Napa County Water Forum
Moderated by NCFB’s Director Jim Lincoln, Beckstoffer Vineyards,
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 8am-12pm, Native Sons of Hall
Join us at 8 am for coffee & registration followed by a comprehensive program about the complex and often controversial issues surrounding water resources in California and Napa County. Moderated by NCFB’s Director Jim Lincoln, this forum will cover multiple strategies for sustainable water management.
Topics covered include Sustaining Napa’s Groundwater Basins by Natural Resources Conservation Service State Geologist Julia Grim and State of the Art Technologies for Irrigation Efficiencies by Bill Green, Center for Irrigation Technology Cal State University Fresno.
A lively paneldiscussion on Rules, Rules & More Rules! with Jack Rice - CA Farm Bureau attorney, Patrick Lowe - Napa Co. Conservation Dept,. Rita Steiner - NRCS, Leigh Sharp - RCD, Laurel Marcus - Napa Green/CLSI and Jim Lincoln - NCFB, will cover the latest new info on the Napa River TMDL Vineyard Waiver Rule, water rights issues, streamflow measurements and Water Board requirements for reporting your diversions, as well as a discussion of water supply & demand.
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