Economic Analysis Contacts

Economic Analysis is performed by economics staff located in the Economic Analysis Section, Integrated Data and Analysis Branch, in the Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management and consists of eight staff members with different areas of expertise. Although organizationally located within DSIWM, economics staff routinely works with other programs within DWR (for example, Water Use Efficiency, Flood Management) as well as with other federal, state and local agencies.

Staff Member	Specialty/Expertise
Raymond Hoagland Research Manager III (General) (916) 653-6785 ray@water.ca.gov	Section Supervisor Urban Water System Reliability Modeling
Farhad Farnam Research Program Specialist III (Resource Econ/Operations Research) (916) 653-9415 farhad@water.ca.gov	Agricultural Production Modeling Economics Analyses for Loans and Grants Programs Flood and Watershed Management Economics
Lorraine Marsh Research Program Specialist II (Economics) (916) 653-6414 lmarsh@water.ca.gov	Economic Analyses for Loans and Grants Programs Economic Impacts of Water Transfers Federal Agricultural Support Programs
Farshid Mojaver Research Program Specialist II (Economics) (916) 653-8166 fmojaver@water.ca.gov	Flood and Watershed Management Economics
Jim Rich Research Program Specialist II (Economics) (916) 653-6763 jrich@water.ca.gov	Value of California Agriculture Agricultural Drought Impacts Farm Income Modeling
Marla Hambright Research Program Specialist I (Demography) (916) 653-8023 marlah@water.ca.gov	California Demographics Demographic Analysis
Salma Kibrya Research Program Specialist I (Demography) (916) 653-6953 skibrya@water.ca.gov	California Demographics GIS for Demographic Analysis
Richard Bach Le Retired Annuitant (916) 653-4551 bach@water.ca.gov	Regional Impact Analysis DWR Economics Training