Representatives of public and private water and wastewater utilities in each region (signers of the CalWARN agreement) established a board comprised of volunteers from member utilities within the region (region representatives). Elections are held in a cyclical cadence to prevent turnover across the whole board at one time.
Organization
Organization
The statewide California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CalWARN) functions in coordination with the State Office of Emergency Services (OES). CalWARN is organized along the geographical lines established by OES as shown on the map.
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CalWARN Board
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Region Reps
Region Representatives are volunteers who serve to coordinate the member agencies in their region, support mutual aid efforts and elect the officers for the CalWARN board.
Region One
Southern Region Chair 1: Alix Stayton
Public Water Agencies Group
P: 626.598.1627
E: astayton@pwagroup.org
Southern Region Chair 2: Vicki Osborn
Municipal Water District of Orange County
P: 714.593.5010
E: vosborn@mwdoc.com
Region Two
Coastal Region Chair 1: Paul Gilbert-Snyder
East Bay Municipal Utility District
P: 510.287.0432
E: paul.gilbert-snyder@ebmud.com
Coastal Region Chair 2: Steven Hancock
Sonoma County Water Agency
P: 707.292.1195
E: steven.hancock@scwa.ca.gov
Region Three
Northern Region Chair 1: Conrad Tona
City of Redding Water Department
P: 530.227.4124
E: ctona@ci.redding.ca.us
Northern Region Chair 2: Mickey Rich
Paradise Irrigation District
P: 530.815.1638
E: mrich@ParadiseIrrigation.com
Region Four
Inland Region Chair 1: Karla Tejada
Golden State Water Company
P: 916.804.2481
E: Karla.Tejada@gswater.com
Inland Region Chair 2: Jeff Cooley
Cooley Environmental Consulting
P: 707.592.7848
E: CooleyConsulting@outlook.com
Region Five
Valley Region Chair 1: Van Grayer
Vaughn Water District
P: 661.589.2931
E: van@vaughnwater.org
Valley Region Chair 2: Stephen Johnson
District Manager
California Water Service
Visalia District
P: 559.624.1600
E: stejohnson@calwater.com
Region Six
Southern Region Chair 1: Emilyn Buenafe Zuniga
Safety and Security Specialist
Otay Water District
P: 619.670.2295
E: ezuniga@otaywater.gov
Southern Region Chair 2: David Smith
Jurupa Community Services District
P: 951.505.7465
E: Dsmith@jcsd.us
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Leadership
Board leadership consists of representatives of current CalWARN member agencies and are also volunteers.
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary