ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, other federal and state officials and members of the public will discuss strategies for addressing a range of water supply challenges facing California at a public forum at the South Interior Building in Washington, D.C. This is the second public meeting on California water challenges jointly held by Interior and California officials. The first was in Sacramento, California, on August 12.
| Who: | Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Nancy Sutley, Chair, President’s Council on Environmental Quality David Hayes, Deputy Secretary, and other Interior officials Lester Snow, Director of California Department of Water Resources, and other California officials Members of Congress and state officials from California |
| What: | Public meeting on California water challenges |
| When: | Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. Presentations will begin at 8:00 a.m. followed by the public comment time beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. |
| Where: | Department of the Interior, South Building, 1951 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20240. |
| Media: | All credentialed media are invited to attend the event. |
| Listen-in: | Dial 1-888-946-8386 and give passcode 8298364—listen-in only |
AGENDA FOR FORUM ON CALIFORNIA WATER
September 30, 2009
U.S. Department of the Interior South Building
Washington, D.C.
7:15 a.m. Doors Open – South Interior Auditorium
8:00 a.m. Welcome – Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes
8:10 a.m. Update and Background Briefings
Ron Milligan, Bureau of Reclamation, Operations Manager
Jeff Mount, Professor, University of California-Davis
John Andrew, Executive Manager for Climate Change, CA Department of Water Resources
John McCamman, Chief Deputy Director, CA Department of Fish and Game
9:00 a.m. Remarks by Secretary Ken Salazar and Nancy Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
9:15 a.m. Lester Snow, Director, CA Department of Water Resources
9:20 a.m. Statements/Remarks from Congressional representatives
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Public Input Session (beginning with statements by State and local officials)
12:00 p.m. Meeting ends
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