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A June 6 -7 conference will explore various
<br />efforts underway to craft a vision of the
<br />Delta of tomorrow.
<br />The Bay -Delta Tour offers the opportunity
<br />to see this important region firsthand.
<br />Panelists share a laugh at the 2005 Water
<br />Law & Policy Briefing. Left to right, DWR
<br />Director Lester Snow; Stu Somach, Somach,
<br />Simmons and Dunn; Randy Kanouse, East
<br />Bay MUD; and Steve Macaulay, California
<br />Urban Water Agencies.
<br />What's New
<br />Delta Vision Conference, June 6 -7
<br />Land subsidence, deteriorating levees, agricultural sustainability, increasing
<br />urbanization, water supply reliability, ecosystem health and water quality are all
<br />major challenges facing the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta.
<br />These issues and others will be the focus of a June 6 -7 conference at the Long
<br />Theatre at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. "Developing a Delta Vision:
<br />How to Connect the Dots" is sponsored by the University of the Pacific, Natural
<br />Resources Institute; Water Education Foundation; Delta Protection Commission
<br />and California Department of Water Resources.
<br />Moderators will encourage panel debates among knowledgeable speakers on
<br />all sides of these important issues. Audience members will be invited to join
<br />facilitated break -out sessions designed to reflect the ways dialog can continue, and
<br />their recommendations will be forwarded to the Delta vision planning processes.
<br />Registration is $295, and includes lunch both days, a hosted reception June 6
<br />and background materials. Scholarships are available. For more information,
<br />contact the Foundation, 916 - 444 -6240, or visit our web site,
<br />www.watereducation.org, which includes a secure, on -line registration form.
<br />Join Us on the Delta Tour
<br />All roads in California water policy lead to the Bay - Delta, source of
<br />two - thirds of the state's water and home to a rich ecosystem of fish
<br />and wildlife — including many endangered species.
<br />The Foundation's popular Bay -Delta Tour, June 14.16, offers
<br />you the chance to see this important region firsthand — and hear
<br />about current Delta issues now making headlines. Tour stops include
<br />the Delta Cross Channel, Delta islands and levees, the federal
<br />pumping plant at Tracy, Los Vaqueros Reservoir, a state -of- the -art
<br />water treatment facility, the Bay -Delta Model in Sausalito and Suisun
<br />Marsh. Speakers from a wide variety of viewpoints will address water
<br />project operations, levees and flood management, Delta farming,
<br />drinking water, the Delta vision processes, water quality and the
<br />ecosystem.
<br />Delta tour sign -ups are underway. Call the Foundation,
<br />LJ 916 - 444 -6240, to request a registration form, or register on -line at
<br />www.watereducation.org.
<br />Water Law and Policy Briefing
<br />Planning is underway for the Foundation's 2006 Water Law & Policy Briefing, to
<br />be held July 20 -21 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove. This
<br />briefing is designed for lawyers, water managers, government officials, business
<br />executives, public interest groups and others interested in key water issues. This
<br />activity has been approved by the State Bar of California and attorneys who
<br />attend both days will receive 10 hours of MCLE credit.
<br />Registration for the day- and -a -half event is $350 for Foundation major
<br />contributors, $400 for non - contributors and $275 for July 21 only. Late (after July
<br />10) and on -site registration is $425. Registration fee includes a full set of
<br />Layperson's Guides, a complimentary school program to the school of your choice,
<br />and lunch and a hosted reception on July 20.
<br />Watch our web site, www.watereducation.org, and your mailbox for a full
<br />agenda. Or call 916. 444.6240 for more information.
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