Program

“The Santa Ana River Watershed 2010: Working Together for a Sustainable Future” is being convened by SAWPA and coordinated by the Water Education Foundation. The one-day conference will be held on Earth Day, April 22, 2010 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.

Keynote speakers and response panels will discuss the importance of the Santa Ana River Watershed and exciting plans to improve the quality and reliability of our water supply.

Below is the agenda. To download a PDF version, click here.

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.	Registration Coffee Service
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome - Santa Ana River Watershed: Reaching our Potential Marion Ashley, Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Frank Dela Vara, Director of Environmental Affairs, Disneyland Resort
9:30 - 9:40 a.m.	The Santa Ana River Watershed - A Regional Powerhouse Ron Craig, Senior Vice President, RBF Consulting
9:40 - 11:05 a.m.	Watershed Goals: Seeing the Big Picture Randy Record, Board Member, Eastern Municipal WD and Vice President, Association of California Water Agencies Response Panel: How Do We Fund What Needs to be Done? Senator Dave Cogdill, State Senator, 14th District Ronald Gastelum, Interim Executive Director Soutern California Water Committee Tim Quinn, Executive Director, Association of California Water Agencies Garry Brown, Founder and President of Orange County Coast Keeper, OWOW Steering Committee Member Audience participation (Qwizdom)
11:05 - 11:20 a.m.	BREAK - Networking and Exhibits
11:20 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	The Watershed Approach: Working Together to Find Efficiencies and Synergies Col. Thomas Magness, Commander, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Response Panel: Implementing the Vision: OWOW is the Answer Fran Spivy-Weber, Vice Chair, State Water Resources Control Board Ruth Villalobos, Vice President of Environmental and Regulatory Services, RBF Consulting Dale Hoffman-Floerke, Deputy Director, Integrated Water Management, California Department of Water Resources Audience participation (Qwizdom)
12:45 - 1 p.m.	BREAK - Exhibits
1 - 2 p.m.	LUNCH Announcement of Watershed Award Winners Keynoter Address: Ellen Hanak, Director of Research, Public Policy Institute of California, co-author of the report: "California Water Myths"
2 - 3:30 p.m.	What will the future look like? A.G. Kawamura, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Response Panel: How Do We Live in the 21st Century? Beth Jines, Assistant General Manager for Environmental Affairs, City of Los Angeles Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President, Lewis Group of Companies Eric Garner, Managing Partner, Best Best & Krieger Art Baggett, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board Audience participation (Qwizdom)
3:30 wrap up	Wrap up Celeste Cantú, General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority

Afternoon appearance by Assemblyman Jose Soloria
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Exhibitors