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Water Conservation Experts Pour Into Newport Beach, CA

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 12:17 CDT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting next Monday, March 30, water conservation and efficiency professionals from across the country will arrive in Newport Beach to participate in WaterEC, the International Water Efficiency Conference. Engineers, public and private-sector water officials, water utility managers and industry professionals will gather to speak - and learn - about solutions to the significant water-related challenges facing so many of our communities and businesses. Last month Governor Schwarzenegger declared another drought emergency for California, and the Federal Government joined with the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to form a California Drought Action Team. Industry leader Mark R. Norton, P.E., Water Resources & Planning Manager for the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, will be the keynote speaker at the opening general session.

WaterEC, The International Water Efficiency Conference will be held March 30-April 2, 2009 at the Newport Beach Marriott. WaterEC is for municipal, regional, state, provincial, and federal water officials; engineers; utility managers; and industry professionals to gather and share technical, technological, water conservation, efficiency, and management strategies. To register for the conference, visit www.WaterEC.net.

Last year the publisher of Water Efficiency magazine announced the launching of WaterEC, the annual water efficiency conference for water systems professionals who are adapting to drought and preparing for climate change affects.

"Since we launched Water Efficiency magazine in 2006, water conservation and efficiency has become perhaps the most critical environmental conversation in the world," said Daniel Waldman, president of Forester Media, Inc. "WaterEC is the gathering place for those seeking to improve our approach to water management in response to the serious challenges facing the world's water supply. If water conservation is your thing, you should be here."

WaterEC will feature four program tracks on Source Development and Protection, Supply Storage and Conveyance, Indoor/Outdoor Use, and Resource Management. In addition, WaterEC will include an exhibit hall packed with water efficiency-related equipment, products, technology, and services.

About Forester Media, Inc.

Forester is the leading event, online, and print media producer in the environmental and infrastructural domains. Forester publishes the award-winning trade magazines Stormwater, Erosion Control, MSW Management, Distributed Energy, Grading & Excavation Contractor, and Water Efficiency, and produces StormCon(R), The North American Surface Water Quality Conference as well as WaterEC(R). www.forester.net

CONTACT: Alex Ornelas Aornelas@forester.net 805-682-1300, ext. 131

SOURCE Forester Media, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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