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Safe & Reliable? The Future of California Water

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Event Details:

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT

Location

Citizen Hotel
926 J St
Sacramento, CA
United States

On April 24 in Sacramento, a panel of Stanford scientists and water experts led a discussion on California water quality issues, informed by their latest research in focal areas such as arsenic and chromium contamination; impacts of extractive industries on water; and more. View photos from the event on Flickr or watch the video below.

California has emerged from a multi-year drought, but water quantity and quality issues continue to be a priority for state policy and decision makers. Several bills have been introduced in the current legislative session that would address clean drinking water for all Californians, with particular emphasis on improving access in disadvantaged communities. Gov. Gavin Newsom also has signaled the importance of access to safe drinking water for his administration, through efforts to update and move forward with some version of Waterfix and by proposing a new fund to pay for water infrastructure investments.    

Keynote:

E. Joaquin Esquivel, Chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board

Panel:

Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy , Stanford Water in the West Program and NSF-ReNUWit; member of the Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board

Scott Fendorf, Terry Huffington Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Stanford School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences; Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Rob Jackson, Michelle and Kevin Douglas Provostial Professor, Stanford School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences; Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Senior Fellow, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy

Moderator:

Chris Field, Perry L. McCarty Director and Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

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