ACTION TEAMS
Turning Ideas Into Action
Action Teams are volunteer-led collaborations that bring together diverse expertise to address key challenges and opportunities for Flood-MAR implementation in California.
Collaborative
Teams bring together practitioners, researchers, agencies, landowners, and other interested and engaged people.
Solution-Oriented
Teams openly discuss and explore issues, with solutions in-mind. Many Teams develop practical guidance, resources, and tools.
Real-World Impact
Their efforts advance Flood-MAR implementation across California.
OUR ACTION TEAMS
Explore the Action Teams
The Flood-MAR Network currently has seven Action Teams, each focused on a specific topic. Click on a Team below to learn about their focus, current activities, work products, and members.
Crop Health
Develops guidance to help growers conduct on-farm recharge while protecting their crop’s health.
Water Quality
Instream Flows
Explores how to balance groundwater recharge with instream ecological needs during project operations.
Estimating Recharge
Incentives for Recharge
Explores funding mechanisms and strategies that support implementation.
Assessing Policy
Identifies opportunities to improve policy coordination and remove implementation barriers.
Website Hub
Maintains and improves floodmar.org as a hub for resources, events, and collaboration.
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FEATURED ACTION TEAM
Crop Health
The Crop Health Action Team helps growers and practitioners better understand how on-farm recharge can be implemented while protecting crop health and agricultural productivity. The Team explores how crop type, soil conditions, recharge duration, and seasonal timing influence the suitability and potential impacts of Flood-MAR on agricultural lands. Drawing on research and practical experience, they recently developed crop-specific guidance to help growers make informed decisions about recharge opportunities and management practices.
WORK PRODUCTS
New
Crop Health Guidance Series
Choose your crop:
TEAM MEMBERS
10 members
ANCHOR
Roshni Katrak-Adefowora
Sustainable Conservation
Rogell Rogers
Sustainable Conservation
Don Cameron
Terra Nova Ranch
Flourent Trouillas
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Khaled Bali
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Francisco Flores-Lopex
CA Department of Water Resources
Rich Gemperle
Gemperle Farms
Joe Coelho
American Pistachio Growers
Cary Crum
Agri Technovation
Ines Benmokhtar
Stantec
FEATURED ACTION TEAM
WATER QUALITY
The Water Quality Action Team explores how Flood-MAR activities may affect groundwater and surface water quality, and how potential risks can be identified, monitored, and managed. Bringing together expertise in water quality, soils, hydrology, and recharge practices, the Team examines the movement and behavior of contaminants under flooded conditions, along with monitoring approaches and mitigation strategies. Its work aims to support the development of practical guidance, best practices, and tools that help agencies and practitioners protect water quality while advancing Flood-MAR implementation.
WORK PRODUCTS
Coming Winter 2026
Water Quality Guidance Document
TEAM MEMBERS
8 members
ANCHOR
Scott Bradford
USDA
Annette Narzynski
CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
Aysha Massell
Sustainable Conservation
Amelia Vanjeuren
Sacramento State Univserity
David Fairman
State Water Quality Control Board
Peter Nico
UC Berkeley
Marisa Perez-Reyes
Stantec
Ines Benmokhrar
Stantec
FEATURED ACTION TEAM
INSTREAM FLOWS
The Instream Flows Action Team explores how Flood-MAR projects can support groundwater recharge while considering the water needs of rivers, streams, and aquatic ecosystems. The Team examines opportunities and challenges associated with balancing floodwater diversions and instream ecological needs, recognizing that conditions and management objectives vary across watersheds. Through collaborative discussion and the development of case studies, the Team seeks to advance understanding of approaches that support both recharge opportunities and healthy river ecosystems.
WORK PRODUCTS
Coming Winter 2026
Instream Flows Case Studies
Practical guidance on identifying, monitoring, and managing water quality risks during Flood-MAR operations.
TEAM MEMBERS
17 members
ANCHOR
Jason Weiner
Environmental Science Associates
Adam Weinberg
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Annette Tenneboe
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Aysha Massell
Sustainable Conservation
Bridgette Gibbons
The Nature Conservancy
Brionna Dresher
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Bronwen Stanford
The Nature Conservancy
Daniel Siegel
Earth Genome
Eric Ginney
Environmental Science Associates
Gretchen Murphey
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jenny Marr
CA Department of Water Resources
Jessi Ayers
The Nature Conservancy
Jim Wieking
CA Department of Water Resources
Kirstin Ondis
UC Davis
Kris Taniguchi-Quan
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Michael Founds
Still Water Science
Sam Lewis
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
FEATURED ACTION TEAM
ESTIMATING RECHARGE
How much water actually makes it into the aquifer during a Flood-MAR project? The Estimating Recharge Action Team tackles this important question by exploring practical, reliable approaches for measuring and estimating groundwater recharge. The Team brings together researchers and practitioners to translate technical methods into accessible guidance for real-world application. Its How to Estimate Flood-MAR Recharge fact sheet outlines three approaches—simple water budgets, flow measurements, and direct measurements of ponded infiltration—to help landowners, water managers, and agencies improve recharge accounting and support informed groundwater management decisions.
WORK PRODUCTS
Oct 2025
How to Estimate Recharge Fact Sheet
This practical fact sheet outlines three approaches for estimating groundwater recharge from on-farm and Flood-MAR projects. With real-world examples and field guidance, it helps landowners, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, and practitioners improve recharge accounting and support sustainable groundwater management.
TEAM MEMBERS
14 members
ANCHOR
Graham Fogg
UC Davis
Annette Tennebow
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Bryan Thoreson
GEI Consultants
Helen Dahlke
UC Davis
Jeff Bold
Consultant
Laura Ramos
Fresno State University
Lee Knudtson
Knudtson Consulting
Mark Studley
Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency
Michael Founds
Still Water Science
Rogell Rogers
Sustainable Conservation
Samantha Greene
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Scott Bradford
US Department of Agriculture
Tom Farr
NASA (retired)
Wes Miller
Turlock Irrigation District
FEATURED ACTION TEAM
INCENTIVES FOR RECHARGE
What will it take to make Flood-MAR an attractive and feasible option for more landowners and water managers? The Incentives for Recharge Action Team explores financial incentives, institutional arrangements, and practical strategies that can encourage greater participation in groundwater recharge. Drawing on experiences from water districts, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, and other partners, the Team examines existing programs, lessons learned, and opportunities for new approaches. Its work helps identify strategies that can reduce barriers, recognize the value of recharge, and support broader Flood-MAR implementation across California.
WORK PRODUCTS
2026 report
Groundwater Recharge Incentives & Strategies
This report takes a practical look at recharge strategies and incentives already being used across California. Drawing on real-world experience from water districts and GSAs, the report explores six types of incentives, from reduced-cost recharge water and pumping credits to infrastructure cost-sharing and fallowing leases, and highlights how local agencies are tailoring these tools to fit local conditions.
TEAM MEMBERS
12 members
ANCHOR
Laura Ramos
UC Davis
ANCHOR
Sam Cunningham
PPENG
Gerald Robinson
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Jeff Bold
Consultant
Kamyar Guivetchi
CA Department of Water Resources (retired)
Kelly Huff
Dixon Resource Conservation District
Michael Kiparsky
UC Berkeley
Molly Bruce
UC Berkeley
Richael Young
Sustainable Conservation
Richard McCann
M.Cubed
Spencer Cole
Public Policy Institute of California
Wendy Rash
Sustainable Conservation
FEATURED ACTION TEAM
ASSESSING POLICY
WORK PRODUCTS
Nothing to feature as this is currently a discussion group. The Team may one day decide on a product or deliverable.
TEAM MEMBERS
9 members
Analise Rivero
CalTrout
Annette Tenneboe
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Cliff Feldheim
Ducks Unlimited
Kija Rivers
Community Water Center
Michael Kiparsky
UC Berkeley
Nell Green Nylen
CLEE
Redgie Collins
CalTrout
Sarah Puckett
American Rivers
Taylor Broadhead
Audubon California
FEATURED ACTION TEAM
WEBSITE HUB
WORK PRODUCTS
FloodMAR.org
The Network’s hub for resources, events, project examples, and opportunities to get involved.
TEAM MEMBERS
4 members
Kirstin Ondris
UC Davis
Meredith Goebel
Stanford University
Yara Pasner
UC Davis
Meagan Wylie
Flood-MAR Network
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