June 1, 1998
NEW INTERNATIONAL LAKE NETWORKTO BE FEATURED IN GERMAN EXPO-2000 Press Contact:
Shelly Backlar, Development Director
MONO LAKE COMMITTEE
(818) 716-8488
www.monolake.org
www.livinglakes.org
WHAT: The Mono Lake Committee and the German Global Nature Fund will announce the launch of Living Lakes, an international partnership of lake-protecting organizations committed to natural resource preservation and environmentally-friendly economic development.
WHEN: Thursday, June 11, 1998, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, 111 North Hope Street, Los Angeles. Parking is available at the DWP customer lot with validation for two hours.
WHO: David Freeman, General Manager of LADWP, and Ruth Galanter, Los Angeles City Councilwoman, will welcome the international visitors to Los Angeles.
Dr. Berend Harnagel, Director of World EXPO 2000, to be held in Hannover, Germany, June 1 - October 31, 2000, will announce the EXPO’s selection of Living Lakes and Mono Lake as a featured program project.
Ed Manning, Co-chair, Mono Lake Committee, and Professor Gerhard Thielcke, President, Global Nature Fund, will describe the Living Lakes project.
Marc del Piero, Board Member, California State Water Resources Control Board, representing the California EPA, Fritz Brickwedde of the German Environmental Fund, and a representative of Unilever International will also announce their support for the new project.
Representatives of lakes from the United States, Germany, Japan, Greece, South Africa and Spain will be present and available for interviews.
Press Invited to the Following Events
Tuesday, June 9, 7:00 p.m., Buffet Dinner: Wolfgang Rudolph, the German Consul General, will host a dinner to announce the official registration of EXPO 2000 projects from California, Arizona, Arkansas, South Dakota and Tennessee. Please contact Marguerite Hagel, (213) 930-2703, for futher information.
Thursday, June 11, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Lunch and Tour: The Global Nature Fund and the Mono Lake Committee will host the lunch. Marc del Piero and representatives from community based organizations who work with the Los Angeles DWP and the Metropolitan Water District’s ultra-low flush toilet distribution program have been invited to make remarks on the value of linking environmental and community development projects. Please RSVP, (818) 716-8488.
Thursday, June 11, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Tour of West Basin Water Recycling Plant: 1935 Hughes Way, El Segundo: The West Basin facility is the largest water reclamation plant in the world, and it is an example of water efficient technology that saves water, saves money, and helps protect natural areas like Santa Monica Bay and Mono Lake. Please RSVP, (818) 716-8488.
Friday and Saturday, June 12 - 13, Tour of Mono Lake and the Mono Basin: Press and international visitors will fly to Mammoth Lakes early Friday morning, returning early Saturday evening. Please RSVP, (818) 716-8488.
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The text of this press release may be downloaded from www.monolake.org/press
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