Western Governors' Association 
Western States Water Council

Symposium on Arid Areas Issues

Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center 
Tempe, Arizona

Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Convene Meeting/Welcome and Introductions – Gary Beach, Wyoming [List of Attendees]

State Findings on Arid Areas Issues – Gary Beach 
Gary will summarize the WSWC survey results, using it as starting point to frame the issues and describe how states vary in addressing these issues.

Panel I – State Panel 
A state representative will characterize each of the five issue areas related to arid areas and the applicability of Clean Water Act protection criteria. Each presentation will be for 15 minutes including Q&A. 

Moderator: Gray Beach 
Ephemeral and/or Intermittent Streams – Karen Smith, Arizona DEQ 
Effluent Dependent Streams – Bill Dirienzo, Water Quality Standard Supervisor, Wyoming DEQ 
Effluent Dominated Streams – Paul Frohardt, Colorado Water Quality Control Commission 
Manmade Water Conveyances – Leo Drozdoff, Nevada Bureau of Water Pollution Control 
Biological Assessment and Criteria –Bob McConnell, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division

Arid West Water Quality Research Project Results 
Ed Curley representing the AWWQRP will report on the Habitat Characterization Study and the Extant Criteria Study.

Panel II – Federal Perspectives on the Question: ‘Is the Current Regulatory Scheme for Arid Areas Issues Appropriate? 
Each panelist will have 15 minutes to discuss from their perspective whether the current regulation of arid areas issues is appropriate followed by Q&A 

Moderator: Shaun McGrath, Western Governors' Association 
U.S. EPA – Peter Grevatt, Acting Director, Standards and Health Protection Div. 
U.S. EPA – Chuck Sutfin, Director of Assessment and Watershed Protection Div. 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA – Mike Somerville, Arizona State Conservationist

Panel III – Perspectives from the Affected Community on the Question: ‘Is the Current Regulatory Scheme for Arid Areas Issues Appropriate? 
Each panelist will have 15 minutes to discuss from their perspective whether the current regulation of arid areas issues is appropriate followed by Q&A 

Moderator: Shaun McGrath 
Ray Hedrick, WESTCAS 
Melinda Kassen, Trout Unlimited 
Marvin Blakesly, Health, Environment & Safety Professional, Marathon Oil 
Mark Pifher, National Water Resources Association

Questions to Panel and Roundtable Discussion 
Moderator: Shaun McGrath 
All participants will continue in a roundtable discussion of the questions posed to the panel. The objective for the roundtable is to understand how the various stakeholders perceive the issues, and to consider solutions to identified problems.

Wrap Up – Tom Stiles, Kansas Department of Health and Environment