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Relevant Experience Kern County IRWMP / Kern County Water Agency,
 Stakeholder outreach process Kern County, California
 Facilitated regional subgroups to
Working closely with technical consultants and the Kern County Water
develop plan
Agency, MIG managed the stakeholder process for developing the Tulare
 Communities meetings and additional Lake Basin Portion of the Kern County Integrated Regional Water
outreach
Management Plan (Kern IRWMP). The Kern IRWMP is a collaboration of
Active Dates: 2008 water suppliers, community and government representatives,
Budget: $108,000 environmental groups, businesses and a variety of other interested
parties which seeks to preserve the economic and environmental health
Reference:
of Kern County communities through comprehensive and efficient
Mr. Lloyd Fryer management of its water resources. The Kern IRWMP balances the needs
Administrative Manager of local economies, which are highly dependent on agriculture, with the
Kern County Water Agency
needs of growing communities within the Greater Bakersfield area.
661.634.1446
lfryer@kcwa.com MIG helped to manage and facilitate activities with 8 sub‐regional groups

Key MIG Staff: to develop a plan which represented the multiple objectives and needs of
the region. MIG helped the group to stay focused and achieved the
Mark Sillings
project timetable. MIG also provided additional assistance to ensure that
the needs of environmental justice interests within the watershed were
represented. MIG assisted with a community meeting and conducted interviews and outreach to ensure that diverse
interests were aware of and engaged in the planning process.

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