From email from the South Platte Basin Roundtable:
Please join Congresswoman Betsy Markey, Chairwoman Janet Napolitano, and members of the House Subcommittee on Water and Power for a Congressional field hearing on managing water for the future. The hearing includes discussion about the roles of the federal and state governments, as well as local entities, in supporting agriculture. Among the topics to be discussed: the importance of agriculture in the region and the federal, state and local programs and grants available for water conservation and efficiencies; and ongoing water supply studies. It will also highlight the innovative practices of farmers in the region.
Testimony is by invitation only and is being arranged by the subcommittee, but the hearing, which begins promptly at 10 a.m., is open to the public. Booths from agricultural service organizations will be open from 9 a.m.- 10 a.m. and 12-1 p.m.
What: Congressional Field Hearing
When: 9 am-1 pm, Monday, May 17, 2010
Where: UNC University Center, 2045 10th Ave., Greeley
The Congresswoman Napolitano held one of these hearings down in Castle Rock back in 2008.
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