National Water Resources Association  

2015 Western Water Seminar

FINAL  (7-­‐24)    

August 4 - 6, 2015

Hyatt Regency Monterey Monterey, California

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Water Resources Association www.nwra.org (202) 698-0693

 

2015 Western Water Seminar Monterey , Cal i fornia

Please consult NWRA’s Website [nwra.org] for program updates, information on topics and

speakers, sponsorship opportunities, Memorial Golf Tournament information and registration, and to register for the 2015 WWS.

Monday, August 3, 2015

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Big Sur 2 & 3 State Executives Meeting

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

8:00 am – 9:30 am Cypress 1 & 2 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

9:00 am – 11:00 am Big Sur 1 – 3 Policy Development Committee Meeting

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Cypress 1 & 2

Budget and Finance Committee Meeting

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Windjammer 2 Windjammer 1 Big Sur 1 – 3 Cypress 3 Cypress 1-2

Caucus Meetings • Canal Safety & Efficiency Caucus • Groundwater Caucus • Irrigation Caucus • Municipal Caucus • Professional Services Caucus

12:00 pm Del Monte Course

NWRA Memorial Golf Tournament

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Big Sur 1 – 3

GMDA Briefing

3:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Regency Foyer

Registration

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Spyglass 1 Spyglass 2

Vendor Briefings • Eric Thompson, VP Sales and Marketing, Natel Energy, Inc., Case Study and

Technology Overview - 280 kW Low Head Hydro on Irrigation Drop • TBA

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Garden Terrace Courtyard *Weather backup Regency Foyer

Welcome Reception Sponsored by Diamond Plastics Corporation

 

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2015 Western Water Seminar Monterey , Cal i fornia

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

7:00 am – 3:00 pm Regency Foyer Registration

7:30 am Regency Main

Municipal Caucus Breakfast ~ Welcome, Tage Flint, Chair • Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern

California

9:00 am Regency 1 – 3

General Session: Federal Affairs

10:00 am

Regency Terrace

Break

10:30 am

Regency 1 – 3

General Session: Drought Overviews (Jim Trull – Moderator) ~California Central Valley; Colorado River; Rio Grande; Yakima Basin • Dr. Michael Anderson, State Climatologist, California Department of

Water Resources • Terry Fulp, Lower Colorado Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation • Dr. James King, Professor – Water Resources, Agricultural Engineering,

College of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, New Mexico State University

• Scott Revell, District Manager, Roza Irrigation District

12:00 pm

Lunch on Own

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Regency 1 – 3

General Session: Response to Drought (Christine Arbogast - Moderator) ~Municipal & Agriculture • David Murillo, Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of

Reclamation (Invited) • Mark W. Cowin, Director, California Department of Water Resources • Thomas Buschatzke, Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Regency 1 – 3

General Session: Understanding WOTUS (Mark Pifher – Moderator) • Jim Kudlinski, Supervisor Environmental Field Services, Salt River Project

(Invited) • Norm Semanko, Executive Director, Idaho Water Users Association • Erin Bartlett, Associate, Van Ness Feldman

4:30 pm Regency 4 – 6

NWRA Board Meeting

6:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Garden Terrace Courtyard

Western BBQ Sponsored by Northwest Pipe Company Silent Auction and Golf Tournament Awards

 

 

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2015 Western Water Seminar Monterey , Cal i fornia

Thursday, August 6, 2015 7:00 am – 10:00 am

Regency Foyer

Registration

7:30 am – 9:00 am

Regency Main

Irrigation Caucus Breakfast Sponsored by Intertape Polymer Group Welcome ~ Tom Davis, Chair • Steve Collup, Engineer-Manager, Arvin-Edison Water Storage District

9:00 am

Regency 1 – 3

General Session: Groundwater (Mark Rude – Moderator) California; Idaho; Nebraska • David L. Orth, General Manager, Kings River Conservation District • Dean E. Edson, Executive Director, Nebraska Association of

Resources Districts • Harold Mohlman, Director, A&B Irrigation District

10:15 am

Regency Terrace

Break Sponsored by Alligare LLC

10:30 am – 1:00 pm Spyglass 1-2

Policy Development Committee Meeting Follow Up

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Regency 1 – 3

General Session: Case Studies and Watershed Management, Fire and Floods; Rim Fire Video (Tom Myrum – Moderator) • Andy Fecko, Director of Resource Development, Placer County Water Agency • Aron Balok, Superintendent, Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District • Andy Colosimo, Manager, Colorado Springs Utilities

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Meet at South Entrance of the Conference Center

Pure Water Monterey: “Future of Water Treatment” Tour • Emphasizes advanced water recycling technology, replenishment of the

groundwater supply and protection of the environment • Transportation will be provided from south entrance of the Conference

Center (times listed include travel time)