Wednesday, March 1

KEYNOTE: George Peyton – Director, Texas Water Development Board

PUC Sunset Recap: Emily Johnson – Sunset Advisory Commission

KEYNOTE: Wes Coleman: Programs Director, Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USACE Project Funding Avenues: Tammy Washington and Patricia Anslow – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Federal Affairs Updates: Tom Ray – Lockwood Andrews & Newnam

Water Quality Updates

• TRWD’s Work in the Trinity River - Fort Worth: Rachel Ickert and Woody Frossard - Tarrant Regional Water District
• Federal Update on Petition to EPA: Nathan Vassar - Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
• Lead and Copper Rule Update: Dr. Sunil Kommineni - KIT Professionals

Thursday, March 2

Water Loss in Texas: Jennifer Walker – National Wildlife Federation and Sam Marie Hermitte – Texas Water Development Board

The Latest on Lake Boehmer: Mike Gershon – Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. and Schuylar Wight, III

Joint Planning Update: Natalie Ballew – Texas Water Development Board

Flooding and Water Projects in the Lamar University Center for Resiliency: Dr. Liv Haselbach – Lamar University

Friday, March 3

Endangered Species Committee

• Climate Change and Endangered Species Policy Implications: Paola Bernazzani – ICF
• SARA’s Efforts on Native Mussels: Shaun Donovan – San Antonio River Authority

Sarahs on Session: Highlights from the 88th Legislature: Sarah Kirkle – Texas Water Conservation Association and Sarah Rountree Schlessinger – Texas Water Foundation

A Closer Look at the SAWS Water Management Plan: Amy Hardberger – Texas Tech School of Law - Center for Water Law & Policy, Karen Guz – San Antonio Water System and Steven Siebert – San Antonio Water System

Case Law Updates: Christa Lopez-Reynolds – Trinity River Authority and Stephen Tatum – Tarrant Regional Water District