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Federal - Executive	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey Representative Michael V. Shulters Placer Hall, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129 Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time Phone (916) 278-3026 Fax (916) 278-3070
Federal - Congress	Barbara Boxer (D) staff Dianne Feinstein (D) staff 1st Dist. Rep. Frank Riggs (R) staff 2nd Dist. Rep. Wally Herger (R) staff 3rd Dist. Rep. Vic Fazio (D) staff 4th Dist. Rep. John Doolittle (R) staff 5th Dist. Rep. Robert Matsui (D) staff 6th Dist. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D) staff 7th Dist. Rep. George Miller (D) staff 8th Dist. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) staff 9th Dist. Rep. Ronald Dellums (D) staff 10th Dist. Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D) staff 11th Dist. Rep. Richard Pombo (R) staff 12th Dist. Rep. Tom Lantos (D) staff 13th Dist. Rep. Pete Stark (D) staff 14th Dist. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D) staff 15th Dist. Rep. Tom Campbell (R) staff 16th Dist. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) staff 17th Dist. Rep. Sam Farr (D) staff 18th Dist. Rep. Gary Condit (D) staff 19th Dist. Rep. George Radanovich (R) staff 20th Dist. Rep. Calvin Dooley (D) staff 21st Dist. Rep. William Thomas (R) staff 22nd Dist. Rep. Walter Capps (D) staff 23rd Dist. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R) staff 24th Dist. Rep. Brad Sherman (D) staff 25th Dist. Rep. Howard McKeon (R) staff 26th Dist. Rep. Howard Berman (D) staff 27th Dist. Rep. James Rogan (R) staff 28th Dist. Rep. David Dreier (R) staff 29th Dist. Rep. Henry Waxman (D) staff 30th Dist. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D) staff 31st Dist. Rep. Matthew Martinez (D) staff 32nd Dist. Rep. Julian Dixon (D) staff 33rd Dist. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) staff 34th Dist. Rep. Estaban Torres (D) staff 35th Dist. Rep. Maxine Waters (D) staff 36th Dist. Rep. Jane Harman (D) staff 37th Dist. Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) staff 38th Dist. Rep. Stephen Horn (R) staff 39th Dist. Rep. Edward Royce (R) staff 40th Dist. Rep. Jerry Lewis (R) staff 41st Dist. Rep. Jay Kim (R) staff 42nd Dist. Rep. George Brown (D) staff 43rd Dist. Rep. Ken Calvert (R) staff 44th Dist. Rep. Sonny Bono (R) staff 45th Dist. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R) staff 46th Dist. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D) staff 47th Dist. Rep. Chris Cox (R) staff 48th Dist. Rep. Ron Packard (R) staff 49th Dist. Rep. Brian Bilbray (R) staff 51st Dist. Rep. Randy Cunningham (R) staff 52nd Dist. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R) staff
State - Executive	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Public Rights Division, Natural Resources Charles Getz (415) 356-6348 DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Created by the California Legislature in 1956 to plan and guide the development of the State's water resources. By the year 2020, it is estimated that nearly 50 million people will live in California. More water will be needed to meet growing urban and industrial demands, sustain the State's agricultural production, and maintain stream flow for fish, recreation, water quality, salinity control, and navigation. Director David N. Kennedy (916) 653-7007 e-mail mail: P.O. Box 942836, Room 1115-1 , Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 street: 1416 - 9th Street, Room 1115-1 Sacramento, CA 95814 Exec Assistant Debbie De Anda (916) 653-7007 e-mail mail same as above, Room 1115-1 Chief Dept. Director Robert G. Potter (916) 653-6055 mail: P.O. Box 942836, Room 1115-2 Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 Deputy Director Stephen L. Kashiwada (916) 653-7092 e-mail Legislation Assistant Director L. Lucinda Chipponeri (916) 653-0488 e-mail mail: P.O. Box 942836, Room 1115-17 ,Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 street: 1416 - 9th Street, Room 1115-17 , Sacramento, CA 95814 Office of the Counsel Chief Counsel Susan N. Weber (916) 653-6186 e-mail mail: P.O. 942836, Room 1104 , Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 street: 1416 - 9th Street, Room 1104 , Sacramento, CA 95814 Asst Chief Counsel David B. Anderson (916) 653-5577 e-mail Legal Support Supervisor Sarah Ayres (916) 653-7352 e-mail mail: as above, Room 1118-21 Conservation, Drought, Rationing Jess Sekhon (415) 703-1834 Filings Josie Babaran (415) 703-2028 Historical Data Hugo Luke (415) 703-2571 Workshops Leslie Tench-Russell (415) 703-2144 Office of Water Education 1416 - 9th Street, Room 1104-1, Sacramento, CA 95814 phone (916) 653-6192 fax: (916) 653-4684 Mission: Inform and educate the public about the importance of water and its proper use. Chief Anita Garcia-Fante (916) 653-7431 e-mail mail: P.O. Box 942836, Room 1104-2 , Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 Information Services Branch Chief Pete Weisser (916) 653-9712 e-mail WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Water Rights Division Chief, Edward C. Anton (916) 657-1359 901 P St., PO Box 100, Sacramento CA 95812-0100 CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION Mission: To advise DWR and to coordinate state and local views with regard to federal appropriations for flood control, water and fishery projects in California. Executive Office Raymond E. Barsch, (916) 653-5958 fax (916) 653-9745 mail: P.O. Box 942836, Room 1148, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 street: 1416 - 9th Street, Room 1148 , Sacramento, CA 95814 Commission Members: Daniel F. Kriege, Chair; Michael D. Madigan, Vice Chair; Stanley M. Barnes, Kenneth Caldwell, Donald C. Cecil, George Gowgani, PhD., Martin A. Matich, Audrey Z. Tennis, Larry Zarian California/from Anita, directly from Larry Filby Contact the State Water Resources Control Board for information about water rights and regulations in California. web The following two people have primary responsibility for the State Water Project: Mr. Steve Kashiwada, Deputy Director, including the Division of Operations and Maintenance; Mr. Ed Huntley, Chief, Division of Operations and Maintenance. Both are at 1416 - 9th Street, Sacramento, 94814. On the question of water rights, the Department of Water Resources holds water rights. The State Water Resources Control Board administers water rights. The best contact at the Board would be Mr. Ed Anton, Chief, Division of Water Rights, 901 P Street, Sacramento, 94814. On the question of private groups active in water rights, the Water Education Foundation, 717 K Street, Sacramento, 95814, would be a good source of information. COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA Executive Director Gerald R. Zimmermann (818) 543-4676 770 Fairmont Ave., Ste 100, Glendale CA 91203-1035 CALIFORNIA WATER PROJECT The Project includes 29 storage facilities, reservoirs and lakes; 18 pumping plants; 4 pumping-generating plants; 5 hydroelectric power plants; and about 660 miles of aqueducts and pipelines. The Project provides supplemental water to approximately 20 million Californians and about 1.2 million acres of farmland. web
Local - Special Agencies	Contractors on the State Water Project: STATE WATER CONTRACTORS (CORPORATION) 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 220, Sacramento, CA 95814 Steve MacCauley (916) 447-7357 fax (916) 447-2734 ALAMEDA COUNTY FC&WCD ZONE 7 5997 Parkside Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94566 James Dixon (510) 484-2600, x-251 fax (510) 462-3914 ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT P.O. Box 5110 Fremont, CA 94537 Karl Stinson (510) 659-1970 fax (510) 656-3426 ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER AGENCY P.O. Box 3176 Quartz Hill, CA 93534 Wallace Spinarski (805) 943-3201 fax (805) 943-3204 CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road Santa Clarita, CA 91350 Robert Sagehorn (805) 297-1600 fax (805) 297-1610 CITY OF YUBA, PUBLIC WORKS 1201 Civic Center Blvd., Yuba City, CA 95991 Director John Wright (916) 822-4626 fax (916) 822-4694 COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT P.O. Box 1058 Coachella, CA 92236 Thomas Levy (619) 398-2651 fax (619) 398-3711 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF BUTTE 25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 Sean Farrell (916) 538-7052 fax (916) 538-7120 COUNTY OF KINGS Kings County Govt Center, 1400 W Lacey Blvd. Hanford, CA 93230 Larry Spikes (209) 582-3211 fax (209) 585-8047 CRESTLINE-LAKE ARROWHEAD WATER AGENCY P.O. Box 3880, Crestline, CA 92325 Roxanne Holmes (909) 338-1779 fax (909) 338-3686 DESERT WATER AGENCY P 0. Box 1710 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Jack Oberle (619) 323-4971 fax (619) 325-6505 DUDLEY RIDGE WATER DISTRICT 286 W. Cromwell Avenue Fresno, CA 93711-6162 Dale Melville (209) 449-2700 fax (209)449-2715 EMPIRE-WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT P.O. Box 66 Stratford, CA 93266 Ronnnie Silva (209) 947-3027 fax (209) 947-3707 KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY P.O. Box 58 Bakersfield, CA 93302 Thomas Clark (805) 634-1416 fax (805) 634-1428 LITTLEROCK CREEK IRRIGATION DISTRICT 35141 N. 87th Street, East Littlerock, CA 93543 Brad Bones (805) 944-2015 fax (805) 944-3668 METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA P.O. 54153 Los Angeles, CA 90054 Duane Georgeson (213) 217-6903 fax (213) 217-6950 MOJAVE WATER AGENCY P.O. Box 1089 Apple Valley. CA 92307 Larry Rowe (619) 240-9201 fax (619) 240-2642 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NAPA COUNTY FC&WCD 1195 Third Street, Rm 201 Napa, CA 94559 Robert Sorsen (707) 253-4351 fax (707)253-4176 OAK FLAT WATER DISTRICT P.O. Box 98 Westley, CA 95387 William Harrison (209) 894-3581 fax (209) 894-3168 PALMDALE WATER DISTRICT 2029 East Avenue, Palmdale, CA 93550 Dennis LaMoreaux (805) 947-4111 fax (805)947-4860 PLUMAS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL/WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 1834 East Main Street Quincy, CA 95971 Tom Hunter (805) 568-3540 fax (805) 283-6323 SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY MWD P.O. Box 5906 San Bernardino, CA 92412 Louis Fletcher (909) 387-9217 fax (909) 387-9247 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MWD P.O. Box 1299 Azusa, CA 91702 James Frei (818) 969-7911 fax (818) 969-7397 SAN GORGONIO PASS WATER AGENCY P.O. Box 520 Beaumont, CA 92223 Steve Stockton (909) 845-2577 fax (909) 845-0281 COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPT, SAN LUIS OBISPO CO FC&WCD County Government Center, Room 207, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Glen Priddy (805) 781-5252 fax (805) 781-1229 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 123 East Anapamu Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2058 Robert Almy (805) 568-3540 fax (805) 568-3434 SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118 Walter Wadlow (408) 265-2600 fax (408) 266-0271 SOLANO COUNTY WATER AGENCY 508 Elmira Road Vacaville, CA 95687 David Okita (707) 451-2852 fax (707) 448-7347 TULARE LAKE BASIN WSD 1109 Whitley Avenue Corcoran, CA 93212 Brent Graham (209) 992-4127 fax (209) 992-3891 VENTURA COUNTY FCD 800 South Victoria Ave., Loc. 1600, Ventura, CA 93009 John Crowley (805) 654-2075 fax (805) 654-3952 Other local agencies of note: EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTr web
State - Legislative	SENATE AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE Meets on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 9:30 am. JURISDICTION: Bills and issues relating to water and agriculture. Chair Jim Costa Members: Ayala (Vice Chair) , Craven, Johannessen, Johnston, Kelley, Kopp, Monteith, Thompson, Peace, Wright Consultants Linda Adams, Daniel Webb (916) 445-2206 HOUSE WATER, PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMITTEE Chair Mike Machado Consultant Jo-Ellen McChesney (916) 445-6164. Assemblyman Bob Margett, Vice Chair, Rep, 59th Assemblywoman Debra Bowen, Dem, 53rd Assemblyman Tony Cardenas, Dem, 39th Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, Dem, 26th Assemblywoman Denise Ducheny, Dem, 79th Assemblyman Peter Frusetta, Rep, 28th Assemblyman Mike Honda, Dem 23rd Assemblywoman Grace Napolitano, Dem, 58th Assemblyman Rico Oller, Rep, 4th Assemblyman Charles Poochigian, Rep, 29th Assemblywoman Virginia Strom-Martin, Dem, 1st Assemblyman Nao Takasugi, Rep, 37th Assemblywoman Helen Thomson, Dem, 8th Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, Dem, 11th Assemblyman Tom Woods, Rep, 2nd
Attorneys	WATER RESOURCES CENTER ARCHIVES web The Water Resources Center Archives contains technical material on freshwater quality and supply, wastewater treatment, coasts and estuaries: more than 130,000 items, focusing on California and the West, but including all states and international publications. The Archives is a University of California system-wide library and assists the California Water Resources Center by organizing, maintaining and disseminating information on water. The library is open to UC faculty, students and the public.
Attorneys	This list includes firms and attorneys whose practice includes or specializes in water rights. UREMOVIC & FELGER LLP, Attorneys at Law Agricultural, Business, Real Estate and Water Rights Fig Garden Financial Center, 5250 North Palm Avenue, Ste. 201 P.O. Box 5654, Fresno, California 93755-5654 phone (209)446-0600 fax (209)446-0642 e-mail