2018 Annual Conference Program
DAY 1
Thursday, March 22, 2018
10:00AM – 4:30 PM
TOUR OF SAN JOAQUIN SACRAMENTO BAY DELTA
Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director
Save the Delta
Curt Schmutte, Engineer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
5:30PM – 7:00PM
WELL RECEPTION
Pedro Nava, Former Assembly Member and current Chair, Little Hoover Commission
UnTapped Fellows
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DAY 2
Friday, March 23, 2018
8:00AM
BREAKFAST
8:30AM
WELCOME
UnTapped Fellows, WELL video presentation
9:00AM – 10:15 AM
MANAGING FLOODS PANEL DISCUSSION
Tapping into Financial Resources and Building Collaborative Relationships to Better Protect Your Community
- Tony Estremera, Director, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Art Hinojosa, Chief of Integrated Regional Water Management, Department of Water Resources
- Josephine Axt, Chief of Planning Division, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Moderator: Corina Lopez, City Councilwoman, City of San Leandro
10:15AM – 10:35AM
BREAK
10:35AM – 11:50PM
INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE PANEL DISCUSSION
Managing Stormwater to Increase Supplies
- Paul Alva, Assistant Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Works
- Andrew Fahlund, Senior Program Officer, The Water Foundation
- Sam Pedroza, City Councilmember, City of Claremont
Moderator: Acquanetta Warren, Mayor, City of Fontana
11:50PM – 1:05PM
LUNCH AND SPEAKER
- Norma Galindo, Board of Directors, Division 5, Imperial Irrigation District
- Dr. Mindy Romero, Founder and Director, UC Davis California Civic Engagement Project
1:10PM – 2:25PM
EARTHQUAKES, FIRES & SUBSIDENCE PANEL DISCUSSION
Preventing Interruptions to Regional Water Infrastructure and Accessing Emergency Funding
- Jay Lund, Professor of Civil Engineering, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
- Eric Lamoureux, Acting Deputy Director, Response and Recovery, Office of Emergency Services
- Alvaro Preciado, Mayor, City of Avenal
Moderator: Carmen Ramirez, City Councilwoman, City of Oxnard
