Water: Farmers need it, environmentalists protect it, Southern California wants it and Northern California has it. With a population of nearly 39 million, the demand for water is unprecedented in a state that has experienced disputes over water virtually since its inception.
On February 20, 2014, Capitol Weekly & UC Center will host A Conference on Water, a day-long program looking at the future of water in California. It marks the 10th conference since 2010 on critical state issues jointly sponsored by Capitol Weekly and the UC Center.
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Check in, coffee
9 a.m. - 9: 15 a.m. Welcoming remarks, Tim Foster, Open California David Lesher, Open California
9:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Panel 1: Fiscal Impacts Moderator: Anthony York, LA Times Joe Caves, Conservation Strategies Group, Roger Patterson, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Ara Azhderian, San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, John Woodling, Regional Water Authority
10:45 am. - 11:55 a.m. Panel 2: The Delta Moderator: Amy Quinton, Capital Public Radio Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta , Felicia Marcus, chair, State Water Resources Control Board, Jerry Meral, Natural Heritage, Marguerite Patil, Contra Costa Water District , State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis
Luncheon: Noon Keynote: Phil Isenberg, Vice Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council Introduced by A. G. Block, UC Center, Sacramento
12:55 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Panel 3: North vs. South Moderator: Dan Morain, Sacramento Bee Chris Austin, Maven’s Notebook , Thad Bettner, Glenn Colusa Irrigation District, Assembly GOP Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, Timothy Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies
2:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m Panel 4: Stakeholders Moderator: Greg Lucas, Capitol Weekly State Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto , Jim Earp, Alliance for Jobs, Ron Stork, Friends of the River, Jeff Volberg, California Waterfowl Association
The Conference on Water will be held at 1123 J Street, three blocks from the state capitol. This event will be filmed for broadcast by the California Channel.
Space is limited. Registrations are $199.
For Sponsorship information, contact Tim Foster at 916 444 7665 or tim.foster@capitolweekly.net or Michelle Matheson at 916 669 9372 or michelle@aim-point.com
For Registration information contact Kathy Brown at 916 444 7665 or kathy.brown@capitolweekly.net.
For questions about content, please contact John Howard at 916 444-7665 or john.howard@capitolweekly.net.
Sponsors include The California Endowment, the Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations, The California Channel, Capital Public Radio, California Alliance For Jobs, The Gualco Group, The Water Education Foundation, California Resource Strategies, Association of California Water Agencies, California Center for Civic Participation, The Water Quality Association and Nossaman LLP.