The Inland Empire Branch is pleased to present:

GRA David Keith Todd
Distinguished Lecture 2019

Maurice Hall, Associate Vice President of Water for the Ecosystems Program, Ecosystems-Water Environmental Defense Fund

 

PRESENTATION:

In his David Keith Todd Distinguished lecture for 2019, Maurice Hall will share his vision on how more holistic and inclusive groundwater management can increase the resilience of our water supply and sustain and enhance the services that groundwater basins provide for a wide range of stakeholders. Maurice will share some suggestions on how the flexibility offered by California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act allows for innovative approaches that support multiple benefits and how engaging stakeholders beyond water interests in shaping groundwater management can lead to more resilient rural communities and strengthen regional cooperation.

SPEAKER BIO:

As associate vice president of water for the ecosystems program, Maurice Hall oversees EDF’s work to revitalize working rivers and their ability to provide a resilient water supply. He focuses on developing collaborative water management approaches to meet ecosystem needs alongside the needs of farms and cities. Approaches central to this work include shaping water transaction programs that achieve resilient water supplies while protecting the environment and vulnerable communities, improving information systems to inform smart management of water resources, and shaping water governance that proactively considers multiple objectives and responds to climate change. Maurice joined EDF in May 2016. Previously, he served as the water program lead for the Water Funder Initiative, a collaborative effort to identify and activate promising water solutions through strategic philanthropic investments in the United States, starting in the American West. He also spent seven years with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) where his roles included science and engineering lead for the California Water Program. His work focused on improving our understanding of the relationship between hydrology and water-dependent ecosystems and developing integrated water management strategies to restore and protect ecosystems. Maurice holds a B.S. from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and a PhD in Earth Resources, Watershed Sciences from Colorado State University.

AGENDA:

August 14, 2019

6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

COST:

Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $30.00
Students: $15.00

*Dinner is included (vegetarian option available)

If you have questions about the meeting, please email Jim Finegan at jfinegan@kleinfelder.com

 



Date and Time

Wed, Aug. 14, 2019

6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(GMT-0700) US/Pacific

Location

Thompson Brewing Co.

9900 Indiana Avenue, Suite 7
Riverside, CA 92503
United States of America


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