ADVISORY/ACWA Fall Briefing Studies Impacts of Global Warming.News Editors/Environment Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Oct. 8) SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 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 ) is hosting an informative and compelling October briefing that will explore how global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. and other climate changes are expected to impact California's water industry in the years to come. ACWA's Fall Briefing, "Factoring in the Variables: What Climate Change and Other Trends Mean for California's Water Future," is set to take place Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at the Westin South Coast Plaza South Coast Plaza is an upscale shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California, USA, in Orange County, and one of the most notable shopping centers in the United States. In 2004, Women's Wear Daily in Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. . Whether it's global warming or short-term drought, changes in climate have enormous implications for water management in California. Water officials must now add a new variable to their water-planning palette: global warming. While many may argue the cause, the reality of global warming is increasingly difficult to ignore. This briefing is designed to help water managers learn more about the issue and examine how their agencies can adapt helpful planning methods. Additionally, pending new regulations and legislation set to go into effect in 2003 will no doubt have an impact on the state's water supply and quality. The ACWA-sponsored briefing will provide the latest on these emerging issues as well as current information on desalination desalination or desalting Removal of dissolved salts from seawater and from the salty waters of inland seas, highly mineralized groundwaters, and municipal wastewaters. and water recycling. Topic experts including Maury Roos (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. ), Peter MacLaggen (Poseidon Resources Corporations), and Virginia Grebbien (Orange County Water District Orange County Water District (OCWD) manages the large groundwater basin that provides reliable, high-quality groundwater to 20 cities and water agencies and their 2.3 million customers in north and central Orange County, CA. ) will discuss what they know today and what patterns and trends they predict will affect California tomorrow. -- WHO: Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) -- WHAT: "Factoring in the Variables: What Climate Change and Other Trends Mean for California's Water Future," A one-day briefing -- WHERE: Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Calif. -- WHEN: Tuesday, October 8, 2002, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ACWA is a statewide association whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwanet.com. |
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