CMUA 79th Annual Conference

Below is information related to CMUA's 79th Annual Conference which took place on March 30th - April 1. For a completed listing of all that took place at the conference please see the agenda here.

 

NEW: Conference Powerpoints Available Below:

Wednesday, March 30th


Opening General Session

  • Ron Davis - CMUA President (Burbank Water & Power) (pdf).
  • Dave Modisette - CMUA Executive Director (pdf).

 

Attorney’s Meeting (pdf).

 

State & Federal Issues Update

  • California Energy Legislation: Alicia Priego - Director for Energy, CMUA (pdf).
  • California Water Legislation: Jennifer West - Director for Water, CMUA (pdf).
  • California Regulatory Issues: Tony Andreoni - Director of Regulatory Affairs, CMUA (pdf).
  • Federal Energy Issues: Joe Nipper - Senior Vice President, American Public Power Association (pdf).
  • Federal Water Issues: Kathy Cole - Executive Legislative Representative, MWD (pdf).

 

General Session: "How Are Utilities Responding to Increasing Competition?"

  • Alan Schurr - Vice President of Innovation, IBM (pdf).
  • Randy Howard - Power Engineering Manager, LADWP (pdf).

 

General Session: "Water Infrastructure Financing in Tough Economic Times"

  • Dan Hentschke - Member, League of California Cities, Proposition 26 Implementation Guide Committee (pdf).
  • Todd Rydstrom - Assistant General Manager & CFO, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (pdf).

Thursday, March 31st

 

Water Managers' Breakfast

  • Discussion: CMUA Draft Water Policy Guidelines (pdf).


General Session: “Smart Grid Implementation: Opportunities and Challenges”

  • Glenn Steiger - General Manager, Glendale Water & Power (pdf).
  • Paul Lau - Assistant General Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (pdf).
  • Steve Rupp - Vice President, SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure (pdf).
  • Dennis Symanski - Senior Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute (pdf).

 

General Session: “Water and Energy: Making the Policy Connection”

  • Dr. Panhaj Parekh - Assistant Head of Water System , Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (pdf).
  • Allen Short - General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District (pdf).
  • Kevin Wattier - General Manager, Long Beach Water Department (pdf).
  • Tim Haines - Energy Manager, State Water Contractor (pdf).

 

Luncheon and Water Keynote Address

  • Frances Spivy-Weber - Vice Chair, State Water Resources Control Board (pdf).

Friday, April 1st


Electric Managers' Breakfast

  • Discussion: Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) program, Puesh Kumar - Manager, APPA (pdf).