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Infrastructure• Special counsel for SDCWA with ongoing responsibility for negotiating agreements to implement the Quantification Settlement Agreement and the Colorado River Delivery Agreement. • Facilitator and mediator in the formation of the Chino Basin Desalter Authority and $350M water supply contracts.• Continuing representation of court-appointed watermaster with responsibility for managing groundwater resources within 225-mile watershed in the Inland Empire of Southern… Show more Infrastructure• Special counsel for SDCWA with ongoing responsibility for negotiating agreements to implement the Quantification Settlement Agreement and the Colorado River Delivery Agreement. • Facilitator and mediator in the formation of the Chino Basin Desalter Authority and $350M water supply contracts.• Continuing representation of court-appointed watermaster with responsibility for managing groundwater resources within 225-mile watershed in the Inland Empire of Southern California. • Representing Golden State Water Company for development of a new water utility service area in Sutter County, California.• Negotiation of agreement to use the Upper American River Project for 20,000 acre-feet of surface water storage capacity for the benefit of the El Dorado Water and Power Authority.• Water Supply Agreement for the Delivery of Water through the Hueneme Pipeline. Lead negotiator for the City of Oxnard in acquiring a 40-year water supply from the United Water Conservation District in Ventura County.Water Transactions• Facilitator, negotiator and draftsman of a complex set of court approved agreements that will effectuate a novel groundwater management strategy in the Southern California Inland Empire. Lead negotiator in the multi-billion dollar SDCWA acquisition of 277,000 acre-feet of conserved water from the IID. Continues to lead SDCWA’s negotiation efforts in implementing subsequent agreements presently valued in excess of $100M.• Lead negotiator of a $1B 30-year Colorado River Water exchange agreement for the San Diego County Water Authority. • Negotiated 30-year wastewater agreement for the City of Beverly Hills, City of Burbank and Universal Studios with the City of Los Angeles for use of the largest wastewater facility in the Western United States. Show less

Project architect, manager, negotiator and implementer for all aspects of Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project, a water supply infrastructure project in Southern California. This public-private partnership is designed to put 50,000 acre-feet per to beneficial use annually by conserving water presently lost to evaporation from dry lakes and delivering it to the Colorado River Aqueduct via a 43-mile pipeline without causing a single adverse environmental impact. The… Show more Project architect, manager, negotiator and implementer for all aspects of Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project, a water supply infrastructure project in Southern California. This public-private partnership is designed to put 50,000 acre-feet per to beneficial use annually by conserving water presently lost to evaporation from dry lakes and delivering it to the Colorado River Aqueduct via a 43-mile pipeline without causing a single adverse environmental impact. The Project was validated by 12 trial and appellate court opinions. A subsequent project phase will include the importation and banking of surplus water in a groundwater bank and contributing to California’s effort to overcome its present storage deficit. Show less