CALIFORNIA STATE AGENCY

WATERSHED RESTORATION CONTACTS

March 2001

Staff members from many state agencies are involved with watershed restoration in California. Some agencies have identified certain individuals as Points of Contact for watershed restoration groups and participants. These staff persons may also be assigned responsibility for working with local watershed groups and programs, such as with monitoring, implementation, outreach, and coordination. For other agencies, specific staff members have not necessarily been assigned such responsibility, but their job roles bring them into frequent contact with such groups. This list of contacts is an ongoing effort to help connect the relevant state points of contact with each other and with the watershed restoration community. Contacts are listed both By Agency name and By Basin / Region.

 

BY AGENCY

Agency/ Name

Area of Responsibility

Phone

Fax

E-mail

RESOURCES AGENCY 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento CA 95814 (916)653-5656

Maria Rea

Asst. Secretary for Watershed and Salmon Restoration

(916) 654-1885

(916) 653-8102

maria@resources.ca.gov

Cathy Bleier

Asst. to Maria Rea

(916) 653-5656

(916) 653-8102

cathy@resources.ca.gov

Erin Klaesius

Calif. Biodiversity Council,

Communications Director

(916)227-2661

(916)227-2672

erin_klaesius@fire.ca.gov

Coastal Commission 45 Fremont St., Suite 2000, San Francisco CA 94105 (415)904-5200

Jack Gregg

State Water Quality Supervisor

(415)904-5246

(415)904-5400

jgregg@ coastal.ca.gov

Ross Clark

Central Coast Water Quality Unit – Prop.13 Coastal Nonpoint Source Program

(831) 427-4863

(831) 427-4877

rclark@coastal.ca.gov

         
         

Coastal Conservancy 1330 Broadway, Suite 1100, Oakland CA 94612-2530 (510)286-1015

Julia McIver

Watersheds & Salmon Program Coordinator

(510)286-4166

(510)286-0470

jmciver@scc. ca.gov

Karyn Gear

North Coast Program Mgr.

(510)286-4171

(510)286-0470

kgear@igc.org

Kate Goodnight

Central Coast Program Mgr.

(510) 286-0748

(510) 286-0470

kgoodnight@ scc.ca.gov

 

South Coast Program Mgr.

     

Conservation, Department of 801 K St. Mall, Sacramento CA 95814-3529

Luree Stetson

Watershed Projects & Strategic Planning

(916)322-1080

 

lstetson@ consrv.ca.gov

Division of Mines and Geology (DMG)

Trinda Bedrossian

Geologic Information & Support Program

(916)327-6977

(916)327-1853

tbedross@ consrv.ca.gov

Steve Sterling

Watershed Assessments

(916)322-2588

 

ssterlin@ consrv.ca.gov

Jim Falls

North Coast Watershed Assessments

(707)

(Eureka office)

 

jfalls@

consrv.ca.gov

Conservation Corps (CCC) 1719 24th St., Sacramento CA 95816

Julie Cobbs

Development Unit Mgr.

(916)341-3153

(916)324-3347

JULIEC@ccc.ca.gov

Patrick Couch

 

(916)341-3100

(916)323-4989

 
         

Fish and Game, Department of (DFG) 1807 – 13th St., Suite 104, Sacramento CA 95814

Larry Week

Watershed Restoration Branch

(916)327-8840

(916)327-8854

lweek@dfg.ca.gov

Michael Bird

Stream Restoration Grant Programs

(916)327-8842

(916)327-8854

mbird@dfg.ca.gov

Scott Clemens (Wildlife Conservation Board)

Riparian Habitat Program Manager

(916) 445-1072

(916)323-0280

sclemens@dfg.ca.gov

Jim Harrington

Stream ecology / macro-invertebrate monitoring

(916) 355-2858

 

jharring@dfg. ca.gov

Scott Downie

North Coast Watershed Assessment Program Mgr.

(707) 725-1060

(707) 725-1086

sdownie@dfg.ca.gov

Gary Flosi

Calif. Conservation Corps (CCC) Coordinator

(707) 725-1060

(707) 725-1086

gflosi@dfg.ca.gov

Barry Collins

Restoration Assessment

Biologist

(707) 725-1068

(707) 725-1086

bcollins@dfg. ca.gov

Mark Wheetley

Northern Coastal Basin Planner – Humboldt Bay, Redwood Cr., Smith R.

(707)441-5829

(707)445-6664

mwheetley@ dfg.ca.gov

Mark Pisano

Klamath Basin Planner –Scott, Shasta, Salmon,Trinity

(530)842-9322

(530)842-1162

mpisano@dfg.ca.gov

Vacant

Humboldt / Eel, Mattole, Mad – Basin Planner

     

Doug Albin

Mendocino County – Basin Planner

(707) 964-7683

 

dalbin@dfg.ca.gov

Bob Coey

Sonoma Co. / Russian River– Basin Planner

(707) 744-8704

 

bcoey@dfg.ca.gov

Marty Gingras

Central Coast – Basin Planner (San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey counties)

(831) 649-2885

(831)649-2894

mgingras@dfg.ca.gov

         

Forestry and Fire Protection, Department of (CDF) P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento CA 94244-2460

Russ Henly

Watershed Assessment Manager – FRAP Unit

(916)227-2659

(916)227-2672

russ_henly@ fire.ca.gov

Clay Brandow

Watershed Specialist

(916)653-0719

(916)653-8957

clay_brandow@fire.ca.gov

Mark Hite

Assistant to CDF Director /

Calif. Biodiversity Council

(916)653-1604

(916)653-4171

Mark_Hite@ fire.ca.gov

Rich Walker

Watershed Specialist –

FRAP Unit

(916)227-2651

(916)227-2672

Rich_Walker@fire.ca.gov

Parks and Recreation, Department of (DPR) 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento CA 95814

Nina Gordon

Proposition 12 Program

(916)651-8173

 

ngordon@ parks.ca.gov

Resources Agency – For Sake of the Salmon Contractors

Stephen Sungnome Madrone

North Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator

(707)269-2065

(707)445-0884

sungnome@ rcaa.org

Martha Neuman

Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator

(707)874-0100

(707)874-1440

watershed_ coordinator@ pcz.com

David Pritchett

South Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator

(805)569-3179

 

dapritch@ home.com

Water Resources, Department of (DWR) P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento CA 94236-0001

Maria Lorenzo Lee

Floodplain Mgt. Branch

(916)653-8693

(916)653-3639

mlorenzo@ water.ca.gov

Earle Cummings

Flood Mgt. Division – River Corridor Protection

(916)445-7974

 

earlec@water.ca.gov

Steve Cowdin

Economist

(916)653-8166

 

scowdin@ water.ca.gov

Sara Denzler

Program Coordinator – Urban Streams Restoration Grant Program

(916)327-1664

(916)327-1648

sdenzler@ water.ca.gov

Fraser Sime

(Red Bluff office)

Northern District Coordinator, Urban Streams Restoration Program

(530)529-7374

(530)941-5623 (cell)

(530)529-7322

simef@water. ca.gov

Kurt Malchow

Central District, Urban Streams Rest. Program – Sacramento & SF Bay region

(916)327-1617

 

kurtm@water.ca.gov

Susan Oldland

Central District, Urban Streams Rest. Program – San Joaquin area

(916) 327-1730

 

susano@water.ca.gov

Vacant

Southern District, Urban Streams Rest. Program

     

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CAL/EPA)

Office of the Secretary

Bill Vance

Special Asst. to the Sec.

(916)324-7584

(916)322-6005

bvance@ calepa.ca.gov

State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) - P.O. Box 944213, Sacramento CA 94244-2130

Art Baggett

SWRCB Board Member

(916)657-0935

(916)657-0932

 

Mary Jane Forster

SWRCB Board Member

(916)657-1627

   

Stan Martinson

Chief, Div. Water Quality

(916)657-0756

(916)657-2388

 

John Ladd

Asst. Chief, Div. Water Quality

(916)657-1016

(916)657-2388

laddj@dwq. swrcb.ca.gov

Ken Coulter

State Watershed Management Coordinator

(916)657-0682

(916)657-2127

coulk@dwg. swrcb.ca.gov

Stefan Lorenzato

TMDL Program

(916)657-3222

(916)657-2388

Lores@dwq. swrcb.ca.gov

Lauma Jurkevics

Non-Point Source (NPS) Program

(916)657-0518

   

Stephen Fagundes

NPS Program

(916)657-0914

(916)657-2127

fagus@dwq. swrcb.ca.gov

Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB)

Janet Blake

North Coast Bd. (R1) Watershed Coordinator

(707)576-2805

(707)523-0135

blakj@rb1. swrcb.ca.gov

Carrie Austin

SF Bay Region (R2)

Watershed Coordinator

(510)622-1015

(510)622-2460

cma@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov

Alison Jones

Central Coast (R3) Watershed Coordinator

(805)542-4646

(805)549-0397

ajones@rb3.

swrcb.ca.gov

Shirley Birosik

Los Angeles (R4)

Watershed Coordinator

(213)576-6679

(213)576-6640

sbirosik@rb4. swrcb.ca.gov

Dennis Heiman

Central Valley (R5)

Shasta Cascade

Watershed Coordinator

(530)224-4851

(530)224-4857

heimand@rb5r.swrcb.ca.gov

Val Connor

Central Valley (R5)

Sacramento River Watershed Program

(916)255-3111

(916)255-3015

connorv@rb5s.swrcb.ca.gov

Dennis Westcot

Central Valley (R5)

San Joaquin Basin

Watershed Coordinator

(916)255-3087

(916)255-3015

westcod@rb5s.swrcb.ca.gov

Cindy Wise

Lahontan Region (R6)

Watershed Coordinator

(530)542-5408

(530)544-2271

rofec@rb6s. swrcb.ca.gov

Jose Angel

Colorado Basin (R7)

Chief of Basin Planning

(760)776-8932

(760)341-6820

angej@rb7. swrcb.ca.gov

Wanda Smith

Santa Ana Region (R8)

Watershed Coordinator

(909) 782-4468

 

wsmith@rb8. swrcb.ca.gov

Bruce Posthumus

San Diego Region (R9)

Watershed Coordinator

(858)467-2964

(858)571-6972

postb@rb9. swrcb.ca.gov

Dept. of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) 1020 N St., Rm. 100, Sacramento 95814-5624 (916)445-4300

Marshall Lee

Surface Water Program Mgr.

(916)

   
         

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (UCCE)

Bill Frost

UCCE- Natural Resource Program Leader

(530)621-5509

(530)642-0803

wefrost@ ucdavis.edu

Yana Valachovic

UCCE – Humboldt & Del Norte counties

(707)445-7351

(707)444-9334

 

John Harper

Greg Giusti

UCCE – Mendocino Co.

(707)463-4495

(707)463-4477

jmharper@ ucdavis.edu

David Lewis

Stephanie Larson

UCCE – Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin counties

(707)565-2621

(707)565-2623

djlewis@

slarson@

ucdavis.edu

Mike DeLasaux

Holly George

UCCE – Plumas & Sierra

Counties

(530)283-6125

(530)283-6088

mjdelasaux@

hageorge@

ucdavis.edu

Gary Nakamura

UCCE - North State Forestry Specialist

(530)224-4902

(530)224-4904

gmnakamura@ucdavis.edu

Ken Tate

UCCE- UC Davis – Rangeland Watershed Spec.

(530)754-8988

(530)752-8515

kwtate@ ucdavis.edu

Sheila Barry

UCCE – Bay Area

(408)299-2635, ext. 1005

(408)299-5160

sbarry@ ucdavis.edu

Neil McDougald

UCCE – Madera & Fresno

Counties

(559)675-7879, ext. 207

(559)675-0639

nmcdougald@ ucdavis.edu

Royce Larson

UCCE – San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties

(805)237-3101

(805)781-4316

relarson@ ucdavis.edu

Wayne Jensen

UCCE – Santa Barbara Co.

(805)934-6240

(805)934-6333

wjjensen @ucdavis.edu

Rick Delmas

UCCE – Inyo and Mono co.

(619)873-7854

(619)872-1610

redelmas@

ucdavis.edu

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SEA GRANT (UCSG)

Jim Waldvogel

UCSG – Del Norte County

(707)464-4711

(707)464-7520

cedelnorte@ ucdavis.edu

Susan McBride

UCSG – Humboldt & Mendocino counties

(707)443-8369

(707)445-3901

scmcbride@

ucdavis.edu

Paul Olin

UCSG – Sonoma & Marin

(707) 527-2621

(707)527-2623

pgolin@

Ucdavis.edu

Jodi Cassell

UCSG – SF Bay counties

(650)871-7559

(650)871-7399

jlcassell@

Ucdavis.edu

Richard Starr

UCSG- Santa Cruz & Monterey counties

(831)632-4442

(831)632-4441

starr@mlml.

calstate.edu

Deborah McArdle

UCSG – San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara counties

(805)568-3330

(805)568-3091

damcardle@

Ucdavis.edu

Leigh Taylor Johnson

Valerie Mellano

UCSG - San Diego County

(858)694-2852

(858)694-2849

vjmellano@ ucdavis.edu

BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY

Transportation, Department of (CalTrans) P.O. Box 942874, Sacramento CA 94274-0001

Steve Borroum

Chief, Office of Environmental Eng.

(916)653-7396

(916)653-6366

steve_borroum@dot.ca.gov

Debra McKee

Fishery biologist

(916)653-8566

 

deborah_mckee@dot.ca.gov

HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCY

Health Services, Department of (DHS)

Steve Book

Drinking Water Quality Program

(916)322-1553

 

sbook@hw1. cahnet.gov

Leah Walker

Drinking Water Technical Programs Branch

(707)576-2295

(707)576-2147

 

 

STATE AGENCY WATERSHED CONTACTS

By BASIN / REGION

(RWQCB Basin Boundaries)

 

Basin/ Name

Agency / Title

Phone

Fax

E-mail

NORTH COAST BASIN

Janet Blake

North Coast RWQCB – Watershed Coordinator

(707)576-2805

(707)523-0135

blakj@rb1. swrcb.ca.gov

Stephen Sungnome Madrone

Resources Agency - North Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator (Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino)

(707)269-2065

(707)445-0884

sungnome@ rcaa.org

Martha Neuman

RA - Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator (Sonoma Co. south)

(707)874-0100

(707)874-1440

watershed_ coordinator@ pcz.com

Scott Downie

CDFG - North Coast Watershed Assessment Program Mgr.

(707)725-1060

(707)725-1086

sdownie@dfg.ca. gov

Mark Wheetley

CDFG -Northern Coastal Basin Planner – Humboldt Bay, Redwood Cr., Smith R.

(707)441-5829

(707)445-6664

mwheetley@dfg. ca.gov

Mark Pisano

CDFG - Klamath Basin Planner –Scott, Shasta, Salmon, Trinity

(530)842-9322

(530)842-1162

mpisano@dfg.ca. gov

Vacant

CDFG – Humboldt / Eel Basin Planner

     

Doug Albin

CDFG - Mendocino Coastal Basin Planner

(707)964-7683

 

dalbin@dfg.ca.gov

Bob Coey

CDFG - Sonoma / Russian Basin Planner

(707)744-8704

 

bcoey@dfg.ca.gov

Karyn Gear

Coastal Conservancy – North Coast Program Mgr.

(510)286-4171

(510)286-0470

kgear@igc.org

Jim Falls

DMG -North Coast Watershed Assessments

(707)

(Eureka office)

 

jfalls@

consrv.ca.gov

Yana Valachovic

UCCE – Humboldt & Del Norte counties

(707)445-7351

(707)444-9334

 

John Harper

Greg Giusti

UCCE – Mendocino Co.

Range & Forest Advisors

(707)463-4495

(707)463-4477

jmharper@ ucdavis.edu

David Lewis

Stephanie Larson

UCCE – Russian River Basin/ Mendocino, Sonoma & Marin counties

(707)565-2621

(707)565-2623

djlewis@ &

slarson@

ucdavis.edu

Jim Waldvogel

UCSG – Del Norte County

(707)464-4711

(707)464-7520

cedelnorte@ ucdavis.edu

Susan McBride

UCSG – Humboldt County

(707)443-8369

(707)445-3901

scmcbride@

ucdavis.edu

SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION

Carrie Austin

SF Bay RWQCB – Watershed Coordinator

(510)622-1015

(510)622-2460

cma@rb2.swrcb.ca. gov

Martha Neuman

RA - Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator (Marin, San Mateo)

(707)874-0100

(707)874-1440

watershed_ coordinator@ pcz.com

Marty Gingras

CDFG – San Mateo / Santa Cruz/ Monterey Basin Planner

(831)649-2885

(831)649-2894

mgingras@dfg.ca.gov

Sheila Barry

UCCE – Bay Area

(408)299-2635, ext. 1005

(408)299-5160

sbarry@ ucdavis.edu

Paul Olin

UCSG – Sonoma & Marin

(707) 527-2621

(707)527-2623

pgolin@

Ucdavis.edu

Jodi Cassell

UCSG – SF Bay counties

(650)871-7559

(650)871-7399

jlcassell@

Ucdavis.edu

Kurt Malchow

DWR Central District, Urban Streams Rest. Program – Sacramento & SF Bay region

(916)327-1617

 

kurtm@water.ca. gov

CENTRAL COAST REGION

Alison Jones

Central Coast RWQCB Watershed Coordinator

(805)542-4646

(805)549-0397

ajones@rb3. swrcb.ca.gov

Marty Gingras

CDFG – San Mateo / Santa Cruz/ Monterey Basin Planner

(831)649-2885

(831)649-2894

mgingras@dfg.ca.gov

Ross Clark

Coastal Comm.- Central Coast Water Quality Unit – Prop.13 Coastal Nonpoint Source Program

(831) 427-4863

(831) 427-4877

rclark@coastal.ca.gov

Martha Neuman

RA - Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator (Santa Cruz, Monterey counties)

(707)874-0100

(707)874-1440

watershed_ coordinator@ pcz.com

David Pritchett

RA - South Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator - San Luis Obispo, Ventura counties

(805)569-3179

 

dapritch@ home.com

Richard Starr

UCSG- Santa Cruz & Monterey counties

(831)632-4442

(831)632-4441

starr@mlml.

calstate.edu

Deborah McArdle

UCSG – San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara counties

(805)568-3330

(805)568-3091

damcardle@

Ucdavis.edu

Royce Larson

UCCE – Monterey & San Luis Obispo counties

(805)237-3101

(805)781-4316

relarson@ ucdavis.edu

Wayne Jensen

UCCE – Santa Barbara Co.

(805)934-6240

(805)934-6333

wjjensen @ucdavis.edu

LOS ANGELES REGION

Shirley Birosik

Los Angeles RWQCB – Watershed Coordinator

(213)576-6679

(213)576-6640

sbirosik@rb4. swrcb.ca.gov

David Pritchett

South Central Coast Regional Watershed Coordinator (Ventura Co., Santa Monica Mtns.)

(805)569-3179

 

dapritch@ home.com

         
         

CENTRAL VALLEY REGION – SACRAMENTO BASIN

Dennis Heiman

Guy Chetelat

Central Valley RWQCB –Watershed Coordinators

(530)224-4851

(530)224-4997

(530)224-4857

heimand@rb5r.

chetelg@rb5r.

swrcb.ca.gov

Val Connor

CV RWQCB – Sacramento River Restoration Program

(916)255-3111

(916)255-3015

connorv@rb5s. swrcb.ca.gov

Fraser Sime

DWR - Northern Dist., Env. Studies Section

(530)529-7374

(530)529-7322

simef@water. ca.gov

Dennis Bowker

Sacramento River Watershed Program – Watershed Coord.

(530)661-3635

 

dennisbowker@ volcano.net

Allen Harthorn

Sacramento River Watershed Program – Education Coord.

(530)879-0887

 

ahart@harpos.to

Mike DeLasaux

Holly George

UCCE – Plumas & Sierra

Counties

(530)283-6125

(530)283-6088

mjdelasaux@ & hageorge@

ucdavis.edu

Gary Nakamura

UCCE - North State Forestry Specialist

(530)224-4902

(530)224-4904

gmnakamura@ ucdavis.edu

CENTRAL VALLEY REGION – SAN JOAQUIN BASIN

Dennis Westcott

Central Valley RWQCB

Watershed Coordinator

(916)255-3087

(916)255-3015

westcod@rb5s. swrcb.ca.gov

Neil McDougald

UCCE – Madera & Fresno

Counties

(559)675-7879, ext. 207

(559)675-0639

nmcdougald@ ucdavis.edu

Susan Oldland

DWR Central District, Urban Streams Rest. Program – San Joaquin area

(916) 327-1730

 

susano@water.ca. gov

LAHONTAN REGION

Cindy Wise

Lahontan RWQCB – Watershed Coordinator

(530)542-5408

(530)544-2271

rofec@rb6s. swrcb.ca.gov

         

Rick Delmas

UCCE – Inyo and Mono Co.

(619)873-7854

(619)872-1610

redelmas@

ucdavis.edu

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Jose Angel

Colorado RWQCB -Chief, Basin Planning

(760)776-8932

(760)341-6820

angej@rb7. swrcb.ca.gov

         

SANTA ANA REGION

Wanda Smith

Santa Ana RWQCB –

Watershed Coordinator

(909) 782-4468

 

wsmith@rb8. swrcb.ca.gov

Vacant

DWR - Southern Dist., Urban Streams Rest. Program

     

SAN DIEGO REGION

Bruce Posthumus

San Diego RWQCB – Watershed Coordinator

(858)467-2964

(858)571-6972

postb@rb9.swrcb. ca.gov

Leigh Taylor Johnson

Vallerie Mellano

UCCE-Sea Grant, San Diego County

(858)694-2852

(858)694-2849

ltjohnson@

vjmellano@ ucdavis.edu

Vacant

DWR - Southern Dist., Urban Streams Rest. Program