Energy and Water Nexus Summit

 

      The Energy and Water Nexus Summit was a fantastic event!

      Many thanks to all the panelists, speakers, attendees and SPONSORS! 

On this page you can find all of the Power Point slides, links, and videos of every speaker and panel


 

Stakeholders, experts, and representatives from public and private agencies and local government will present and participate in panels centering around the crucial issues related to water and energy and our economy

Read the article from the Bay Area Monitor on this event HERE

Topics of Discussion: 

Energy – What are the economic impacts of energy supply and energy pricing on business development, production of commodities, growth, and the movement of goods?

What are our options? Prioritizing conservation, or prioritizing supply increase- what are the potential economic and environmental impacts?

Water – Does water supply and pricing impact economic opportunities? What effect does it have on business development, commodities, growth and the potential movement of goods?

Do we need to increase supply, or do more with less? What are the potential benefits and pitfalls of increasing supply or prioritizing conservation?

 

AGENDA:

 

8:00 – 8:20 a.m.  Introduction: John Coleman, Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition

                                                Jim Fiedler, President, Bay Planning Coalition

8:20 – 8:35 a.m. Speaker: Alex Coate, General Manager, East Bay Municipal Utility District

Click here to view Mr. Coate’s slides in PDF

 

8:35 – 9:45 a.m. Panel 1: Water, Part 1- Does water supply and pricing impact economic opportunities? What effect does it have on business development, commodities, growth and the movement of goods?

Moderator: Scott Warner, Principal Hydrologist, AMEC

  • Cindy Tuck, Deputy Executive Director, Government Relations, Association of California Water Agencies
  • Frank Maitski, Deputy Operating Officer, Santa Clara Valley Water District
  •                      Click here for Mr. Maitski’s slides in PDF
  • Michael Thompson, Assistant General Manager, Sonoma County Water Agency
  •                      Click here for Mr. Thompson’s slides in PDF
  • Frances Spivy-Weber, Vice-Chair, State Water Resources Control Board

 

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. BREAK

10:00 – 11:10 a.m. Panel 2: Water, Part 2: Do we need to increase supply, or do more with less? What are the               potential benefits and pitfalls of increasing supply or prioritizing conservation?

Moderator: Vijay Kumar, Vice President and Bay Area Manager, CH2MHill

 

11:10- 11:35           Speaker: Kish Rajan, Director of Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

 

11:35 – 12:05 p.m.  Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Truelove, Director, Water-Energy Research Initiative, Stanford University            “Integrated Resource Efficiency across Water and Energy: Recent Policy Gains on the Road to Regulatory Innovation”

Read “Climate Change and the Water-Energy Nexus: Statewide Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Adapt to a Changing Climate”  – a report by the Water and Energy Team of the Climate Action Team

12:05 – 1:05 p.m.    LUNCH

12:20 – 12:40:        Speaker: David Williams, Director of Wastewater, EBMUD

“EBMUD’s Wastewater Treatment Facility- a Green Factory”

Click here for Mr. William’s slides in PDF

1:05 – 2:05 p.m. Panel 3: Energy, Part 1- What are the economic impacts of energy supply and energy pricing on business development, production of commodities, growth, and the movement of goods? 

Moderator: Mike Marcy, Manager of California Refining External Affairs, Tesoro

  • Tupper Hull, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Western States Petroleum Association
  •                      Click here for Mr. Hull’s slides in PDF
  • Dr. Bill Bellamy, Senior Vice President of Global Water Technologies, CH2MHill
  •                      Click here for Dr. Bellamy’s slides in PDF
  • Dr. Simon Mui, Director of the California Vehicle and Fuels Program, National Resources Defense Council

 

2:05- 2:20 BREAK

2:20 – 3:30 p.m. Panel 4Energy, Part 2-What are our options? Prioritizing conservation, or prioritizing supply increase- what are the potential economic and environmental impacts?

Moderator: Susan Bragagnolo, Vice-President of Environment and Infrastructure, Parsons

3:30 – 3:35 p.m. Closing:  John Coleman, Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition

 

Click here to view questions from the audience answered in writing after the workshop

 

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions

 

Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible!

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