Joint Water Resources Committee with Cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy

The Joint Water Resources Committee (SCVWD, City of Gilroy, City of Morgan Hill, SCRWA) was established by the SCVWD Board of Directors on February 14, 2017, to advance common South County Water interests and receive input from stakeholders and interested parties when undertaking the following :

1. Reviewing current practices and future needs for groundwater management in the Llagas groundwater sub-basin
2. Facilitating policy discussion and sharing of technical information on water supply planning for South County
3. Identifying the current and future demand for recycled water as well as jointly identifying funding sources for implementation of the South County Recycled Water Master Plan
4. Facilitating policy discussion and sharing of technical information on furthering development and use of recycled water in South County
5. Facilitating policy discussion and sharing of socio-economic homelessness in South County

Board Representatives :
Director John Varela , District 1 Committee Chairperson
Director Richard Santos , District 3
Director Nai Hsueh, District 5, Alternate

City of  Gilroy Representatives :
Hon. Greg Bozzo, Mayor
Hon. Dion Bracco, Council Member, Committee Vice Chairperson

City of Morgan Hill Representatives :
Hon. Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Council Member
Hon. Soraida Iwanaga, Council Member
Hon. Mark Turner - Mayor, Alternate
Hon. Marilyn Librers, Council Member, Alternate
Hon. Miriam Vega, Council Member, Alternate

Committee Liaison: 
Kirsten Struve ,
Assistant Officer
408-630-3138

Andy Gschwind, Asst. District Counsel
[email protected]

Meeting Information: 

Meetings of the Committee will be held as identified in the Committee meeting schedule, or at the call of the Committee Chairperson, 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. 

• TEST ZOOM MEETING CONNECTION: https://zoom.us/test
• HOW TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE IN BOARD MEETINGS VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TojJpYCxXm0 

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

*Audio - requires download to review entire audio.

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