*Delta Outflows and Related Stressors - Feb.
10-11
*A Conference on WATER - Feb. 20
Delta Outflows and Related Stressors
The State Water Board is in the process of conducting a phased review and
update of the 2006 Bay-Delta Plan which identifies beneficial uses of water,
water quality objectives for the reasonable protection of those beneficial
uses, and a program of implementation for achieving the water quality
objectives.
The workshop will
consist of a moderated discussion between the panel and
invited presenters. Public
comment will be taken only during the public
comment periods shown on the agenda. For
more information about this
workshop including the charge to the panel
see:
This workshop will assist in informing the Phase 2 review.
February 10, 2014 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
February 11, 2014 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The meeting will
be held in Joe Serna Jr.–Cal/EPA Headquarters
Building,
Byron Sher Auditorium,
1001 I Street, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
A Conference on WATER
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.
The year 2014
will prove pivotal in the history of California’s water development. Voters
in November will decide whether to spend some $6.5 billion on water infrastructure across California. And
the state is expected to make a final decision to go forward with a plan to
drill a pair of huge tunnels through the Delta to carry excess north state
water to the south, plus put in place new environmental safeguards. The $25
billion proposal would be the largest public works project in the country,
more than four times the cost of the new San Francisco Bay Bridge project.
On February 20,
2014, Capitol Weekly & UC Center will host A Conference on Water, a daylong
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.
The Conference on Water will
feature two dozen water experts
and decision makers; four panel discussions will cover Fiscal Impacts, The Delta, North vs. South,
and Stakeholders.
Phil
Isenberg, chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, will deliver the
keynote luncheon address. Other participants include:
Tom
Berryhill, Senator,
Fourteenth District, R - Modesto; Lois Wolk, Senator, Third
District, D - Davis; Connie Conway, Assembly GOP Leader, R-
Tulare, Felicia Marcus, State Water Control Board, Roger
Patterson, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Thad
Bettner, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District; Barbara
Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta; Timothy Quinn, Association
of California Water Agencies, Jim Earp, California Alliance for Jobs; Jason
Peltier, Westlands Water District; Ron Stork, Friends of the
River; Jeff Volberg, California Waterfowl Association; Jerry
Meral, Natural Heritage Institute (invited); Chris Austin,
creator of Aquafornia, Amy Quinton, Capital Public Radio, Anthony
York, Los Angeles Times; Greg Lucas, California's
Capitol. A Representative of the California Farm Bureau Federation is expected
to participate.
The Conference on Water will be held at 1123 J Street, three blocks from
the state capitol. The California Channel will film this event for broadcast.
Space is limited. Registrations are $199.
For Sponsorship information, contact:
For Registration information contact:
For questions about content, please
contact:
Sponsors
include The California
Endowment, the Tribal
Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations, The California Channel, Capital Public
Radio, California Resource Strategies and the California Center for Civic
Participation.
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