Event Videos and Presentations
2025 Events
Groundwater Workshop Presentations
When: Took place on January 30, 2025
Solano Groundwater Sustainability Plan: An overview and update– Maritza Flores Marquez, Solano County Water AgencyGroundwater Conditions in the Solano Subbasin– Nick Watterson, Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting EngineersLocal Grower Panel– Kelly Huff, Dixon RCDRecharge on the Farm- Practical considerations and options– Wendy Rash, USDA NRCSNurturing Groundwater – Monica Quezada, Solano RCDCurrent Groundwater Activity – Amy King, Solano RCDComputer Models Help us Better Manager California Groundwater– Dr. Thomas Harter, UC DavisGroundwater Workshop merged file, all presentations 01.30.2025Final Agenda from GW Workshop 01.30.20252024 Events
Groundwater Workshop Presentations
When: Took place on January 23, 2024
Solano Groundwater Sustainability Plan: An overview and update– Chris Lee, Solano County Water AgencyGroundwater conditions in the Solano Subbasin and recharge opportunities– Nick Watterson, Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting EngineersNRCS assistance for groundwater recharge - Practical lessons from the pilot program.– Wendy Rash, USDA NRCSRecharge groundwater with vegetation– Amy King, Solano RCDEfforts to recharge California's groundwater– Dr. Helen E. Dahlke, UC Davis2023 Events
Groundwater Workshop Presentations
When: Took place on January 24, 2023
Solano Groundwater Sustainability Plan: An overview and update– Chris Lee, Solano County Water AgencySacramento Valley Watersheds: Regional collaborative approaches to maintaining and improving groundwater quality– Vicki Kretsinger Grabert, Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting EngineersNitrogen fate during agricultural managed aquifer recharge: Linking plant response, hydrologic, and geochemical processes– Dr. Helen E. Dahlke, UC DavisWell decommissioning, wellhead protection and the “slow it-spread it-sink it-store it” concept with NRCS– Carolyn M. Jones, NRCSSoil amendments for nitrogen and water management: cover crops, compost and biochar– Amy King, Solano RCDUsing thermal imaging drones for agricultural purposes– Kevin Young-Lai, Solano RCD2021 and 2022 Events
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Perennial Cover Crops in Orchards and Vineyards:
- Water availability, seed selection, and soil health*
- When: Took place on March 24, 2022
- Listen to speakers from Le Ballister’s Seed, UC Davis and Solano RCD for a discussion of perennial cover crops in perennial cropping systems, how to choose the mix that is right for you, and local resources for irrigation trouble-shooting, financial assistance programs, and water conservation incentives.
- Perrennial Cover Crops Video
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Building Healthy Soils and Creating Wildlife Habitat on Your Farm
- Sponsor: Solano RCD
- When: Took place on January 26, 2021
- Healthy Soils/Creating Habitat Video