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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?
bullet Platte River Cooperative Agreement - Jim Cook, Legal Counsel, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
bulletArkansas Shiner Habitat - John Williams, Advisor to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
bulletPiping Plover Critical Habitat - Ron Bishop, General Manager, Central Platte NRD
11:30 a.m. Conserving Groundwater at the Field Level
bullet Relay Cropping - Dean Krull, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Project
12:00 p.m. Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Groundwater Management the Texas Way: Two Perspectives
bullet Overview of TX Groundwater Management - Dr. Bruce Lesikar, Texas A&M Cooperative Extension
bullet Joint Planning Process - Luana Buckner, Manager, Medina County Groundwater Management District
2:00 p.m. Making Every Gallon Count by Counting Every Gallon:
bullet Accounting for Conservation Water Savings - Karrie Penningtion, USDA-NRCS
bullet Water Losses from Canal Systems in Nebraska Panhandle - Wayne Kress, USGS
3:05 p.m. Groundwater Transfers: Competing Demands for Limited Resources
bullet Exporting Groundwater for Municipalities - C.E. Williams , Manager, Panhandle Groundwater Management District
bullet Aquifer Storage and Recovery - Mike Mahoney, Manager, Evergreen Groundwater Management District
bullet Sunflower River Stream Flow Augmentation - Dr. Dean Pennington, Manager, Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Groundwater Management District
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
bullet Overview of Paperless Office - Jean Friends-Tait, Papio-Missouri River NRD
bulletCase Study in GMD #4 - Wayne Bossert, Manager, Kansas Groundwater Management District #4
10:00 a.m. Past, Present and Future
bullet C.E. Williams, Manager, Panhandle Groundwater Management District
bulletTom Cech, Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
bullet Dr. Dean Pennington, Manager, Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Groundwater Management District
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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