ACWA to 'Get Real on Water' at Monterey Water Conference; Topics Include Flood Protection, the Delta and Surface Storage.The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA ACWA Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives ACWA Administrative Careers With America ACWA Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment ACWA American Civil War Association ACWA American Clean Water Association ) Spring Conference & Exhibition is set for May 9-12 at the Monterey Conference Center. The event, themed "Get Real on Water!" is expected to draw more than 2,000 local water officials as well as state and federal water leaders. The conference officially begins on Tuesday, May 9 with a seminar, "The Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. : Where Are We Headed?" that will discuss the implications of all aspects of the ESA 1. (architecture) ESA - Enterprise Systems Architecture. 2. (body) ESA - European Space Agency. , and its impact on California's water. Kicking off the Wednesday, May 10 program is an address by Huell Howser, host of the popular new PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, series "California's Water," as well as the long running series "California's Gold" and other human-interest programs. Two issue forums are scheduled, including "Perspectives and Lessons Learned on the Big One: The Floods of 1986," moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning Sacramento Bee Associate Editor Tom Philp, and "Delta Vision, the Governor and His Federal Partners," with panelists including Jason Peltier, deputy assistant secretary for water and science, U.S. Department of Interior; Brigadier General Joseph Schroedel, commander and division engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Lester Snow, director, California Department of Water Resources History 1850-1875 California recognizes many types of water rights. These rights have developed with the State over time. Prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, California was part of Mexico. . Among the programs and addresses on Thursday, May 11 are a speech by veteran Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters, and an issue forum on "Surface Storage: If you Build it, Who will Pay?" again with DWR DWR Design Within Reach DWR Department of Water Resources DWR Direct Web Remoting (Easy Ajax for Java) DWR Durable Water Repellency DWR Delayed Word Recall (medical testing) DWR Driving While Revoked Director Lester Snow. The conference concludes on Friday, May 12 with an address by California State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) with a program: "Is It Time for a Facility in the Delta? A Look at SB 1612 -- The Clean Drinking Water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , Water Supply Security, and Environmental Improvement Bond Act of 2006."
WHAT: ACWA 2006 Spring Conference & Exhibition
WHEN: May 9-12, 2006
WHERE: Monterey Conference Center
ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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