Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake (2020)

Chapter: Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.

Appendix B

Open-Session Meeting Agendas

OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL

First Meeting

May 3, 2019
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; 111 North Hope St;
Los Angeles, CA 90012

MEETING AGENDA

Friday, May 3rd

8:30 - 9:50 AM Panel members and National Academies staff meet in closed session.
OPEN SESSION
10:00 PDT Opening Remarks and Introduction of Panel Members

Dr. David Allen, OLSAP Chair

Owens Lake History and Context
10:05 Regulatory and Dust Control Implementation History

Phillip L. Kiddoo, Air Pollution Control Officer, GBUAPCD

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
10:30 Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project Phases

Jaime Valenzuela, Manager of Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Group, LADWP

10:45 Overview of Dust Control Measure Development History

Dr. Grace Holder, Senior Scientist, GBUAPCD

11:15 Questions from the Panel
Current Dust Control Status and Regulatory Requirements
11:30 Current Dust Control Status, BACM, and Regulatory Requirements

Ann Logan, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, GBUAPCD

11:45 LADWP Current Operations, Maintenance, Infrastructure and Constraints

Jennifer Wong, Manager of Owens Lake Engineering, LADWP

12:00 Lunch break
Key Constraints in Considering Alternative Dust Control Measures
1:00 District’s Constraints and Considerations

Phillip L. Kiddoo, Dr. Grace Holder, and Ann Logan, GBUAPCD

1:15 LADWP Regulatory Constraints, Obligations, and Considerations

Arrash Agahi, Capital Development & Implementation, LADWP

1:35 Questions from the Panel
Specific Measures for Panel Consideration
1:55 Shrubs

Dr. Evan Burgess, Air Sciences, Inc.

2:40 Shallow Flooding Wetness Cover Refinement Test/Soil Moisture

John Bannister, Air Sciences, Inc.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
3:25 District Recommendations for the Panel

Dr. Grace Holder, Senior Scientist, GBUAPCD

3:30 Break
3:40 Questions from the Panel
Perspectives on OLSAP’s Task
Allotted times include 5 minutes for questions from the panel.
4:00 Jennifer Mattox, Science Policy Advisor, California State Lands Commission
4:20 Kathy Bancroft, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation
4:40 Danelle Gutierrez, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Big Pine Paiute Tribe of Owens Valley
Opportunity for Public Comment
5:00 To make a comment, sign-up by 4:00 PM (PDT), either at the registration table outside of the meeting room or via email to Carly Brody at CBrody@nas.edu. Each speaker will have a maximum time limit of 3 to 5 minutes. Accompanying written materials are encouraged.
5:30 End of Open Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL

Information Gathering via Webinars

July 17-18, 2019

MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, July 17

OPEN SESSION
6:00 PM (EDT) Opening Remarks and Introductions of OLSAP Members

Armistead Russell, panel member

6:10 Air Quality Modeling for the 2016 SIP Attainment Demonstration

Ken Richmond, RamBoll

6:40 Questions from the panel
6:55 Previous BACM Performance and Modelling Approaches Used for Predicting BACM Impact

Grace Holder, GBUAPCD

7:10 Questions from the panel
7:20 BACM Testing and Assessment

Grace Holder, GBUAPCD

7:35 Questions from the panel
7:45 End of open session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.

Thursday, July 18

OPEN SESSION
6:00 PM (EDT) Opening Remarks and Introductions of OLSAP Members

David Allen, panel chair

6:10 PM Hydrology of Owens Valley and Owens Lake and Effects of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)

Saeed Jorat, LADWP, Eastern Sierra Environmental Group

6:40 Questions from the panel
6:55 End of open session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL

Information-Gathering Session

July 23, 2019
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Sulfate Facility
111 Sulfate Rd, Keeler CA, 93530

AGENDA

Tuesday, July 23rd

7:30 – 11:30 AM Owens Lake Field Orientation (Part 1) (PDT)
OPEN SESSION AT SULFATE FACILITY
1:00 Opening Remarks and Introduction of Panel Members

David Allen, OLSAP Chair

1:10 CDFW Role in the Owens Dry Lakebed Management

Patricia (Trisha) Moyer, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

1:25 Peter Pumphrey and Michael Prather, Eastern Sierra Audubon
2:10 Ecology of Owens Lake

Jeffrey Nordin, LADWP

2:45 Break
3:00 Climate Change Study on Eastern Sierra Watershed

Theresa Kim, LADWP

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
Opportunity for Public Comment
3:45 To make a comment, sign-up by 3:00 PM (PDT) at the registration table in the meeting room. Each speaker will have a maximum time limit of 3 to 5 minutes. Written comments can be submitted remotely to Rita Gaskins via either the Zoom chat function or email at RGaskins@nas.edu.
4:30 End of Open Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
OWENS LAKE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL

Information Gathering via Webinar

August 20, 2019

MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, August 20

OPEN SESSION
10:30 AM (EDT) Opening Remarks and Introductions of OLSAP Members

Dave Allen, panel chair

10:35 Update on Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring in the Owens Valley Planning Area for the PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Ann Logan, GBUAPCD

10:50 Questions from the Panel
11:05 Potential Dust Control Measures at Owens Lake: Brief Summaries Regarding Performance, Applicability, and Other Aspects
  1. Natural Solid Roughness Elements
  2. Engineered Solid Roughness Elements
  3. Engineered Porous Roughness Elements
  4. Natural Porous Roughness Elements
  5. Biological Crusts
Grace Holder, GBUAPCD
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.
11:30
  1. Shrubs
  2. Moat and Row
  3. Sand Fences
  4. Solar Panels
  5. Soil Binders
  6. Soil Moisture
  7. Shallow Flood Wetness Cover Refinement
Mark Schaaf, Air Sciences Inc. (consultant to LADWP)
12:05 Questions from the Panel
12:30 End of Open Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Open-Session Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25658.

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