Water Leader's Forum 2009

摘要

The Water Leaders Forum 2009 set a difficult target by attempting to cover three of the most significant issues facing the water sector. One hundred invited guests attended the session and luncheon that was sponsored by GHD and facilitated by Nick Apostolidis.rnThe first issue addressed was the topic of water allocation. The session was led by Allen Gale (Goulburn Valley Water) and Maureen Stapleton (San Diego County Water Authority), during which speakers observed that while we are talking about trading water between different consumptive uses, the US has implemented an 'economic impact fee' to cover some of the structural adjustment costs associated with moving water out of some economic areas.