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Annual Conference of the Arizona Water Resources Research Center
Presented in Collaboration with the Central Arizona Project
The Importance of the Colorado River for Arizona's Future
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
2400 East Missouri Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona
AGENDA
7:30 – 8:30 Registration and light breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 Welcomes: Sharon Megdal, Director, WRRC and Sid Wilson, General Manager, CAP
8:40 – 9:40 Looking at the Past; Looking toward the Future
A Report from 1968 – Marvin Cohen, Attorney, Sacks Tierney P.A.
A Report from 2048 – Tom McCann, Resource Planning & Analysis, CAP
9:40 – 10:45 Where and how will the water be used in 2048? Part 1
Moderator: Sid Wilson, General Manager, CAP
Gila River Indian Community – Governor William R. Rhodes
Tohono O’odham Nation – Chairman Ned Norris, Jr.
State Land – What State Land will be developed by 2048? – Commissioner Mark Winkleman, State Land Department
The CAGRD – What will the 2044 Plan of Operation look like? – Susan Bitter Smith, Board President, CAP
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Where and how will the water be used in 2048? Part 2
Moderator: Sid Wilson, General Manager, CAP
Yuma County – Wade Noble, General Counsel, Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation & Drainage District
Mohave County – Maureen George, General Counsel, Mohave County Water Authority
Pima County – Chuck Huckelberry, County Administrator, Pima County
Pinal County – David Snider, Supervisor, Pinal County
Maricopa County – Ray Jones, Chairman, WESTMARC
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch and Keynote Address: Introduction by Carol Erwin, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
An Overview of West-Wide Water Challenges – Commissioner Bob Johnson, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
1:30 - 2:30 Addressing Uncertainties Associated with Drought and Climate Change: The 40 year outlook
Moderator: John Hoffmann, Director, USGS Arizona Water Science Center
Arizona Water Banking Authority and Shortage Sharing – Herb Guenther, Director, ADWR
Lower Colorado River Flow Modeling – Terry Fulp, Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Water Management Adaptation Considerations – Kathy Jacobs, Executive Director, Arizona Water Institute
2:30 - 3:00 Desalination and Public-Private Partnerships – Sam Kramer, Engineering Manager, Ambient Technologies, Inc.
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:15 The Environment as a Water Using Sector: The 40 year outlook4:15 - 4:45 Key Challenges and Audience Discussion
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