The new year brings the GBF club a new look into the waterways of our region we will have the honor to have Leo H. Winternitz, Executive Director, Sacramento City-County Office of Metropolitan Water Planning (Sacramento Water Forum) as our speaker for the January 8th meeting.

Mr. Winternitz credentials are as follows: a M.S., 1992, Environmental Management (Water Resources), University of San Francisco and a B.A., 1975, Biology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington.

Mr. Leo Winternitz has over 25 years of water resource experience in California. As Executive Director of the Water Forum, Mr. Winternitz plans and manages the activities of the City-County Office of Metropolitan Water Planning on behalf of the Water Forum, a diverse group of 40 stakeholder organizations representing business, agriculture, citizens groups, environmentalists and water managers who have collaboratively negotiated a regional water supply and environmental protection agreement to the year 2030. Before this position, Mr. Winternitz served as Assistant to Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Water Resources. He advised and assisted the Chief Deputy Director in developing and implementing Department policies and programs in areas that included project operations, environmental management, CALFED Program development, and human resources management. Mr. Winternitz’s other work responsibilities have included developing the CALFED Program’s Environmental Water Account and the Program’s Monitoring and Research Program. He has managed the Department of Water Resources’ Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta fish and water quality programs, and served for eight years as an elected board member to the Arcade Water District. Mr. Winternitz has also worked for the Water Resources Control Board, serving as the staff specialist on Bay-Delta water quality and water right issues.

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