BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200818T153000Z DTEND:20200818T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Water Task Force Meeting DESCRIPTION:Curious about what is happening with our local reservoir projects? Join us for a California reservoirs project update. We will check-in with staff about three projects - Sites\, Pacheco\, and Los Vaqueros.\n\n\n\nAbout our Speakers:\n\n \n\nChris Hakes\n\nChris Hakes is the Deputy Operating Officer for the Dam Safety and Capital Delivery Division for Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water). Chris has worked at Valley Water for 16 years\, working on both Water Utility and Watersheds Capital projects. He previously served as the Assistant Operating Officer for Water Utility Capital Division and the Deputy Operating Officer for the Treated Water Delivery Division. In his current role as Deputy of Dam Safety\, he has oversight of all 10 of Valley Water's dams as well as the effort toward the expansion of the Pacheco reservoir. In conjunction with the Deputy Operating Officers for Watersheds Design and Construction and Water Utility Capital\, Chris also oversees implementation of Valley Water's $6.1B five year rolling Capital Improvement Program. \n\nChris has a B.S. in civil engineering from Santa Clara University and a M.S. in structural engineering from University of California Berkeley. He is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in the state of California. Chris is also trained as a SWPPP Developer and Practitioner in California and Project and Program manager.\n\n\n\nJerry Brown\n\nMr. Brown has 34 years of experience including planning\, design\, construction\, operation\, and maintenance of water\, wastewater and water recycling systems for urban areas. He started Waterology Consulting in January 2020. In March 2020\, Mr. Brown and Waterology were selected to perform Executive Director services for the Sites Reservoir Project. In this capacity\, Mr. Brown serves in the lead role overseeing project development and he reports to the Sites Authority JPA Board of Directors and its Project Reservoir Committee. Previously\, Mr. Brown served as General Manager of the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) for 9 1/2 years through December 2019.\n\nMr. Brown is a registered Civil and Mechanical Engineer in California. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University at Northridge\, a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California\, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from California State University at San Jose.\n\n\n\nMarguerite Patil \n\nMarguerite Patil joined the Contra Costa Water District in 2000 and is the Assistant General Manager for Policy and External Affairs for the agency. She has a degree in mechanical engineering from U.C. Santa Barbara and is a registered civil engineer with over 30 years of experience in project management\, planning\, design and construction on a variety of civil\, mechanical and environmental engineering projects. She has served as Program Manager of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project since the project began in January 2001\, including leadership of the partnership development\, governance formation\, stakeholder engagement\, environmental analysis\, and engineering feasibility design efforts. She is engaged in the agency's state and federal legislative affairs and inter-agency coordination efforts. She also manages CCWD's Delta and regional strategic initiatives\, collaborative science\, and climate change resilience programs. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Curious about what is happening with our local reservoir projects? Join us for a California reservoirs project update. We will check-in with staff about three projects - Sites\, Pacheco\, and Los Vaqueros.
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\nAbout our Speakers:
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\nChris Hakes
\nChris Hakes is the Deputy Operating Officer for the Dam Safety and Capital Delivery Division for Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water). \; Chris has worked at Valley Water for 16 years\, working on both Water Utility and Watersheds Capital projects. \; He previously served as the Assistant Operating Officer for Water Utility Capital Division and the Deputy Operating Officer for the Treated Water Delivery Division. \; In his current role as Deputy of Dam Safety\, he has oversight of all 10 of Valley Water&rsquo\;s dams as well as the effort toward the expansion of the Pacheco reservoir. \; In conjunction with the Deputy Operating Officers for Watersheds Design and Construction and Water Utility Capital\, Chris also oversees implementation of Valley Water&rsquo\;s $6.1B five year rolling Capital Improvement Program. \; \; \;
\nChris has a B.S. in civil engineering from Santa Clara University and a M.S. in structural engineering from University of California Berkeley. \; He is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in the state of California. \; Chris is also trained as a SWPPP Developer and Practitioner in California and Project and Program manager.
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\nJerry Brown
\nMr. Brown has 34 years of experience including planning\, design\, construction\, operation\, and maintenance of water\, wastewater and water recycling systems for urban areas. He started Waterology Consulting in January 2020. \; In March 2020\, Mr. Brown and Waterology were selected to perform Executive Director services for the Sites Reservoir Project. \; In this capacity\, Mr. Brown serves in the lead role overseeing project development and he reports to the Sites Authority JPA Board of Directors and its Project Reservoir Committee. Previously\, Mr. Brown served as General Manager of the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) for 9 1/2 years through December 2019.
\nMr. Brown is a registered Civil and Mechanical Engineer in California. He holds a Bachelor&rsquo\;s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University at Northridge\, a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California\, and a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Business Administration from California State University at San Jose.
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\nMarguerite Patil
\nMarguerite Patil joined the Contra Costa Water District in 2000 and is the Assistant General Manager for Policy and External Affairs for the agency. \; She has a degree in mechanical engineering from U.C. Santa Barbara and is a registered civil engineer with over 30 years of experience in project management\, planning\, design and construction on a variety of civil\, mechanical and environmental engineering projects. \; She has served as Program Manager of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project since the project began in January \;2001\, including leadership of the partnership development\, governance formation\, stakeholder engagement\, environmental analysis\, and engineering feasibility design efforts. \; She is engaged in the agency&rsquo\;s state and federal legislative affairs and inter-agency coordination efforts. \; She also manages CCWD&rsquo\;s Delta and regional strategic initiatives\, collaborative science\, and climate change resilience programs. \;
\n \; LOCATION:Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86236390056?pwd=dUUzR1JjcVBzc1B0KzM0aTRaT1RLdz09 Meeting ID: 862 3639 0056 Passcode: 658757 One tap mobile +16699006833\,\,86236390056#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,658757# US (San Jose) +12532158782\,\,86236390056#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,658757# US (Tacoma) UID:e.9237.1434 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T185827Z URL:https://members.eastbayleadershipcouncil.com/events/details/water-task-force-meeting-08-18-2020-1434 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR