Friday, April 7, 2006 at
COPIA – The American Center
for Wine, Food and the Arts
Napa, California
“Water and Regionalism” was a one-day conference exploring a collaborative approach to water and environmental issues among public officials and non-governmental leaders.
Morning Keynote Speaker: John Woodling – Chief, Conjunctive Water Management Branch, California Department of Water Resources (replacing Lester Snow)
Afternoon Keynote Speaker:
California State Senator Mike Machado
(with Cynthia Murray in the background)
Conference Participants
Conference Conveners: (From left to right)
Mike Kerns, Sonoma County
Cynthia Murray, Marin County
Jack Gibson, Marin Municipal Water District
John Coleman, Moderator
Director, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Mary Ann Dickinson
Executive Director, California Urban Water Conservation Council
Jake Mackenzie
Council Member, City of Rohnert Park
Dennis O’Connor
Principal Consultant, California Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee
Mary Ann Dickinson (speaking)
and John Coleman
*Habitat and Fisheries Restoration
Grant Davis, Moderator
Executive Director, The Bay Institute
Zeke Grader
Executive Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations
Mike Rippey
Former Supervisor, Napa County
Kenneth Schwarz, Ph.D.
Senior Project Director, Jones and Stokes
Grant Davis (speaking),
Dr. Kenneth Schwarz and Mike Rippey
*Water Reliability, Conservation and Recycling
Greg Zlotnik, Moderator
Director, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Bill Bennett
Chief, Office of Water Use Efficiency and Transfers,
California Department of Water Resources
J. Dietrich Stroeh
Principal, CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Inc.
Gary Wolff, Ph.D.
Principal Economist and Engineer, The Pacific Institute
Bill Bennett
Dr. Gary Wolff (speaking) and Greg Zlotnick
*Closing Session: The Big Picture: Water, Energy, Climate & the Future
“Saving the Bay” Video Presentation, Ron Blatman, Producer
Ann Hancock, Campaign Coordinator, Climate Protection Campaign
Ann Hancock
A Special Thanks to our Sponsors!
*Water Collaborator Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc.
Jones & Stokes
Novato Sanitary District
*Water Colleague Brown and Caldwell
California Department of Water Resources
Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc.
Marin Municipal Water District
Sonoma County Water Agency
Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers
*Water Associate Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA)
Marin County Board of Supervisors
Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, LLP
RMC Water and Environment
Santa Clara Valley Water District
From left to right:
Tim Anderson, SCWA
Ann Spaulding, Brown and Caldwell
John Woodling, Department of Water Resources
Thank you from our Executive Director,
Harry Seraydarian!
