Environmental Issues Discussion Series
Each month EA facilitates a lecture and discussion on environmental
issues of local as well as national importance. Speakers from industry,
government agencies, advocacy groups, and national policy advisory
commitees have given lunchtime talks on a variety of issues, from the
disposal of nuclear waste to the ecological health and wealth of the
San Francisco Bay.Each lecture and discussion is held at noon on the third Monday of the
month at the John Muir National Historic Site, 4202 Alhambra Avenue,
Martinez.Skip to this month's Discussion Series topic:
CALFED: A Survival Program for the San Francisco Bay and Estuary
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A List of Previous Discussion Series Speakers and Topics
CALFED: A Survival Program for the San Francisco
Bay and EstuaryMs. Mary Selkirk
Assistant to the Director, CALFEDMonday, February 28, 2000, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
John Muir National Historic Site
4202 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez.CALFED is an organization of six California and thirteen federal agencies
working to save the integrity of fragile San Francisco and Delta waterways.
The federal budget includes $60 million for water management actions and
restoration projects. CALFED agencies are working closely with stakeholders
to develop a decision making structure. Mary Selkirk will discuss how
stakeholder imput affects the CALFED decision process. She will also
discuss the status of planning and some of the proposed projects under
consideration.
Ms. Selkirk, formerly a Board Member of the East Bay Municipal Utility District,
is active in environmental issues. She is a member of the Friends of the San
Francisco Estuary Projects, an organization that studies the state of the estuary.
Discussion Series Speakers and Topics
Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
Topic |
| 3/18/96 | Randy Raines, P.E. | Senior Vice President Montgomery Watson Engineers |
Water Recycling in the Bay Area - And Beyond |
| 4/15/96 | Kevin Graves | Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board | Environmental Impacts of the Corner Gas Station |
| 5/20/96 | Larry Soenen | District Director, Natural Resources Conservation Service | Alhambra Creek Watershed: People in the Environment |
| 6/17/96 | J. Ted Holcombe, P.E. Tomi Van De Brooke |
Sr. Environmental Engineer, PG&E Community Relations Mgr, Shell Oil |
Clean Air Vehicles |
| 7/15/96 | Joan Patton | Communications Program Director S.F. Bay Estuary Institute |
Bay Estuary Conference |
| 8/19/96 | Ali Harivandi, Ph.D. | University of California Extension | Mulch Agriculture |
| 9/16/96 | Brian Hunter | Director, Region 3 CA Department of Fish and Game |
The Department of Fish and Game and You |
| 10/21/96 | Ron Crites, P.E. | Director, Water Resources Nolte and Associates, Inc. |
Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment |
| 11/18/96 | Timothy Rust | Environmental Engineering Planner Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. |
Integrated Resouce Management |
| 1/13/97 | John Bouey, P.E. | President Environmental Resources Consultants | Designer Fertilizer From Waste Organics |
| 2/10/97 | Don Freitas | Manager, Contra Costa County Clean Water Program | When It Rains, It Pollutes |
| 3/17/97 | David Contreras | Manager, Mt. View Sanitary District | Pollution Prevention Through Public Education |
| 4/21/97 | Steve Cochrane | Educational Director, Friends of the Estuary | Wetlands Education Activities |
| 5/19/97 | Bart Brandenburg | Source Control Program, CCCSD | Pollution Prevention Control |
| 6/16/97 | Hussein Katzemi | SF Regional Water Qual. Control Bd. | Silting Problems from Development Activities |
| 7/21/97 | Randy Raines | Sr. VP, Montgomery Watson | Regional Water Recycling Master Plan |
| 8/18/97 | Dr. Ronald Block | President, Block Environmental Svcs | Risk Management Plans |
| 9/15/97 | Aimee Vincent | Sustainability Coordinator, Golden Gate National Recreation Area | Sustainability at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
| 10/20/97 | Denis Cuff (no show) | Water and Environment Reporter, Contra Costa Times | What Makes and Environmental Story? |
| 11/17/97 | Dr. Michael Kavanaugh | Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. | Fuel Oxygenates in Water |
| 1/26/98 | Dr. Jay Davis | San Francisco Estuary Institute | Toxic Contaminant in Birds |
| 2/23/98 | Dr. Jan Hamlin | Center for Resource Solutions | The Green-E Renewable Branding Project |
| 3/16/98 | Dr. Bruce Thompson | San Francisco Estuary Institute | Trends in Pesticides and Their Effects in SF Bay |
| 4/20/98 | Dr. David L. Jameson | California Academy of Science | Molecular Systematics - a New Approach to Environmental Science |
| 5/18/98 | Denis Cuff | Env./Water Reporter, CC Times | What Makes and Environmental Story |
| 6/15/98 | Donald Freitas | Manager, CCC Clean Water Program | Watershed Management - Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk |
| 7/20/98 | Dan McConnell | Legislative Asst., CALFED | CALFED |
| 8/17/98 | Ms. Luna Salaver | Public Information and Education Officer, Bay Area AQMD | Spare the Air Program |
| 9/21/98 | Michael Kavanaugh, Ph.D. | Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. | Radioactive Waste Management: Challenges For the Future |
| 10/19/98 | Bart Brandenburg | Source Control Program, CCCSD | Pesticides and Water Quality Impairment |
| 11/16/98 | Dr. Ronald Block | President Block Environmental Services |
The San Luis Drain Monitoring Program |
| 01/25/99 | Mr. John Keibel | Documentary Photographer | Environmental Treasureat the Concord NWC |
| 02/22/99 | Mr. Chris Mills | California Div. Of Mines & Geology | Geology & Geologic Hazards of the Martinez Area |
| 03/15/99 | Dr. Rainer Hoenicke | San Francisco Estuary Institute | Science and Its Contribution to Env. Management |
| 04/19/99 | Mr. James Levine | President Levine*Fricke Restoration |
The Montezuma Wetlands Project |
| 05/17/99 | Mr. Randy Sawyer | Contra Costa County Health Services | California Accidental Release Prevention Program |
| 06/21/99 | Mr. John Steere | San Francisco Bay Joint Venture | Partnering to Restore Our Bay’s Wetlands |
| 07/19/99 | Mr. Chuck Batts | Manager, Central CCSD | Wastewater Discharge Permits: Old Tool, New Challenges |
| 8/16/99 | Odin Ansari, CIH |
Senior Air Quality Consultant Clayton Environmental Consultants |
The Moldy Indoor Environment: Its Hazards, Evaluation and Remediation |
| 9/20/99 | Steve McDonald |
Principal Carollo Engineers |
Economic Drivers and Pollutant Trading for Water Quality Improvement |
| 10/18/99 | Elaine Jacobs |
Household Hazardous Waste Supervisor Central Contra Costa Sanitary District |
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program |
| 11/15/99 | Richard Procunier | Remedial Project Manager US Environmental Protection Agency |
Cleaning Up With Superfund: Two Case Studies |
| 12/20/99 | Dr. Gail Chesler | Associate Engineer, Central Conta Costa Sanitary District | The Science and Regulation of Mercury Pollution |
| 1/24/00 | Jeffrey Kane | Chair, Wilderness Committee Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter |
Wilderness: Critical Debates Raging for the Future |