Overview

Water is an essential economic and environmental resource for Washington State. Our water supplies are under ever-increasing pressure to meet the out-of-stream needs of agriculture and growing communities, while simultaneously meeting the in-stream needs of fish and other aquatic resources. Managing our water resources efficiently to meet current and future demands involves changing and transferring existing water rights to align with new needs. Join us to explore a wide range of issues affecting Washington’s primary means of meeting future demand -- water rights changes and transfers.

These Topics Will be Covered:

• Special Presentation by Ted Sturdevant, Ecology Director, WA State Department of Ecology:
  “A New Vision for the State of Washington Replacing Water Wars with Water Wins for People and Fish”
• Water Rights and Water Rights Transfers 101
• Case Law Update
• Panel Discussion – The Orondo Fruit Company and Painted Summer Hills Cases
• Legislative Update
• Water Banking and Water Trusts
• Temporary Water Rights Transfers for Development
• Wineries and Agriculture Development in Washington State

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This seminar must be downloaded and viewed before it expires on September 27, 2013.
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Credits: See the credit section for full information
WA MCLE - 7.0 Hours of Self-Study Credit
OR CLE - 7.25 CLE Credits
CA CLE - 7.5 Hours in the Area of Admiralty and Maritime Law
AICP/APA - 7.25 CM Credits
WA Waterworks Operator - 0.7 CEU Credits
Paralegal - 7.25 CLE Credits

Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
State and Municipal Officials
Land Owners
Farmers/Ranchers
Environmentalists
Utility Managers
Planners
Real Estate Developers and Professionals

Agenda

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Faculty

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Maia D. Bellon, Program Co-Chair, currently serves as Director for the Washington State Department of Ecology. Prior to joining Ecology, she served as an Assistant Attorney General with the Ecology Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office where she represented the Water Resources Program before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, superior and appellate courts.

Mark T. Peterson, Program Co-Chair, is co-founder of Peterson & Marquis Law Office. His practice has emphasized water rights and water purveyor issues for 20 years. He is general counsel to several water districts and has provided special counsel to numerous municipal, private and agricultural water providers. He has also served on the Chelan County Water Conservancy Board.

Robert Barwin, PE, is a professional engineer with 34 years of experience in the Washington State Department of Ecology's Water Resources and Water Quality programs. He currently leads Ecology’s Water Right Acquisition Program.

Bill Clarke, Clarke Law, is an attorney and lobbyist in Olympia, Washington representing clients in the Washington State Legislature, before state agencies and local governments, as well as in environmental and land use permitting and appeals.

William M. Ferry is the Water Rights and Adjudication Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation in the Columbia-Cascades Area Office in Yakima. Previously, he was an Attorney Advisor in the Interior Boise Field Solicitors Office and a Special Attorney to the United States Department of Justice representing the Bureau of Land Management in the Snake River Basin Adjudication.

Debi Freudenthal is the Environmental Coordinator with the South Central Region Environmental Office of the Washington State Department of Transportation. One of her responsibilities is acting as the agency’s water right expert and managing WSDOT-owned water rights program. Priot to this, she worked for local government agencies as a land use and environmental planner.

Brian J. Iller is a partner with Rettig Osborne Forgette O’Donnell Iller & Adamson LLP. He graduated from the University of Washington Law School in 1986 and immediately began work on agricultural issues and soon became involved in water rights and Endangered Species Act issues on behalf of farmers.

Jacqueline Klug is the Section Manager of the Water Resources Program for the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Northwest Regional Office. This position oversees water right permitting, well construction, and administration and enforcement of water resource laws for seven counties. She has worked for the Department of Ecology for eleven years. Her work experience for the agency includes watershed planning, salmon recovery planning, rule-writing and water right permitting.

Sarah E. Mack is a partner with Tupper Mack Wells PLLC. She practices in the areas of land use, natural resources and environmental law, with an emphasis on project permitting and environmental review, water rights, and administrative and judicial appeals. She represents developers of resorts, energy projects, municipal water supply facilities, and commercial projects throughout Washington.

Stephen H. North is an Assistant Attorney General with the Ecology Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office in Olympia. Since 2001, he has served in the Water Resources Section of the Ecology Division. He provides client advice and litigation support on a broad array of issues including water right permitting, changes and transfers of water rights, municipal water rights, trust water rights, relinquishment and instream flow rulemaking.

Lisa Pelly, Director of Washington Water Project for Trout Unlimited, has over two decades of experience working collaboratively on water and natural resource issues. She serves on the boards of Columbia River Advisory Group, Washington Environmental Council and Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition. Past experience includes serving on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Thomas M. Pors is the principal of Law Offices of Thomas M. Pors in Seattle. He focuses on water rights development, transfers, permitting and sales; municipal water system planning; water system regulatory compliance and project permitting; resort, agriculture and industrial water supply issues; land use permitting and appeals; and litigation, including water right appeals and constitutional issues.

Alan M. Reichman is an Assistant Attorney General for the Ecology Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. He serves as Section Manager of the Water Resources Section of the Ecology Division, and is lead counsel to Ecology’s Water Resources Program.

Ted Sturdevant was appointed Director for the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) in November 2009. The Department of Ecology is the state’s primary environmental agency, with programs addressing water quality and quantity, air quality, solid, hazardous and nuclear waste, oil spill prevention and response, and shoreline and wetland protection. Ecology has approximately 1,500 employees and an operating budget of $446 million.

Matthew D. Wells is a member of the firm Tupper Mack Wells PLLC. He is an environmental and natural resources compliance attorney with a focus on marine and fresh water resource issues. He regularly represents public and private sector clients in regulatory proceedings and private negotiations.

Credits

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This seminar is approved for the following credits

WA MCLE
This course is approved by the Washington State Bar for 7.0 general hours of Washington MCLE credit. Self-Study credit may be available.

This course has been approved for 7.0 hours of Washington MCLE self-study credit by the Washington State Bar.

OR CLE
This course is approved by the Oregon State Bar for 7.25 General CLE credits. - The Seminar Group is an Accredited Sponsor.

CA CLE
This course has been approved by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California for 7.5 hours in the area of Admiralty and Maritime Law.

WA Real Estate Appraiser
This course is approved with the State of Washington, Dept. of Licensing, Real Estate Appraisers Section, for 8.5 classroom hours.

APA
This course has been approved by the American Planning Association for 7.25 CM Credits.

WA Waterworks Operator
This course has been approved by Washington Certification Services for 0.7 CEU credits.

Paralegal
This seminar has been approved by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for 7.25 hours of Continuing Legal Education 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

Fees

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Single Registration	$620.00
2 or more (each)	$595.00
Government Employee	$520.00
Non-Profit / NGO	$520.00
New Associate	$485.00
Paralegal	$485.00
Student	$372.00
Printed Course Materials	$125.00
DVD Homestudy	$645.00
CD Homestudy	$645.00
Downloadable Course Materials	$100.00
On Demand (All Sessions)	$620.00
On Demand Session 1	$91.00
On Demand Session 2	$91.00
On Demand Session 3	$91.00
On Demand Session 4	$68.00
On Demand Session 5	$68.00
On Demand Session 6	$91.00
On Demand Session 7	$91.00
On Demand Session 8	$91.00

Fee Description

Cancellation Policy

We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 9/21/2012.

Location

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Washington State Convention Center

800 Convention Place Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: 206-694-5000

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