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CELPC will be sponsoring and hosting an all-day conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. This conference will include a retrospective of the CWA’s first half-century; an assessment of current, key CWA issues and challenges; and predictions as to how the Act can and should evolve over its second 50 years.
The conference will consider how effectively SGMA has been implemented to date, several key SGMA case studies from around the state, and what changes to SGMA may be warranted in the future.
Agenda:
8 - 8:50 a.m. - Introduction to California Groundwater Law & SGMA
- Professor Jennifer Harder, McGeorge School of Law
9 - 9:20 a.m. - Opening Remarks
- Professor Richard Frank & Dean Jessica Berg, UC Davis Law School
9:20 - 10 a.m. - Morning Keynote
- Karla Nemeth, Director, California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
10 - 11 a.m. - Panel 1, Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation Report Card
- Moderator: Prof. Karrigan Bork, UC Davis School of Law
- Aaron Fukuda, General Manager, Tulare Irrigation District, and Interim General Manager, Mid-Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MKGSA)
- Dr. Nataly Escobedo Garcia, Policy Coordinator, Leadership Counsel
- Tien Tran, Senior Policy Advocate, Community Water Center
11 - 11:15 a.m. - Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Panel 2, Groundwater Sustainability Plan Development & Implementation Report Card
- Moderator: Professor David Sandino, UC Davis School of Law
- Kristen Sicke, General Manager, Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Executive Officer, Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency
- Judith Redmond, Founder, Full Belly Farm
- Harsharon Sekhorn, Attorney, DWR
- Sandi Matsumoto, Director, The Nature Conservancy’s California Water Program
12:30 - 1 p.m. - Lunch
1 - 1:45 p.m. - Luncheon Address
1:45 - 3:15 p.m. - Panel 3, Key SGMA Case Studies
- Moderator: Professor Robert Mullaney, UC Davis School of Law
- Daniel Cooper, Founding Partner of Sycamore Law, Inc.
- Lynn Carlisle, Executive Director, Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center
- W. Keith Lemieux, Jr., Equity Partner, Aleshire; Wynder
- Anecita Agustinez, Executive Manager, Office of Tribal Affairs for DWR
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Break
3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? SGMA and the future of groundwater management in California
- Moderator: Tina Cannon Leahy, Supervising Attorney, State Water Board
- Alex Biering, Senior Policy Advocate, California Farm Bureau Federation
- Sam Boland-Brien, Director, State Water Board Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management
- Soren Nelson, State Relations Advocate, Association of California Water Agencies
4:45 - 5 p.m. - Closing Remarks
- Professor Richard Frank, UC Davis School of Law
5 - 6 p.m. - Hosted Happy Hour, UC Davis School of Law Courtyard
Please contact Rick Frank with any questions.
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