2017 Santa Ana River Watershed Conference
The Santa Ana River Watershed Conference examined pressing issues key to the watershed that spans Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
The daylong event was held on May 25 at the Ontario Convention Center in the city of Ontario.
Participants heard about the importance of the Santa Ana River Watershed and how, through powerful partnerships, the region can find resilient solutions to improve the quality and reliability of the local water supply.
Discussions centered around:
- Implementing the 21st Century water strategy
- Mapping water use, making the watershed resilient
- Engaging with under-represented and overburdened communities
- Showcasing the region’s ambitious integrated (water use efficiency) projects
- To Prop 1 and beyond! Aligning local, state & federal dollars for a resilient watershed
Speakers included:
- Gary Bardini, Deputy Director, Integrated Water Management, California Department of Water Resources
- Jacklynn Gould, Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region
- Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy, Stanford University’s Water in the West
- Joone Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District
- Christine Boyle, Founder and CEO, Valor Water Analytics, Inc.
- Chelsea Minton, Director of Sales and Partner Relations, OmniEarth
- Wade Crowfoot, Chief Executive Officer, Water Foundation
- Susana De Anda, Co-Executive Director, Community Water Center
The event was convened by the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) and coordinated by the Water Education Foundation.
SAWPA was an early champion of the One Water One Watershed – OWOW – concept and built it into an innovative and integrated planning process being implemented in the watershed. Click here to see the latest plan.
If you have any questions about the conference, email Kasey Chong or call him at 916-444-6240.
2000 E Convention Center Way
Ontario, CA 91764
