The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold an oversight field hearing on the "Federal Response to the California Drought Emergency."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Oversight Field Hearing on the "Federal Response to the California Drought Emergency"

When:
Monday, July 21, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Fresno City Council Chambers
2600 Fresno St.
Fresno, CA

Witnesses:
Opening Remarks and Welcome
The Honorable Alan Autry, Mayor, City of Fresno, Fresno, California

Panel 1
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 2
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 3
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, Farm Services Agency State Executive Director, 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