Transferring Colorado River Rights
Michael Pearce
Director, Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Robert Glennon
Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law

Beyond the Colorado River:
Is an International Water Augmentation Consortium in Arizona’s Future?
Dave Roberts
Manager, Water Rights & Contracts Salt River Project
Karl Kohlhoff
Professional Engineer, HDR Engineering, Inc.

4:00 p.m. Break & Refreshments

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Panel 2:

Managing Water Supply I Mandating Conservation by Arizona’s Private Water Companies
Kris Mayes
Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission

Water Supplies for Rural Arizona Communities: the Challenge of Matching Supply with Demand
Bill Staudenmaier
Shareholder, Ryley Carlock and Applewhite P.A.
Sheryl Sweeney
Shareholder, Ryley Carlock and Applewhite P.A.

5:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Jon Kyl
U.S. Senator for Arizona (invited)

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Courtyard Reception

Saturday, October 7
7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Panel 3:

Managing Water Supply II
Adequate and Assured Water Supply Challenges in Arizona
Carla Consoli
Partner, Lewis and Roca LLP
Robert Glennon
Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy,
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Sharon Megdal
Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona

The Management Plans
Rita Maguire
President, Think AZ

The Constitutionality of Groundwater Management
Ken Hodson
Shareholder, Mariscal Weeks McIntyre and Friedlander P.A.
Maxine Becker
Attorney, Salmon, Lewis and Weldon P.L.C.9:30 a.m. Break & Refreshments

9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Panel 4:

Determining Water Rights Innovations for Regional Supply Reliability:
Tribal Agreements in Arizona
Bonnie G. Colby
Professor, Departments of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Hydrology & Water Resources,
University of Arizona
Rosalind Bark-Hodgins
Ph.D. candidate,
Department of Hydrology & Water Resources,
University of Arizona

Future Indian Water Rights Settlements – Is the Well Dry?
John Weldon
Member, Salmon Lewis & Weldon P.L.C.
Lisa McKnight
Attorney, Salmon Lewis & Weldon P.L.C.

The Adjudications that Ate Arizona Water Law
Joseph Feller
Professor, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

11:15 a.m. Break & Refreshments

11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Panel 5:

Assuring Water Quailty Developments in Toxic Tort Liability for the Quality of Groundwater Served
Jim Derouin
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Dave Nelson
Special Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Surface and Groundwater Quality Regulation
Steve Owens
Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Patrick Cunningham
Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality