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West Coast Basin Watermaster

The following is a brief summary of the new Watermaster structure in the West Coast Basin, which replaced the Department of Water Resources in that role. Per the                            dated December 5, 2014, the Watermaster now consists of three separate arms with different functions and is governed by the                                 .

  1. The                           , comprised of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California,                         ,            administers the Watermaster accounting and reporting functions.                                        for the WCB are available for viewing and download.   

  2. The WCB                          , comprised of water rights holders who are selected through election and/or appointment, enforces issues related to the pumping rights within the Adjudication. 

  3. The Storage Panel, which is comprised of the Water Rights Panel and the Water Replenishment District Board of Directors, together approves certain groundwater storage efforts.

 

West Basin Water Rights Panel Members and Board

Chairperson

Chuck Schaich

City of Torrance

310-781-6900

cschaich@torranceca.gov

Vice-Chairperson

Katherine Nutting

Golden State Water

310-767-8200

knutting@gswater.com

Treasurer

Jeff Page

City of Manhattan Beach

310-802-5303

jpage@manhattanbeach.gov

Charles Campbell

PBF Energy

310-212-1766

Charles.Campbell@pbfenergy.com

Ralph Felix

California Water Service Company

310-257-1487

rfelix@calwater.com

*Executive officers are elected officers of president, vice-president and treasurer of the West Basin Water Association and the remaining two members are selected by the Board of Directors of the West Basin Water Association.

Agendas and Minutes

*WBWRP regular meetings are held quarterly (February, May, August and November) on the first Tuesday of the month

FY 2024-2025 Meeting Agendas and Minutes

2023-08-06

FY 2023-24 Meeting Agendas and Minutes

2023-08-04
2023-11-03
2023-12-01
2024-02-02
2024-05-04
2024-06-01

FY 2022-23 Meeting Agendas and Minutes

2019-08-06
2019-11-05
2020-02-04
2020-04-14
2020-05-05

*Please email Nina Tarnay at ninatarnay@wbwa.info for copies of Agendas and Minutes prior to the previous two years.

Judgment and Amendments

*Please email Nina Tarnay at ninatarnay@wbwa.info for copies of Amendments prior to 2014.

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