Ground Water Management in the West

Amarillo, Texas / Las Vegas, Nevada

December 3-5, 2003 / April 1, 2004

Powerpoint Presentations



Western Ground Water Law & Resources Management Challenges

  • Karl Dreher, Director, Idaho Department of Water Resources
  • Ann Bleed, Deputy Director, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
  • Dave Pope, Chief Engineer, Kansas Division of Water Resources
  • Hugh Ricci, Nevada State Engineer


  • Ground Water Management Districts and Special Authorities

  • Greg Ellis, Manager, Edwards Aquifer Authority, Texas
  • Wayne Bossert, Manager, Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District
  • Ron Bishop, General Manager, Central Platte Natural Resources District, Nebraska


  • Science, Technology, Economics and Agriculture

  • Ron Lacewell, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M University
  • Bob Stewart, Director, Dryland Agriculture Institute


  • Ground Water Marketing, Transfers and Banking

  • Sharon Falk, General Manager, Big Bend GMD 5, Kansas
  • Dorothy Palmer, Chief Operating Officer, Vidler Water


  • Ground Water Mapping, Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling

  • Bill Mullican, Deputy Executive Administrator, Office of Planning, Texas Water Development Board
  • Geary Schindel, Chief Technical Officer, Edwards Aquifer Authority
  • Mark Anderson, Supervising Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona
  • Ken Knox, Chief Deputy State Engineer, Colorado


  • Conjunctive Ground Water and Surface Water Management

  • Tom Carr, Colorado River Section Manager, Arizona Department of Water Resources
  • Bob Fabian, Program Manager for Technical Studies, Oklahoma Water Resources Board

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    Presentations given in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources
  • Garland Erbele, South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
  • Doug McChesney, Washington Department of Ecology