Sacramento, California - California has entered its fourth year of drought with far-reaching impacts on water supply, agriculture, habitat, fish and wildlife, and water conservation. What impact will this natural disaster have in 2015? How will we respond and what options are available?
These issues will be the focus at this 2015 Drought Briefing presented by ACWA in partnership with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, the California Department of Water Resources, the California State Association of Counties, the U.S Bureau of Reclamation, the League of California Cities, the California Farm Water Coalition, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Cal Fire.
Thursday, April 9 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Crest Theatre 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Attendees:
- Michael Anderson, California State Climatologist, Department of Water Resources
- John Laird, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
- David Murillo, Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region
- Charlton Bonham, Director, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
- Daniel Berlant, Chief Public Information Officer, Cal FIRE
- Paul Wenger, President California Farm Bureau Federation
- Eric Lamoureux, Inland Region Administrator, Governor's California Office of Emergency Services
Panel Discussion Guests Include:
- Moderator: Kathy Tiegs, Vice President, ACWA
- Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Alexander Coate, General Manager, East Bay Municipal Utility District
- John Sweigard, General Manager, Merced Irrigation District
- Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor and Representative, California State Association of Counties
- Paul Olmstead, Water and Power Resource Specialist, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Webcast: http://dwr.videossc.com
