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California's New Groundwater Law: What Does the Future Hold? - Napa

Name: California's New Groundwater Law: What Does the Future Hold? - Napa
Start: 2014-10-14T09:00:00+0000
Location: Meadowood Resort

Category: Wine Industry Education Series

When: 10/14/2014 9:00am – 10:30am

Speakers: Robert L. Hines

Location:

Meadowood Resort

St. Helena

Buzz Hines and Skip Spaulding, Speakers, California's New Groundwater Law: What Does the Future Hold?

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