Event: California Parched – The Future of Water Policy in California
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 5, 2009 at 6:31 amFrom The Commonwealth Club (I think)…
With climate change, misuse and pollution already threatening the water supply, California is additionally facing a water shortage this season. Join experts and insiders in discussion of rationing, privatization and how to protect our state’s most precious resource.
Walter Bishop, General Manager, Contra Costa Water District
Charles Hoppin, Chairman, State Water Resources Control Board
Richard Howitt, Professor and Department Chair, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
Mike Taugher, Environmental Reporter, Contra Costa Times – ModeratorLocation: Veterans Memorial Hall, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program
Cost: $12 members, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Tickets: 415-597-6705 or http://www.commonwealthclub.org
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