AGENDA
Public Hearing on Water Governance
Thursday, April 23, 2009
State Capitol, Room 437
Sacramento

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    All written testimony submitted electronically is linked to the witnesses' names below.

    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    Overview of Current Water Landscape and Issues

    1. Jay Lund, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis

The Delta Experience: Larger Lessons for Water Governance

  1. Phillip Isenberg, Chair, Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force
Improving Transparency and Accountability, Contractors’ Perspectives
  1. Laura King Moon, Assistant General Manager, State Water Contractors

Balancing Environmental Needs; Ensuring Public Interest Role

  1. Cynthia Koehler, Senior Consulting Attorney, Land, Water & Wildlife Program, Environmental Defense Fund

Envisioning a Different Future

  1. Jonas Minton, Water Policy Advisor, The Planning and Conservation League

Public comment will be taken at the end of the hearing.

Business Meeting Agenda

(The Commission will consider agenda items I-VII at approximately 1 p.m.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)

  1. Business Meeting Minutes from March 26, 2009
  2. Schedule/Project Selection
  3. Subcommittee Reports
  4. Implementation Activity
  5. Reports from Bureau of State Audits