WATER IN THE WEST
EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES & EMERGING ISSUES
Atrium Hotel at Orange County Airport
Irvine, California
Wednesday, November 15
7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. Water Needs and Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Pre-Symposium Federal/State Interagency Discussion on WGA/WSWC Report
10:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Craig Bell, Executive Director, Western States Water Council
10:45 a.m. USBR’s Present and Future Role: Technology and Water Supply
Chuck Hennig, Acting Director, Research and Development
Avra Morgan, Water 2025 Coordinator
11:30 p.m. Corps Technical Capabilities and Future Water Resources Management
Beth Faber, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center
12:00 p.m. LUNCH and Speaker
Dr. Martin Hoerling, NOAA Earth Systems Research Lab, Boulder, Colorado
1:00 p.m. NOAA: RISAs, Weather, Water Supply and Drought
Robert Webb, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brad Udall, University of Colorado
1:45 p.m. USGS: Advances in Ground Water Technology and Resource Assessment
Bill Alley, Chief, Office of Ground Water, U.S. Geological Survey
Eric Reichard, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center
2:30 p.m. NRCS Water and Climate Technology and Innovations
Phil Pasteris, Acting Director, National Water and Climate Center
3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:30 p.m. Climate Variability: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
Moderator: Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources
Dave Meko, University of Arizona
Dan Cayan, U.S. Geological Survey/Scripps Institute
Dr. Michael Anderson, California State Climatologist (Acting)
George Leavesley, U.S. Geological Survey
Dr. Tom Pagano, USDA/NRCS National Water and Climate Center
5:30 p.m. ADJOURN
6:00 p.m. Meet and Greet - Hosted by CDM
Thursday, November 16
7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. The State of the Art: Technology and Future Water Supply Contributions
Roger Patterson, Assistant General Manager, Metropolitan Water District
Panel Presentations and Discussion
Water Recycling/Reuse
Moderator: Jim Davenport, Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Virginia Grebbien, Orange County Water District
Greg Zlotnick, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Richard Nagel, West Basin Municipal Water District
Gary Grinnell, Las Vegas Valley Water District
Brian Good, Denver Water
10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. Artificial Ground Water Recharge and Conjunctive Use
Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources
Tom Carr, Arizona Department of Water Resources
Gerry Zimmerman, Colorado River Board of California
Doug Woodcock, Oregon Water Resources Department
Michael Goff, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Will Boschman, Semitropic Water Storage District
12:30 p.m. LUNCH (box lunch)
Orange County Water District
Ground Water Recharge Facilities and Water Replenishment/Recycling Plant
4:00 p.m. RETURN
Friday, November 17
7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. Weather Modification
Moderator: Sue Lowry, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office
Joe Busto, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Tom Ryan, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Don Ostler, Upper Colorado River Compact Commission
Arlen Huggins, Desert Research Institute
Dr. Roelof Bruintjes, National Center for Atmospheric Research
10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. Desalination
Moderator: Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources
Fawzi Karajeh, California Department of Water Resources
Richard Atwater, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Hal Furman, Desalination Coalition
Jack Barnett, Colorado River Salinity Control Forum
12:00 p.m. WRAP UP/ADJOURN: What Does It All Mean?