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2010 ELS Symposium Panels

Panel Topics

1. Endangered Species and the Delta Ecosystem

  • Ann Hayden, Senior Water Resource Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund.
  • Dr. Peter Moyle, Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences; Professor of fish biology in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, UC Davis.
  • Karla Nemeth, Department of Resources.

2. Engineering the Delta: Climate Change, Soil Subsidence, and Island Flooding
  • Dr. Jay Lund, Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences; Ray B. Krone Professor of Environmental Engineering,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,  UC Davis.
  • Dr. Steven Deverel, President/Chief Hydrologist, HydroFocus Inc.
  • David Sandino, Chief Counsel, Department of Water Resources.

3. Considering the Canal: Alternate Conveyance and Facility Proposals
  • Laura King Moon, State Water Contractors.
  • Jonas Minton, Water Policy Advisor, Planning and Conservation League.
  • The Honorable Lois Wolk, State Senator.

4. Land Use and Development in the Delta
  • Susan Dell’Osso, Project Director, River Islands at Lathrop.
  • Don Nottoli, Chair, Delta Protection Commission; Member, Delta Stewardship Council; Member, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.
  • Rick Frank,Executive Director, California Center for Environmental Law & Policy; Visiting Professor, UC Davis School of Law.
  • John Cain, Director of Conservation for California Flood Management, American Rivers.