WRRC 2020 Annual Conference Agenda

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UA Water Resources Research Center Annual Conference, June 18-19, 2020
Water at the Crossroads: The Next 40 Years

Thursday, June 18

1:00 – 1:25 pm
Welcome

 
 
  • Claire Zucker, Associate Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
  • Sharon B. Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
  • Liesl Folks, Senior Vice President and Provost, University of Arizona

1:25 – 2:00 pm
Keynote: Looking Forward: Then and Now

Bruce Babbitt, Former Arizona Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior

2:00 – 3:00 pm
The Road Traveled

Discussion Facilitation: Dave White, Deputy Director, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University

 

Past ADWR Directors in a Moderated Discussion

  • Kathleen Ferris, ADWR Director 1985-1987
  • Bill Plummer, ADWR Director 1988-1991
  • Rita Maguire, ADWR Director 1993-2001
  • Herb Guenther, ADWR Director 2003-2011
  • Sandy Fabritz, ADWR Director 2011-2014
  • Michael J. Lacey, ADWR Director 2014-2015 

3:00 – 3:15 pm

 Thank You to Our Sponsors + Audience Polling

3:15 – 4:15 pm
Drawing the Water Map

Moderator: Laura Grignano, Manager, Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD) Central Arizona Project

 

Arizona Water Management

Clint Chandler, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources (Invited)  PPT 

 

Groundwater/Surface Water

Greg Kornrumph, Manager, Water Rights Department, Salt River Project  PPT
  Tribal Water Projects
Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, Chairwoman, White Mountain Apache Tribe PPT

 

Technology and Reuse

Brian Biesemeyer, Executive Director, City of Scottsdale Water Resources PPT

 

Water Quality and Agriculture

Channah Rock, Extension Specialist and Professor, University of Arizona PPT

4:15 – 4:25 pm

Audience Polling: Share Thoughts and Learn What Others Think
4:30 – 5:30 pm Happy Hour Networking Breakout Rooms
     

Friday, June 19
8:00 - 8:20 am Welcome  
 
Claire Zucker, Associate Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Associate Dean; Director, Extension & Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona
8:20 - 8:55 am
Keynote: The Colorado River and Arizona's Water Management
Commissioner Brenda Burman, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

8:55 – 10:05 am
Reading the Road Signs

Moderator: Doug Dunham, Manager, Water Resources, EPCOR Utilities Inc.

 

Post-2025 AMAs Committee

Warren Tenney, Executive Director, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association PPT
 
Water in Rural Arizona
Kevin Black, Program Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation PPT

 

Climate

Katharine Jacobs, Director, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, University of Arizona PPT
  Indigenous Perspectives

Chairman Dennis Patch, Colorado River Indian Tribal Council

 

Arizona's Natural Systems

Kristen Wolfe, Coordinator, Sustainable Water Workgroup PPT
  Water and Agriculture
Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Associate Dean; Director, Extension & Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona PPT

10:05 – 10:20 am

Thank You to Our Sponsors + Audience Polling

10:20 – 11:15 am
Choosing a Route

Discussion Facilitation: Sharon B. Megdal, Director, University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center

 

How are we going to manage water so that the needs of Arizonans across the state are met?
  • Representative Andrés Cano, AZ District 3
  • Representative Regina Cobb, AZ District 5
  • Representative David Cook, AZ District 8
  • Senator Lisa Otondo, AZ District 4
  • Chuck Podolak, Natural Resources Policy Advisor at Office of Governor Doug Ducey

 

11:15 – 12:15 pm
On-Ramp to a Resilient Future

Discussion Facilitation: Jim Holway, Director, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy
  How are we modifying our concepts of water management to achieve long-term resilience?
  • Sandy Bahr, Grand Canyon Chapter Director, Sierra Club
  • Tom Davis, President, Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona 
  • Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, Gila River Indian Community 
  • Cheryl Lombard, President and CEO, Valley Partnership
  • Kathryn Sorensen, Director, Phoenix Water Services

12:15 – 12:25 pm

Audience Polling: Share Thoughts About Future Directions

12:25 – 12:30 pm

Closing Remarks