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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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| 7:50 am to 8:00 am
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Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance
- Jeffery M. Thomas, Board Member, Municipal Water District
of Orange County
- Stephen R. Sheldon, President, Orange County Water District
- Fritz Coleman, Master of Ceremonies
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| 8:00 am – 8:30 am
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Megadrought: Is There Any Doubt?
- Brenda Burman, Central Arizona Project, Former Secretary
of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
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| 8:30 am- 9:15 am
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Proposition Proposal: Dam the Legislature
- Dr. Jerry Meral, Director of the California Water Program,
National Heritage Institute and Author, 2014 Water Bond
- Edward Ring, Senior Fellow, California Policy Center
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| 9:15 am – 10:00 am
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Water Infrastructure Funding Act: Grow Me the Money
- The Honorable Devon Mathis, Assemblyman, California State
Assembly
- William Bourdeau, Chairman, California Water Alliance and
Vice Chair, San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority
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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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Water Prospecting: Water Projects We Need Now
- Moderator: Craig Miller, General Manager, Western Municipal
Water District
- JP Robinette, Construction Manager, Sites Reservoir
- Graham Bradner, Executive Officer, Delta Conveyance Design
and Construction Joint Powers Authority
- Deven Upadhyay, Chief Operating Officer, Pure Water Southern
California, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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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 George, Delta Watermaster
- Karla Nemeth, Director, California Department of Water
Resources
- Dr. Laurel Larsen, Lead Scientist, Delta Stewardship
Council
- Melinda Terry, General Manager, North Delta Water Agency
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| 12:00 pm – 12:10 pm
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Closing Remarks
- Jeffery M. Thomas, Board Member, Municipal Water District of
Orange County
- Stephen R. Sheldon, President, Orange County Water
District
- Fritz Coleman, Master of Ceremonies
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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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