Witnesses:

Dr. Mark A. Shannon
Director, United States Strategic Water Initiative

Mr. Tod Christenson
Director, The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)

Dr. Timothy T. Loftus
Water Resource Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP); Coordinator, Illinois 2050 Water Demand Scenario Report Commission

Mr. Jerry Johnson
General Manager, DC Water and Sewer Authority

Mr. Bradley H. Spooner
Principal Engineer, Environmental Services at Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

Dr. Upton Hatch
Associate Director, Water Resources Research institute of the University of North Carolina

A National Water Initiative:  Coordinating and Improving Federal Research on Water

Hearing Charter