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| PROGRAM*
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| 7:30 a.m.
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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| 8:00 am to 8:10 am
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Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance
- Jeffery M. Thomas, Jeffery M. Thomas, Board Member, Municipal
Water District of Orange County
- Stephen R. Sheldon, President, Orange County Water District
- Jeff Kightlinger, Interim General Manager, Pasadena Water and
Power, and Former Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California
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| 8:10 am – 9:00 am
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Megadrought: Is There Any Doubt?
- Brenda Burman, Executive Strategy Advisor, Central Arizona
Project
Video:
Session One
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| 9:00 am- 10:00 am
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Proposition Proposal: Dam the Legislature, Grow Me the
Money
- Moderator: Jeff Kightlinger, Interim General Manager,
Pasadena Water and Power, and Former Chief Executive Officer,
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Dr. Jerry Meral, Director of the California Water Program,
National Heritage Institute and Author, 2014 Water Bond
- Lisa Ohlund, Water/Wastewater Consultant, Ohlund Management
& Technical Services
- The Honorable Devon Mathis, Assemblyman, California State
Assembly
- William Bourdeau, Chairman, California Water Alliance and
Vice Chair, San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority
Video:
Session Two
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| 10:00 am – 10:20 am
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Networking Break
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| 10:20 am – 11:00 am
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Mission Impossible: Water Projects We Need Now
- Moderator: Craig Miller, General Manager, Western Municipal
Water District
- JP Robinette, Engineering and Construction Manager, Sites
Reservoir Project
- Graham Bradner, Executive Director, Delta Conveyance Design
and Construction Authority
- Deven Upadhyay, Assistant General Manager and Chief Operating
Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California
Video:
Session Three
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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To Pump or Not to Pump: Re-examining Conventional Wisdom
About the Delta
- Moderator: Michael Patrick George, Delta Watermaster, State
Water Resources Control Board
- Karla Nemeth, Director, California Department of Water
Resources
- Dr. Laurel Larsen, Lead Scientist, Delta Stewardship
Council
- Melinda Terry, General Manager, North Delta Water Agency
Video:
Session Four
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| 12:00 pm – 12:10 pm
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Closing Remarks
- Jeffery M. Thomas, Jeffery M. Thomas, Board Member, Municipal
Water District of Orange County
- Stephen R. Sheldon, President, Orange County Water
District
- Jeff Kightlinger, Interim General Manager, Pasadena Water and
Power, and Former Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California
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| 12:10 pm – 1:30 pm
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Buffet Lunch and Networking
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*Program subject to change
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