Water is a vital resource that is under pressure from increasing demands. Who has it, who needs it, who has too much, who has too little. Who wants to buy, sell or transfer water rights - and how you accomplish this – is the focus of this important conference. Please join us and our outstanding faculty as we explore:
Thank you to the Seminar Co-Sponsors
WestWater Research and
ENTRIX.
Seminar Co-Sponsor:
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
State and Municipal Officials
Land Owners
Farmers/Ranchers
Environmentalists
Utility Managers
Planners
Real Estate Developers and Professionals
Friday, May. 21, 2010
| 9:00 | Introduction, Overview and Welcome |
K&L Gates LLP
| 9:10 | To Play or Not to Play ~ Water Rights
Transfers as a Source of Supply |
Obtaining water for industrial, commercial,
residential, agriculture or environmental purposes;
Contracting for water supply; Obtaining
and transferring water rights
K&L Gates LLP
| 9:30 | Public and Environmental Acquisition
Programs |
• State, BPA and federal water rights acquisition
programs; How Ecology and the water trusts
work together with
funders; The trust water
rights program; How funding partnerships can
achieve multiple objectives
Envir. Eng., Water Resources
Washington State Department of Ecology
• Taneum Creek Project
Washington Water Trust
• Northland Resources, Cle Elum
Cascadia Law Group PLLC
| 11:00 | Surviving the Transfer Process |
• Local pre-approval mechanisms; Yakama
Water Transfer Working Group
as working
model of early issue vetting and stakeholder
involvement
Yakama Nation
• County Conservancy Boards; How to make
the best case to conservancy boards;
Keeping an eye on Ecology review
Water/Irrigation Div. Mgr.,
City of Yakima, Washington
Water Resources Spec.,
Pacific Groundwater Group
• Ecology review and PCHB appeals; Negotiating
the Ecology review timeline and remand
process;
Building and defending the record
Gordon Derr LLP
Key PCHB and appellate decisions affecting transfers, including acceptability of mitigation
Attorney General’s Office, Ecology Div., State of Washington
Valuing water rights and managing transfer
costs/cost risks
WestWater Research LLC
| 3:15 | Case Studies ~ Water Rights for Mining and Wineries/Vineyards |
• Buying/selling and transferring water rights for mining
Golder Associates, Inc.
• Buying/selling and transferring water rights for wineries/vineyards
Cascadia Law Group PLLC
| 4:15 | Questions and Answers |
Matthew D. Wells, Program Chair, is a partner with K&L Gates LLP. His practice centers around environmental and land use law counseling and litigation, and emphasizes marine and fresh water issues. He has nearly 15 years of experience representing public and private clients on issues related to water rights and water quality, infrastructure project environmental review and permitting.
Susan Adams, Executive Director of Washington Water Trust, has over 20 years of executive management, policy development, facilitation and negotiation experience with private, public and nonprofit organizations working on natural resource issues.
Robert Barwin, PE, is an Environmental Engineer in the Water Resources Program of the Washington State Department of Ecology. His current position involves working with Washington Water Trust and Trout Unlimited to acquire water rights for environmental purposes.
Maia Bellon is an assistant attorney general for the Washington Attorney General’s Office representing the Department of Ecology’s Water Resources Program before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, superior and appellate courts.
David Brown is the Water and Irrigation Division Manager for the City of Yakima, Washington. He worked and trained in the water and wastewater field in the US Air Force from 1972 to 1981, and has written and taught many water-related training courses.
Carl Einberger is a Senior Consultant and a licensed hydrogeologist with Golder Associates, Inc., responsible for multidisciplinary water resource project planning, management, and technical support. He has worked as a consultant in Washington State for over 20 years.
Tadas A. Kisielius, an attorney with GordonDerr LLP, counsels public and private clients on issues pertaining to land use, water, and environmental law. His water law practice includes permitting of new appropriations, transfers and changes of existing water rights, and water rights transactions.
Tom McDonald, an attorney with Cascadia Law Group PLLC in Olympia, has spent many years representing farmers, industries, municipalities and utilities in matters involving water resource management, water rights and water quality, and the Endangered Species Act.
Thomas Ring is a hydrogeologist with the Water Resources Program of the Yakama Nation. He has held this position since 1990 and, in that role, has worked on a variety of projects involving groundwater and surface water quantity and quality, water rights, irrigation and fisheries issues and planning for future water needs.
Harry Seely, a principal with WestWater Research LLC, has 14 years experience in agricultural and water resource economic analysis. Over the last decade, he has applied mathematical programming and econometric analysis techniques to estimate the value of water.
Jill Van Hulle, a Water Resources Specialist with Pacific Groundwater Group, brings a wealth of experience from her 15 years as an Environmental Specialist with the Water Resources Program at Washington Department of Ecology
This seminar is approved for the following credits
Washington State Bar Association
5.75 General CLE Credits
State of Washington, Dept. of Licensing, Real Estate Division
5.5 Hours
State of Washington, Dept. of Licensing, Real Estate Appraiser Section
6.0 Hours
American Planning Association
6.0 Hours
Washington Certification Services
0.6 CEU - Waterworks Operators Credits
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
| Single Registration |
$595.00 |
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| 2 or more (each) |
$570.00 |
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| Government Employee |
$495.00 |
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| Non-Profit / NGO |
$495.00 |
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| New Associate |
$460.00 |
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| Paralegal |
$460.00 |
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| Student |
$347.00 |
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| Printed Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| DVD Homestudy |
$605.00 |
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| CD Homestudy |
$605.00 |
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| Downloadable Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| On Demand (All Sessions) |
$595.00 |
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| On Demand Session 1 |
$35.00 |
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| On Demand Session 2 |
$125.00 |
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| On Demand Session 3 |
$150.00 |
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| On Demand Session 4 |
$75.00 |
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| On Demand Session 5 |
$75.00 |
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| On Demand Session 6 |
$100.00 |
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Fee Description
Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 5/14/2010.
| This seminar is being held at: |
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| Grand Hyatt Seattle |
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721 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
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| Phone: 206-774-6299 |
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A courtesy block of sleeping rooms has been set aside at a group rate until 4/20/10. To reserve, please call (800) 233-1234, ask for The Seminar Group “Group Rate”.
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