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Governance and Technical Review

Governance and Technical Review

North Coast Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, 2011

Governance - North Coast IRWMP

Seven counties and North Coast Tribes comprise the leadership of the North Coast IRWMP. The participating counties include:

  • Del Norte County
  • Humboldt County
  • Mendocino County
  • Modoc County
  • Siskiyou County
  • Sonoma County
  • Trinity County

The North Coast IRWMP Policy Review Panel consists of two Board of Supervisors' appointees and alternates from each of the seven counties and three Tribal representatives and alternates selected by the North Coast tribes according to the “Tribal Representation Process” as defined in the North Coast IRWMP Memorandum of Mutual Understandings. This governing and decision making group provides direction and oversight for the North Coast IRWMP process. The North Coast IRWMP Policy Review Panel is committed to transparency and inclusion, supporting input from stakeholders from throughout the region, as well as information sharing via the website and workshops. All meetings are noticed in advance, open to the public, and all meeting summaries and information are posted on the NCIRWMP website.

Following is a list of the current NCIRWMP Policy Review Panel members:

  • Chair: Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County
  • Vice-Chair: Supervisor Jimmy Smith, Humboldt County
  • Supervisor Gerry Hemmingsen, Del Norte County
  • Supervisor Martha McClure, Del Norte County
  • Supervisor Ryan Sundberg, Humboldt County
  • Alternate: Supervisor Mark Lovelace, Humboldt County
  • Supervisor John McCowen, Mendocino County
  • Supervisor Kendall Smith, Mendocino County
  • Alternate: Supervisor Dan Hamburg, Mendocino County
  • Supervisor Geri Byrne, Modoc County
  • Alternate: Shorty Crabtree, Modoc County
  • Supervisor Marcia Armstrong, Siskiyou County
  • Supervisor Grace Bennett, Siskiyou County
  • Supervisor Efren Carrillo, Sonoma County
  • Alternate: Dale Roberts, TPRC member, Sonoma County
  • Alternate: Wayne Haydon, TPRC member, Sonoma County
  • Supervisor Judy Morris, Trinity County
  • Supervisor Roger Jaegel, Trinity County
  • Troy Fletcher, Yurok Tribe 
  • Carol Cook, Sherwood Valley Rancheria
  • Shawn Pady, Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
  • Alternate: Leaf Hillman, Karuk Tribe
  • Alternate: Isi Mesa Jr., Redwood Valley Rancheria

Technical Review – North Coast IRWMP

The Policy Review Panel is supported in their evaluation of projects and plan development by the Technical Peer Review Committee (TPRC). The TPRC is comprised of technical & agency staff appointed from each county Board of Supervisors and Tribal representatives and alternates selected by the North Coast tribes according to the “Tribal Representation Process” as defined in the North Coast IRWMP Memorandum of Mutual Understandings. Expertise on the TPRC includes fisheries, ecology, engineering, agriculture, geology, conservation, watershed planning and management, and water infrastructure. Following is a list of the current members of the NCIRWMP Technical Peer Review Committee:

  • Jim Barnts, Director of Public Works, City of Crescent City, Del Norte County
  • Zack Larson, Smith River Watershed Coordinator, Del Norte County
  • Kirk Girard, Director of Community Development Services, Humboldt County
  • vacancy, Humboldt County
  • Patty Madigan, Mendocino County RCD, Mendocino County
  • vacancy, Mendocino County
  • Kimberly Hunter, Modoc County
  • Amy Hoss, The Nature Conservancy, Siskiyou County
  • Marilyn Seward, City of Etna, Siskiyou County
  • Dale Roberts, Engineer, Sonoma County Water Agency, Sonoma County
  • Wayne Haydon, California Geologic Survey, Sonoma County
  • Mark Lancaster, Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program, Trinity County
  • David Van Denover, Weaverville CSD, Trinity County
  • Toz Soto, Karuk Tribe
  • Javier Silva, Sherwood Valley Rancheria 
  • Koiya Tuttle, Potter Valley Tribe
  • Alternate: Sarah Beesley, Yurok Tribe