Join us during this year’s Spring Conference May 11-12, 2023 in Sacramento!

Registration Information

Registration Fee

• CWA A & B Members – $300.00
• CWA C & D Members – $150.00
• Government Employee – $100.00
• Student – $100.00
• Industry Partners – $250.00
• Non-members – $350.00

You must register by May 11, 2023.
Please have your method of payment ready when you register.
We also welcome all attendees to join us for a hosted reception at an offsite location on May 11 at 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Venue Information

California Water Association 2023 Spring Conference
The Kimpton Sawyer Hotel
Sacramento, California
May 11 – 12, 2023

Hotel reservation deadline: April 19, 2023

Hotel block available dates: March 1, 2023 – April 19, 2023

• Hotel room rates: Single/Double – $245.00 – Rates do not include taxes and fees.
• Additional fees:
  • Valet parking rate $37/day.
  • One time $5 charge for guest internet, pre and post meeting baggage storage, printing documents and boarding passes (up to 10 pages), all individual porterage charges.
  • Housekeeping rate $3/day.
• Check in time: 4:00 PM/Check out time: 11:00 AM.
• Cancellation policy: You must cancel by 3:00 p.m. local hotel time 48 hours before your scheduled arrival to avoid a charge of one night’s room and tax to your card. Please note that for special rates, packages and certain seasons, this policy is subject to change.
• All reservations must be guaranteed by credit card at time of booking.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Download the 2023 CWA Spring Conference Agenda.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

5:30 pm: Opening Reception at Flatstick Pub, 630 K Street

Friday, May 12, 2023, Time: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

8:00 am: Welcome, Tim Guster, 1^st Vice President, California Water Association

8:10 am: Opening Speaker Katie McCleary and Jennifer Edwards, How to Bridge The Gap

9:10 am: National Partnerships

Moderator: Rami Kahlon, California Water Service

• Renee Willette, US Water Alliance
• Rik Hull, National Association of Water Companies
• Regina Davis, National Association of Regulated Utility Commissioners

BREAK

10:05 am: Tribal Partnerships

Moderator: CPUC Commissioner Darcie Houck (invited) or Ed Jackson, Liberty Utilities   

• Tracy Stanhoff, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California
• Anecita Agustinez, Department of Water Resources
• Kenneth Holbrook, CPUC Tribal Liaison

10:50 am: Regulatory Partnerships

Moderator: Carmelitha Bordelon, Suburban Water Systems

• Darrin Polhemus, State Water Resources Control Board
• Terence Shia, California Public Utilities Commission

11:25 am: Diversity Partnerships

Moderator: Jeanette Diaz, San Gabriel Valley Water

• Debra Lucero, WELLo, Water Education for Latino Leaders
• Darryl Lucian, California African American Water Education Foundation
• Meghan Roberts, Association of Women in Water, Energy and the Environment

LUNCH

1:05 pm: State Legislative Partnerships: Senator Angelique Ashby, Sacramento, CA

1:20 pm: Environmental Justice Partnerships

Moderator: Dawn White, Golden State Water

• Jennifer Clary, Clean Water Action
• TBD, Community Water Center
• Michael Claiborne, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

2:05 pm: NGO Partnerships

Moderator: Lauren James, Suburban Water Systems

• Tia Fleming, California Water Efficiency Partnership
• Jennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation
• Ed Ossan, Natural Resource Defense Council

BREAK

3:00 pm: Educational Partnerships

Moderator: Justin Skarb, California Water Service

• Caitlin Peterson, Public Policy Institute of California
• Erik Porse, University of California, California Institute for Water Resources
• Greg Pierce, UCLA, Luskin Policy

3:45 pm: State Partnerships

Moderator: Kaitlyn Johnson, Political Solutions

• Adam Quinonez, Association of California Water Agencies
• Danielle Blacet, California Municipal Utilities Association
• Sue Mosburg, American Water Works Association – CA NV
• Karina Cervantes, Cal Mutuals

Thank you to all our Sponsors