CA WaterFix - Early Petition Comments

Hearing Regarding Petition Requesting Changes in Water Rights of The Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the California WaterFix Project

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Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties

Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross Examination Part 1A
Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
Order of Presentation for Part 1B
Order of Presentation for Part 1 Rebuttal
Order of Presentation for Part 1 Sur-Rebuttal

Notices of Intent to Appear and Protests

Parties Participating in Part I (May also be Parties in Part II)
Table 2 - Interested Persons (Persons Intending to Make Policy Statements Only)
Parties Participating in Part 2

PROPOSED GROUPINGS AND ORDER OF PARTIES FOR PART 1 REBUTTAL

Participant - Part 1 Proposed Groupings and Order for Rebuttal
American River Water Agencies' Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
City of Antioch and City of Stockton's Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
County of San Joaquin, San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, et al., California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and Local Agencies of the North Delta's Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
North Delta Water Agencies' Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
Sacramento Valley Water Users' Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
California Department of Water Resources' Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Part 1 Rebuttal
California Department of Water Resources' Response to the April 13, 2017 Ruling Regarding Rebuttal Order

PROPOSED GROUPINGS AND ORDER OF PARTIES FOR CROSS EXAMINATION
Part 1B

Participant - Part 1B Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
California Sportfishing Alliance, California Water Impact Network and AquAlliance’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Friends of the River, Planning and Conservation League, and Sierra Club California
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources
Restore the Delta
East Bay Municipal Utility District and Sacramento County Water Agency
Save the California Delta Alliance
Local Agencies of the North Delta et al., Islands, Inc., the San Joaquin County Protestants, and the North San Joaquin Water Conservation District
Modesto Irrigation District, Oakdale Irrigation District, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District, and the City and County of San Francisco, and the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority
Parties within Sacramento Valley Water Users group \| October 19, 2016 Proposed Dates for American River Panels
Parties represented by Downey Brand LLP
San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Deirdre Des Jardins
Late - South Delta Water Agency, Central Delta Water Agency, Lafayette Ranch, Heritage Lands, Mark Bachetti Farms, and Rudy Mussi Investments L.P. ("Central Delta Parties.")

PROPOSED GROUPINGS AND ORDER OF PARTIES FOR CROSS EXAMINATION
Part 1A

Participant - Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
California Department of Water Resources’ Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Natural Resources Defense Council, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Bay Institutes’ Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Friant Water Authority & Members, Friant North Authority and South Valley Water Association’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Save the California Delta Alliance; Janet & Michael McCleary; Frank Morgan; and Captain Morgan's Delta Adventures, LLC’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
County of San Joaquin, San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
AquAlliance, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, Environmental Water Caucus, Friends of the River, Planning and Conservation League, Restore the Delta and Sierra Club California’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, The State Water Contractors and Westlands Water District’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
San Joaquin Tributaries Authority, Modesto Irrigation District, Oakdale Irrigation District, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District, the City and County of San Francisco’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Sacramento County Water Agency’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency ("Delta Agencies"), Lafayette Ranch, Heritage Lands Inc., Mark Bachetti Farms and Rudy Mussi Investments L.P. ’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Sacramento Valley Group’s (Sacramento Valley Water Users) Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, North Delta Water Agency, Brannan-Andrus Levee Maintenance District et al.’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Contra Costa County and Contra Costa County Water Agency and County of Solano’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources’ Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Deirdre Des Jardins’ Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross Examination
Local Agencies of the North Delta, Bogle Vineyards, Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition, Diablo Vineyards and Brad Lange, Stillwater Orchards, Friends of Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
East Bay Municipal Utilities District’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
City of Brentwood and Reclamation District No. 800 (Byron Tract)’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Late - San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination
Late - Stockton East Water District’s Proposed Groupings and Order of Parties for Cross-Examination

Parties Participating in Part I (May also be Parties in Part II)

This Table is Based on Requested Groupings and Order for Cross-Examination in Part 1A.

Group Number	Party or Participant	Authorized Representative/ Attorney	Notice of Intent to Appear	Revised Notice of Intent to Appear	Revised Notice of Intent to Appear Part 1	Protests Against the Petition	Authorized Representative Changes and Notices
1	California Department of Water Resources	James (Tripp) Mizell, Cathy L Crothers, Kenneth M. Bogdan, Tom M. Berliner	NOI		Cover Letter		July 21, 2016
2	U.S. Department of the Interior	Amy Aufdemberge, Esq.	NOI
3	State Water Contractors	Stefanie Morris	NOI	Revised NOI	2nd Revised NOI
4	San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority	Jon Rubin, Daniel J. O’Hanlon & Rebecca R. Akroyd	NOI				March 22, 2016
5	Westlands Water District	Philip A Williams	NOI
6	Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, The	Sophie Froelich, Melissa Poole	NOI				April 21, 2016
7	Sacramento Valley Group	Kevin O'Brien, Meredith Nikkel & David Aladjem	NOI			Protest	August 23, 2016 Octber 19
7	Sacramento Municipal Utility District	Kevin O'Brien, Meredith Nikkel & David Aladjem	NOI		Amended Witness List	Protest	August 23, 2016
7	Sacramento County Water Agency	Bill Burkew, Aaron Ferguson, Andrew M Hitchings & Kristian C Corby	NOI	Revised NOI	2nd Revised NOI	Protest	August 11, 2017 March 23, 2017 August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016 (2)
7	Carmichael Water District, The	Aaron Ferguson & Kristian C Corby	NOI			Protest	August 24, 2016
7	City of Roseville, The	Alan Lilly, Jennifer Buckman, Andrew J. Ramos & Ryan Bezerra	NOI			Protest	August 12, 2016 August 30, 2016
7	Sacramento Suburban Water District	Alan Lilly, Jennifer Buckman, Andrew J. Ramos & Ryan Bezerra	NOI			Protest	August 12, 2016 August 30, 2016
7	San Juan Water District	Alan Lilly, Jennifer Buckman, Andrew J. Ramos & Ryan Bezerra	NOI			Protest	August 12, 2016 August 30, 2016
7	City of Folsom, The	Alan Lilly, Jennifer Buckman, Andrew J. Ramos & Ryan Bezerra	NOI			Protest	August 12, 2016 August 30, 2016
7	Yuba County Water Agency	Alan Lilly, Jennifer Buckman, Andrew J. Ramos & Ryan Bezerra	NOI		Letter	Protest	August 30, 2016
7	Biggs-West Gridley Water District	Andrew M. Hitchings & Kristian C Corby	NOI			Protest	August 24, 2016
7	Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID)	Andrew M. Hitchings & Kristian C Corby	NOI			Protest	August 24, 2016
7	Placer County Water Agency	Kelley Taber & Kristian C Corby, Daniel Kelly	NOI			Protest	July 8, 2016 July 15, 2016 August 24, 2016
7	Nevada Irrigation District	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI		Revised NOI	Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Butte Water District ("BWD")	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI			Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Richvale Irrigation District ("RID")	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI			Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Anderson - Cottonwood Irrigation District	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI			Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Plumas Mutual Water Company	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI			Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Reclamation District 1004	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoer	NOI		Amended Witness List	Protest	September 2, 2016
7	South Feather Water and Power Agency: Mike Glaze, SFWPA General Manager	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoer	NOI		Revised NOI	Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Western Canal Water District	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI			Protest	September 2, 2016
7	Paradise Irrigation District	Dustin C. Cooper Emily E. LaMoe	NOI		Revised NOI	Protest	September 2, 2016
7	City of Sacramento	Joe Robinson / Wesley A Miliband	NOI			Protest	June 9, 2016
8	Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority & water service contractors in its service area	Steven Saxton, Meredith Nikkel & J. Mark Atlas	NOI			Protest
9	North Delta Water Agency & Member Districts	Rebecca A. Smith, Esq., Kevin O'Brien, Meredith Nikkel & David Aladjem	NOI			Protest	March 29, 2017 August 23, 2016
10	City of Brentwood, The	David Aladjem & Meredith Nikkel	NOI			Protest	August 23, 2016
10	Reclamation District No. 800 (Byron Tract)	David Aladjem, Meredith Nikkel & Jeffrey D. Conway	NOI	Revised NOI		Protest	May 12, 2016
10	Brannan-Andrus Levee Maintenance District; Reclamation District 407; Reclamation District 2067; Reclamation District 317; Reclamation District 551; Reclamation District 563; Reclamation District 150; Reclamation District 2098	Kevin O'Brien, Meredith Nikkel & David Aladjem	NOI			Protest	August 23, 2016
11	Water Forum, The	Tom Gohring	NOI
12	County of Colusa, The	Marcos Kropf	NOI			Protest	August 11, 2017
13	Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District	Paul Simmons, Andrew M Hitchings & Kristian C Corby	NOI			Protest	March 11, 2016 August 24, 2016
13	Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District	Kelley Taber	NOI			Protest	August 24, 2016 (2)
14	County of Yolo	Philip J. Pogledich	NOI			Protest
15	East Bay Municipal Utility District	Fred Etheridge, Jonathan Salmon, Shawnda M. Grady, Esq., & Robert E. Donlan	NOI		Witness Amendment	Protest	July 29, 2016
16	South Valley Water Association, et al.	Alex M Peltzer Nicolas R. Cardella	NOI			Protest Withdrawal of Protest	August 12, 2016
16	Friant North Authority	David Orth, Stephen R Onstot, June Ailin, John Fox, Shannon Chaffin, Marie Young	NOI			Protest Withdrawal	March 15, 2016 March 29, 2016
16	Friant Water Authority & Members	Fennemore Craig, Lauren Caster, Gregory Adams, Jennifer Buckman, and 13 others	NOI		Witness Amendment	Protest Withdrawal of Protest	June 2, 2016
17	San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority	Paul Minasian	NOI		Witness Amendment	Protest
18	The San Joaquin Tributaries Authority (SJTA), Merced Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation District, Oakdale Irrigation District, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District, and City and County of San Francisco	Tim O' Laughlin & Valerie Kincaid	NOI			Phase1 Protest Phase 2 Protest
19	Brett G. Baker	Osha Meserve & Brett G. Baker	NOI				January 28, 2016
19	Local Agencies of the North Delta	Osha Meserve	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest
19	Bogle Vineyards/Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition	Osha Meserve	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest
19	Diablo Vineyards and Brad Lange/Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition	Osha Meserve	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest
19	Stillwater Orchards/Delta Watershed Landowner Coalition	Osha Meserve	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest
19	Islands, Inc	Osha Meserve & Michael J. Van Zandt	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest
20	Daniel Wilson	Osha Meserve & Daniel Wilson	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest	January 28, 2016
21	Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency ("Delta Agencies"), Lafayette Ranch, Heritage Lands Inc., Mark Bachetti Farms and Rudy Mussi Investments L.P.	John Herrick, Esq. and Dean Ruiz, Esq.	NOI		Witness Amendment Witness Amendment (2)	Protest
22	City of Stockton	Paul S Simmons, Kelley Taber, John Luebberke & Tara Mazzanti & Kristian C Corby	NOI			Protest	March 11, 2016 August 24, 2016
23	Stockton East Water District	Karna E. Herrigfeld	NOI
24	North San Joaquin Water Conservation District	Jennifer Spaletta & Russell Frink	NOI			Protest	September 28, 2016
24	County of San Joaquin, San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority	Thomas H. Keeling & Russell Frink & Jennifer Spaleta	NOI		LAND Revised NOI SJCo et al. Revised NOI	Protest	August 30, 2016 September 28, 2016
25	County of Solano	William Emlen, Peter Miljanich	NOI	Revised NOI	Revised NOI	Protest	August 10, 2016
25	Contra Costa County and Contra Costa County Water Agency	Ryan Hernandez, Stephen M. Siptroth	NOI	Revised NOI		Protest	August 12, 2016
26	Contra Costa Water District	Robert Maddow, Douglas Coty	NOI			Protest Withdrawal Protest
27	City of Antioch	Ron Bernal, Matthew Emrick	NOI			Protest	August 2, 2016
28	California Delta Chambers & Visitors Bureau	Bill Wells	NOI
29	Steamboat Resort	Brad & Emily Pappalardo	NOI			Protest
30	Save the California Delta Alliance; Janet & Michael McCleary; Frank Morgan; and Captain Morgan's Delta Adventures, LLC	Michael Brodsky	NOI	Revised NOI	Witness Amendment	Protest
31	California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, and AquAlliance	Michael Jackson,Bill Jennings,Chris Shutes,Barbara Vlamis, and Carolee Krieger	NOI	Revised NOI	Witness Amendment	Protest
32	Restore the Delta	Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Tim Stroshane, Trent Orr	NOI	Revised NOI	Witness Amendment Witness Amendment(2)	Protest	July 19, 2016 July 13, 2016 July 26, 2017
33	Planning and Conservation League	Jonas Minton	NOI	Revised NOI		Protest
33	Friends of the River and Sierra Club California	Bob Wright and Kyle Jones	FOTR NOI SCC NOI	Revised NOI		Protest
34	The Environmental Justice Coalition for Water	Osha Meserve and Esperanza Vielma and Colin Bailey	NOI			Protest	September 14, 2016
35	Natural Resources Defense Council, The Bay Institute, and Defenders of Wildlife	Kate Poole	NOI	Revised NOI		Protest
36	~~Earthjustice~~	~~Trent W. Orr, Yana Garcia~~	~~NOI~~	Notice of Withdrawal
37	Deirdre Des Jardins	Deirdre Des Jardins	NOI	Revised NOI	Witness Amendment	Protest
38	Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources	Stephan C. Volker, Daniel Garrett-Steinman & Jamey M.B. Volker	NOI	Revised NOI		Protest	August 11, 2016 September 21, 2016 November 9, 2016
39	North Delta C.A.R.E.S. / Barbara Daly	Barbara Daly	NOI	Revised NOI	Witness Amendment Witness Amendment 2		December 12, 2016
40	Patrick Porgans	Patrick Porgans	NOI
41	Snug Harbor Resorts, LLC	Nicole S Suard	NOI			Protest
42	SolAgra Corp.	Barry Sgarrella, CEO	NOI
43	Clifton Court, L.P.	Suzanne Womack & Sheldon Moore	NOI			Protest


Parties Participating in Part II Only
Grasslands Water District	Ellen Wehr	NOI
County of Sacramento, The	Aaron Ferguson, Andrew M Hitchings & Kristian C Corby	NOI	Protest
Environmental Council of Sacramento	Brenda Rose	NOI
Trout Unlimited	Brian Johnson	NOI	Protest
California Department of Fish and Wildlife	Carl Wilcox	NOI
Environmental Water Caucus	Barbara Barrigan-Parilla and Tim Stroshane and Conner Everts	NOI	Protest
SAVE OUR SANDHILL CRANES	Osha Meserve & Mike Savino	NOI
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary	Mitch Avalon	NOI
Friends of Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge	Osha Meserve	NOI	Protest
American Rivers, INC	Steve Rothert	NOI
Table 2 - Interested Persons (Persons Intending to Make Policy Statements Only)
Part I: Interested Persons Making a Policy Statement Only (May also be participating in Part II)
Butte County Department of Water Resource Conservation	Paul Gosselin	NOI
Castaic Lake Water Agency	Matthew Stone	NOI
Central Valley Clean Water Association	Debbie Webster	NOI
Coachella Valley Water District	Robert C Cheng	NOI
Desert Water Agency	Mark Krause	NOI
Kern County Water Agency	Curtis Creel	NOI
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California	Rebecca Sheehan	NOI
Mojave Water Agency	Tom McCarthy	NOI	October 2, 2017
North Delta C.A.R.E.S. Affiliates	Anna Swenson	NOI
North State Water Alliance	David J. Guy, President	NOI
Partnership for Sound Science in Environmental Policy	Craig S.J. Johns, Program Manager, PSSEP	NOI
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District	Douglas Headrick	NOI
San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency	Jeff Davis	NOI
Santa Clara Valley Water District	Erick Soderlund	NOI
Terri Crain	Terri Crain	NOI
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District	Mark Gilkey	NOI
U.S. EPA Region 9	Tomas Torres	NOI
Zone 7 Water Agency	J. Duerig	NOI
City of Chico, The	Erik Gustafson	NOI NOI Withdrawn 7/23/2016
Rural County Representatives of California	Kathy Mannion	NOI
SEMILLAS (Stockton Educational Movement in Language Literacy and Scholarship)	Motecuzoma Sanchez	NOI
Part II: Interested Persons Making a Policy Statement Only
African American Chamber of Commerce of San Joaquin County	Brandie Owusu-Spencer	NOI
Asian Pacific Self-Development and Residential Association	Hengsothea Ung	NOI
Assemblymember Susan Eggman	Gustavo Medina	NOI
Braceros del Delta	Luis Magaña	NOI
Cafe Coop	Esperanza Vielma	NOI
California Striped Bass Association	Jim Cox	NOI
California Student Sustainability Coalition	Ryan Camero	NOI
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Stockton	Katelyn Roedner Sutter	NOI
Central Valley Asian Chamber	Cynthia Lam	NOI
Earth Law Center	Linda Sheehan	NOI
Frank L Ruhstaller	Frank L Ruhstaller	NOI
Golden Gate Salmon Assoc	John McManus	NOI
Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce	Douglas W. Wilhoit, Jr.	NOI
Joan Buchanan	Joan Buchanan	NOI
Lao Family Community Empowerment	Ger Vang	NOI
Lower Sherman Island Duck Hunters Association	Roger Mammon	NOI
Michael Frost	Michael Frost	NOI
National Marine Fisheries Service	Maria Rea	NOI	September 22, 2017
Rogene Reynolds	Rogene Reynolds	NOI
Ronald Forbes, Delta Fly Fishers	Ronald Forbes	NOI
San Francisco Baykeeper	M. Benjamin Eichenberg	NOI	June 29, 2017
Senator Cathleen Galgiani	Senator Cathleen Galgiani and Staff Trent Hager & Marian Norris	NOI
Social Media Moms	Martha Vielma	NOI
Stockton Downtown Comeback Club	Karl E Nate Knodt	NOI
Stockton Vegan & Vegetarians	Jennifer Patterson	NOI
Visit Stockton	Wes Rhea	NOI