December 11-13, 2013
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
December 11
Ten Things You Should Know about the Ten Tribes
- Moderator: Katosha Nakai, Manager of Tribal Relations, Central Arizona Project
- Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, invited
- Cocopah Indian Tribe, invited
- Sylvia Homer, Vice Chair, Colorado River Indian Tribes
- Timothy Williams, Chairman, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
- Darryl Vigil, Water Administrator, Jicarilla Apache Nation
- Frederick H. White, Director, Division of Natural Resources, Navajo Nation
- Gordon Howell, Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe
- Ronda Aquerro, Vice President, Quechan Indian Tribe
- Howard Richards, Councilman, Southern Ute Indian Tribe
- Manuel Heart, Chairman, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Legal Colloquium: Reserved Rights and Settlements
- Moderator: Darryl Vigil, Chair, Ten Tribes Partnership
- Margaret Vick, Special Water Counsel, Colorado River Indian Tribes | PDF ⟶
- Herb Becker and Natasha Cuylear, Attorneys, JA Associates, Jicarilla Apache Nation
- Stanley Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, Navajo Nation Department of Justice | PDF ⟶
- Joanne Curry, Partner, Fredericks Peebles and Morgan LLP, Ute Indian Tribe
- Mason D. Morisset, Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak & Somerville, Quechan Indian Tribe | PDF ⟶
- Catherine Condon, McElroy, Meyer Walker & Condon, P.C., Southern Ute Indian Tribe | PDF ⟶
- Celene Hawkins, Associate General Counsel, Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe | PDF ⟶
Engineering Colloquium: Against the Current: Answers in the Face of Adversity
- SNWA’s Intake No. 3 – Marc Jensen, Southern Nevada Water Authority Director of Engineering
- Central Arizona Project Breach – Greg Ramon, Central Arizona Project Assistant General Manager and Randy Randolph, Engineering Manager.
December 12
Video Presentation – Water Is Life: Committed Collaboration
Keynote Speaker – The Colorado River, America’s New Heartland: Reflections on a Quarter-Century
- Pat Mulroy, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Near -Term Risks: Options to Address Declining Reservoirs (2013-2019)
- Moderator: Dennis Strong, Former Director, Utah Division of Water Resources
- John Entsminger, Senior Deputy General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority | PDF ⟶
- Tom McCann, Assistant General Manager, Central Arizona Project | PDF ⟶
- Carly Jerla, Program Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | PDF ⟶
- Lynn Jeka, Manager, Colorado River Storage Project Management Center, Western Area Power Adminstration, U.S. Department of Energy | PDF ⟶
- Eric Kuhn, General Manager, Colorado River Water Conservation District | PDF ⟶
What Lies Ahead: Cooperation or Conflict? (2020-2060)
- Moderator: Jim Lochhead, CEO/Manager, Denver Water
- George Arthur, Past Chair, Ten Tribes Partnership
- Taylor Hawes, Colorado River Program Director, The Nature Conservancy | PDF ⟶
- John McClow, Chair, Colorado River Water Conservation District | PDF ⟶
- Brenda Burman, Special Projects Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | PDF ⟶
December 13
Action Is Imperative – We Need a Balanced Approach to Bridge the Gap between Supply and Demand on the Colorado River
- Sally Jewell, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior | PDF ⟶