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Water:  Right or Privilege?

The 3rd Annual Mass. Water Forum took place on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the BSA Space at 290 Congress Street and in honor of UN World Water Day, brought members of the legislature together with the community to share knowledge about these critical issues.

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Rep.Chris Walsh opens the3rd Annual Massachusetts Water Forum

Panelists Yvette DePeiza of  MassDEP, Daniel Moss of Our Water Commons, Patricia Jones of UUSC, Earl Jones of Liberation Capital.

Moderator Nancy Girard, Esq., Keynote Speaker, Prof. Anthony Janetos and Dr, Karen Weber, Exec. Director

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The 3rd Annual Massachusetts Water Forum will dig into issues concerning water in our commonwealth.  Overall, we have plenty of water in our state, however given that many parts of the US and the world are experiencing drought, the pressure for water will increase. What does that mean for the state of Massachusetts?  How do we determine right or privilege?

Opening remarks:

Representative Chris Walsh

Keynote speaker:  

Prof. Anthony Janetos

Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future

Climate Change Implications for Water and Coastal Resources



Panel Moderator:  

Nancy Girard, Esq.

Former Commissioner of Environment, City of Boston



Panelists:  

Earl Jones

Partner, Liberation Capital



Yvette DePeiza

Director, Drinking Water Program, MassDEP

Daniel Moss

Consultant/Coordinator, Our Water Commons

Patricia Jones

Senior Program Leader for Human Right to Water, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

This forum is organized in collaboration with:

Representative Chris Walsh and his office

Boston Society of Architects

MAPC/Metropolitan Area Planning Council

MIT Water Club

Green Schools