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Cosu Cosumnes s Subba Subbasin Com Communicati tion on + + En Engagement t Plan Ap Approa roach to o Phase e 1 Update Cosumnes Working Group October 17, 2018 Julia Golomb, CBI 1

To Topics for To Today 1. Review SGMA + Phase 1 requirements for Communication + Engagement 2. Implications for Cosumnes Outreach + Engagement Plan • Need to Update O&E Plan for Phase 1 – fill gaps • Approach to gap-filling 2

REVIEW: SGMA Communication & Engagement Requirements 3

SGMA Public Engagement Requirements: 4

In Sum -- to Meet Letter + Spirit of SGMA: • GSAs need to know who to reach out to • Need strategy to reach potentially affected water users/uses • Need way to track outreach activities • Need way to track how feedback informs GSP Prop. 1 Work Plan, Phase 1 Task 1.9: Refine Stakeholder Communication & Engagement Plan 5

Outreach Activities To-Date: • Active basin-wide website - cosumnes.waterforum.org • March 15 and October 2017 workshops and newsletters • Public input at Working Group, TAC and GSA meetings • Regular email blasts sent to interested parties list of 180+ subscribers, covering a range of uses/users 6

What Are We Missing (Current Gaps)? • Deepen the list of interested parties • Need comprehensive and integrated Communication and Engagement strategy • For basin • For each GSA • Need basinwide Communication Plan (per DWR) • Need a strategy to track outreach activities How to Fill These Gaps? 7

Potential Pathways to Fill These Gaps EKI basinwide survey à Ready to launch Seek advice from thoughtful leaders (formal + informal) on how to ensure that water user groups are aware and engaged à Updated draft assessment Qs + potential interviewee list are ready to discuss, based on Working Group advice at Sept. meeting Devise template to track outreach at GSA and basinwide level à Draft ready to discuss based on GSA advice Develop template for GSAs to customize their own C&E strategy 8

Sample C&E Plan Outline 9

Sample C&E Plan Outline, cont. 10

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DIS ISCUS USSIO ION 12

Cosumnes Outreach To-Date March 2017 – First Public Workshop > Direct mailings to uncovered areas July 2017 – Launched Website (cosumnes.waterforum.org) September 2017 - Expert Panel at Working Group/TAC meeting October 2017 – Outreach and Public Engagement Plan October 2017 – Developed Fact Sheet + Press Release October 2017 – Three Public Workshops (Jackson, Wilson, Galt) > Range of attendance (1 to 80 attendees) > Powerful role of social media 13