ADVISORY/Climate Change Panel: What's in Store for California Water?Business/News Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (June 20) --(BUSINESS WIRE) A discussion of the latest research into climate change and its potential effects on California's water supply will be held Wednesday, June 20, in Los Angeles at a meeting of the State Water Plan Advisory Committee. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the headquarters of 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". , 700 North Alameda St., downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . Panelists include Dr. Dan Cayan of Scripps Institute, La Jolla, California; Maury Roos, chief hydrologist hy·drol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. for the 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. (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 ), and Dr. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute in Oakland. The panel is scheduled to begin at 9:20, take questions from the committee at 10:20, and conclude at 10:45. The water plan committee is in the process of gathering information in its effort to assist the Department of Water Resources in updating the state's Water Plan by 2003. |
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