Water for People and the Environment

A Regional Conference for South Texas Saturday, October 13, 2001 - University Center, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

8:00-8:30 Registration/Check-in

8:30-8:45 Welcome & Overview of Conference Pat Suter, Coastal Bend Regional Group of the Sierra Club, Ken Kramer, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club

8:45-9:15 Planning for Regional Water Needs - Coastal Bend, Lavaca, & Rio Grande Regional Water Plans: An Overview Presenter: Mary Kelly, Texas Center for Policy Studies

9:15-10:30 Meeting Environmental Water Needs: Water for Fish & Wildlife Moderator: Myron Hess, National Wildlife Federation Presenters: Instream Flows - David Bradsby, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Freshwater Inflows for Fisheries - Pam Baker, Environmental Defense, Freshwater Inflows to Nueces Bay - Ray Allen, Coastal Bend Bays Foundation

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-noon Economic and Environmental Impacts of Water Projects Moderator: Sheril Smith, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club Presenters: Guadalupe Diversions & Impacts on Waterfowl - Tom Stehn, Aransas NWR The Brownsville Weir & the Rio Grande - Johnny French Additional speaker to be confirmed

Noon-1:00 Lunch Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Carlos Truan, Texas Senate

1:00-2:00 Minimizing the Demand for Water Moderator: To be confirmed Presenters: Municipal & Domestic Water Conservation - Yolanda Maruffo, City of Corpus Christi Water Department Drought Management - Kenneth Tobin, Center for Earth & Environmental Studies, Texas A&M International University Agricultural Water Conservation - Bill Harris, TX Water Resources Institute

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-3:30 Emerging & Evolving Water Issues in Texas Moderator: Andrew Ernest, South Texas Environmental Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Presenters: Groundwater Management & Modeling -Rick Hay, Center for Water Supply Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Desalination - Bill Norris, NRS Consulting Engineers Water Reuse - Speaker to be confirmed Water Marketing - Mark MacLeod, Environmental Defense

3:30-4:00 Public Participation in Water Decisions/Wrap-Up Presenters: Speaker to be confirmed

Ken Kramer, Sierra Club