Colorado River Water Users Association
The Power of Water
Dec 15-17, 2008
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 |
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| 2:30 – 5:00 |
Legal Colloquium:
Moderator: Douglas K. Miller, General Counsel, Central Arizona Project
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Topic: This year’s topic for the Lawyers’ Colloquium is:
- “Glen Canyon Dam -- Historic Uses, Modern Challenges.” Presenters include Joe Feller (PowerPoint)
- National Wildlife Federation, Richard Ingebretsen (PowerPoint)
- Glen Canyon Institute and Clayton Palmer, Western Area Power Administration (PowerPoint)
- Douglas K. Miller, General Counsel, Central Arizona Project and host of the annual Colloquium, will provide a brief presentation on recent litigation challenging the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. (PowerPoint)
Engineering Colloquium: Colorado River Augmentation Study
Moderator: Thomas A. Minwegen, Deputy General Manager of Engineering/Operations, Las Vegas Valley Water District
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 |
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| 7:30 | State Breakfasts |
| 9:00 | Welcome/Introduction, Ron Thompson – CRWUA President |
| 9:10 | Business Meeting |
| 9:30 | The Power of Water Video |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Dam Powerful: hydropower and its impacts (PowerPoint) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Currency from Currents: water as an economic driver |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | No Drop Left Behind: the never-ending quest for new water supplies
- Tom McCann, Resource Planning and Analysis Manager, Central Arizona Project (PowerPoint) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Through Green-Colored Glasses: eco-friendly water supplies
- Taylor Hawes, Nature Conservancy (PowerPoint) |
| 12:00 – 1:45 | Lunch and Entertainment: Soul Acrobats |
| 2:15 – 4:30 | World: water management issues around the globe (Powerpoints: Lopez, Adair, Warburton) |
| 5:00 – 7:00 | Percolation and Runoff |
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 |
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| 8:00 – 9:15 | Secretary of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation (invited) |
| 9:15 – 10:30 | Transition of Power |
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