Over 300 attendees registered for the 13th Annual San Bernardino County Water Conference

Working Together to Identify Long-Range Solutions that Ensure a Reliable Water Supply for the Region.

On August 10, 2019, government officials, premier water experts, business leaders and community stakeholders attended the 13th Annual San Bernardino County Water Conference to discuss solutions to overcome California’s water challenges.

The conference enables the public to engage with business, community and civic leaders to discuss issues such as the state’s water resources, supply vs demand situation, financing and next steps in dealing with these issues.

Check out the video recaps below for all speeches and discussion panels.

The BIA Baldy View Chapter honors long time Board Member Rob Starr for this tremendous contribution to the home building industry and years of service with the BIA Presidents Gavel Award.

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Videos

Governor Newsome has called for 3.5M new homes to be built by 2025. That is an average of 500,000 permits per year. How do we meet this goal? How will this impact Urban Water Management Plans? What about transportation revenues to local government and what role do locally elected officials play in water policy and regulations?

Dr. Marty Ralph Researcher, Climate, Atmospheric Science Science & Physical Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The short answer is the people of California. However, the longer answer is more complicated. Our panel will continue the discussion of management and water rights.

With an aging workforce employers have to ask, do we train up people internally or look for qualified people outside our region? How do we reach the next generation?

How much do we need and how do we meet the demand?