2011 Ag Water Summit LIVE WEBCAST - select events...SEE BELOW

WEBCASTS WILL BE OF EVENTS IN THE MAIN HALL ONLY

Thursday, December 1 (Thomas M. McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch, Loveland)
7:30 AM – Registration

8:00 AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks 

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• Charlie Bartlett, CAWA Chair/Colorado Corn Growers
• John Stulp, Governor Hickenlooper’s Office/IBCC

8:15 AM – Keynote Speakers 
Moderator - John Stulp

• Mike King, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
• Tony Frank, Colorado State University

9:00 AM - Panel - Moving Ag Water Policy Forward

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Moderator - Robert Sakata, Sakata Farms

• Alex Davis, Vranesh and Raisch, LLP
• Jennifer Gimbel, Colorado Water Conservation Board
• John Salazar, Colorado Department of Agriculture
• Senator Gail Schwartz, Colorado General Assembly
• John Stulp, Governor Hickenlooper’s Office/IBCC

10:00 AM - Break

10:30 AM - Getting it Done: Developing Water Storage and Delivery Projects 

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Moderator - Gene Manuello, Colorado Cattleman’s Association

• Carl Brouwer, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
• Rod Kuharich
• Eric Kuhn, Colorado River District
• Travis Smith, San Luis Valley Irrigation District

11:30 PM - Lunch 
Moderator -Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattleman's Association

• Rick Knight, Colorado State University, "Irrigated Agriculture:
  Provider of Environmental Benefits in a Dry Climate"

1:00 PM – Concurrent Sessions

1a: Facilitated Dialogue on Agriculture Working Productively with Municipalities

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Moderator - Carlyle Currier, Colorado Farm Bureau
Facilitator - MaryLou Smith, Colorado Water Institute

• Darius Allen, Alamosa County Commissioner
• Alan Hamel, Pueblo Board of Water Works
• Frank Jaeger, Parker Water & Sanitation District
• Jon Monson, City of Greeley
• Mark Pifher, City of Aurora
• Rachel Richards, Pitkin County

1b: New Technology for Agricultural Water Efficiency 

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Moderator - Mark Sponsler, Colorado Corn Growers

• Chris Arnold, John Deere
• Trevor Boomstra, Rubicon Systems America, Inc.
• Justin Loeffler, Valmont Pivot
• Chandler Mazour, Monsanto

1c: South Platte Well Measurement Rules
Moderator - John Stencel, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

• Dave Nettles, Colorado Division of Water Resources
• Corey DeAngelis, Colorado Division of Water Resources

2:00 PM - Concurrent Sessions

2a: Facilitated Dialogue on Agriculture Working Productively with Environmental Groups LIVE WEBCAST - SEE ARCHIVES
Moderator - Chris Kraft, Western Dairy Association 
Facilitator - MaryLou Smith, Colorado Water Institute

• Greg Kernohan, Ducks Unlimited
• Drew Peternell, Trout Unlimited
• Jennifer Pitt, Environmental Defense Fund
• Rachel Richards, Pitkin County
• John Sanderson, The Nature Conservancy
• Bob Streeter, Colorado Wildlife Commission
• Gary Wockner, Save the Poudre: Poudre Waterkeeper

2b: Barriers to Alternatives to Agricultural Water Transfers
Moderator - Mel Rettig, CAWA

• Todd Doherty, Colorado Water Conservation Board
• Andy Jones, Lawrence Jones Custer Grasmick LLP
• Bruce Lytle, Lytle Water Solutions
• Mark Pifher, City of Aurora
• James Pritchett, Colorado State University

3:00 PM - Break

3:15 PM - Closing Session - Recent Litigation and Rules Impacting Ag Water LIVE WEBCAST - SEE ARCHIVES
Moderator - Don Shawcroft, Colorado Farm Bureau

• David Robbins, Hill & Robbins, P.C.
• Steve Sims, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
• Dick Wolfe, Colorado Division of Water Resources

4:30 PM – Closing Remarks LIVE WEBCAST - SEE ARCHIVES
Moderator - Ralph Curtis, Colorado Cattleman’s Association

• Craig Beyrouty, Colorado State University
• Charlie Bartlett, CAWA Chair/Colorado Corn Growers

5:00 - Adjourn