The 21st Biennial Ground Water Conference in conjunction with GRA's 1997 Annual Meeting will be held September 15-16, 1997, in Sacramento, at the Radisson Hotel. This 21st Biennial Ground Water Conference continues to emphasize that ground water managers must be concerned not only with quantity, but also with water quality. The program includes a discussion of ground water quantity, ground water quality, and protection of the resource to ensure usefulness in the future. Sessions devoted to ground water and interbasin transfers, major hazards, implications of widespread transfers on ground water management, rights and claims, and implications of widespread ground water transfers in California, groundwater quality and the Safe Drinking Water Act are planned.

The 21st Biennial Ground Water Conference is sponsored by University of California Water Resources Center, Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, and the Water Education Foundation. This year is the first time GRA is also a sponsor.

A brochure detailing the conference's program, registration process, and accommodations information will be sent in the near future. For more information, contact Vicki Kretsinger at (916) 661-0109 or visit 21st Biennial Ground Water Conference web site.