2nd Annual Water Law Seminar – Materials
2nd ANNUAL WATER LAW (May 21 & 22, 2025)
DAY 1 MATERIALS
| Session | Presented By |
| Morning Keynote | Larry Mattson, Department of Ecology, Office of Columbia River |
| Water Code / Water Law 101, Legal Perspective | Kait Schilling, Ogden Murphy Wallace |
| Water Rights 101 | Eric Weber, Landau Associates |
| Tribal Sovereignty and Water Rights | Shona Voeleckers, Yakama Nation Office of Legal Counsel |
| Case Law Update | Steve North, WA Attorney General’s Office |
| What is a Water Master | Kevin Brown and Johnny Jones, Department of Ecology |
| Ecology Strategic Direction in Response to Budget | Ria Berns, Department of Ecology, Water Resources Program |
| Columbia River Drought Program | Scott Turner, Department of Ecology and Dan Haller, Aspect Consulting |
| Aquifer Storage and Recovery - Permitting and Pitfalls | Kevin Lindsey, GeoEngineers |
| RoundTable: Case Law Retrospective, How Did We Get Here? | Sarah Mack, Foster Garvey; Adam Gravley, Van Ness Feldman; Bill Clarke, Clarke Law; James Davenport, JHDavenport; Moderator, Jamie Morin, Confluence Law |
DAY 2 MATERIALS
| Session | Presented By |
| Science in the Courts | Judge David S. Mann, Division I Court of Appeals |
| Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), New Rules for Appeals & Practice Tips for Appearing before PCHB | Chris Swanson, PCHB Board Member |
| Columbia River Treaty Overview and Update | Norm Semanko, Parsons Behle & Latimer, and Jaime Short, Department of Ecology |
| Water Reuse: Water Rights Considerations | Natalie Reid, Van Ness Feldman |
| Industrial Reuse Water Permitting in Washington - Saltanovitz | Katie Saltanovitz, Landau Associates, and Ian Toevs, Lamb Weston |
| Agricultural Conserved Water - Water Rights and Impairment | Chad Stuart, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Shane Leonard, Kennewick Irrigation District |
| Artificially Stored Groundwater - Legal Considerations | Norm Semanko, Parsons Behle & Latimer, and Jaime Short, Department of Ecology |
| Round Table: Addressing Governor Ferguson’s Housing Initiative and Water Availability
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Moderator: Dave Andersen, Department of Commerce Panelists: Ria Berns, Department of Ecology; WDOH; Marlene Feist, City of Spokane; Aaron Dunham, WHC Attorneys; Tim Trohimovich, Futurewise |