Water Dialogue Meetings
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July 15th
The Southern California Water Dialogue Group will meet on Tuesday, July 15th from noon - 3 pm at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California headquarters, 700 N. Alameda, Los Angeles, (213) 217-6000. The Steering Committee will meet from 10:00 - 11:30 am on the same date and in the same place (check with desk for room number).
Lunch will be served at 11:30 am (RSVP to [email protected], if you plan on joining us for lunch).
The Southern California Water Dialogue will bring together water resource leaders from throughout the Southern California region to showcase cutting edge projects at its upcoming meeting. Presentations will focus on groundwater/conjunctive use, water quality, water use efficiency, watershed management and desalination and the importance of these regional projects to achieving CALFED statewide objectives.
Paula Daniels, the Governor's public member appointment from Southern California to the new California Bay-Delta Authority, will be introduced at the meeting. The new Bay-Delta Authority is replacing the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. This meeting will be attended by stakeholders from water agencies, environmental organizations, watershed groups, and state legislative and Congressional leaders and their staff.
Agenda
12:00 - 12:20 |
Introductions, agenda adjustments, reports |
12:20 - 12:35 |
Opening Remarks - Fran Spivy-Weber "CALFED, Regional Goals & Local Projects" |
12:35 - 2:30 |
Local Projects |
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Recycled Water - Darryl Miller (WBMWD)
Conservation - Tom Gackstetter (LADWP)
Groundwater Storage/Conjunctive Use - Virginia Grebbien (OCWD)
Brackish water and brine lines - Don Kendall (Calleguas MWD)*
Water Quality - Contaminants and Exchanges - Brad Coffey (MWD)
Watershed Management - Rich Harter (LASGRWC)
Desalination - Bill Jacoby (SDCWA)
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2:30 - 2:55 |
General Q/A |
2:55 - 3:00 |
Announcements |
*Invited
Southern California Water Dialogue Mission Statement: Participants in the Southern California Water Dialogue meet voluntarily to explore water-related issues of vital interest to our region. The Dialogue serves as a clearinghouse and advocate for projects, activities, and processes that will improve the quality and reliability of Southern California's water supply and benefit the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The Dialogue also is an avenue to represent Southern California's interests to CALFED and provide information about CALFED to our region.
Past Meeting Notices
• May 25, 2005
• March 2, 2005
• February 17, 2005
• January 20, 2005
September 21, 2004
July 20, 2004
May 18, 2004
April 2004
No meeting held in March 2004.
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 21, 2003
September 16, 2003
August 2003
July 15, 2003
June 17, 2003
May 20, 2003
April 15, 2003
March 18, 2003
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Presentations from past meetings
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April 27, 2005
Dorothy Green, California Water Impact Network
Toward a Sustainable Water
Future
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March 22, 2005
Fran Spivy-Weber
Southern California Drinking Water Quality Planning
Jared W. Huffman, Senior Attorney and San Joaquin River Restoration Project Manager, Natural Resources Defense Council
Restoring the San Joaquin River: Update and Perspectives from the Environmental and Fishing Community
Greg Wilkinson, Attorney with Best, Best & Krieger,
representing the Friant Water Users
Rewatering the San Joaquin
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March 2, 2005
Patrick Wright
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Randall Neudeck
Financing
the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
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January 18, 2005
Vic Bapna, LACDPW
Sun Valley
Watershed
John Woodling, DWR
Proposition
50, Ch. 8, Integrated Regional Water Management
Update on Proposal Soliciation Package
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Archived Presentations |
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