For questions about the SRFA Disadvantaged Community Involvement (DACI) Program:
Project Manager/Technical Lead
JoAnna Lessard, PhD
Project Manager
Yuba Water Agency
530-308-3369 (mobile)
530-741-5035 (office)
SRFA DACI Program – Project Manager:
Katie Burdick, Principal
Burdick & Company
(530) 823-6447
Technical Assistance for Water and Wastewater Providers:
For technical assistance, please be sure to visit the DACI Program Technical Assistance webpage:
Through the SRFA DACI Program, the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) is currently offering one-on-one project development and technical support workshops for water and wastewater managers, operators, and boards in communities throughout the SRFA. For more information please contact:
Katrina Hiott
Regional Environmental Manager
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
(916) 447-9832
For information about potential grant and loan funding opportunities
please be sure to visit the SRFA DACI Program Funding Resources webpage
Two good sources for funding information are the State Water Resources Control Board and the California Financing Coordinating Committee:
State Water Resources Control Board:
Kimthoa Dinh, P.E.
Division of Financial Assistance
Office of Sustainable Water Solutions: Small DAC Water Section (North)
Kim.Dinh@waterboards.ca.gov
(916) 341-5729
Click here for the California Financing Coordinating Committee
For Questions regarding Tribes:
California Indian Environmental Alliance:
WHO – Sherri Norris, Executive Director
sherri@cieaweb.org
(510) 848-2043
Disadvantaged Community Coordinators for SRFA IRWM Regions:
Upper Pit River IRWM:
Stacey Hafen
Executive Director
North Cal-Neva RC&D Council, Inc.
ncnrc_d@frontier.com
(530) 233-4314 ext. 114
Upper Sacramento, McCloud, and Lower Pit River IRWM:
Courtney Laverty, Administrator
Upper Sacramento River Regional Water Action Group
rwag.usr@gmail.com
(973) 417-4583
North Sacramento Valley IRWM:
Eric Wedemeyer, PE
Supervising Engineer
Shasta County Public Works
Shasta County Water Agency
ewedemeyer@co.shasta.ca.us
(530) 225-5181
Westside IRWM:
Jeanette Wrysinski
Senior Program Manager
Yolo County Resource Conservation District
(530) 661-1688 ext. 18
Yuba IRWM:
Elizabeth Herrera
Cramer Fish Sciences
Elizabeth.Herrera@fishsciences.net
530.240.6437
State Contact for Questions about the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) DACI Program:
California Department of Water Resources:
Craig Cross, DACI Program Manager
Craig.Cross@water.ca.gov
(916) 651-9204