Friday, 10:30-12:00
Grand Ballroom II
5A: Dealing with Growth II: Moderated Discussion
Moderator: Kathy Jacobs, Arizona Water Institute; panelists from previous
session
- How do you handle urban water demand and growth while still supporting
other uses/values?
- Why can't we say "no" to development? Who should/could say "no"?
- What are the impediments to regional planning?
- Where do the disconnects between sectors lie? Who is not communicating
and could better address these issues?
- How can we work with The Slow Gears of Regulatory Change?
Grand Ballroom I
5B: Energy/Water Initiatives at the Arizona Water Institute
Moderator: Chuck Graf, Arizona Water Institute
- Christopher Scott, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University
of Arizona
Water and Energy Management Challenges on the Arizona-Mexico Border
- Michael Pasqualetti, Arizona State University
Characterization of AZ Energy/Water Issues
- James Androwski, Northern Arizona University
Regional Assessment of Wind-Powered Desalination Opportunities in
the Southwestern U.S.
- Dennis Shirley, Montgomery and Associates
Power Generation, CO2 production, and the Search for
CO2 Sequestration Sites in Deep Saline Aquifers in Northeastern
Arizona
Indigo Room
5C: Riparian Preservation
Moderator: Thomas Meixner, University of Arizona Dept. of Hydrology
and Water Resources
- Jeanmarie Haney, The Nature Conservancy
Developing Flow-Ecology Science to Support Decision-Making in the
Verde River Watershed, Arizona
- Holly Richter, The Nature Conservancy
Adaptive Management of Groundwater Resources Toward Sustainable
Yield Along the San Pedro River
- Andrew Hautzinger, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Ecosystem Flow Requirements for the Bill Williams River, Arizona,
USA: A Sustainable Rivers Project
- Andy Laurenzi, Sonoran Institute
Sustainable Water Management: Guidelines for Meeting the Needs of
People and Nature in the Arid West
Verbena Room
5D: Southwest Regional Efforts
Moderator: Juliet McKenna, Montgomery & Associates
- Terri Sue Rossi, Central Arizona Project
Regional Municipal Water Demand and Supply: Where the Lines Cross
for Central Arizona
- Karl Kohloff, HDR Engineering
Beyond the Colorado River: Is an International Water Augmentation
Consortium in Arizona's Future?
- James Davenport, Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Softening the Divides: The Seven Colorado River Basin States' Recommendation
to the Secretary of the Interior Regarding Lower Basin Shortage Guidelines
and the Operation of Lakes Mead and Powell in Low Reservoir Conditions
- Dave Brandon, NOAA, National Weather Service
NOAA's Integrated Water Resource Services - Supporting NIDIS in
the Southwest U. S.
