2013 Great Basin Water Forum
Tallman Pavilion, Tri-County Fairgrounds
Sierra Street & Coats Street
Bishop, California 93514
Friday, October 18, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
AM
8:00 - 8:30 Registration (pastries, fruit, coffee and tea)
8:30 - 8:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Linda Arcularius, County Supervisor, Inyo County,
California
Steve Bradhurst, Executive Director, Central Nevada
Regional Water Authority
8:40 - 9:20 Panel 1: Discussion on Great Basin Weather and Climate,
with a Focus on Water Supply for the Future
Moderator: Bob Harrington, Ph.D. – Director, Inyo
County Water Department
Presenters:
Kelly Redmond, Ph.D. – Regional Climatologist, Western
Regional Climate Center, and Deputy Director, Desert
Research Institute
Harold Klieforth, Ph.D. – Meteorologist, Researcher and
Explorer
9:20 - 10:30 Panel 2: Discussion on the Los Angeles Aqueduct Project
Monitoring, Management and Mitigation Programs
Moderator: Tim Fesko, County Supervisor, Mono County,
California
Presenters:
Jim Yannotta, Manager of the Aqueduct, Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power
Bob Harrington, Ph.D., Director, Inyo County Water
Department
Ted Schade, Air Pollution Control Officer, Great Basin Air
Pollution Control District
10:30 - 10:50 Break (cookies, brownies, coffee and tea)
10:50 - Noon Panel 3: Discussion on How to Address a Project or
Program That Will Impact the Water Resources of a
Water Basin Shared by Two States
Moderator: Greg James, Attorney and Former Director, Inyo
County Water Department
Presenters:
Stacey Simon, Assistant County Counsel, Mono County,
California
Gary Perea, Vice Chairman, Central Nevada Regional
Water Authority and Former County Commissioner, White
Pine County, Nevada
Rick Carlton, County Commissioner, Juab County, Utah
PM
Noon – 1:00 Lunch: Buffet lunch (sandwiches, salads, dessert and drinks)
1:00 - 1:50 Panel 4: Discussion on How to Address Las Vegas Valley’s
Projected Water Supply Needs
Moderator: Steve Bradhurst, Executive Director, Central
Nevada Regional Water Authority
Presenters:
Alan Butler, Hydrologic Engineer, U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation Lower Colorado River Region
Rob Mrowka, Ecologist and Conservation Advocate, Center
for Biological Diversity
Mike Dunbar, Manager, Emerald Bay Service District
1:50 – 2:00 Closing Remarks
Notes: 1. All times listed on the program are approximate.
2. Any matter recommended by the forum does not represent the position of a forum
attendee’s organization, nor does it require action by a forum attendee’s organization.
3. There will not be a fee to register at the forum and nourishment (drinks and food) will
be provided by the Central Nevada Regional Water Authority.