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Conference PowerPoint Presentations are available for download

• The 2009 Delta Legislation (Alf W.. Brandt)
• Lower Feather River Corridor Management Plan (DWR)
• California Levee Vegetation Research Program (SAFCA)
• Historical and Current Delta (TNC)
• Vegetation & Flood Damage Reduction (US Army Corps.)

Conference PowerPoint Presentations are available for download The 2009 Delta Legislation (Alf W.. Brandt) Lower Feather River Corridor Management Plan (DWR) California Levee Vegetation Research Program (SAFCA) Historical and Current Delta (TNC) Vegetation & Flood Damage Reduction (US Army Corps.)

The future of California is joined at the hip with the Sacramento River. Without that river, we’re toast.
- Dr. Jeff Mount, UC Davis

As the largest watershed in California, the Sacramento River is vital to the state’s economy, provides drinking water for residents from Modoc County to San Diego, and is a vital organ for hundreds of wildlife species. It is also the home of over two million Northern Californians. From the mountains, to the valley, to the small towns and cities, it is the place where we live, work, and recreate. Fittingly, the health of the watershed directly equates to our quality of life. As the state’s population continues to burgeon over the next decade, there is no doubt that changes lie ahead.

Keynote Speaker California Natural Resources Secretary Lester Snow will speak on his vision for the Sacramento River Watershed

Congressional Speaker Congresswoman Doris Matsui will speak about the changes ahead for the Sacramento River Watershed

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Sponsors

There are six sponsorship levels: Presenting ($7,500) Watershed Champion ($5,000) Watershed ($2,500) River ($1,000) Creek ($500) Steward ($300) Non-profit Partner ($100)

Presenting Sponsor

Watershed

River

Creek

Steward

Speakers

In alphabetical sequence by last name

Pablo Arroyave
Deputy Regional Director
US Bureau of Reclamation

Lewis Bair
Reclamation District 108

Paul Bartkiewicz
Partner
Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan

Lisa Beutler
MWH

Alf Brandt
Principal Consultant
Office of Assemblymember Jose Solorio

Peter Buck
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

Colonel Thomas Chapman
District Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Mark Cowin
Director
California Department of Water Resources

Stan Dean
Director of Policy and Planning
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District

Tam Doduc
Board Member
State Water Resources Control Board

Dave Eggerton
Senior Deputy General Counsel
El Dorado Irrigation District
Board Member
SRWP

Katherine Hart
Board Chair
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

Butch Hodgkins
Board Member
Central Valley Flood Control Board

Bridgett Luther
Director
California Department of Conservation

Congresswoman Doris Matsui

Mindy McIntyre
Principal Consultant
Senate Special Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability

Megan Nagy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Earl Nelson
California Department of Water Resources FloodSafe

Robert Patterson
Assistant General Manager
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Robert Shanks
Chair
SRWP Board of Trustees

Lester Snow
Secretary
California Natural Resources

Doug Wallace
Environmental Affairs Officer
East Bay Municipal Utility District

Jay Ziegler
The Nature Conservancy

Agenda

You can download a PDF of the agenda.

8:30	Doors Open for Registration, Breakfast, Exhibit Displays, and Networking
9:30	Welcome to the Forum Robert Shanks, SRWP Board of Trustees Chair Dave Eggerton, El Dorado Irrigation District Senior Deputy General Counsel and SRWP Board of Trustees Co-Chair
9:45	Welcome Remarks Congresswoman Doris Matsui
10:00	Opening Keynote California Natural Resources Secretary Lester Snow
10:30	The Delta Package: What’s in it; What’s not Alf Brandt, Principal Consultant, Office of Assemblymember Jose Solorio
10:50	Networking Break
11:00	What Does a Delta Solution Mean for the Sacramento River Watershed? Moderator: Doug Wallace, Environmental Affairs Officer, East Bay Municipal Utility District Paul Bartkiewicz, Partner, Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan Stan Dean, Director of Policy and Planning, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District Mindy McIntyre, Principal Consultant, Senate Special Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability Robert Patterson, Assistant General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jay Zeigler, Director of External Affairs and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
12:30	Luncheon Keynote Bridgett Luther, Director, California Department of Conservation
1:30	Networking Break
1:45	Agency Priorities for the Sacramento River Watershed… Are We All on the Same Page? Moderator: Lisa Beutler, MWH Pablo Arroyave, Deputy Regional Director, US Bureau of Reclamation Colonel Thomas Chapman, District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mark Cowin, Director, California Department of Water Resources Tam Doduc, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board Katherine Hart, Board Chair, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
2:50	Networking Break
3:00	Flood Capacity and Trees: Can We Get it Right? Moderator: Butch Hodgkins, Board Member, Central Valley Flood Control Board Lewis Bair, Reclamation District 108 Peter Buck, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Meegan Nagy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Earl Nelson, California Department of Water Resources FloodSafe
4:00	Closing Remarks

Directions

Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.447.1700

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By Car

From Reno (East)
Take Interstate 80 West to I-5 South towards Sacramento. Take the J Street Exit, follow J Street, and the hotel will be located on the right side of J Street.

From San Francisco (West)
Take I-80 East to U.S. 50 East. Take the I-5 North Exit towards Redding. Exit onto J Street. Proceed on J Street, and the hotel will be located on the right.

From Sacramento International Airport
Take Interstate 5 South to Sacramento and exit at J Street. Proceed on J Street, and the hotel will be located on the right-hand side between 12th and 13th Streets.

From South
Travel north on I-5 and exit at J Street. Proceed on J Street, and the hotel will be located on the right-hand side between 12th and 13th Streets.

Contact

Mary Lee Knecht
Executive Director
916.549.4017
marylee@sacriver.org