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Iris Priestaf, PhD
President

EDUCATION

PhD, Geography, University of California at Berkeley, 1983
MA, Geography, University of California at Berkeley, 1976
BA, Honors, Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara,
1974

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Iris Priestaf, PhD, has more than 30 years’ experience in groundwater investigations. She has
consulted on numerous projects involving groundwater basin characterization, development,
and management. She has worked with water agencies, cities, counties, and other
organizations in preparing groundwater management plans, beginning with one of the first
AB 3030 plans in 1994. Through the Groundwater Committee of the Association of California
Water Agencies, she participated actively with staff of State agencies (DWR and SWRCB) in
planning for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), on behalf of water
agencies and land use planning agencies. She has shared her expertise on SGMA at numerous
seminars and conferences for groundwater professionals, attorneys, and planners in
Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego County, and elsewhere. She is working now with diverse
agencies toward SGMA compliance.

Groundwater Sustainability Plan, Kern River Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)
Todd Groundwater currently is assisting the Kern River GSA (including City of Bakersfield, Kern
Delta Water District, and Kern County Water Agency ID4) with preparation of a GSP. Dr.
Priestaf has prepared draft sections of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), for
example, documenting and describing the GSP area and relevant jurisdictions. She also is
providing ongoing review and editing of additional sections.

GSPs, Kern River GSA and Cawelo Water District GSA
Todd Groundwater currently is assisting the Kern River GSA (including City of Bakersfield, Kern
Delta Water District, and Kern County Water Agency ID4) and the Cawelo GSA with
preparation of their respective GSPs. Dr. Priestaf has prepared draft GSP sections, for
example, documenting and describing the GSP area, monitoring and management programs,
and relevant jurisdictions. She also is providing review and editing of additional sections.
Sustainable Groundwater Management, City of Corona
Todd Groundwater prepared the City’s groundwater management plan, adopted in 2008; Dr.
Priestaf served as internal reviewer. She since has advised on subsequent work, including
feasibility studies of potential production well sites, assessment of groundwater recharge
locations, and evaluation of salt loading. Todd Groundwater is assisting the City in compliance

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