Greetings to our Water Law Community,
Registration is open for the 19th Annual California Water Law Symposium! Participating school panels will be presenting on behalf of our theme, Diverse Needs: Species Protection and Water Supply. This highly-anticipated event will be hosted by the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in-person, on February 4, 2023. Participating schools include: Golden Gate University School of Law, Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley School of Law, UC Davis School of Law, UC College of the Law, San Francisco, and the University of San Francisco School of Law. Partnering schools will host a panel consisting of prestigious speakers and practitioners within the field of water law discussing various topics like hydropower, agriculture, indigenous peoples, and innovation in reconciliation between water supply and species protection. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 5.5 MCLE credits, and we will provide a continental breakfast, lunch, and a late afternoon reception. Please visit the "Registration" page to access the instructions for registering for this event. For any inquiries, please feel free to email us at waterlawsymposium@gmail.com. We look forward to having you at the 19th Annual California Water Law Symposium on February 4, 2023. |
Register for the Symposium
Registration is open for the 2023 California Water Law Symposium. Click Below.
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Find the 2022 event program here
Event Agenda8:00 - 8:45 AM: Check-In & Continental Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 AM: Opening Introductions 9:00 - 9:30 AM: Keynote Speaker 9:30 - 9:45 AM: Break 9:45 - 11:00 AM: Panel 1 11:00 - 11:15 PM: Break 11:15 - 12:30 PM: Panel 2 12:30 - 1:15 PM: Lunch 1:15 - 2:30 PM: Panel 3 2:30 - 2:45 PM: Break 2:45 - 4:00 PM: Panel 4 4:00 - 5:00 PM: Reception |
Event Panelists and SpeakersKeynote Speaker:
Dr. Rene Henery CA Science Director for Trout Unlimited Hydropower & Species: Dana Heinrich CA State Water Resources Control Board David Rose CA State Water Resources Control Board Daniel Cooper Sycamore Law Group, Co-counsel for San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper Paul Kibel (moderator) Professor at GGU, Counsel for Water and Power Law Group Indigenous Peoples, Water Rights & Species Protection: Stephanie Safdi Supervising Attorney, Stanford Environmental Law Clinic Kate Poole Senior Director, Water Division NRDC Marianna Aue Staff Attorney, State Water Board Office of the Chief Counsel Margaret Vick (moderator) Professor at McGeorge School of Law Agricultural Land Repurposing - A Gentler Way to Reform Agricultural Water Use: Vicky Espinoza Strategic Restoration Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy Keali'i Bright Deputy Secretary for Climate and Energy, California Natural Resources Agency Rebecca Smith Downey Brand Felicia Marcus (moderator) William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program, and attorney/consultant for the Water Policy Group Innovations in Accommodating Water Supply & Species Protection: Shannon Little Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Fish and Wildlife Dr. Sarah Null Associate Professor at Utah State University Dr. Ada Fowler Mount Shasta-Klamath Senior Project Manager, Cal Trout Kelly Taber Attorney, Somach Simmons & Dunn Kaitlin Harr (moderator) Attorney, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard |
Event Parking and TransportationLocation: Lecture Hall
3227 Fifth Avenue Sacramento, CA 95817 Parking: Parking Lot 1 or street parking recommended |