September 12, 2006
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Elihu Harris State Building, Auditorium, 1515 Clay Street,
Oakland, California, 94612
Who should attend:
- Executives, managers, and engineers from private and public water utilities
- Policy makers from public agencies
- Managers and engineers from water treatment technologies companies
- Consultants from the water quality and reliability industry
- Researchers focused on water quality and reliability issues
8:30 – 9:30 AM: DHS Tutorial on Financing Alternatives for Small Water Utilities (Room 10) Cindy Forbes, Chief, DHS Drinking Water Field Operations Branch – South; Leah Walker, Chief, DHS Drinking Water Technical Operations Section
9:35 – 9:50 AM: Introductory Remarks from Dais Members
John Bohn, CPUC, Commissioner; Art Baggett SWRCB, Board Member; Gary Wolff, SWRCB, Board Member; Kevin Reilly, DHS, Deputy Director of Prevention Services; Mark Cowin, DWR, Chief of Planning and Local Assistance
9:50 – 10:40 AM: Panel #1 Existing and Emerging Water Quality Standards
Moderator: Art Baggett, SWRCB, Board Member
Panel Members:
Michelle Moustakas, EPA, California PWSS Program Project Officer: Current EPA regulations
Mike McKibben, DHS, Senior Sanitary Engineer, Drinking Water Technical Operations Section: DHS current and future regulations
Bruce Macler, Drinking Water Toxicologist, EPA : 1) Future drinking water regulations and compliance, 2) Contaminants of future concern, 3) Emergency preparedness
10:40 – 10:50 AM: Q&A and Panel Discussion
10:50 – 11:50 AM: Panel #2 Existing and Emerging Water Quality Treatment Technologies
Moderator: Kevin Reilly, DHS, Deputy Director of Prevention Services
Panel Members:
Jeffrey Stuck, California American Water Company, Director, Environmental Management and Compliance, Western Region: Issues encountered in complying with EPA & DHS standards
Eileen White, EBMUD, Manager, Water Operations: Large water utility strategies for meeting water demand and treatment requirements
Heather Collins, DHS, Chief, South Coast Section, Drinking Water Field Operations Branch – South: Existing and emerging treatment technologies
Denise Kruger, Golden State Water Company, Senior Vice President: A private water utility perspective of water quality treatment technology strategies
11:50 AM– Noon: Q&A and Panel Discussion
Noon – 1:00 PM: Lunch (a variety of eating venues nearby)
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Panel # 3 Increasing the Long-Term Viability of Water Utilities
Moderator: Gary Wolff, SWRCB, Board Member
Panel Members:
Gary Wolff, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board
Jeanne M. Zolezzi, Partner, Herum Crabtree Brown
Keith Whitman, Deputy Operating Officer, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Rodney Smith, President and Managing Director, J&M Water Development LLC
2:00 – 2:10 PM: Q&A and Panel Discussion
2:10 – 2:20 PM: Break
2:20 – 3:20 PM: Panel #4 Accessing Clean and Affordable Water: A Discussion
Moderator: John Bohn, Commissioner, CPUC
Panel Members:
Kevin Coughlan, Director, CPUC Water Division
Chris Frahm, Attorney, Hatch & Parent
Jeff Holt, Goldman Sachs, Vice President, Municipal Finance
3:20 – 3:30 PM: Q&A and Panel Discussion
3:30 – 3:45 PM: Public Comment
Moderator: Mark Cowin, DWR, Chief of Planning and Local Assistance
3:45 – 4:00 PM: Concluding Remarks by Dais Members