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Learn about proposed Delta and water bond legislation, and hear from top legislators at the upcoming Executive Briefing from the Water Education Foundation

Posted by: Maven on March 9, 2009 at 5:24 am

Here’s an event coming up this week from the Water Education Foundation which I’ll be attending:

Reserve your seat today for the Water Education Foundation’s 26th Annual Executive Briefing, March 12-13, at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento.
• Hear from Lester Snow, DWR Director
• Learn about the Obama Administration’s Interior Department
• Learn how agencies are coping with water cutbacks
• Bid on some fabulous auction items

Learn About New Delta Legislation

Since the end of February, dozens of Delta-related bills have been introduced in the Legislature dealing with issues of ecosystem restoration, water supply, finance, governance and policy.

Hear from four key legislators about their legislation at the Foundation’s March 12-13 Briefing:
• SB 229 by Sen. Fran Pavley to create a commission to implement specified projects recommended by the BDCP
• SB 12 by Sen. Joe Simitian to create the Delta Ecosystem and Water Council
• AB 1187 by Assemblyman Jared Huffman for a $10 billion water bond
• SB 371 by Sen. Dave Cogdill for a $9.9 billion water bond

And a new speaker, James W. Kassel, Assistant Deputy Director for Water Rights State Water Resources Control Board, will discuss the letters sent to thousands of farms and cities that their permission to pump water from rivers and creeks could be cut back if the drought worsens.

General registration for both days is: $250 for Foundation major contributors ($100 or more annual contribution); $300 for non-contributors. Thursday- only: $175 for major contributors; $200 for non- contributors. Fee includes a hosted reception on March 12 and all proceeds benefit the Foundation’s school programs.

To find out more about the briefing or to register, click here. It all happens this Thursday and Friday, so be sure to register today!

March 9, 2009 · Filed Under Events

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2 Responses to “Learn about proposed Delta and water bond legislation, and hear from top legislators at the upcoming Executive Briefing from the Water Education Foundation”

  1. dfb on March 9th, 2009 12:07 pm

    Not that it will change much this year, but I recommend WEF provide a student discount for future events. It can probably get some labor in return, perhaps help out with one event, get into two with a discount or for free.

  2. dfb on March 9th, 2009 12:16 pm

    Or, what I should have said, is that WEF should provide student discounted membership and through that discounted event fees. Students probably prefer online soft copies of the magazine and report anyway so it would not need to send paper copies out. And if you really want to go out on a limb, create a water ambassador program that provides some training to high school and college students who can then go out and provide presentations to and organize the wider community. The costs can be minimal if you find sponsor schools/organizations and let the students organize themselves.

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