3rd Annual Water Law Conference 2026 - Agenda

3rd Annual Water Law Conference - Speaker Bios

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DAY 1 MATERIALS

SESSION 1 - Water Rights Introduction
Water Law 101 - Jamie Morin
Water Rights 101 - Kaila Anderson

SESSION 2 - Water Rights Processing
Water Conservancy Board - Gene St. Godard
Ecology Review of Conservancy Board Decisions - Chris Kossik

Cost Reimbursement - Program Overview - Dave Christensen
Cost Reimbursement - Consultant Viewpoint- Andy Dunn

KEYNOTE
Creative Currents - Judge Megan K. Murphy

SESSION 3 - The Permit Exemption
Permit exemption (legal context) - Peter Scott
Grant County - Planning with Water in Mind - Michelle Mercer
Groundwater Permit Exemption - Bill Sullivan
Permit Exempt Wells - Spokane - Amy Sumner

 

SESSION 4 - Mid Columbia Basin
SESSION 4 - Moderator Slide Deck (includes each presentation below) - Katherine Taiclet
Water Supply Initiatives Columbia Basin - Kristina Ribellia
Columbia Basin Project Policy - Dave Christensen
Hydropower Water Rights - Kait Schilling

 

DAY 2 MATERIALS

SESSION 1 - Upper Columbia Basin
Upper Columbia Opener - Jessica Kuchan
Tribal Water Nuts and Bolts - Chuck Brushwood
HANDOUT - Tribal Federal Reserved Water Rights_- Nuts and Bolts - Chuck Brushwood
Upper Columbia-The Columbia Basin Project Irrigation Districts - Norm Semanko (NEW UPLOAD TODAY)
Lake Roosevelt Beneficial Uses - Happy Avery (NEW UPLOAD TODAY)

KEYNOTE
Place of Fast Moving Water - Margo Hill (NEW UPLOAD TODAY)
Video Clip - Margo Hill (NEW UPLOAD TODAY)

SESSION 2 - Spokane River
Spokane River Tour - Katelyn Scott
SVRP Aquifer - John Porcello

SESSION 3 - Spokane River - Municipal Water Supplies
Spokane Valley Water Supply - Aaron Dunham
Spokane Water Supply - Beryl Fredrickson (NEW UPLOAD TODAY)
Spokane River– Municipal Water Supplies - Whitworth Cast Study - Gene St. Godard
Spokane County’s Role - Amy Sumner

SESSION 4 - Spokane River – Managing the Basin
The Spokane River Basin - Jaime Short
Tribal Perspective - Brian Crossley (NEW UPLOAD TODAY)
Spokane River FERC Project - Meghan Lunney
Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer - Suzanne Scheidt
Panel Discussion - Katelyn Scott