Agenda

2024 AGENDA
(tentative)

1913 to Now: Diversifying Solutions to Water Governance in California

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Check-In & Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:45 AM
Water Law 101
A primer on water law taught by USF's Professor Roos-Collins.

9:00 - 9:20 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Symposium Co-Chairs: Sachiko Yoshitsugu, Grace Wainscoat, Annie Llombart Portabella & Adrian Wong
Tom Hicks, Tom Hicks Law and Founder of the California Water Law Symposium
Presentation of California Water Law Writing Prize
Winner announced on the day of.

9:30 - 10:45 AM
Panel 1 - Klamath Dam Removal: Stakeholders, Science, and Sustainability
Organized by: UC Law SF & Stanford Law School

Richard Roos-Collins, Attorney, Water & Power Law Group; Professor, USF School of Law
Marianna Aue, Attorney, State Water Resources Control Board
Curtis Knight, Executive Director, California Trout
Hayden Richter, UC Law SF 2L [Moderator]

~ 15 minute break ~

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel 2 - Water Rights Enforcement in California
Organized by: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Andrew Tauriainen, Attorney, State Water Resources Control Board Office of Enforcement
Walter "Redgie" Collins, Legal & Policy Director, California Trout
Rebecca R. A. Smith, Partner, Downey Brand
Jennifer Harder, Professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law [Moderator]

12:15 - 12:45 PM
Lunch

12:45 - 1:45 PM
Racial Equity Discussion. An enlightening and interactive discussion that delves into the importance of diversity and inclusion to the water law bar.
Organized by: University of San Francisco School of Law

Caryn Mandelbaum, Public Advocates Office, California Public Utilities Commission
Chelsea Tu, Executive Director, Monterey Waterkeeper

~ 15 minute break ~

2:00 - 3:15 PM
Panel 3 - Water Rights: Clarifying the 2023 Water Board Arrowhead Spring Order
Organized by: Golden Gate University School of Law & UC Berkeley School of Law

Kenneth Petruzzelli, Attorney, State Water Resources Control Board Office of Enforcement
Rachel Doughty, Attorney, Greenfire Law PC
Paul Kibel, Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law; Attorney, Water & Power Law Group [Moderator]

~ 15 minute break ~

3:30 - 4:45 PM
Panel 4 - SGMA: A Decade in Review
Organized by: UC Davis School of Law

Tina Cannon Leahy, Staff Counsel, State Water Resources Control Board Office of the Chief Counsel
Eric L. Garner, Managing Partner, Best Best & Krieger LLP
Sherri Norris, Executive Director, California Indian Environmental Alliance
Tien Tran, Policy Advocate, Community Water Center
Nick Gray, Programs Director, Water Education Foundation [Moderator]

4:45 - 6:00 PM
Reception