| 7:30 a.m.
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Registration & Continental Breakfast
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| 7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
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Welcome & Pledge of Allegiance
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Jeffery M. Thomas, Director, Municipal Water District of Orange County (Confirmed)
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Stephen R. Sheldon, Director, Orange County Water District (Confirmed)
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Master of Ceremonies: Fritz Coleman, Weathercaster, NBC4 (Confirmed)
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| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
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Session 1: Looking into the Crystal Ball - Forecasting Future Water Supplies
Will we see a return to drought, or another winter of magical storms? NBC 4 weathercaster Fritz Coleman looks into his crystal ball to give the Orange County and California
water forecast and Mr. Hartman will discuss improving weather predictability and its correlation to capturing more stormwater.
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Fritz Coleman, Weathercaster, NBC4 (Confirmed)
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Robert K. Hartman, Hydrologist and Consultant (Confirmed)
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| 8:30 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
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Session 2: Vying for the Wand – State or Local Control
More than 40 years ago, the State Water Resources Control Board was created and given the broad authority and responsibility to protect California’s water quality and
balance competing demands on our water resources. However, over the last several years, its powers have expanded to enforcement in areas typically addressed by local
water agencies like conservation and consolidation. What is the right balance of power? In this session, attendees will hear about the State Board’s broad authorities
and newer roles addressing homelessness near bodies of water and other controversial subject matter.
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David Rose, Office of Chief Counsel, State Water Resources Control Board (Confirmed)
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| 9:05 a.m. – 9:35a.m.
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Session 3: The Illusion of Conservation – The Unintended Consequences of Water Use Mandates
Conventional wisdom suggests conserving water can only benefit areas affected by drought. But researchers at the University of California, Riverside have deduced that
indoor residential conservation can have unintended consequences in places where systems of wastewater reuse have already been implemented, diminishing both the quantity
and quality of influent available for treatment. Meanwhile reduced demands are stressing water systems that were built for large deliveries and are spurring water quality
issues.
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Kurt Schwabe, Adjunct Fellow, Water Policy Center, Public Policy Institute of California (Confirmed)
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Marc Marcantonio, General Manager, Yorba Linda Water District (Confirmed)
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| 9:35a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
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Networking Break
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| 9:50 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Session 4: Resisting the Force – Regional Agencies Resist Permanent Conservation Measures
San Francisco Public Utility Commission and San Diego County Water Authority will discuss their efforts to contest the State Water Resources Control Board's move to
enact permanent conservation measures.
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Steve R. Ritchie, Assistant General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
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Jeff Stephenson, Principal Water Resources Specialist, San Diego County Water Authority (Confirmed)
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| 10:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
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Session 5: Transfiguring Water Agencies
Investments in water infrastructure allow for a safe and reliable water supply to be delivered to a vast majority of residents across the state. However, this is not the
case for some Californians who live in rural, disadvantaged communities that lack access to clean drinking water. While local, public water agencies understand this is a
critical public health and social issue that requires focused state leadership, many believe that taxing Californians’ water is not the solution. Proposed legislation would
fundamentally change how water districts operate – while others could cease to exist.
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The Honorable William W. Monning, California State Senate Majority Leader, Author of SB 623 (Invited)
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Paul D. Jones II, P.E., General Manager, Eastern Municipal Water District (Confirmed)
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Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Tax Payers Association (Confirmed)
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| 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Networking Break
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| 12:00 p.m. - 1: 25 p.m.
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Luncheon Sessions
Losing the Magic – Making Conservation a California Way of Life – Is it Legal? Are We Taking Things Too Far?
Conservation mandates pose some unique legal issues. For instance, how do conservation mandates relate to the reasonable use requirements in the California Constitution?
Does a conservation mandate constitute a taking?
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Moderator: Chris "Maven" Austin – Author of The Maven’s Notebook (Confirmed)
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The Honorable Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Author of AB1668 (Invited)
Magic be Dammed! – Bringing Water & Power to the West
The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) is a contemporary water management agency and the largest wholesale provider of water in the country. It delivers water to
more than 31 million people and provides one out of five western farmers with irrigation water for farmland that produces much of the nation’s produce. The USBR is also
the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western United States and has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including Hoover Dam on the Colorado
River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River.
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Brenda Burman, Commissioner U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation (Confirmed)
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1:25 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
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