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Saturday, May 17, 2008  

Fifth Annual Riverside County Water Symposium 
Program of Events

9:00 – 9:20 Introduction and Opening Remarks
Matt Webb, President, Albert A. Webb & Associates, Event Emcee
Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District
Roy Wilson, Riverside County Supervisor, Fourth District    
9:20 – 9:40  Riverside County Water Task Force Update
Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District
Randy Record, Board member, Eastern Municipal Water District and Metropolitan Water District
John Rossi, Chairman, Riverside County Water Task Force
9:40– 9:45 Keeping Stakeholders Engaged
Al Lopez, Board President, Western Municipal Water District and Metropolitan Water District Board Member
9:45 – 10:00 The Inland Empire – Projected Growth, A Myriad of Challenges
Joseph Hayes, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute of California
10:00 – 10:20 State of Bay Area Delta
Joe Grindstaff, Deputy Secretary for Water Policy and Director of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
10:20 – 10:35  Environmentally Speaking
Garry Brown, Executive Director, Orange County Coastkeeper
10:35 – 10:50  Break – Networking and Exhibits
10:50 – 11:00 Stakeholder Opinion Poll
Adam Probolsky, President, Probolsky Research
11:00– 11:20 The Colorado River and its Impact on Southern California
Terry Fulp, Deputy Regional Director for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region
11:20 – 12:10 Got Water?
Moderator: Celeste Cantu, General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District
Tony Pack, General Manager, Eastern Municipal Water District
Steve Robbins, General Manager, Coachella Valley Water District
John Rossi, General Manager, Western Municipal Water District
12:10 – 12:40 LUNCH – Networking and Exhibits
12:30 – 12:40 Award Ceremony – A Lifetime of Dedication
Marion Ashley, Riverside County Supervisor, Fifth District
Peggy Littleworth, Wife of Art Littleworth
12:40– 1:00  Economic Forecast – Water and the Impact on Economic Development
Gregory Freeman – Vice President, Economics and Policy, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
1:00 – 1:35  Economic Development Panel Discussion
Moderator: Michele Staples, Attorney, Jackson Demarco Tidus Peckenpaugh
Ron Gastelum, Vice Chair Public Policy, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Former General Manager of Metropolitan Water District
Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President, Lewis Operating Corporation
Michael Morris, Vice President Commercial Development, LNR Properties
Mark Norton, President, American Society of Civil Engineers, Los Angeles Section
Borre Winckel, Executive Director, Building Industry Association – Riverside Chapter
1:35 – 2:05  Agriculture Impacts
Moderator:  Rick Hoffman, Vice President, Germania Corporation
Charlie Hoppin, Water Quality Expert, State Water Resources Control Board
Steve Corona, Board member, Rancho California Water District Board of Directors
Randy Record, Board member, Eastern Municipal Water District and Metropolitan Water District
Don Galleano, Board member, Western Municipal Water District
2:05 – 2:40  Water Conservation, Reclamation and Technology
Moderator:  Steve Robbins, General Manager, Coachella Valley Water District
Jeff Brooks, Principal Partner, Polo Square Partners, LLC
Chuck Taylor, National Sales Manager, Advanced Pavement Technology
Rob Starr, Vice President, TORO Corporation
Dusty Williams, Chief Engineer, Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
2:40 – 2:50   OWOW- A Regional Call to Action
Celeste Cantu – General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
2:50 – 3:00 Closing Remarks
Matt Webb, President, Albert A. Webb & Associates, Event Emcee
   
 
      

 
2008 Event Hosts
Hosted by Riverside County Supervisors Marion Ashley, Roy Wilson, Riverside County Water Task Force Chairman John Rossi &
  • 1st District Supervisor Bob Buster
  • 2nd District Supervisor John Tavaglione
  • 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone
  • 37th District Senator Jim Battin
  • 40th District Senator Denise Ducheny
  • 44th District Congressman Ken Calvert
  • 45th District Congresswoman Mary Bono
  • 59th District Assemblyman Anthony Adams
  • 64th District Assemblyman John Benoit
  • 65th District Assemblyman Paul Cook
  • 66th District Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries
  • Agricultural Water Management Council
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
  • Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District
  • Building Industry Association - Desert Chapter
  • Building Industry Association - Riverside Chapter
  • Bureau of Reclamation
  • Cabazon Water District
  • California Citrus Mutual
  • California Department of Water Resources
  • California Latino Water Coalition
  • California Waterfowl (CWA)
  • Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce
  • City of Banning
  • City of Beaumont
  • City of Canyon Lake
  • City of Coachella
  • City of Desert Hot Springs
  • City of Fontana
  • City of Hemet
  • City of Hemet Mayor Marc Searl
  • City of Indian Wells
  • City of Indio
  • City of Moreno Valley
  • City of Palm Desert
  • City of Palm Springs
  • City of Perris
  • City of Perris Mayor Daryl Busch
  • City of Riverside Public Utilities
  • Coachella Valley Association of Governments
  • Coachella Valley Water District
  • Desert Water Agency
  • Eastern Municipal Water District
  • Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
  • Endangered Habitats League
  • Fern Valley Water District
  • Hemet/San Jacinto Action Group
  • Idyllwild Water District
  • Indio Water Authority
  • Inland Empire Waterkeeper
  • Jurupa Community Services District
  • Lee Lake Water District
  • Metropolitan Water District
  • Mission Springs Water District
  • Moreno Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
  • Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce
  • Rancho California Water District
  • Riverside County Economic Development Agency
  • Riverside County Farm Bureau
  • Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
  • Riverside County Water Task Force
  • San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
  • Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
  • Southern California Water Committee
  • Southwest California Economic Alliance
  • Western Municipal Water District
  • Western Riverside Council of Governments
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