> > in case you missed this: > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Rachel Treichler <rac...@ecobooks.com> >> Subject: Water Law for Activists, Mar. 25, Ithaca >> Date: February 26, 2017 9:17:41 AM CST >> >> SAVE THE DATE! >> >> Access to clean water is one of the most important environmental and social >> issues facing our communities. >> >> To support activists working on water protection issues, the Sierra Club >> Atlantic Chapter Water Committee and the Cornell Law School Environmental >> Law Society are sponsoring a Water Law for Activists symposium Saturday, >> March 25 at the Cornell Law School in Ithaca. The program is free and open >> to the public >> >> The purpose of the symposium is to bring together lawyers and activists >> working on water law issues in New York to learn from and network with each >> other. The conference will focus on best ways to support water advocates in >> our efforts. Draft schedule below. Confirmed speakers include Deborah >> Goldberg from Earthjustice, Maya van Rossum from Delaware Riverkeeper, >> Richard Berkeley from the Public Utility Law Project and Richard Lippes from >> Lippes and Lippes in Buffalo. For more information, call 917-692-0595 or >> email annlfinne...@gmail.com. >> >> >> DRAFT SCHEDULE >> >> Water Law for Activists >> >> Saturday, March 25, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY >> Sponsored by Cornell Environmental Law Society and Sierra Club Atlantic >> Chapter Water Committee >> >> >> Registration, 9:00 – 9:30 am >> >> Introductory Remarks, 9: 30 – 10:00 am >> >> Clean Water Act Issues, 10:00 – 11:00 am >> >> Challenging Pipeline Stream Crossing Permits, 10:00 – 10:15 >> >> Bringing Citizen Suits under the Clean Water Act, 10:15 – 10:30 >> >> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 10:30 – 11:00 >> >> Raising Water Contamination Issues in Permitting Proceedings, 11:00 am – >> 12:00 noon >> >> Seneca Lake Gas Storage Permitting Water Quality Issues, 11:00 – 11:15 am >> >> Landfill Permitting Water Quality Issues, 11:15– 11:30 am >> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 11:30 – 12:00 noon >> >> Buffet Lunch, 12:00 noon -1:00 pm >> >> Water Sovereignty and Rights Issues, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm >> >> Tribal Sovereignty and Water Rights Issues, 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm >> >> Water Rights and Water Withdrawal Permitting in New York, 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm >> >> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 1:30 – 2:00 pm >> >> Protection of Water Resources by Water Utilities, 2:00 – 3:00 pm >> >> Rockland Water Treatment Issues, 2:00 – 2:15 pm >> >> Hoosick Falls Contamination Issues, 2:15 – 2:30 pm >> >> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 2:30 – 3:00 pm >> >> Activist Roundtable, 3:00 – 4:00 pm >> >> What is Needed for Better Understanding of Water Law Issues, 3:00 – 4:00 pm >> >> Water Committee Meeting, 4:00 – 5:00 pm >> >> >> > > ._,___
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