Schedule
2024
Tuesday, March 26th
9:00 AM

Welcome

Nathan Daugs, Cache Water District

Logan, UT

9:00 AM
9:15 AM

Remarks

Craig Buttars, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

Logan, UT

9:15 AM
9:30 AM

Depletion Change From Agricultural Water Optimization

Burdette Barker, Utah State University

Logan, UT

9:30 AM
10:00 AM

Bear River Economic Study

Nathan Daugs, Cache Water District

Logan, UT

10:00 AM
10:30 AM

Governor Bill Signings and Remarks

Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah

Logan, UT

10:30 AM
10:45 AM

Senator Remarks

Scott Sandall, Utah State Senator

Logan, UT

10:45 AM
11:00 AM

Legislative Water Update

Casey Snider, Utah State Representative

Logan, UT

11:00 AM
11:15 AM

Great Salt Lake Update

Brian Steed, Utah State University

Logan, UT

11:15 AM
12:30 PM

Bear River Commission

Don Barnett, Bear River Commission

Logan, UT

12:30 PM
1:00 PM

Water Rights: Bear River Basin Policy Update

Teresa Wilhelmsen, Utah Division of Water Rights

Logan, UT

1:00 PM
1:30 PM

History and Management of the Bear River System

Connely Baldwin, Pacificorp Water Resources

Logan, UT

1:30 PM
2:00 PM

Bear Lake Studies at USU

Anna McEntire, Utah State University

Logan, UT

2:00 PM
2:30 PM

Water/Snow Supply Update

Jordan Clayton, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Logan, UT

2:30 PM
3:00 PM

Wrap-Up

Nathan Daugs, Cache Water District

Logan, UT

3:00 PM
Wednesday, March 27th
8:30 AM

Welcome

Erin Rivers, Utah State University

Logan, UT

8:30 AM
8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

Elizabeth Cantwell, Utah State University

Logan, UT

8:45 AM
8:55 AM

Water Policy Report

Brian Steed, Utah State University

Logan, UT

8:55 AM
9:15 AM

Keynote Address: Colorado River: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Amy Haas, Colorado River Authority

Logan, UT

9:15 AM
9:45 AM

Keynote Address: Getting the Good Word Out on Water: An Introduction to Utah Water Ways

Tage Flint, Utah Water Ways

Logan, UT

9:45 AM
10:30 AM

Spring Runoff Speaker Panel

Connely Baldwin, Pacificorp Water Resources
Burdette Barker, Utah State University
Blake Bingham, Deputy State Engineer
Nathan Daugs, Cache Water District
Tage Flint, Utah Water Ways

Logan, UT

10:30 AM
11:15 AM

Great Salt Lake Strike Team Panel

Beth Neilson, Utah State University
David Tarboton, Utah State University
Joanna Endter-Wada, Utah State University

Logan, UT

11:15 AM
1:30 PM

Water Management Session 1: Great Salt Lake Basin Focus

David Tarboton, Utah State University
Bryn Watkins, Utah State University
Jeff Ostermiller, Utah Division of Water Quality
Beth Neilson, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

Water Management Session 2: Irrigation Focus

Silas Ekadu, Utah State University
Masoumeh Hashemi, Utah State University
Anderson Luiz Dos Santos Safre, Utah State University
Jeff Horsburgh, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

Water Quality and Ecosystems

Erin Jones, Brigham Young University
Shital Poudyal, Utah State University
Erin Rivers, Utah State University
Lauren Houskeeper, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM
3:10 PM

Bear Lake Session

Lawrence Culver, Utah State University
Ben Shaw, Utah State University
Wesley Matthis, Utah State University
Mario Harper, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:10 PM

Climate and Hydrology Session 1: Hydrology

Ayman Nassar, Utah State University
Colin Phillips, Utah State University
Jake Serago, Utah Division of Water Resources
Ryan Rowland, US Geological Survey

Logan, UT

3:10 PM

Climate and Hydrology Session 2: Climate

Yoshi Chikamoto, Utah State University
Scott Hotaling, Utah State University
Wei Zhang, Utah State University
Patrick Belmont, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:10 PM