2019 CWA Spring Conference
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May 22, 2019 - May 24, 2019
Presentations
BKuhn-PFuller – Inverse Condemnation
RZimmer – PFAS and Microplastics
MPayne – Water Rights Valuation
KHoitt – RCAC Assistance for Small Water Systems
JEspinoza – Supplier Diversity Update
EJacobs – CAW Sacramento PFAS Experience
DWhite – Keeping Up with DDW Monitoring Requirements
Spring Conference Program Outline:
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. — Buffet Lunch
12-45 – 2:30 p.m. — Regulatory Committee Seminar (CWA Members Only)
2:30 – 4:15 p.m. — Small Company Committee Seminar
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. — CWA Hosted Reception (Open to all Attendees; Dinner on Your Own)
Thursday, May 23, 2019
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. — Registration – Buffet Breakfast
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. — Welcome – Edward Jackson; Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Liberty Utilities– West Region; CWA 2nd Vice President and Program Chair
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. — Opening Keynote Address
Introduction: CWA President Keith Switzer; Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Golden State Water
Speaker: Honorable Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park); Chair, Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. — Inverse Condemnation Liability – “But It’s Not My Fault”
Moderator: Lynne McGhee; Vice President & General Counsel, California Water Service
Panelists: Paul Fuller; Chief Executive Officer, Allied Public Risk
Bradford Kuhn; Partner, Nossaman LLP
Chris Lyons; Senior Counsel, San Diego Gas & Electric Company
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. — A Framework for Evaluating California’s Progress on the Human Right to Water
Introduction: Bob Nicholson; President, San Gabriel Valley Water
Speaker: John Faust; Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. — Networking Break
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. — Valuing Water Rights in a Water Utility Consolidation
Introduction: CWA 2nd Vice President and Program Chair Edward Jackson; Liberty Utilities – West Region
Speaker: Matthew Payne; Principal, WestWater Research
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — From the Frying Pan to the Fire – CPUC’s Multi-Dimensional Approach to Today’s Safety Challenges
Introduction: Keith Switzer; Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Golden State Water
Speaker: Honorable Genevieve Shiroma; Commissioner, California PUC
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. — Luncheon Keynote Presentation: New Faces, Issues at the State Water Board
Introduction: Rob Kuta; Vice President, Engineering & Water Quality, California Water Service
Speaker: Honorable Laurel Firestone; Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. — Supplier Diversity Update and Special Recognition
Speaker: Jose Espinoza, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, California Water Service
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. — Networking Break
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. — Water Jeopardy
Speaker: Jack Hawks, Executive Director, California Water Association
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. — State Water Board – Division of Drinking Water Update
Introduction: Dawn White; Water Quality Manager, Golden State Water
Speaker: Darrin Polhemus; Deputy Director, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. — When Legislation Meets Water Quality Standards – PFAS and Microplastics
Introduction: Evan Jacobs; Director, Regulatory Policy & Case Management, California American Water
Speaker: Rick Zimmer; Account Manager, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. — The 2019 Legislative Session – OMG
Moderator: Jennifer Capitolo; Senior Policy Advisor, Nossaman LLP
Panelists: Danielle Blacet; California Municipal Utilities Association,
Marlaigne Dumaine; East Bay Municipal Water District
Catherine Freeman; Parks & Wildlife Cte.
Adam Quiñonez, Association of California Water Agencies
4:30 p.m. — Closing Remarks — Edward Jackson; CWA 2nd Vice President and Program Chair Edward Jackson; Liberty Utilities – West Region
Friday, May 24, 2019
8:00 – 11:00 a.m. — CWA Board of Directors Meeting (Members Only)
