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GMDA Conference Notes

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GMDA Annual Conference - "Groundwater Management in a Changing World"

San Antonio, TX     January 15 - 17, 2006

 

Monday - January 16, 2006

8:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
8:45 a.m. Keynote Address - Steve Hall, Assoc. of California Water Agencies
9:30 a.m. Endangered Species and Water Management: Confrontation or Compromise?
  • Arkansas Shiner Habitat - John Williams, Advisor to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
  • Piping Plover Critical Habitat - Ron Bishop, General Manager, Central Platte NRD
11:30 a.m. Conserving Groundwater at the Field Level
12:00 p.m. Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Groundwater Management the Texas Way: Two Perspectives
2:00 p.m. Making Every Gallon Count by Counting Every Gallon:
3:05 p.m. Groundwater Transfers: Competing Demands for Limited Resources
4:00 p.m. State Caucuses
4:45 p.m. GMDA Board of Directors Meeting

 

Tuesday - January 17, 2006

8:30 a.m. Federal Water Issues Update - Bill West, Vice President of NWRA
9:00 a.m. Information Management in the Digital Age: Working Toward the "Paperless" Office
  • Case Study in GMD #4 - Wayne Bossert, Manager, Kansas Groundwater Management District #4
10:00 a.m. Past, Present and Future
10:45 a.m. State Reports
11:15 p.m. GMDA Board Report
12:00 p.m. Board Bus for Optional Tour of Groundwater Remediation Efforts at Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas

 

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