Theme for 2026:
Who Owns The Rain?
July 16, 2026
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
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Special Recognition Award
The 2026 Special Recognition Award was presented to Tom Painter. See the award language and biographical information on the Symposium's Tom Painter award page.
Presentations
Enhancing Deterministic Freezing-Level Predictions in the Northern Sierra Nevada through Deep Neural Networks
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- Introduced by Ben Tustison
Vulnerabilities and Strategies for Addressing Climate Driven Changes in American River Basin Precipitation (More Rain Less Snow)
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- Introduced by Tim Washburn
Winter Stormwater Available for Storage and Beneficial Use in the Central Valley
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- Introduced by Tim Washburn
Who Owns The Rain?
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- Introduced by Kathy Schaefer
Panel: Sacramento River Watershed
Moderator:
Agency Council and Planning Director (retired)
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Sacramento, CA
Panelists:
Water Operations Program Manager
Yuba Water Agency
Marysville, CA
Sites Reservoir: Sites Project Authority
Maxwell, CA
Executive Director
Sacramento Area Regional Water Authority
Sacramento, CA
Regional Vice President — California
The Freshwater Trust
Sacramento, CA
Senior Director
Climate Resilient Water Systems
Environmental Defense Fund
San Francisco, CA
Panelist Presentations:
Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations on the Yuba River
Sites Project — Building California's Climate Toolbox
The Cosumnes Watershed: Sierra to Sea
Environmental Defense Fund's Water Program
Panel: San Joaquin Watershed
Moderator:
Principal Engineer
MBK Engineers
Sacramento, CA
Panelists:
Delta Watermaster
State Water Resources Control Board
Sacramento, CA
Water and Power Resource Planning Manager and Chief Hydrologist
Turlock Irrigation District
Turlock, CA
Associate Director
PPIC Water Policy Center
San Francisco, CA
Manager
Technical Evaluations Branch
Division of Planning
Department of Water Resources
Sacramento, CA
Panelist Presentations:
Water Year 2026 May Be a Precursor of the Future — and that should worry ALL of us!
The Tuolumne Watershed
San Joaquin Valley: Water Policy Context
From Studies to Action: San Joaquin Basin Flood-MAR
2026 Sponsors
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CEPSYM is a Floodplain Management Association project |