2005 Annual Conference

Water and the Environment: The Role of Ecosystem Restoration

"The Water Report" Newsletter - 2005 Water Conference Discussion - A report published in "The Water Report" relating to the key points presented in WRRC's 2005 annual conference - Sharon Megal, Ph.D. (900 KB, Adobe PDF)

FINAL AGENDA

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8:30     Opening Keynote - A National Perspective on Ecosystem Restoration   
Mr. Bill Dawson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Director, Civil Works Planning and Policy -- Environmental Sustainability (5 MB)

9:15     An Overview of Ecosystem Restoration Efforts     
Moderator: Dr. Errol Montgomery, Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Cliff Dahm, Professor, University of New Mexico -- River and riparian restoration in the Southwest: A summary
            from the National River Restoration Science Synthesis (1 MB)
Dr. Julie Stromberg, Associate Professor, Arizona State University -- A few thoughts on riparian ecosystem restoration (1.7 MB)
Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona -- A Look at Ecosystem
            Restoration in Arizona (3 MB)

10:30   Ecosystem Restoration in AZ: Experience from the Field 
Moderator: Dr. George Brooks, Environmental Coordinator, Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project, Gila River Indian
            Community
Mr. Mike Ellegood, Director of Public Works, Transportation Director and Maricopa County Engineer -- River Restoration
             at the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (1 MB)
Ms. Julia Fonseca, Environmental Program Manager, Pima County Flood Control District -- Riparian Restoration—A
            View from the Field
Ms. Karen Williams, Rio Salado Project Coordinator, City of Phoenix -- Rio Salado (3.7 MB)
Mr. Jim Crosswhite, Owner/Rancher, EC Bar Ranch -- Ecosystem Restoration in AZ: Experience from the Field (personal)
Dr. Abe Springer, Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University -- Riparian Ecosystem Restoration Projects of
            the AWPF (1.5 MB)
Mr. Errol Blackwater, Project Support Coordinator, Pima Maricopa Irrigation Project, Gila River Indian Community --
            Riparian Development on Gila River Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project

12:15   Lunch Keynote Address – Governor Napolitano’s Water Policy Priorities for 2005       
            Mr. Alan Stephens, Chief of Staff for Operations, Office of the Governor

1:30     The Legal System as a Tool for Effecting Environmental Policy   
            Moderator: Professor Carol Rose, Visiting Lohse Chair on Water and Natural Resources, Rogers College of
                        Law, University  of Arizona and Tweedy Professor, Yale University
            Ms. Joy Herr-Cardillo, Attorney, Center for Law and the Public Interest
            Mr. Tom McCann, Attorney, Central Arizona Project

2:15     Ongoing Environmental Restoration and Enhancement Efforts in the Verde Watershed           
            Moderator: Mr. Jim Tress, Principal, Westland Resources
            Mr. Paul Cherrington, SRP, Manager of Water Engineering and Transmission -- Roosevelt Habitat Conservation Plan (6 MB)
            Dr. Charles Schlinger, Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University -- Fossil Creek, Arizona – Childs-Irving
                        Decommissioning, Fish Restoration, Research & Monitoring (4.9 MB)
            Dr. Kyle Blasch, Hydrologist, Hydrologic Investigations and Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey – Hydrologic
                        Investigation of the upper and middle Verde Watersheds (2 MB)
            Mr. Pat Graham, Arizona State Director, The Nature Conservancy -- Verde River (.75 MB)

3:30     Lower Colorado River Multispecies Conservation Plan
            Moderator: Ms. Lorri Gray, Deputy Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
            Mr. Bill Werner, Arizona Department of Water Resources -- Water in Arizona (2.7 MB)
            Ms. Perri Benemelis, Water Resource Analyst, City of Phoenix -- The Colorado River: Human Development and
                        Competing Environmental Needs (.5 MB)
            Dr. Francisco Zamora Arroyo, Project Manager, Colorado River Delta Project, The Sonoran Institute -- Conservation
                        Priorities in the Colorado River Delta: What is Missing from the MSCP (3.1 MB)
            Mr. Chris Harris, Administrator, Lower Colorado River Multispecies Conservation Program -- Habitat Restoration
                        Along the Lower Colorado River: Challenges and Opportunities (1.4 MB)

4:30     The Outlook for Funding      
            Moderator: Ms. Carol Erwin, Director, Phoenix Area Office, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
            Mr. Rodney Held, Arizona Water Protection Fund -- Funding Opportunities: Arizona Water Protection Fund (200 KB)
            Mr. Bill Dawson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Director, Civil Works Planning and Policy -- Environmental Sustainability (5 MB)             Ms. Susan Craig, Supervisor, Watershed, Assessment, & Grants Unit, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality – Water
                        Quality Improvement Grant Program (6 MB PowerPoint)
            Mr. David McKay, Arizona State Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA -- Outlook for Funding (.3 MB)

5:00     Close  
 The Honorable Tom O'Halleran, Arizona House of Representatives