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October 29, 2026
Groundwater Sustainability Tools for Agricultural Basins
Across the Western United States, climate-driven shifts in hydrology, increasing demand, and the over-appropriation of water resources have caused chronic declines in groundwater levels in many basins. Impacts from overextraction can be significant and as pressures on groundwater resources increase, states face the difficult challenge of balancing existing water rights and economic needs with stability of groundwater levels and long-term aquifer protection. This presentation will provide an overview of the various approaches different states are taking to curtail groundwater demand and augment supply in over-drafted basins, and their potential applicability for Oregon as it navigates these conditions.
Presenter - Sara Moore, Formation Environmental
Sara Moore is a long-term board member of OAEP and has served in leadership for the past decade. She has been with Formation Environmental for 16 years where she serves as an expert and manager on Superfund cleanup and allocation projects, and has more recently expanded her role to groundwater sustainability projects in California. She has a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Southern California, and a master’s degree in Climate and Environmental Policy from Vermont Law & Graduate School where she focused her capstone on groundwater sustainability in partnership with the Oregon Department of Water Resources.
Networking 5:45 - 6:30 PM
Forum: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location
pFriem Family Brewers - Milwaukie Tasting Room (upstairs event space).
10722 SE Main St #120
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Transit: MAX Orange Line - MAX stop is a few blocks from the Venue!
For questions please contact imaguire@geoengineers.com
Past Forums
September 2026: Developing methodology to assess diesel pollution levels and control policy through black carbon monitoring
Tiffany Mosher, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
April 2026: How Oregon is Addressing Mediterranean Oak Borer
Christine Buhl, PhD, Oregon Department of Forestry
February 2026: Wildlife Center of the North Coast
Annie Cahill, WCNC
December 2025: Microplastics.
Minal Mistry, Oregon DEQ
October 2025: State of Oregon Air Report (SOAR): Building a platform for air quality data access.
Aida Biberic, Oregon DEQ
September 2025: Oregon 6PPD-q Working Group - Defining our roles to reduce the impact of 6PPD-quinone on coho salmon. Roy Iwai, Multnomah County Transportation. Presenter Slides
August 2025: Summer Social.
April 2025: Spring Social.
December 2024 Forum: Science Surrounding the Klamath River Dam Removals. Chauncey Anderson, USGS
October 2024 Forum: Climate Equity and Resilience Through Action (CERTA) Grant. Morgan Schafer, Oregon DEQ
September 2024 Forum. Oregon DEQ’s Air Monitoring Program, Current Trends in Ambient Air Monitoring, and Predictions For The Next 10 Years. Matthew Shrensel, Oregon DEQ
May 2024 Forum: Environmental justice in renewable energy transitions. Alida Cantor, PhD. Portland State University
April 2024 Forum: Oregon Emerald Ash Borer Program. Christine Buhl, PhD. Oregon Department of Forestry. Link to PDF.
March 2024 Forum: Oregon Clean Fuels Program Updates Technical Luncheon. Co-hosted with Air & Waste Management Association, Oregon Chapter
February 2024 Forum: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS (or Functional Equivalents) - Navigating the Unmapped NPDES Permit Process for Groundwater Discharges to Surface Water. James Peale, RG, LHG at Geosyntec
December 2023 Forum: Leah K. Feldon, Director of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
October 2023 Forum: Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Emissions from the Portland Harbor Superfund Site into the Atmosphere. University of Iowa, Portland Harbor Community Coalition
September 2023. Dry Lakes: A visible result of anthropogenic changes to water distribution across the globe. Dr. Katie Kolesar, Air Sciences Inc.
May 2023. The Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub and the Big One. Svetlana Lazarev and Mike Kortenhof, Oregon DEQ
April 2023. Lithium Mining in Oregon. Dr. Ruarri Day-Stirrat, State Geologist of Oregon
December 2022. Iceland - Land of Fire and Ice and Incredible Environmental Awareness . Dr. Scott Burns, Geology Professor, Portland State University
September 2022: Mapping Exposure Pathways of Diesel Pollution in the Context of Environmental Justice and the Built Environment. Dr. Vivek Shandas, Portland State University
May 2022: Update on COVID-19 surveillance in wastewater, Christine Kelly, Professor, Oregon State University
April 2022: The Largest Habitat Restoration Project in the Lower Columbia River, Chris Collins, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership
February 2022: Reducing Emissions from the Ground Up: Learning from a Salem Building Project that Slashed its Carbon Footprint, Jordan Palmeri, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
December 2021: PDX Next: Environmental Sustainability in the Expansion and Modernization of PDX Airport, George Seaman - Port of Portland
October 2021: Climate Change and What it Means for Oregon, Erica Fleishman - Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
September 2021: Portland Harbor: From Remedial Design to Remedial Action, Madi Novak - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
May 2021: Hydrogen: A Primer on this New, Novel, and (Potentially) Revolutionary Energy Source, Jamie Daggett - DNV
April 2021: Tracking COVID-19 in Wastewater, Dr. Tyler Radniecki - Oregon State University
February 2021: Wildfires in Oregon: Post-fire erosion, monitoring and debris flows, Dr. Bill Burns - Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
December 2020: Grape smoke exposure from wildfire and impacts to Oregon wine, Dr. Elizabeth Tomasino - Oregon State University
November 2020: Closing Oregon’s only coal plant: What it takes and how to replace this energy resource, Christopher Bozzini - Portland General Electric
October 2020: Visions of Sustainable Worlds in Popular Culture, Martin Brown - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
June 2020: Packing a Punch: Using small hydrogrel beads loaded with bacteria to clean contaminated groundwater, Dr. Lewis Semprini - Oregon State University
May 2020: Antarctica: What science and tourism in the most remote place on Earth are teaching us, Dr. Scott Burns - Portland State University
February 2020: Current Research in Oregon on PFAS, Dr. Jennifer Field - Oregon State University Field Laboratory, Dr. Elena Nilsen - USGS Oregon Water Science Center
December 2019: Living Sustainably Through the Holidays....and Beyond!, Minal Mistry - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
October 2019: Building Resilient Community Infrastructure in the Face of Climate Change and Seismic Threats, Nishant Parulekar & Nicholas McCullar - City of Portland Environmental Services
September 2019: Portland Harbor Superfund Site – Moving Forward to Cleanup, Sean Sheldrake - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency