THE CLEAN WATER ACT AT 50
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW
OCTOBER 7, 2022
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
| 9 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome & Introductory Remarks (Dean Kevin Johnson/Rick Frank) |
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9:15 - 10 a.m. |
Morning Keynote: the CWA at Its Inception—A Historical Perspective – Professor Tom Jorling & Justice Ronald Robie |
| 10 - 11 a.m. |
Wetlands, Litigation & Controversy: the CWA Section 404 Wetlands Program – Damien Schiff (Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation) – Steph Tai (Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Law) – Janette Brimmer (Senior Attorney, Earthjustice) – Laurel Firestone (Board Member, SWRCB) [Moderator] |
| 11 - 11:15 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
The CWA Section 208 Planning Process: Lake Tahoe Case Study – Geoff Schladow (Director, U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center) – John Marshall (General Counsel, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency ) – Gavin Feiger (Senior Analyst, League to Save Lake Tahoe) – Professor Al Lin, U.C. Davis [Moderator] |
| 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Keynote: the View From USEPA – Tomas Torres (Water Division Director, USEPA Region IX) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Enforcing the Clean Water Act – Drev Hunt (California Waterkeeper) – Jennifer Novak (Law Offices of Jennifer Novak, Los Angeles) – Laura Thoms (USDOJ/Environment & Natural Resources Division) – Cliff Rechtschaffen (Commissioner, CA Public Utilities Commission) |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. |
Federalism & the Clean Water Act – Serena Liu (Senior Staff Counsel, State Water Resources Control Board) – Nichole Morgan (Board Member, SWRCB) – Nazune Menka (U.C. Berkeley Environmental Law Clinic) – Corey Brown (Attorney, Resources Legacy Fund) [Moderator] |
| 3:45 - 5 p.m. |
The Future of the Clean Water Act – Felicia Marcus (Visiting Scholar, Stanford University) – Ann Willis (U.C. Davis Center for Watershed Sciences) – Andrew Sawyer (Assistant Chief Counsel, SWRCB) – Professor Karrigan Bork (U.C. Davis School of Law) [Moderator] |
| 5 - 5:15 p.m. | Concluding Remarks (Rick Frank) |
| 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. | Reception |