Appendix B
Open-Session Meeting Agendas
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
First Meeting
May 3, 2019
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; 111 North Hope St;
Los Angeles, CA 90012
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, May 3rd
8:30 - 9:50 AM | Panel members and National Academies staff meet in closed session. |
OPEN SESSION
10:00 PDT |
Opening Remarks and Introduction of Panel Members
Dr. David Allen, OLSAP Chair |
Owens Lake History and Context | |
10:05 |
Regulatory and Dust Control Implementation History
Phillip L. Kiddoo, Air Pollution Control Officer, GBUAPCD |
10:30 |
Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project Phases
Jaime Valenzuela, Manager of Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Group, LADWP |
10:45 |
Overview of Dust Control Measure Development History
Dr. Grace Holder, Senior Scientist, GBUAPCD |
11:15 | Questions from the Panel |
Current Dust Control Status and Regulatory Requirements | |
11:30 |
Current Dust Control Status, BACM, and Regulatory Requirements
Ann Logan, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, GBUAPCD |
11:45 |
LADWP Current Operations, Maintenance, Infrastructure and Constraints
Jennifer Wong, Manager of Owens Lake Engineering, LADWP |
12:00 | Lunch break |
Key Constraints in Considering Alternative Dust Control Measures | |
1:00 |
District’s Constraints and Considerations
Phillip L. Kiddoo, Dr. Grace Holder, and Ann Logan, GBUAPCD |
1:15 |
LADWP Regulatory Constraints, Obligations, and Considerations
Arrash Agahi, Capital Development & Implementation, LADWP |
1:35 | Questions from the Panel |
Specific Measures for Panel Consideration | |
1:55 |
Shrubs
Dr. Evan Burgess, Air Sciences, Inc. |
2:40 |
Shallow Flooding Wetness Cover Refinement Test/Soil Moisture
John Bannister, Air Sciences, Inc. |
3:25 |
District Recommendations for the Panel
Dr. Grace Holder, Senior Scientist, GBUAPCD |
3:30 | Break |
3:40 | Questions from the Panel |
Perspectives on OLSAP’s Task Allotted times include 5 minutes for questions from the panel. |
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4:00 | Jennifer Mattox, Science Policy Advisor, California State Lands Commission |
4:20 | Kathy Bancroft, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation |
4:40 | Danelle Gutierrez, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Big Pine Paiute Tribe of Owens Valley |
Opportunity for Public Comment | |
5:00 | To make a comment, sign-up by 4:00 PM (PDT), either at the registration table outside of the meeting room or via email to Carly Brody at CBrody@nas.edu. Each speaker will have a maximum time limit of 3 to 5 minutes. Accompanying written materials are encouraged. |
5:30 | End of Open Session |
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
Information Gathering via Webinars
July 17-18, 2019
MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, July 17
OPEN SESSION
6:00 PM (EDT) |
Opening Remarks and Introductions of OLSAP Members
Armistead Russell, panel member |
6:10 |
Air Quality Modeling for the 2016 SIP Attainment Demonstration
Ken Richmond, RamBoll |
6:40 | Questions from the panel |
6:55 |
Previous BACM Performance and Modelling Approaches Used for Predicting BACM Impact
Grace Holder, GBUAPCD |
7:10 | Questions from the panel |
7:20 |
BACM Testing and Assessment
Grace Holder, GBUAPCD |
7:35 | Questions from the panel |
7:45 | End of open session |
Thursday, July 18
OPEN SESSION
6:00 PM (EDT) |
Opening Remarks and Introductions of OLSAP Members
David Allen, panel chair |
6:10 PM |
Hydrology of Owens Valley and Owens Lake and Effects of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
Saeed Jorat, LADWP, Eastern Sierra Environmental Group |
6:40 | Questions from the panel |
6:55 | End of open session |
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
Information-Gathering Session
July 23, 2019
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Sulfate Facility
111 Sulfate Rd, Keeler CA, 93530
AGENDA
Tuesday, July 23rd
7:30 – 11:30 AM | Owens Lake Field Orientation (Part 1) (PDT) |
OPEN SESSION AT SULFATE FACILITY
1:00 |
Opening Remarks and Introduction of Panel Members
David Allen, OLSAP Chair |
1:10 |
CDFW Role in the Owens Dry Lakebed Management
Patricia (Trisha) Moyer, California Department of Fish and Wildlife |
1:25 | Peter Pumphrey and Michael Prather, Eastern Sierra Audubon |
2:10 |
Ecology of Owens Lake
Jeffrey Nordin, LADWP |
2:45 | Break |
3:00 |
Climate Change Study on Eastern Sierra Watershed
Theresa Kim, LADWP |
Opportunity for Public Comment | |
3:45 | To make a comment, sign-up by 3:00 PM (PDT) at the registration table in the meeting room. Each speaker will have a maximum time limit of 3 to 5 minutes. Written comments can be submitted remotely to Rita Gaskins via either the Zoom chat function or email at RGaskins@nas.edu. |
4:30 | End of Open Session |
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
Information Gathering via Webinar
August 20, 2019
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, August 20
OPEN SESSION
10:30 AM (EDT) |
Opening Remarks and Introductions of OLSAP Members
Dave Allen, panel chair |
10:35 |
Update on Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring in the Owens Valley Planning Area for the PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Ann Logan, GBUAPCD |
10:50 | Questions from the Panel |
11:05 | Potential Dust Control Measures at Owens Lake: Brief Summaries Regarding Performance, Applicability, and Other Aspects |
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Grace Holder, GBUAPCD |
11:30 |
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Mark Schaaf, Air Sciences Inc. (consultant to LADWP) | |
12:05 | Questions from the Panel |
12:30 | End of Open Session |
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