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2008 South Platte Forum

2008 South Platte Forum

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Wednesday, Oct. 22

registration & continental breakfast — 8:00 a.m.

welcome — 8:30 a.m.

Reagan Waskom, Colorado Water Institute

 weather at the top of the hour — 8:50 a.m.

Local Global Warming: What Can We Say, What Do We Know? David Yates, National Center for Atmospheric Research

 extended weather outlook — 9:25 a.m.

· How Weather Messes Up Perfectly Good Water Supply Forecasts Tom Perkins, U.S. Department of Agriculture

· Tracking Climate Trends in Colorado Nolan Doesken, Colorado Climate Center

 networking spotlight (break) — 10:15 a.m.

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 developing stories — 10:45 a.m.

Moderator: Amy Woodis, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

· Overview of the South Platte Decision Support System Alluvial Groundwater Model  Gordon McCurry, Senior Hydrologist, CDM

· How Policy Makers Can Use SPDSS Modeling  Jim Hall & Ray Bennett, Colorado Division of Water Resources

· Judicial Review Forum  Casey Shpall, Colorado Department of Law

2008 Keynote information

letters to the editor — 1:20 p.m.

Moderator: Landon Gates, Farm Bureau

· Economic Stakes of South Platte Management: Bigger Than You Think  Neil Grigg, Colorado State University

· Does (Habitat+Biology) – Water = Doom for Aquatic Systems?  Jim Dorsch, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

· Irrigation Dry-up Impacts on Land and People  Bruce Bosley, Colorado State University Extension

 networking spotlight (break) — 2:35 p.m.

 breaking news — 3:00 p.m.

Moderator: Troy Bauder, Colorado State University Extension

· Fertilizer and Pesticides: Their Impact on Front Range Shallow Aquifer Water Quality  Karl Mauch, Colorado Department of Agriculture

· What Is in Our Water? Fate and Effects of Consumer Product Chemicals  Larry B. Barber, U.S. Geological Survey

· Barr Lake and Milton Reservoir Watershed Association: Movement Towards Meeting Water Quality Standards  Laurie Rink, Mile High Wetlands Group, LLC

 entertainment tonight — 4:35 - 6:00 p.m.

Reception and Poster Session

 

Thursday, Oct. 23

welcome — 8:30 a.m.

Brian Werner, Northern Water 

regional news: the sturgeon general’s report — 8:45 a.m.

Jerry Kenny, Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

south platte investigative reports — 9:15 a.m.

· Aquatic Invasive Species: A to Z (Asiatic Clams to Zebra Mussels)  Mary Fabisiak, City of Westminster

· Assuring a Brighter Future for Colorado through Aquifer Recharge  Matt Reddy, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

· Effect of Pine Beetles and Forest Health Improvement Projects on Water Quantity and Quality  John D. Stednick, Colorado State University Watershed Science

networking spotlight (break) — 10:30 a.m.

no-spin zone — 10:55 a.m.

Randy Fischer, Colorado State Representative, District 53

2008 South Platte Forum Lunch speaker

the rest of the story — 12:30 p.m.

Moderator: Bill Jerke, Weld County Commissioner, South Platte Basin Roundtable

· South Platte Round Table: Three Years and Counting  Harold G. Evans, City of Greeley Water and Sewer Board

· Round Tables: More Than Just the South Platte  Doug Scott, Past IBCC Representative & Metro Roundtable Chair

· What Alternative Do We Have?  Jim Yahn, North Sterling Irrigation District; South Platte Basin Roundtable Alternatives to Ag Dry Up Subcommittee

· Rivers Run Through It: South Platte Basin Nonconsumptive Needs  David Nickum, Colorado Trout Unlimited

who's who in state news — 1:55 p.m.

Moderator: Doug Kemper, Colorado Water Congress

· There's a New Girl in Town  Jennifer Gimbel, Director, Water Conservation Board

· South Platte Basin Water Administration Issues and Solutions  Dick Wolfe, Director, Division of Water Resources

· South Platte Basin Wildlife Management: Where Do We Go From Here  Tom Remington, Director, Division of Wildlife

· Challenges in Maintaining Recreation Water  Dean Winstanley, Director, Division of Parks

2008 South Platte Forum State News

2008 Presenting Sponsor

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