| 4-State Water Forum Agenda | |||||||||
| March 29-30 2007 | |||||||||
| Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||||
| Sponsored by the CSREES Southern Region Water Resources Project | |||||||||
| List of Attendees | |||||||||
| Thursday Mar 29th | |||||||||
| 8:00 AM | Intro - Welcome, Charge to the Group | Mike Smolen | |||||||
| 1 | 8:30 AM | Water Rights Across the Region | Larry Sanders | ||||||
| Edward C. Swaim, General Council, AR Nat. Resources Comm. | |||||||||
| Brian Hurd, Professor NMSU - NM priority water rights law | |||||||||
| Ron Kaiser, Professor - TAMU - Texas | |||||||||
| Duane Smith, Exec Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board | |||||||||
| 10:00 AM | Break | ||||||||
| 2 | 10:30 AM | Academia's Contribution to Water Policy-What do decisionmakers need from research and education? | Craig Runyan | ||||||
| Mr. Joe Stell, Former NM State Representative and Legislative Committee for Water & Natural Resources Chair | |||||||||
| Van Kozak, Ag Advisor to Administrator, USEPA Region VI | |||||||||
| Mr. Dave Dillon, State Water Plan Director, OK Water Resources Board | |||||||||
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | ||||||||
| 3 | 1:00 PM | Issues of Water Policy - State to State | Mike Smolen | ||||||
| Frank Ward - New Mexico | |||||||||
| Mike Smolen - Professor, OSU | |||||||||
| Tom Riley, Director Public Policy, UA | |||||||||
| Ron Kaiser, Professor - TAMU | |||||||||
| 2:30 PM | Break | ||||||||
| 4 | 3:00 PM | State Water Planning Processes | Bruce Lesikar | ||||||
| Anne Watkins, Special Assistant to the NM State Engineer | |||||||||
| David Meesey, Water Resources Planning Leader, TX Water Dev. Board | |||||||||
| Steve Loop, Engineer, State Water Planning Division, AK Nat. Resources Comm. | |||||||||
| Evening | Dinner (Bricktown Brewery) Dutch Treat | ||||||||
| Friday March 30th | |||||||||
| 5 | 8:00 AM | Education Role in Water Planning | Leeann DeMouche | ||||||
| Bob Mahler, University of Idaho - The CSREES Survey | |||||||||
| Leeann DeMouche, New Mexico State University, Water Literacy | |||||||||
| 9:30 AM | Break | ||||||||
| 6 | 9:45 AM | Deliberative Processes in Policy Education | Lorrie Barr | ||||||
| Leland McDaniel, OSU Extension, Deliberative Forums | |||||||||
| Rossana Alvarez, NMSU, Open Systems Theory | |||||||||
| Sue Tate, Admin. Office of the OK Supreme Court, Alt. Dispute Resolution | |||||||||
| 7 | 11:00 AM | Wrap-up and Reactions - Academics and Decisionmakers | Mike Smolen | ||||||
| 12:00 PM | Adjourn | ||||||||