Join the GRA Members, the California Groundwater Coalition and a distinguished list of legislators, regulators and Administration officials in the Capitol, as we ask the question...

If we had all the money we need for groundwater storage, including additional recycled water, how much water supply could we really develop?

Confirmed Speakers and Meetings Include:

California Secretary of Resources, Mike Chrisman
Senate Republican Leader-Elect, Dave Cogdill
Senator Alex Padilla
Senator Christine Kehoe
Senator Mike Machado
Assembly Member Lois Wolk, Chair, Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
Assembly Member John Laird
Assembly Member Joel Anderson
Assembly Member Mike Eng
Assembly Member Edward Hernandez
Assembly Member Jared Huffman
Assembly Member Ted Lieu
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Consultant, Dennis O’Connor
Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee Consultant, Alf Brandt
Rufus Howell, Division Chief, DHS Division of Drinking Water & Environmental Management
Tim Brick, Chairman of the Board, Metropolitan Water District of So Cal
West Basin Municipal Water District General Manager, Rich Nagel
Water Replenishment District General Manager, Robb Whitaker

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION: The Symposium will be at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J Street, Sacramento, CA 995814, (916) 447-1700. Legislative visits will be at the State Capitol.

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE:

8:00 –   Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast

8:45 –   Welcome and Introductions

              Jim Strandberg, GRA President
              Tim Parker, GRA Legislative Committee Chairman
              Lillian Kawasaki, California Groundwater Coalition

9:00 –   Senator Alex Padilla, Senator 20th Senate District, Pacoima (D)
              
              Tim Brick, Chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

9:30 –   Assembly Member Jared Huffman, Assembly Member 6th Assembly District,               San Rafael (D)**

10:00 – Mike Chrisman, California Secretary for Resources

10:30 – Break

10:45 – Leah Walker, Chief, Drinking Water Technical Programs Branch, California                Department of Public Health (GRA Member)

11:15 – Case Study: Water Replenishment District of Southern California
               Robb Whitaker, General Manager

11:30 – Senator Dave Cogdill, Senator 14th Senate District, Fresno (R)**

11:45 – Assembly Member John Laird, Assembly Member 27th Assembly District,               Santa Cruz (D)

12:00 – Luncheon Program
               
               Moderator – Chris Frahm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

               Overview of Pending Legislation – Paul Bauer, Brownstein Hyatt Farber                Shreck

               Update of Federal Legislation – Tim Parker, GRA Legislative Committee                Chairman

               Senator Mike Machado, 5th Senate District, Linden (D)

AFTERNOON MEETINGS*

1:30 –   Walk to the Capitol

2:00 –   Dennis O’Connor, Consultant to the Senate Natural Resources and Water               Committee.

2:30 –   Assembly Member Ted Lieu, Assembly Member 53rd Assembly District,               Torrance (D)**

3:00 –   Assembly Member Honorable Joel Anderson, Assembly Member 77th                Assembly District, LaMesa (R)**

3:30 –   Alf Brandt, Consultant to the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.

4:00 –   Assembly Member Edward Hernandez, Assembly Member 57th Assembly               District, Baldwin Park (D)

4:30 –   Assembly Member Mary Salas, 79th Assembly District, Chula Vista (D)

5:00 –   Cocktail Reception – Capitol Building, Upstairs Rotunda
              GRA is pleased to co-host this year’s reception and wishes to thank               

Water Replenishment District of Southern California
and
Association of California Water Agencies

* All meetings are subject to Member availability


Sponsor Exhibitor Opportunities
If you are interested in exhibiting your organization's services or products, or being an event sponsor, please contact Mary Megarry (mmegarry@nossaman.com; 916-446-3626).

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GRA Announces the Continuation of the 2007 California Groundwater Coalition:
The CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATER COALITION was formed in 2007 as an initiative of the Groundwater Resources Association of California, the Association of Ground Water Agencies, and American Ground Water Trust. The Coalition was formed at the urging of California state and local elected officials who believe that increased efforts are needed to educate and inform policy makers and the public about California's groundwater resources and the role groundwater plays in providing a safe and reliable water supply for California. The major focus of the Coalition is to promote a fair share of funding for statewide groundwater programs, including 2006 and 2008 water bonds. The CGC will continue into the distant future to support its role of groundwater educator and to influence policy for groundwater resources in California.

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