Conference Schedule
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Early Registration
Thursday, February 23, 2006
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome/Introduction to the Conference
Chair, ABA Water Resources Committee:
Adam W. Gravley, Buck & Gordon LLP, Seattle, WA
Program Co-Chairs:
David R.E. Aladjem, Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento, CA
Reagan L.B. Desmond, Ball Janik LLP, Bend, OR
8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Plenary Presentation 1: Who Owns the Water?
These panelists will debate which parties own water developed through federal irrigation projects, particularly once a federal project is paid out.
Moderator:
Alf W. Brandt, Assembly Committee on Water, Parks & Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Panelists:
Steven L. Hernandez, Hubert & Hernandez, P.A., Las Cruces, NM
Clifford Lee, California Department of Justice, San Francisco, CA
Nancie G. Marzulla, President, Marzulla & Marzulla, Washington, DC
Christopher Rich, Office of the Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Salt Lake City, UT
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Plenary Presentation 2: What is an Adequate Water Supply?
This panel will examine how communities decide if they have an adequate water supply to support increasing development and expanding populations.
Moderator:
Robert H. "Bo" Abrams, Professor of Law, Florida A&M University College of Law, Orlando, FL
Panelists:
Melinda Kassen, Director, Colorado, Trout Unlimited Colorado Water Project, Boulder, CO
William J. Hasencamp, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
James G. Moose, Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley, LLP, Sacramento, CA
12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
John C. Cruden  , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Dept. of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Due to scheduling conflicts, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano will be unable to attend. The Conference Organizers are pleased to announce that John C. Cruden, U.S. Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, will present the Keynote Address.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 1A: How Will Water Institutions Adapt to Growth?
These panelists will seek to answer the question: how can institutions successfully adapt to pressures on water supplies from population growth?
Moderator:
Celeste Cantu, Executive Officer, California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA
Panelists:
Hamlet J. "Chips" Barry, III, Manager, Denver Water Department, Denver, CO
John E. Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, CO
Clive J. Strong, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Idaho Attorney General, Boise, ID
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 1B: Is the ESA Constitutional?
This special session will simulate a moot court-style debate of the constitutionality of the Endangered Species Act.
Moderator:
Roderick E. Walston, Best, Best & Krieger LLP, Walnut Creek, CA
Panelists:
Timothy S. Bishop, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Chicago, IL
Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC (invited)
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Session 2A: TMDLs: Implications for Water Supply and Development
The panel will explore potential implications of impaired waters listings and TMDLs on water rights and water supply, as well as efforts to integrate water quantity and quality concerns in the context of TMDL development and implementation.
Moderator:
Reed D. Benson, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, WY
Panelists:
Elise Bacon, Principal, CH2M Hill, Herndon, VA
Michael J. Levy, California State Water Resources Control Board,
Sacramento, CA
Laura Ziemer, Director, Montana Water Project, Coordinator, Western Water Project, Montana Trout Unlimited, Bozeman, MT
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Session 2B: Ethical Development: A Contradiction in Terms?
In an ethics panel specifically tailored to water law practitioners, these speakers will discuss how key ethical issues play out in an ADR process, compared to conventional civil and administrative litigation.
Moderator:
Kate A. Toomey, Deputy Counsel, Utah State Bar, Office of Professional Conduct, Salt Lake City, UT
Panelists:
The Honorable Michael C. Nelson (retired), Phoenix, AZ
V. Heather Sibbison, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC
The Honorable Scott Steffen, Stanislaus County Superior Court, Modesto, CA
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Reception
Friday, February 24, 2006
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