The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on "The Immediate Federal and State Role in Addressing Uncertain Water Deliveries for California and the Impacts on California Communities."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Oversight Hearing on "The Immediate Federal and State Role in Addressing Uncertain Water Deliveries for California and the Impacts on California Communities"

When:
Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Bob Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C.; * Accompanied by Steve Thompson, Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's California and Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento, CA
Lester Snow, Director, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA
Rick Frank, Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force, Delta Vision, Berkeley, CA

Panel 2

Wally Bishop, General Manager, Contra Costa Water District, Concord, CA

Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Jean Sagouspe, Family Farmer, Los Banos, CA
Larry Starrh, Starrh & Starrh Cotton Growers, Shafter, CA; * Accompanied by Jim Beck, General Manager, Kern County Water District
Jose Ramirez, City Manager, City of Firebaugh, CA
Dan Nelson, Executive Director, San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Los Banos, CA
Rich Atwater, CEO and General Manager, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Chino, CA

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Grace Napolitano