WASHINGTON WATER LAW
Conference in Detail
Day 1 - Monday • May 7, 2001
(For Day 2 agenda, click here)
| 8:30 | Introduction and Ten-Year Retrospective |
Jay J. Manning, Esq., Program Co-Chair Marten Brown, Inc. Seattle, WA Joe Mentor, Jr., Esq., Program Co-Chair Mentor Law Group, PLLC Seattle, WA |
| Part I—Recent Developments |
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| 8:45 | PCHB Update |
Alan M. Reichman, Esq. Washington State Office of the Attorney General Olympia, WA |
| 9:15 | Judicial Update Exempt wells; conservancy boards; “The Public Interest” |
Bill Clarke, Esq. Mentor Law Group, PLLC Seattle, WA |
| 10:00 | Break |
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| 10:15 | Policy Update |
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| • Water storage and aquifer recharge | John Bowman Lakehaven Utility District Federal Way, WA |
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| • In-stream flow programmatic EIS |
Clifford D. “Doug” Rushton Washington State Department of Ecology Olympia, WA |
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| 11:00 | Legislative Update |
The Hon. Gary Chandler (R) District 13 Washington State House of Representatives Olympia, WA Josh Baldi Lobbyist Washington Environmental Council Olympia, WA Scott Hazlegrove, Esq. Carney Badley Smith & Spellman, PS Seattle, WA |
| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| Part II—Water for People |
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| 1:30 | Growing Communities |
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| • Water supply and the Growth Management Act |
Dave Williams Association of Washington Cities Olympia, WA |
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| • Municipal water policy for growing communities |
Adam Gravley, Esq. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP Seattle, WA |
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| • Public water system regulations |
Michele Vazquez, Esq. Washington State Department of Health Spokane, WA |
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| 3:00 | Break |
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| 3:15 | Water Rights and Reallocation |
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| • Institutional barriers to water reallocation; water pricing and other transactional considerations |
Joe Mentor, Jr., Esq., Program Co-Chair |
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| • Environmental perspectives on water transfers |
Robert N. Caldwell, Esq. Center for Environmental Law & Policy Seattle, WA |
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| 4:30 | Questions and Answers |
Members of the Faculty |
| 5:00 | Northwest Beer & Wine Reception for Faculty and Attendees |
Sponsored by the firm of Marten Brown, Inc., and the firm of Mentor Law Group PLLC |
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