(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)
Attorneys, real estate professionals, governmental and tribal officials, planners, consultants, engineers, land owners and developers
Controversial and complicated issues relating to land use, development and growth management are not limited to the Puget Sound area. Population, job growth and new industries are showing strong trends east of the Cascades as well. Eastern Washington's deadlines for Growth Management Act jurisdictions are either already here or happening in the near future. Other state and federal statutes and regulatory programs apply across the state; for example- the endangered species act, clean water act, and water rights statutes, climate change analysis under SEPA and critical areas under the Growth Management Act.
These problems and the laws adopted to address them, are posing new challenges for local communities struggling to plan for growth and the changing use of land. Bringing a high level of expertise from both east and west of the Cascades, this conference is intended not just for lawyers, but also for land owners, developers, government staff and officials and others working with or interested in negotiating the intricate and overlapping regulations that apply to the use of real property.
~ Jesse D. Nolte, Esq. and Terese (T.C.) Neu Richmond, Esq., Program Co-Chairs
Jesse D. Nolte, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Walla Walla County / Walla Walla, WA
Terese (T.C.) Neu Richmond, Esq., Program Co-Chair
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Key Growth Management Act cases; Implications of the Skagit County case for Eastern Washington
Alan D. Copsey, Esq.
Washington State Office of the Attorney General / Olympia, WA
Key recent land use and environmental cases: Practical applications
Terese (T.C.) Neu Richmond, Esq., Program Co-Chair
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Analysis of statutes including the Growth Management Act and the Municipal Water Law and updates on related litigation including constitutional challenge to the MWL
Tadas A Kisielius, Esq.
GordonDerr LLP / Seattle, WA
Ecology's moratorium on drilling on the shallow aquifer and its extension to exempt wells: Kittitas and Skagit County approaches; update on what is happening in the Columbia basin
Derek Sandison, P.E., Central Regional Director
Washington State Department of Ecology / Yakima, WA
Water Banking/Water Exchanges in Washington: Examining other states' systems and possible solutions and obstacles for such systems in Washington
Jesse D. Nolte, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Walla Walla County / Walla Walla, WA
Demystifying the consultation process; what municipalities need to know; tribal issues and cooperation between Washington, Idaho, and Oregon entities; update on Department of Transportation litigation and the extent to which it affects local government
James M. Lynch, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP / Seattle, WA
William O. Vogel, Fish & Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Lacey, WA
Case study of Walla Walla County's approach to resolving the issue
Cathy Schaeffer, Director, Watershed Planning Department
Walla Walla Community College / Walla Walla, WA
State Perspective
William Neve, Water Master
Washington State Department of Ecology / Walla Walla, WA
Agricultural perspective
Richard J. Ducharme
Dayton, WA
Environmental perspective
Kevin Scribner, Basin Advocate
Walla Walla Watershed Alliance / Walla Walla, WA
Tribal perspective
Jennifer Hudson, Esq., Vice President
Pac/West Communications / Walla Walla, WA
Sponsored by GordonDerr LLP
Wetlands update and implications of Ecology's new stormwater permit: Tips for cities and counties to get their facilities in line with the new requirements including compliance strategies for urban growth
Overview of the legal issues
James A. Tupper, Jr., Esq.
Tupper Mack Brower PLLC / Seattle, WA USA
State policy perspecitive
David J. Duncan, Municipal Stormwater Permit Manager
Washington State Department of Ecology / Olympia, WA
Local government implementation perspective
Hal Thomas, Public Works Director
Walla Walla Public Works / Walla Walla, WA
Practical tips for effective implementation
John Knutson, P.E., Senior Associate
Otak, Inc. / Yakima, WA
How environmental review is changing to address greenhouse gas impacts and why this is signigicant for development in Eastern Washington.
Richard L. Settle, Esq.
Foster Pepper PLLC / Seattle, WA
Susan E. Drummond, Esq.
Foster Pepper PLLC / Seattle, WA
The role of transportation in Washington's overall carbon emissions and mitigation alternatives in Eastern Washington where transportation issues are so different from Western Washington; tying wind and solar electric generation to development projects
Laura J. Watson, Esq, Assistant Attorney General
Washington State Attorney General's Office / Olympia, WA
Ruckelshaus Center's study and recommendations for effective processes
V. Lane Rawlins, Ph.D., President Emeritus, Professor and Interim Director
William D. Ruckelshaus Center / Pullman, WA
Balancing GMA Goals: Viability of the Skagit County approach to preserving agricultural lands; lessons from other jurisdictions
Ryan Walters, Esq., Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Skagit County Prosecutor's Office / Mount Vernon, WA
Converting agricultural lands to other uses and mineral resource designations
John David Mastin, Esq.
Mastin & Mastin PLLC / Walla Walla, WA
Use of agricultural zoned lands for wetlands banking
Christina Merten, P.E., Ecology Wetland Baking Specialist
Washington State Department of Ecology / Bellevue, WA
Lessons from recent winery development projects
Michael T. Reynvaan, Esq.
Perkins Coie LLP / Seattle, WA
The potential impact of climate change on the region's wine industry
Kevin R. Pogue, Ph.D., Manager
Vinterra Consulting PLLC / Walla Walla, WA
There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders
This program qualifies for 13.25 WA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $905. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Jesse D. Nolte, Program Co-Chair and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Walla Walla County, represents County elected officials and departments regarding a variety of municipal law matters with an emphasis on land use and environmental law. Previously, he was law clerk to the Honorable John M. Melanson, who presides over the State of Idaho's Snake River Basin Adjudication.
Terese (T.C.) Richmond, Program Co-Chair and partner at GordonDerr LLP, has experience representing state and local governmental agencies focusing on environmental law, land use and water law, with an emphasis on policy. Previously she was senior counsel for Washington Attorney General's Office-University of Washington Division and was a Special Assistant to the Govenor (WA).
Alan D. Copsey, Assistant Attorney General with the Washington State Office of Attorney General, advises and represents the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
Susan E. Drummond, partner at Foster Pepper PLLC, focuses on land use, renewable energy and sustainable development projects. She is experienced in local, state and federal permitting and code development, assists Klickitat County with developing a renewable energy permitting structure and oversees its environmental review.
Dick Ducharme was a Governmental Affairs Consultant working on land use legislation before the Washington State Legislature. He participated in drafting and developing Washington's Growth Management Act and Washington Watershed Planning Act. He is a member of the Snake River Salmon Recovery Board.
David J. Duncan is Municipal Stormwater Permit Manager for Washington State Department of Ecology's Eastern Region Water Quality Program. He has worked in the Stormwater Program and Permit Writing Teams for Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit and Industrial Stormwater General Permit.
Jennifer Hudson, Vice President and in-house counsel at Pac/West Communications, was Water Rights Policy Analyst for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, with an emphasis on Walla Walla Basin water management issues.
Tadas A. Kisielius, GordonDerr LLP, specializes in litigation over land use and permitting issues. He has participated in administrative adjudicative proceedings, including appearances before the Growth Management Hearings Board, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Shoreline Hearings Board and the Boundary Review Board.
John Knutson, Senior Associate with Otak's Water Resources Group, focuses on stormwater and flood management and leads projects involving stormwater R&D and complex intergovernmental resource management efforts.
James M. Lynch, of counsel with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, focuses on regulatory compliance, environmental law and advises industry associations on ESA compliance and permitting.
David J. Masten, partner at Mastin & Mastin PLLC, focuses on water law, public policy, and environmental consulting. Previously, he served in the Washington State House of Representatives for six terms, where he held a variety of leadership capacities including Majority Leader.
Christina Merten, P.E., is a Wetland Banking Specialist in the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program at DOE. She provides technical assistance on wetland mitigation bank applications and assists in managing the state's pilot program.
William Neve, Watermaster for the Washington State Department of Ecology, works out of the Walla Walla Field Office. He covers Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties, where his duties include regulation, enforcement, public information, permitting and representing the Water Resource Program on various local and regional groups and committees.
Kevin R. Pogue, Ph.D., Professor at Whitman College in the Geology Department, and Manager of Vinterra Consulting PLLC, is co-author of a field guide to the geology of Southern Washington. His essay on the relationship between the Missoula floods and viticulture is included in "Washington: The State of Wine".
V. Lane Rawlins, Ph.D., President Emeritus and Professor of Economic Sciences at Washington State University, was Interim Director of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center.
Michael T. Reynvaan, partner at Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on labor and employment law and the wine industry, heads their Wine Industry Practice Group and is named one of "Washington's Super Lawyers" in Washington Law & Politics and listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Derek Sandison, Central Regional Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology, was project manager and SEPA-responsible official for the Columbia River Basin Management Environmental Impact Statement.
Cathy Schaeffer, Director of Watershed Planning Department for Walla Walla County, is responsible for administering the bi-state Habitat Conservation Planning Effort, facilitating development of the Walla Walla Instream Flow Rule and integrating watershed planning processes on the Washington State side of Walla Walla River Basin.
Kevin Scribner, Basin Advocate for the Walla Walla Watershed Alliance, is experienced in natural resource planning and management, community cultural development, alternative food systems, ecological restoration and commercial fishing.
Richard L. Settle, of counsel at Foster Pepper PLLC, practices land use and environmental law, including SEPA/NEPA law and litigation. He wrote "The Washington State Environmental Policy Act, A Legal and Policy Analysis".
Hal Thomas, Public Works Director for the City of Walla Walla, focuses on water issues, and was one of the founders of Eastern Washington Stormwater Group that coordinated with DOE to recognize the diversity between Eastern and Western Washington.
James A. Tupper Jr., partner at Tupper Mack Brower PLLC, focuses on environmental and land use law, with an emphasis on water quality, water resources, and shoreline development. He is recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics.
William O. Vogel, Biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is responsible for monitoring compliance of all completed HCPs in Washington. He was part of the multi-agency task force established to develop Habitat Conservation Plans in the Northwest, and was project leader on Plum Creek Cascades and WDNR State trust lands, two of the largest and then most controversial HCPs in Washington.
Ryan Walters, Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Skagit County, represents Skagit County on land use and environmental law, including climate change. He also coordinates the county’s involvement in the Ruckelshaus Center SSB 5248 process relating to critical areas' protection on agricultural lands.
Laura Watson, Assistant Attorney General and Section Manager with the Ecology Division of the Attorney General's Office, represents the Department of Ecology on climate change, shorelines, water quality and oil spills.
