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2026 WAKC Water Summit

  • March 5, 2026 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Dignity Health Theater

    1001 Truxtun Avenue
    Bakersfield, California 93301
Ticket Price $121.93-$10,309 Register Now
Description

A full day of speakers and presenters discussing the top water issues and topics impacting Kern County & California. 

7:30 am        Doors Open/ Check In,  Breakfast/Vendor Showcase
8:00 am        Opening Remarks

8:30 am        A train that left the station, Golden Mussels 

9:00 am        Laying the tracks, Subsidence 

10:00 am      Trade show break

10:30 am       Where is the train headed Weather Trends

11:30 am         Keynote: Secretary Yana Garcia, Cal EPA

12:15 pm         LUNCH- Vendor Showcase          

1:00 pm          The downhill journey, looking back on the little SGMA engine that could

2:00pm          How to keep momentum going forward, How state and federal govt work together

2:45 pm         I thought I could, I thought I could. Closing Remarks                        

3pm               Cocktail Hour- Vendor Showcase

 

Date & Time

Thu, Mar 5, 2026 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Venue Details

Dignity Health Theater

1001 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301 Dignity Health Theater
Water Association of Kern County

The mission of the Water Association of Kern County is to inform and educate the public and water community about water issues in Kern County.