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Page 2 of 2 Tentative Agenda 2008 Farm Water Leadership Tour Sept. 17-19, 2008 Day One – Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008
8:00 a.m. Meet in San Joaquin Farm Bureau
(209) 931-4931 Introductory briefing by Mike Wade Why the Delta is so important9:00 a.m. Board bus for driving tour through the Delta Delta farmer perspective by Jerry Robinson 9:30 a.m Hwy 4---Jones Tract levee repairs9:50 a.m. Depart Jones Tract
10:00 a.m. Arrive DWR Rock Barriers at Mark Holderman, Supervising Engineer, South Delta Branch, DWR 10:30 a.m. Depart DWR Rock Barriers 11:00 a.m. Arrive C.W. “Bill” Jones Pumping Plant Facility briefing and tour --- Steve Larsen Manager, Plant Engineering & Maintenance San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority Lunch 1:00 p.m. Depart Jones Pumping Plant 1:15 p.m. Arrive Federal Fish Screens 2:00 p.m. Depart Federal Fish Screens Speaker on bus 3:30 p.m. Arrive San Luis Reservoir Dan Nelson---Executive Director San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority Analysis of court decision to restrict water flowing from the Delta4:00 p.m. Depart San Luis Reservoir…driving tour to motel Dennis Falaschi, Panoche Water District general manager Recycling of drainage water 5:45 p.m. Arrive Los Banos Overnight at the Vagabond Inn Executive Motel 615 p.m. Depart for dinner at Delta Party Barn 6:30 p.m. Arrive Delta Party BarnBBQ dinner and program--- Speaker to be determinedBoard members from local water districts invited 8:30 p.m. Depart for motel
Day Two - Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 7:30 a.m. Depart Los Banos 8:30 a.m. Arrive Stamoules Produce
Chuck 10:00 a.m. Depart Stamoules Farms 10:20 a.m. Arrive Mendota Pool Presentation by Exchange Contractors representative 10:45 a.m. Depart Mendota Pool Speaker on bus 12:15 a.m. Arrive Friant Dam Lunch New Storage at Upper TemperanceRon Jacobsma Friant Water Users Authority 1:30 p.m. Depart Friant Dam 3:00 p.m. Arrive Lake Kaweah/Terminus Dam Presentation: Flood Control/Fusegates By Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District
4:00 p.m. Depart 5:30 p.m. Arrive Fernandes Dairy, Tipton View carousel milking parlor; water control measures 6:15 p.m. Depart Fernandes Dairy 6:30 p.m. Arrive Lower Tule River Irrigation District, Tipton Water for ag and the environmentDan Vink, LTRID General Manager 8:00 p.m. Depart Lower Tule River Irrigation District
8:45 p.m. Arrive Wyndham Garden Hotel, Day Three - Friday, Sept. 19, 20087:35 a.m. Depart Wyndham Garden Hotel 7:45 a.m. Breakfast at Kern County Water AgencyBriefing of issues by Jim Beck, General Manager 8:45 a.m. Depart Kern County Water Agency with Kern Water Bank spokesperson on bus 9:20 a.m. Arrive Kern Water Bank for driving tour 10:45 a.m. Depart Kern Water Bank 12:00 p.m. Arrive Harris Ranch Restaurant Lunch Westlands Water District briefing 1:00 p.m. Depart Harris Ranch Restaurant Driving tour of Westlands
4:00 p.m. Arrive San Joaquin Farm Bureau,
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