cindy Gustafson Tony Laliotis |
| Talmont Resort Improvement District | Leigh Ann Cullen |
| Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District | John Martin |
| Three Valleys Municipal Water District | Richard Hansen |
| Town of Danville | Joseph Calabrigo |
| Town of Truckee | Tony Lashbrook |
| Trabuco Canyon Water District | Hector Ruiz |
| Truckee Donner Public Utility District | Michael Holley |
| Vallecitos Water District | Dennis Lamb |
| Valley of the Moon Water District | Daniel Muelrath |
| Valley Water Conservation Advocates | Kate Wilkins |
| Vista Irrigation District | Roy Coox |
| Wallace Group | John Wallace |
| Walnut Valley Water District | Michael Holmes |
| Water Systems Consulting, Inc. | Spencer Waterman |
| WaterSmart Software | Peter Yolles |
| Weidners Gardens Inc. | Oliver Storm |
| Weidners Gardens Inc. | Kalim Owens |
| West Kern Water District | Harry Starkey |
| West Kern Water District | Harry Starkey |
| Western Municipal Water District | John Rossi |
| Yorba Linda Water District | Marc Marcantonio |
| Yucaipa Valley Water District | Joseph Zoba |
| Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District | David Stevenson |
| Zone 7 Water Agency | G.F. Duerig |
For further information on this topic, please contact:
Jessica Bean at (916) 341-5334 or by email at Jessica.Bean@waterboards.ca.gov