October 18, 2011

BDCP Legislative Hearings Tomorrow-Public Comment Urged

BDCP Legislative Hearings Tomorrow-Public Comment Urged

Two informational legislative hearings are being held related to Delta water issues and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan tomorrow in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Tomorrow’s hearing in Sacramento, being held by the Assembly Parks & Wildlife Committee & Budget Subcommittee, will include a status update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan from Natural Resources Agency Undersecretary Jerry Meral and a stakeholder panel. We urge those in Sacramento to head to the Capitol tomorrow morning to express support for BDCP during the public comment period.

Tomorrow’s Los Angeles hearing will address an issue of critical importance to SCWC—water reliability and seismic risk. The hearing is being co-hosted by the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and the Assembly Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis.

U.S. District Court Judge Wanger to Keynote SCWC’s Annual Dinner; State Senator Jean Fuller Addresses Board at Annual Meeting 

In one of his first appearances since retiring from the bench, Judge Oliver Wanger will serve as the keynote speaker for SCWC’s 27th Annual Dinner on November 17th.  Don’t miss this opportunity to hear firsthand Judge Wanger’s truly unique and compelling observations and insights on California water law, regulations and politics. In the past two decades, Judge Wanger has ruled on some of the most important and high profile cases, credited by all stakeholders with insightful and thoughtful deliberations.

SCWC’s Annual Meeting will also have a special guest, State Senator Jean Fuller, who is addressing the SCWC Board of Directors prior to the Annual Dinner on November 17th.  Senator Fuller will be discussing statewide water issues, including the status of the 2012 water bond. The meeting is open to the public and takes place at 3:30pm at the Pacific Palms Resort in the City of Industry.

SCWC’s Annual Dinner is the premier networking event in Southern California, and tables are selling quickly. We thank our early sponsors and encourage you to buy a table and register today.

Individual tickets can also be purchased online. Don’t miss out on this unique event.

Kern County Water Agency Hosts Vision 2061 Featuring House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy and Congressman Jim Costa—RSVP Today!

SCWC member Kern County Water Agency is hosting Vision 2061 this Friday, October 21, marking the agency’s 50th anniversary.  The event, featuring Congressmen Kevin McCarthy and Jim Costa, is bringing federal, state and local leaders and stakeholders together for a series of panel discussions and informational opportunities to encourage creative thinking and big ideas to help California meet its water needs during the next 50 years.

For more information and to RSVP please visit: http://vision2061.kcwa.com/. 

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Established in 1984, the Southern California Water Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public education partnership dedicated to informing Southern Californians about our water needs and our state's water resources. Spanning Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, Ventura and Kern Counties, the SCWC's members include representatives from business, government, labor, agriculture, water agencies and the general public.