Water Management on the Upper Green River

Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, Nov. 14-15

Rendezvous Pointe

Friday, Nov. 14

1-1:15 Introduction

Gov. Freudenthal

1:15-2:00 Climate change and its potential impacts on water management

Steve Gray, Wyoming State Climatologist

2 2:40 Pressures of energy development

Ron Surdam, Wyoming State Geologist

2:40-2:55 Groundwater quantity and quality

Ron Surdam, Wyoming State Geologist

2:55 Comment: Energy development and water

K.J. Reddy, UW School of Energy Resources

3:10- 3:30 Break

3:30-4:15 Glaciers and water supply

Charles Love, Geologist, Western Wyoming Community College

TBA

4:15-5 pm Storage: who will step up to pay for it?

Mike Purcell, Director, Wyoming Water Development Commission

5 pm: End for the day

Rendezvous Pointe

5-7 pm Wyoming Water Development Commission open house on storage studies done on Green River

8-8:45 Issues and Challenges from the Colorado River to the Green

Pat Tyrrell, Wyoming State Engineer

8:45-9:30 User panel; needs and pressures

TBA

9:30-9:40 Break

9:40-10:25 Economic value of water in Green River

Ernie Niemi, economist, ECONorthwest, Eugene OR

10:25-11:10 On-ground water management initiatives

TBA

11:10-12:15 Brunch with "topic tables"

( "Topic table" topics will be posted and announced Saturday morning so people can choose what discussions to sit in on for brunch.)

12:15-1 pm Wrap-ups, comments, suggestions

A few selected attendees, and audience

1 pm Closing
Tom Stroock

Last Updated on 10/16/2008 11:04:05 AM