WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will offer opening remarks at a White House Roundtable on Water Innovation on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and will announce a new Department of the Interior initiative to spur innovation and investments that support water and conservation solutions.
The roundtable will highlight how an aggressive innovation agenda can help America meet the challenge of a constrained water supply and increase the resilience of our businesses and communities as they plan for the impacts of increasingly severe and lengthy droughts.
Interior Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor will also participate in the roundtable by moderating a panel discussion on technology as a solution to increase water efficiencies, storage and transfers. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren will also provide remarks.
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Michael L. Connor, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior
John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
What:
White House Roundtable on Water Innovation
When:
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015
9:30 am to 10:00 am (Jewell, Holdren Remarks)
Please arrive on site at 9:00 am
Where:
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Room 350
1650 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20502
Media:
This event will be open press, but space is limited. Members of the media who wish to cover the event must RSVP by 6:00 pm ET on Monday, December 14.
RSVPs do not guarantee access. If we are able to accommodate your request for credentials, you will receive a confirmation after the deadline to RSVP has passed with further instructions and logistical details.
Webcast:
The opening remarks will be webcast live at www.whitehouse.gov/live.
Source: Department of Interior
