2004 South Platte Forum

Navigating the Future

Water Supplies in the South Platte

The 15th Annual South Platte Forum

October 27-28, 2004 ± Raintree Plaza Conference Center ± Longmont, Colorado

2004 Convention Proceedings, including bios & abstracts (click here)

Captain’s Log—Wednesday, Oct. 27

0800 Registration & Continental Breakfast

0830 Don Kennedy, Denver Water; South Platte Forum chair

0845 Water 2025: Reducing Western Water Crisis and Conflicts

Maryanne Bach, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

0915 Climate and Law: Which Way is the Wind Blowing?

Moderator: Don Kennedy, Denver Water

How Much Moisture Can We Expect?
Klaus Wolter, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center

Legislative Update
Barbara Biggs, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

1045 Restoring a River: Happy Habitats

Moderator: Jay Skinner, Colorado Division of Wildlife

Effects of Urban Growth on Stream Ecosystems
Lori Sprague, U.S. Geological Survey

Partnerships in Environmental Restoration
Ralph Roza, U.S. Corp of Engineers

Upper Basin Habitat Enhancement Efforts
Rod VanVelson, Colorado Division of Wildlife

Lower River Projects and Potential Future Efforts
Bill Goosmann, Colorado Division of Wildlife

1200 An Overview of South Platte Issues

Ralph Morgenweck, US Fish & Wildlife Service

1315 "Standards-Schmandards" The Why and How of Nutrient Standards

Moderator: Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University

The Regulatory Perspective
Kathy Hernandez, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Colorado’s Approach to Nutrient Standards
Paul Frohardt, Colorado Water Quality Control Commission

Controlling Undesirable Effects of Nutrients in Colorado Waters
William Lewis, University of Colorado

1515 A Date with PAM (Polyacrylamide Additives)

Moderator: Troy Bauder, Colorado State University

PAM—One of Irrigation’s Most Versatile Tools
Rick Lentz, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Project PAM
Kathy Holley, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Effectiveness of PAM Treatments in Reducing Post-Fire Erosion
Daniella Rough, Colorado State University

Captain’s Log—Thursday, Oct. 28

0800 Registration & Continental Breakfast

0830 Whose Thirst is First? Future Water Supply and Development

Moderator: Carl Brouwer, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

Planned Storage Projects and Section 404
Tim Carey, U.S. Corp of Engineers

Statewide Water Supply Initiative
Rick Brown, Colorado Water Conservation Board

Facing Our Interdependent Future: Connecting Agricultural Land with Municipal Water Supply

Douglas Kemper, City of Aurora

Science to Policy: Bridging the Troubled Waters
Janet Bell, Jefferson County Planning and Zoning

The Rural/Urban Farm Water Model - Changing the Paradigm
Frank Jaeger, Parker Water and Sanitation District

Water Supply Development in the South Metro Area
Pat Mulhern, Mulhern MRE

Water Supplies for Well Augmentation in the Lower South Platte
Jon Altenhofen, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

1200 The Journey to Sustainability
William Alley, U.S. Geological Survey

1305 The "State" of Water Issues

Moderator: David Little, Denver Water

Wyoming Water Issues
Mike Besson, State of Wyoming

Nebraska Water Issues
Ann Bleed, Nebraska Department of Water Resources

Colorado Water Issues
Steve Sims, Colorado Attorney General’s Office

To see a complete Forum program, including bios and abstracts, click here.

15th Annual South Platte Forum

October 27-28, 2004

Raintree Plaza Conference Center

Longmont, Colorado