2009 South Platte Forum

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South Platte Forum Schedule

Wednesday, Oct. 21

Registration & Continental Breakfast — 8:00 a.m.

Welcome — 8:30 a.m.

- A Brief History of the South Platte Forum - Robert Ward, Colorado Water Institute Retired

- A Brief Look Forward - Brandon Shaffer, Colorado Senate President

Water Law: The Final Frontier — 9:00 a.m.

Moderator: Reagan Waskom, Colorado Water Institute

· A Look Back at Colorado Supreme Court Water Decisions - Justice Gregory Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court

· A Look Forward: Hotter, Drier and More Crowded - David Getches, CU Law School Dean

· Twenty Years of Water Quality Policy - Paul Frohardt, Colorado Water Quality Control Commission

Pit Stop—10:15 a.m. Break sponsored by In-Situ, Inc.

Scenic Overlook—10:45 a.m.

Moderator: Brian Werner, Northern Water

· A 20-Year State Engineer’s Retrospective - Jeris Danielson, Former State Engineer

· A 20-Year Division Engineer’s Retrospective - Alan Berryman, Former Division Engineer

· The First 180 Degrees - Max Dodson, Former US EPA Region 8 Assistant Administrator

Re-Fueling Station (lunch session)—12:00 p.m. Luncheon sponsored by Deere & Ault Consultants, Inc.

Friends of the South Platte Award: Presented to Nolan Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist

Keynote Presentation: From the DNR to Denver Water - Chips Barry, Manager, Denver Water

River Trippin’ —1:30 p.m.

Moderator: Pete Conovitz, Colorado Division of Wildlife

· Biological and Hydrological Issues: We Understand the Problem; How Can We Help? - Jay Skinner, Colorado Division of Wildlife

· Conservation of Native Fishes in the South Platte Basin - Ryan Fitzpatrick, Colorado Division of Wildlife

· Keep ‘em Flowing - Colorado’s Instream Flow Program - Linda Bassi, Colorado Water Conservation Board

· Returning the Platte to the People: 35 Years Later - Jeff Shoemaker, The Greenway Foundation

Pit Stop—3:15 a.m.

Voyage of Discovery—3:45 p.m.

· South Platte Basin Climate: What Have We Learned in 20 Years? - Nolan Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist

· A Climatic Look Forward - Marty Ralph, NOAA

Point of Interest (Reception and Poster Session)—4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 22

Registration & Continental Breakfast — 8:00 a.m.

Welcome — 8:30 a.m.

Farmers’ Markets—8:45 a.m.

Moderator: Troy Bauder, CSU Extension

· Crystal or Cattle, Boardwalks or Broccoli, i-pods or Onions? - Robert Sakata, Sakata Family Farms

· BioFuels in the South Platte: Economic Futures and Current Realities - James Pritchett, Colorado State University

· Alternatives to Ag Transfer and Dry Up - Joe Frank, Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District

Pit Stop—10:00 a.m.

Navigating the River—10:30 a.m.

Moderator: Marcella Hutchinson, U.S. EPA

· A River Runs Through It: Watersheds, Planning and Action - Carol Ekarius, Coalition for the Upper South Platte

· Water Education: A New Attitude - Tom Cech, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District

· No Regrets Water Planning: A look at New Tools - Marc Waage, Denver Water

· Creating a Conservation Culture - Melissa Elliott, Denver Water

Fill ‘er up: Luncheon Session Keynote Presentation —12:10 p.m.

Keynote Presentation: An Economic Look Forward - Ed Tauer, Mayor, City of Aurora

Are We There Yet? - 1:20 p.m.

Moderator: Doug Kemper

· Roundtables: Will They Continue to Roll? - Jim Yahn, South Platte Round Table

· Legislative Update - Doug Kemper, Colorado Water Congress

· Colorado’s Water Supply Future - Todd Doherty, Colorado Water Conservation Board

The Final Destination (forum ends)- 2:35 p.m.