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Agricultural Water Advisory Committee

The Agricultural Water Advisory Committee was established to assist the board with policies and issues pertaining to agricultural water supply and use as well as in the annual review of groundwater production charges

Board Representatives:
Director John L. Varela, District 1
Director Richard P. Santos, District 3
Director Jim Beall, District 4 (Alternate)

Committee Liaison:
Darin Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
Financial Planning & Management Services Division
408-630-3608

Vincent Gin, Deputy Operating Officer
Water Supply Division
408-630-2633

Committee Members:

District 1 Erin Gil
Mitchell Mariani
District 2 James Provenzano
District 4 Sheila Barry
Brent Bonino
District 5 Jan F. Garrod 
Trevor Garrod, Committee Vice Chairperson
District 6 Tim Chiala,
Robert Long
Loma Prieta Resources Conservation District Peter Van Dyke, Committee Chairperson
Santa Clara County Farm Bureau Dhruv Khanna

Meeting Information:
Meetings of the Committee will be held as identified in the Committee meeting schedule, or at the call of the Committee Chair, in accordance with the Brown Act as currently in effect that allows the public to participate in the meeting by teleconference, videoconference or in person.  Please refer to the published agenda for the date, time and location of the next meeting.

If attending in-person, you are required to comply with  Ordinance 22-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT SPECIFYING RULES OF DECORUM FOR PARTICIPATION IN BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS

*Video - requires download to review entire meeting video. 

April 8, 2024, Special Meeting Notice      
January 8, 2024 Agenda Minutes *Video  
October 2, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video Handout
August 7, 2023, Special Meeting Agenda Minutes Video  
April 3, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video  
January 9, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video Video 2
November 14, 2022 Agenda Minutes    
July 11, 2022 Agenda Minutes Handout  
April 4, 2022, via Zoom Agenda Minutes Handout  
January 3, 2022, via Zoom Agenda Minutes    
October 4, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes    
July 12, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes    
April 5, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes    
January 4, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes    
October 5, 2020, via Zoom Agenda Minutes Handout  
April 6, 2020, Canceled Agenda Minutes    
February 24, 2020, Special Meeting Agenda Minutes    
January 6, 2020 Agenda Minutes    
December 16, 2019, Special Joint Meeting SCC Farm Bureau Agenda Minutes    
October 7, 2019 Agenda Minutes    
July 1, 2019 Agenda Minutes    
April 8, 2019 Agenda Minutes    
January 7, 2019 Agenda Minutes    
October 1, 2018 Agenda Minutes    
July 9, 2018 Agenda Minutes    
April 2, 2018 Agenda Minutes    
February 26, 2018 Agenda Minutes    
January 08, 2018 Agenda Minutes    
October 02, 2017 Agenda Minutes    
July 10, 2017 Agenda Minutes    
April 03, 2017 Agenda Minutes    
January 09, 2017 Agenda Minutes    

For additional information, contact Nicole Merritt in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 408-630-3262.

October 5, 2020 - Draft 2020 AWMP Guide