Who Controls the Water? Reforming California Water Law Governance in an Age of Scarcity.
Date:
Saturday, January 30, 2010 (All day)
| Seminar Symposium | ||
| Saturday, January 30, 2010 | ||
| Time | Activity/Topic | |
| 08:00 AM | Sign-in and Continental Breakfast | |
| 09:00 AM | Welcome | |
| The Landscape: Introduction to California Water Law Governance Issues | ||
| Presenter David Sandino, California Department of Water Resources, University of San Francisco School of Law |
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| Addressing the Issues of California's Water Governance | ||
| Presenter Stuart Drown, Little Hoover Commission |
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| 06:00 AM | Keynote Address | |
| 10:00 AM | Speaker Jared Huffman, Assembly member Representing the 6th Assembly District |
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| 10:45 AM | Water Wars: The 2009 Legislative Package to Reshape the Delta's Governance | |
| Presenter Richard M. Frank, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley School of Law |
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| Debating the Issues: the 2009 Water Legislation | ||
| Description | ||
| Moderator Richard M. Frank, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley School of Law |
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| Panelists Alf W. Brandt, Committee on Water, Parks & Wildlife, California State Assembly |
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| Kate Poole, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) | ||
| Timothy Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) | ||
| Mariko Yamada, Assemblymember Representing the 8th Assembly District | ||
| 01:00 PM | Surface Water Systems: Managing the Future Flow | |
| Description | ||
| Moderator John D. Leshy, University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
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| Panelists Arthur Baggett, Jr., State Water Resources Control Board |
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| Jason Peltier, Westlands Water District | ||
| David Nawi, US Department of the Interior | ||
| Richard Roos-Collins, Natural Heritage Institute (NHI) | ||
| Roderick Walston, Best, Best & Krieger | ||
| 03:00 PM | California's Groundwater - New Demands on Underground Waters | |
| Description | ||
| Moderator Paul Kibel, Golden Gate University School of Law |
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| Panelists Chris Frahm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck |
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| Dennis E. O'Connor, California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water | ||
| Kevin O'Brien, Downey Brand | ||
| Andrew H. Sawyer, State Water Resources Control Board | ||
| 04:30 PM | Wrap up and Concluding Remarks | |
| Reception | ||
Costs:
General Admission ($40)
MCLE Credit (8 hours $125)
Student ($0 - School ID card required)
Status:
Active
Location:
U.C. Hastings, Mary Kay Kane Hall
200 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA
United States
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