The Board of Directors has established the following Board Advisory Committees to assist in developing and recommending policies, and providing comment on activities in the implementation of the District's mission for board consideration:
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
Vice Chairperson Richard Santos, District 3
Director Jim Beall, District 4
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 3 | Vacant |
District 4 | Sheila Barry Brent Bonino |
District 5 | Jan F. Garrod Trevor Garrod, Committee Vice Chairperson |
District 6 | Tim Chiala, Robert Long |
District 7 | Vacant |
Loma Prieta Resources Conservation District | Peter Van Dyke, Committee Chairperson |
Santa Clara County Farm Bureau | Vacant |
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.
- 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
*Video - requires download to review entire meeting video.
October 7, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | *Video | |
July 1, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | *Video | Handout 4.1-A |
April 8, 2024, Special Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | *Video | |
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.
Environmental and Water Resources Committee (formerly EAC)
The Environmental and Water Resources Committee (formerly the Environmental Advisory Committee) was established to assist the board with policies and issues pertaining to water supply, flood protection and environmental stewardship.
Board Representative:
Director Barbara F. Keegan, District 2
Director Nai Hsueh, District 5
Director Tony Estremera, District 6
Committee Liaison:
John Bourgeois, Deputy Operating Officer
Watershed Stewardship and Planning Division
48-630-2990
Vincent Gin, Deputy Operating Officer
Water Supply Division
408-630-2633
Committee Members:
District 1 | Swanee Edwards Loren Lewis |
District 2 |
Charles Ice (Committee Chair) |
District 3 |
Charles Taylor |
District 4 | Bob Levy |
District 5 | Hon. Patrick S. Kwok Sachihiko (Mike) Michitaka |
District 6 | Eleni Jacobson Jim Piazza |
District 7 | Tess Byler Arthur M. Keller, Ph.D. (Committee Vice Chair) |
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
October 21, 2024 | Agenda | Video | |
July 15, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
April 15, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
January 22, 2024 | Revised Agenda | Minutes | Video |
October 16, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video* |
August 21, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
April 17, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
January 23, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
October 17, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | |
August 22, 2022, Special | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 18, 2022, Canceled | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 18, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 24, 2022, Via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 18, 2021, Via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 19, 2021, Via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 19, 2021, Via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 25, 2021, Via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 19, 2020, Via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 20, 2020, Canceled | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 27, 2020 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 21, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 15, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 15, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 28, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 15, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 16, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 16, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 22, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 16, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 17, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 17, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 23, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
For more information, contact Dave Leon in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 408-630-2006.
Redistricting Advisory Committee
To assist with the completion of a redistricting study in an inclusive, transparent, and comprehensive manner, and in order to garner community input on redistricting, the Board of Directors established a Redistricting Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee consists of seven members, with each Board member appointing one member.
Below are the members of the public who have been selected to lead the redistricting effort for the Valley Water Board of Directors.
The Redistricting Advisory Committee completed all of its public outreach meetings for each of the seven electoral districts, consistent with the Board’s criteria for developing a draft redistricting map.
On January 12, 2022, the Redistricting Advisory Committee voted unanimously by roll call vote to recommend bringing Plan 2 of the redistricting maps to the Board of Directors meeting for consideration. On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors adopted final new electoral district boundaries, as recommended by the Redistricting Advisory Committee.
The Committee is now disbanded.
Don Rocha, Deputy Administrative Officer
Office of Government Relations
408-630-2338
Committee Members:
District 1 | Swanee Edwards |
District 2 | Emilie Gatfield, Committee Vice Chair |
District 3 | Michael Kraus |
District 4 | Michael Gross |
District 5 | Hon. Howard Miller, Committee Chair |
District 6 | Alfredo M. Morales |
District 7 | Vaishali (Shali) Sirkay |
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
January 12, 2022, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
December 1, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
November 3, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 27, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 20, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 13, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 5, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
September 29, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
September 22, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
September 15, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
August 18, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 14, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
June 23, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | Recording |
April 20, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | Recording |
For additional information, contact Glenna Brambill in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 408-630-2408. You can also visit the Main Redistricting Page for more information.
To share your ideas and feedback about the Redistricting process, please visit our online engagement site Be Heard Valley Water.
Santa Clara Valley Water Commission
The Santa Clara Valley Water Commission was established to assist the board with policies and issues pertaining to water supply, flood protection and environmental stewardship.
Board Representatives:
Director Nai Hsueh, Chairperson, District 5
Director Richard P. Santos, Vice Chairperson, District 3
Director John L. Varela, District 1
Committee Liaisons:
Rita Chan, Acting Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Office of Integrated Water Management
408-630-2620
Rachael Gibson, Chief of External Affairs
Office of External Affairs
408-630-2884
Commission Members:
Municipality | Name |
City of Campbell: | Hon. Susan M. Landry Hon. Elliot Scozzola |
City of Cupertino: | Hon. J. R. Fruen Hon. Kitty Moore |
City of Gilroy: | Hon. Dion Bracco Hon. Fred Tovar |
City of Los Altos: | Hon. Pete Dailey |
Town of Los Altos Hills: | Hon. Lisa Schmidt |
Town of Los Gatos: | Hon. Rob Rennie Hon. Maria Ristow |
City of Milpitas: | Hon. Carmen Montano |
City of Monte Sereno: | Hon. Evert Wolsheimer Hon. Bryan Mekechuk |
City of Morgan Hill: | Hon. Gino Borgioli Hon. Yvonne Martinez-Beltran |
City of Mountain View: | Hon. Lucas Ramirez Hon. Pat Showalter |
City of Palo Alto: | Hon. Lydia Kou, Commission Chairperson Hon. Vicki Veenker |
City of San Jose: | Hon. Domingo Candelas, Commission Vice Chairperson Kerrie Romanow |
City of Santa Clara: | Hon. Karen Hardy Hon. Kathy Watanabe |
City of Saratoga | Hon. Chuck Page Hon. Tina Walia |
City of Sunnyvale: | Hon. Alysa Cisneros Hon. Murali Srinivasan |
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors: | Hon. Sylvia Arenas Hon. Cindy Chavez |
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority: | Hon. Mike Flaugher Hon. Kalvin Gill |
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: | Hon. Jed Cyr Hon. Yoriko Kishimoto |
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
*Video - requires download to review entire meeting video.
October 23, 2024 | Agenda | *Video | |
July 24, 2024 - Adjourned due to no quorum | Agenda | Notice | |
April 10, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | *Video |
January 24, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | *Video |
October 25, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | *Video |
August 23, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
April 12, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
January 25, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
October 26, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 13, 2022, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 26, 2022, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 27, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | Handout |
July 28, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 14, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 27, 2021, via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 28, 2020 via Zoom | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 8, 2020, Canceled | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 22, 2020 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 23, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 24, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 10, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 23, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 24, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 25, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 11, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 24, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 25, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes | |
July 26, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes | |
April 12, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes | |
January 25, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
For more information, contact Stephanie Simunic in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 408-630-2408.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Youth Commission
To assist the board with public policy, education, outreach, and all matters impacting the Santa Clara County youth and the water district. Foster greater involvement of youth in local government to inspire and develop future public policy leaders and professionals with an awareness of issues and activities relating to water supply, conservation, flood protection, and stream stewardship.
Board Representatives:
Director Barbara F. Keegan, District 2
Director Nai Hsueh, District 5
Director John Varela, District 1
Committee Liaison:
Rachael Gibson
Chief of External Affairs
408-630-2884
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
November 20, 2024 | Agenda | Video | |
October 16, 2024 - Special Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Video* |
August 21, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Video* |
April 17, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
January 17, 2024 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
November 15, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
September 30, 2023, Retreat | Notice | No Minutes | |
August 23, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
April 19, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
January 18, 2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
November 16, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 22, 2022, Retreat | Notice | No Minutes | |
August 24, 2022 | Agenda | Minutes | |
June 8, 2022 | Agenda | No Minutes | |
May 25, 2022, Canceled | Notice | No Minutes | |
April 15, 2022, Special Meeting via Zoom | Agenda | No Minutes | |
April 13, 2022, Special Meeting via Zoom | Agenda | No Minutes | |
February 23, 2022, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
November 17, 2021, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 2, 2021, Zoom Retreat | Agenda | No Minutes | |
August 25, 2021, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
May 19, 2021, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
February 24, 2021, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
December 9, 2020, Zoom Virtual Tour | Notice | No Minutes | |
November 18, 2020, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
October 10, 2020, Zoom Retreat | Agenda | No Minutes | |
August 26, 2020, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
May 27, 2020, Zoom Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | |
February 19, 2020 | Agenda | Minutes | |
November 20, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
August 28, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
August 9, 2019 Retreat | Notice | No Minutes | |
May 22, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
February 27, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes | |
November 28, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
September 12, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
June 13, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes | |
May 10, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes |
Youth Commission Members:
District 1 | Lorelei Henry Ishaan Mandala Ana Torrico |
District 2 | Ca Nha Dang Emma Gao, Youth Commission Chair Niharika Koduru |
District 3 | Anika Kulkarni, Parnika Sadhu Ivan Zhang |
District 4 | Agata Bak Bryan Blair Sairama Nisitha Kakulapati |
District 5 | Sophie Beck Grace Liu Daphne Zhu, Youth Commission Vice Chair |
District 6 | Samuel Alvarez Nilansh Dey Ghosh Jonathan Lopez |
District 7 | Maitreya Banerjee Oded Bronicki Patrick Van Kerckhove |
For more information, contact Dave Leon in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 408-630-2408.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Safe, Clean Water & Natural Flood Protection Program Independent Monitoring Committee
Renewed Safe, Clean Water & Natural Flood Protection Program Independent Monitoring Committee
For more information, contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at (408) 630-2277.