PPIC 2023 Annual Water Conference: Stewarding California’s Wet Years Public Policy Institute of California Sacramento, CA WHEN November 14 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Add to Calendar 20231114 9:00 am 20231114 12:30 pm America/Los_Angeles PPIC 2023 Annual Water Conference: Stewarding California’s Wet Years About the Program California has made great strides in preparing for a drier, hotter future, but it remains a challenge […] Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, J Street, Sacramento, CA, USA Public Policy Institute of California MM/DD/YYYY LOCATION Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, J Street, Sacramento, CA, USA Get Directions COST Free Member Pre-Registration Fee Free Non-Member Pre-Registration Fee DEADLINE REGISTER NOW About the Program California has made great strides in preparing for a drier, hotter future, but it remains a challenge to harness the bounty of wet years while also reducing flood risk. How did California’s water sector manage the unusually wet conditions of the 2023 water year—and what lessons can we glean for the future? We speak with three panels of experts to find out. Agenda 8:30 a.m. Event Check-In and Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Presentation Ellen Hanak, senior fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center 9:25 a.m. Panel 1: Preparing for Floods of the Future Moderator: Jeffrey Mount, senior fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center Tessa Beach, chief of planning and environmental services, US Army Corps of Engineers Jane Dolan, board president, Central Valley Flood Protection Board Ali Forsythe, environmental planning and permitting manager, Sites Project Authority Nahal Ipakchi, senior director of water & climate equity, Kearns & West 10:20 a.m. Panel 2: Harnessing More Water for the Dry Times Moderator: Caity Peterson, associate center director and research fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center Ara Azhderian, general manager, Monterey County Water Resources Agency Lance Eckhart, general manager and chief hydrogeologist, San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency Laurel Firestone, board member, State Water Resources Control Board Ali Forsythe, environmental planning and permitting manager, Sites Project Authority Daniel Mountjoy, director of resource stewardship, Sustainable Conservation 11:15 a.m. Break 11:30 a.m. Panel 3: Policies for California’s Changing Water Fortunes Moderator: Letitia Grenier, center director and senior fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center Yana Garcia, secretary for environmental protection, California Environmental Protection Agency Paul Souza, regional director of Pacific Southwest region, US Fish and Wildlife Service Nancy Vogel, deputy secretary of water, California Natural Resources Agency 12:30 p.m. Adjourn and Informal Networking Lunch
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