California Public Water Supply Systems
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Agenda
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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Friday, January 30, 2026
8:30 am – 3:30 pm PST
Agenda:
Public Water Supply Systems Overview
Presented by W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., PG, CHg, CPG
- Definition of public water supply systems
- Types of systems
- System water sources, capacity, treatment and delivery
- Trends and developing issues in meeting public water needs
Current Federal & State Water Supply Regulations
Presented by Robert W. Bowcock
- USEPA and California Safe Drinking Water Acts
- Drinking water regulations and enforcement
- Surface and groundwater treatment rules
- Disinfection/disinfection byproducts:
- Lead and copper rules
- Simultaneous compliance and unintended consequences
- UCMR4
- Emerging contaminants and water treatment options
- California state water resources control board
- Process for adoption of a maximum containment level
- Economic feasibility analysis – hexavalent chromium maximum contaminant level
Water Supply Planning and Availability
Presented by John Moynier
- Urban water management plans
- Water supply assessments and written verifications of supply (SB 610/221)
- Groundwater sustainability plans (SGMA compliance)
- Integrated regional water management (IRWM) plans
Update on PFAS Regulations in Water
Presented by John Moynier
- What are PFAS and why are they an environmental and public health concern?
- What is the status of latest public health studies and ligitagion involving PFAS?
- What are the latest developments in the California regulatory framework for PFAS?
- What are the latest developments in the federal regulatory framework for PFAS?
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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Engineers
6.0 Hour Learning Opportunity
Attorneys
6.0 CLE Hours
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
6.0 CM
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and provides a 6.0-hour learning opportunity to engineers in California.
This webinar is designed to qualify for 6.0 CLE hours for California attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved Multiple Activity Provider with the State Bar of California (Provider Number 8370).
HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 6.0 for Certified Planners.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
*On-Demand Credits*
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is intended for educational purposes only and does not qualify for any specific continuing education credits.
Speakers
Robert W. Bowcock
Water Consultant and Founder of Integrated Resource Management LLC, in Claremont, CAMr. Bowcock has been appointed to serve on several Watermaster Boards by California Superior Courts since 1990. He is a licensed California Grade V Water Treatment Operator and maintains various other water industry licenses. He routinely provides expert witness work to legal firms in the specific area of water resource management. Mr. Bowcock has decades of experience in designing, running, and advising municipal drinking water systems around the country and around the world. He is a water consultant to environmentalist in Erin Brockovich, who brought the lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electrical in California and was featured in the 2000 movie Erin Brockovich.
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., PG, CHg, CPG
Professor of Hydrogeology at California State University, in Fullerton, CADr. Laton is an expert in the field of geology/hydrology/hydrogeology. He is the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Ross Oliver Award. This is a continuation of a career that includes years of teaching, consulting, litigation support and management experience. Dr. Laton possesses extensive knowledge in the areas of hydrogeology, soil and water contamination, hydrology and surface water, wetlands, coastal monitoring/ geomorphology, field sampling techniques and well hydraulics-well design, as well as environmental remote sensing/GIS. His classes at the university encompass water quality, environmental sampling, groundwater modeling, well hydraulics, oceanography and basic geology. Dr. Laton enjoys introducing students to applied research and acts as the faculty adviser to many upper-level students. He also has acted as a consultant for numerous companies and agencies that need input on the above subjects, as well as natural hazard
assessment and mapping.
John Moynier
Vice President with David Evans and Associates (DEA), in Tustin, CAMr. Moynier has roughly 40 years of experience in the water resource engineering and environmental resources fields and began his career in operations and management of a public water/ wastewater utilities agency. He is a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) and a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) and is recognized as an expert in the field of water supply planning and management. Mr. Moynier is an elected member of the Board of Directors for the Floodplain Management Association (FMA) and served as Water Resource Chair for the Board of Directors for the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP). He has prepared more than two dozen water supply assessments for a broad range of projects and has more than 20 years’ experience preparing urban water management plans and integrated water resource management plans for clients throughout California.
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