SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - March 15, 2010) - The Association of California Water Agencies
(ACWA) will host its annual Legislative Symposium on Wednesday, March 17,
at the Sacramento Convention Center. The program will focus on the historic
legislative water package passed in November by the state Legislature and
signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Attendees will hear from representatives of the state agencies responsible
for implementing the legislation, and their initial plans for improving the
Delta ecosystem while ensuring reliable water deliveries. Other specific
topics include improving the feasibility of desalination projects and
potential fee increases imposed by an economically ailing state.
Panelists include Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task
Force in 2007-2008, Delta Protection Commission Chair Don Nottoli and
Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin. Other speakers include
Dan Pellissier, Governor Schwarzenegger's deputy cabinet secretary, Mesa
Consolidated Water District General Manager Paul Shoenberger, Sierra Club
Senior Advocate Jim Metropulos, State Water Resources Control Board Chair
Charles R. Hoppin, State and Consumer Services Agency Acting Secretary Tom
Sheehy, and Friant Water Authority Government Affairs Manager Glenn Farrel.
WHAT: ACWA 2010 Legislative Symposium
WHEN: Wednesday, March 17, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
WHERE: Sacramento Convention Center, Rooms 307/308
ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 450 members are
responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more
information, visit
www.acwa.com.
Contact Information: Contact:
Jennifer Persike
ACWA Director of Strategic Coordination and Public Affairs
916/441-4545
or
916/296-3981 (cell)