California Water Issues: Past, Present, Future

What does the future hold in terms of allocating critical water resources between the competing needs for urban, agricultural, industrial and environmental uses? This forum will address state-wide water resource issues that affect future decisions by policymakers and voters. A panel of speakers will be followed by audience Q & A.

Panelists:
Roger Patterson, Metropolitan Water District Assistant Manager, oversees the strategic water initiatives for the Colorado River and Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta. He has served as Regional Director for two of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Regions – Mid-Pacific and Great Plains – as well as Director of the Nebraska Department of Natural  Resoources.

Frank Pecarich is a retired executive with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, serving in the Mid-Pacific Regional office in Sacramento as well as in the Washington, D.C., headquarters.

Glen MacDonald, Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment, is a professor of geography, ecology and evolutionary biology and researches relationships between climate and vegetation. He has studied water resource issues facing California.

Complimentary refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. CLU's Oxnard campus is located at 2201 Outlet Center Drive, Suite 600. Exit the 101 at Rice Avenue and follow the signs.