ACWA 2017 Fall Conference Presentations Dec 8, 2017 Presentations & Multimedia Presentations from ACWA’s 2017 Fall Conference & Exhibition held Nov. 28 – Dec. 1 in Anaheim are available below. Please note that this list includes only those presentations made available to ACWA. Wednesday, Nov. 29 Opening Breakfast – 8 a.m. 2017 Accomplishments and Jennifer Persike Retirement – ACWA Executive Director Tim Quinn Attorneys Program – Recycled Water: The Race to Purple Pipes and Beyond – 10 a.m. Jeremy Jungreis, Rutan & Tucker, LLP Amy Steinfield, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Jennifer West, WateReuse California Energy Committee Program – What is Community Choice Aggregation and How Can It Help My Agency? – 10 a.m. Seth Baruch, Alameda County-East Bay CCA Development Rachel Kuykendall, Sonoma Clean Power Matthew Swindle, NLine Energy, Inc. Exhibitor Case Study by Dudek – 10 a.m. Groundwater Modeling for Water Managers Exhibitor Case Study by Linde – 10 a.m. OZORA Oxygen Recovery: A Review of Novel New Technology in Ozone Products Finance Program – Innovative Rate Structures – 10 a.m. Tom Scaglione, Vallecitos Water District Region 3 Issue Forum – Headwaters: Navigating Climate Change in the Sierra – 10 a.m. Josh Alpine, Placer County Water Agency Megan E. Linkin, Swiss Re Management (US) Corporation Chad Thackery, UCLA Statewide Issues Forum: Can We Close the “Deal” on WaterFix? – 10 a.m. Timothy Quinn, ACWA Water Industry Trends Program: Desalination: Progress and Challenges – 10 a.m. Paul Kelley, CalDesal Bob Yamada, San Diego County Water Authority General Session & Luncheon – 11:45 a.m. My First 100 Days with California Department of Water Resources Director Grant Davis Attorneys Program – Devices & Data: Public Records Act and Beyond – 2:15 p.m. Kevin Dale, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo; Lauren Layne, Baker Manock & Jensen; and Maggie Stern, Kronic, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard Communications Committee Program – Public Affairs Engagement in a Changing Political Environment – 2:15 p.m. Jennifer Persike, ACWA Jesse Saich, El Dorado Irrigation District Sue Stephenson, Dublin San Ramon Services District Jolene Walsh, Eastern Municipal Water District Energy Committee Program – Energy Storage: The Future is Now – 2:15 p.m. Scott Flake, Black and Veatch Berk Gursoy, Brookfield Renewable Michael Manwaring, Stantec Rachel McMahon, California Public Utilities Commission Region 9 Issue Forum – Connecting the Dots – Salton Sea and Western Water Security – 2:15 p.m. Dan Denham, San Diego County Water Authority Tina Sheilds, Imperial Irrigation District Statewide Issues Forum – A State Blueprint for New Water Fees, Assessments, Surcharges, and Taxes? The California Water Plan Update 2018 Funding and Implementation Plan – 2:15 p.m. Arthur Hinojosa, California Department of Water Resources Water Industry Trends Program – California Drinking Water: Getting the Lead Out – 2:15 p.m. Darrin Polhemus, State Water Resources Control Board Melinda Rho, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Statewide Issues Forum – Finding the Path Forward for Renewed Health of California’s Headwaters – 3:30 p.m. Van Bustic, UC Berkeley Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy Water Quality Committee – Aquatic Resources Subcommittee Program – New State Wetlands Regulations – 3:30 p.m. Mary Lynn Coffee, Nossaman, LLP Thursday, Nov. 30 Attorneys Program – P3s: Key Issues Impacting Alternative Delivery of Water Projects in California – 9:30 a.m. Liz Cousins, Nossaman, LLP; Shivaji Deshmukh, Carollo Engineers; and Brian Nicholas, Acciona Agua Exhibitor Case Study by Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo – 9:30 a.m. One Toke Over the Line: The Growing Specter of Marijuana in the Workplace Exhibitor Case Study by OpTerra Energy Services – 9:30 a.m. The Water-Energy Nexus: Policy Drivers, Technology Innovations, and Financial Solutions General Session & Luncheon – 11:45 a.m. ACWA Outreach Awards Honoring ACWA Members & Water Leaders Attorneys Program – Legal Issues of Conservation Mandates – 2:15 p.m. Ryan Bezerra, Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan Adam W. Robin, Regional Water Authority Melanie Tory, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office Department of Water and Power Division Brian Poulsen, El Dorado Irrigation District – Presentation and Handout Finance Program – Safeguarding Ratepayer Funds: Fraud Prevention and Detection for Utilities – 2:15 p.m. Mark Cousineau, Macias, Gini & O’Connell, LLP; Jennifer Farr, Davis Farr, LLP; and Shari Thomas, Pasadena Water and Power Statewide Issues Forum – Park and Water Bonds – What Will California Voters be Considering in 2018? – 2:15 p.m. Jay Ziegler, The Nature Conservancy – California and Jerry Meral, Natural Heritage Institute Water Industry Trends Program – What’s the Potential for Increased Groundwater Replenishment? – 2:15 p.m. Kamyar Guivetchi, California Department of Water Resources Sarge Green, Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center Timothy Parker, Groundwater Resources Association Eric Averett, Rosedale Rio Bravo water Storage District
