Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly

2008  12th Annual Water Assembly

    Subprime Water Crisis
To Close the Gap, What Will You Give Up?

Saturday, June 14, 2008
Dane Smith Hall, UNM

9:00      Welcome link to presentation
              Carl Moore, facilitator
              
Ed Payne, Water Assembly President

9:10      Introductions & Background link to presentation
                 
Elaine Hebard, Water Assembly Volunteer

9:30      Subprime Economics: The Dollars and Gallons Nexus
               
link to presentation
             Jason Hansen, UNM PhD Candidate in Natural Resource
              & Environmental Economics

9:50      Pueblo of Isleta Viewpoint link to presentation
             Honorable Robert Benevidez, Governor of Isleta Pueblo

10:20    Break  

10:30    Consequences of Too Many Uses link to presentation
              Kathleene Parker

10:45    Consequences of Less Than Prime Water Sources
               
link to presentation
             Bruce Thomson, director of UNM's Water Resources Program

11:00    Perspectives Panel: link to presentation
              Consequences of Impending Water Foreclosures

            Agriculture                    John Shipley
            Environment                  Michael Jensen
            Urban                           Gabe Nims
            Development                 Bob Simon
            Business                       John Hooker

11:45   What have we learned so far?
             Carl More, facilitator

12:00  Elections of Water Assembly Directors
              (Results posted under contact us)

12:15    Lunch  

1:00    What Can/Should Our Politicians Do? link to presentation
           Cisco McSorley, New Mexico State Senator
           Deanna Archuleta, Bernalillo County Commissioner

1.20    Can the State’s Water Planning Help? link to presentation
           Alison Williams, Water Planner, Interstate Stream Commission

1:35   What can we learn from others in arid environments?
           
link to presentation
          Susan Kelly, Asst. Dir., Utton Transboundary Resources Center

2:00  Plenary Discussion:  link to presentation
         Where Can We Be Most Effective?  Narrowing Our Focus
         Carl Moore

3:00  Adjourn

        Assembly Flyer (pdf 193 kb)

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