December 13-15, 2017
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
December 13
Colorado River 101 – A Visit with Justice Hobbs
- The Honorable Gregory Hobbs (retired), Colorado Supreme Court, Senior Water Judge assigned to mediation of water cases | PDF ⟶
Colloquium – #Now – How Social Media Is Changing the Way We Conduct Water Communication
- Moderator: Heather Macre, Board Member, Central Arizona Project
- Stacy Chesney, Media Communications Manager, Central Arizona Project | PDF ⟶
- John Orr, Social Media Coordinator, Colorado River Water Users Association | PDF ⟶
- Monika Medina, Principal Public Affairs Representative, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | PDF ⟶
- Ry Rivard, Staff Writer, Voice of San Diego
- Lisa Story, Communication Services Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority | PDF ⟶
Colloquium – Singing a Challenging Tune: Harmonizing Dams and Environmental Mitigation
- Moderator: Dr. Jack Schmidt, Professor of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University
- Jack Schmidt, Professor of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University | PDF ⟶
- Paul Grams, Research Hydrologist, US Geological Survey | PDF ⟶
- Theodore Kennedy, Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey | PDF ⟶
- Patrick Shafroth, Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey | PDF ⟶
- Charles Yackulic, Research Statistician, US Geological Survey | PDF ⟶
December 14
Welcome – Video Presentation: California and the Colorado River Basin: Seeing the Future Through the Lens of Cooperation | Video ⟶
- Bart Fisher, CRWUA President
Keynote Panel – A Ballet in the Making: Choreographing Issues Across the Basin | Video ⟶
- Moderator: Eric Kuhn, General Manager, Colorado River District
- Tom Buschatzke, Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources
- John Entsminger, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
- Kevin Kelley, General Manager, Imperial Irrigation District
- Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Don Ostler, Executive Director, Upper Colorado River Commission
Finding a Tempo that Works: System Conservation | Video ⟶
- Moderator: Taylor Hawes, Colorado River Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
- Amy Haas, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Upper Colorado River Commission | PDF ⟶
- Mark Harris, General Manager, Grand Valley Water Users Association
- Steve Hvinden, Chief, Boulder Canyon Operations Office, US Bureau of Reclamation | PDF ⟶
- Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community | PDF ⟶
Lunch | Video ⟶
A Pastoral Symphony: The Farm Bill Reauthorization
- Moderator: Jeanine Jones, Interstate Water Resources Manager, California Department of Water Resources
- Don Barnett, Executive Director, Colorado River Salinity Control Forum | PDF ⟶
- Tracy Streeter, Director, Kansas Water Office | PDF ⟶
- Troy Timmons, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Western Governors Association | PDF ⟶
Expanding the Range of Our Instruments: Finding New Uses for Existing Infrastructure
A Challenging Orchestration: Findings from the Tribal Water Study | Video ⟶
- Moderator: Darryl Vigil, Water Administrator, Jicarilla Apache Nation
- Pamela Adams, Hydrologist, US Bureau of Reclamation | PDF ⟶
- Leland Begay, Legal Counsel, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
- Russell Begaye, President, Navajo Nation | PDF ⟶
- Lorelai Cloud, Councilwoman, Southern Ute Tribal Council | PDF ⟶
- Mason Morisset, Attorney at Law/Director, Morisset Schlosser Jozwiak & Somerville
- Margaret J. Vick, JSD
December 15
The Centennial Anniversary of the Salt River Project and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Partnership (1917 – 2017) | Video ⟶
- David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- David Rousseau, President, Salt River Project
Mexico Delegation | Video ⟶
- Victor Alcocer, Subdirector General, Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexican National Water Commission)
- Dr. Roberto Salmón Castelo, Director General, Comisión Internacional del Límites y Agua (International Boundary and Water Commission of U.S. and Mexico)
- Edward Drusina, U.S. Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission of U.S. and Mexico