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Relevant Experience: Upper Santa Clara River TMDL and IRWMP /
 Multi‐agency coordination Los Angeles County Water Quality Control
 Public and stakeholder information Board, Los Angeles County
 Consensus‐building among numerous
constituents The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional
Board) and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Active Dates: 2007‐2008 (Sanitation Districts) jointly developed and performed a number of

Budget: $1,200,000 technical studies required by the Upper Santa Clara River Chloride
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).
Reference:
Mr. Jeff Ford MIG was selected to assist with the development and facilitation
(formerly) Principal Water Resources of a collaborative process and communication materials to
Planner, Castaic Lake Water Agency implement the Chloride TMDL in the Upper Santa Clara River. The
(currently) Senior Scientist, Kennedy/Jenks goal of the project was to ensure that, by the end of the process,
Consultants there was substantial agreement by Regional Board staff,
661.297‐1600 x281 Sanitation Districts’ staff, and other major stakeholders that there
jeffford@kennedyjenks.com was sufficient and credible scientific and technical information
Key MIG Staff: upon which to base decisions about standards and the
Implementation Plan for the Upper Santa Clara River.
Mark Sillings
MIG designed and facilitated the collaborative process, and
developed a website, http://santaclarariver.org, to provide a vehicle for the exchange of information. The
website allowed all stakeholders involved in the process to share documents, schedule meetings, study
research information, and review project deliverables.
MIG also facilitated the stakeholder process that produced an approved Integrated Water Management
Plan (IRWMP) for the Upper Santa Clara River. MIG worked with the technical team and Regional Water
Management Group to identify key issues for stakeholder discussion and to ensure broad participation
and collaborative project proposals. The plan was adopted by all participating agencies in Summer 2008.

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