SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
Fresno City Council Chambers
2600 Fresno St.
Fresno, CA
Monday, July 21, 2008
10:00 a.m.
OVERSIGHT FIELD HEARING ON:
- "Federal Response to the California Drought Emergency"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Phil Larson
Fresno County Supervisor
Fresno, California
The Honorable Robert Silva
Mayor
City of Mendota
Mendota, California
Mr. Miguel Arias
Drought Relief Strategies Group
Fresno, California
*Accompanied by Mr. Carlos Ramirez, Farm Worker
Mr. Stewart Woolf
Farmer
Fresno, California
Mr. Kole Upton
East Central Valley Resident
Chowchilla, California
Panel II
Mr. Dan Nelson
Executive Director
San Luis- Delta Mendota Water Authority
Los Banos, California
Mr. Tom Birmingham
General Manager
Westlands Water District
Fresno, California
Mr. Ron Jacobsma
General Manager
Friant Water Authority
Lindsay, California
Mr. Philip Duffy, PhD
Chemistry, Materials, and Life Sciences Directorate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California
Panel III
Mr. Don Glaser
Mid-Pacific Regional Director
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento, California
*Accompanied by Ms. Claudia C. Faunt, Ph.D., P.E., Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center
Mr. John Smythe
Executive Director
Farm Services Agency State
U.S. Department of Agriculture, California
*Accompanied by Mr. Jim Otto, Senior Risk Management Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Davis, California (exhibits)
Mr. Lester Snow
Director
California Department of Water Resources
Sacramento, California