Public Forum on Local Water Issues Scheduled for Sept. 28 in San Antonio

St. Mary’s University will kick off its new public issues forum series on Sept. 28, bringing together business, public and government leaders for a dialogue on the area’s water issues.

The series, called Community Conversations at St. Mary’s University, will begin with a discussion of water issues in the San Antonio area titled “Is San Antonio Running Dry? Meeting Our Current and Future Water Needs.” The discussion will feature Robert Puente, President and CEO of San Antonio Water System; State Sen. Carlos Uresti; and Sam Dawson, Chairman of the Board for the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. It will be held in a moderated format that will included opening statements from each of the panelists, followed by a question–and–answer session.

The event, which will be in the St. Mary’s University Center’s Conference Room A, begins at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by the program at 6:30 p.m. The series is free and open to the public.

The Community Conversations series is a part of the newly created Institute for Public Administration, Politics and Public Policy at St. Mary’s University, which is housed within the St. Mary’s Graduate School. One of the primary goals of the Institute is to develop outreach programs that foster dialogue between the University, the public, government agencies and nonprofits to address important public issues.