ADVISORY/Briefing on CALFED this week.News Editors/Environment Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (Feb. 10) SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 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 ) and four of its ten regions this week will sponsor a briefing on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The day-long event takes place Thursday, February 10 at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is the largest bulk water supplier for municipal use in the world. The name is usually shortened to the "Metropolitan Water District" or simply "MWD". , and is titled &uot;Can CALFED Provide For California's Future?&uot; The briefing will take a hard look at where CALFED stands in reaching the goals it set out to accomplish in 1995. Round table discussions will feature conversations with Steven R. Ritchie, acting executive director of the CALFED Program, Metropolitan's General Manager, Ronald R. Gastelum, Barry Nelson Barry Nelson (April 16 1917 - April 7 2007[1]) was an American actor of Norwegian ancestry, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond. , senior policy analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing. Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 1. , and several other California water stakeholders. The briefing will also feature discussions with Senator Jim Costa James Manuel "Jim" Costa (born April 13 1952) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of California. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2004 to represent the 20th Congressional District of California. (D - Fresno) and Assembly Member Mike Machado (D - Linden), authors of the $1.97 billion Proposition 13 water bond slated for the March ballot. Prop. 13 will help finance many of the restoration projects included in CALFED's eventual plan for the Delta. WHAT: ACWA Briefing on CALFED WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ACWA Regions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are sponsoring the briefing, bringing together water agencies from nine counties, including San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. , Kern, Imperial and San Diego. For additional event information contact ACWA at 916/441-4545, or visit our web site at www.acwanet.com. ACWA is a statewide association whose 442 public agency members collectively are responsible for 90% of the water delivered in California. |
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