Medora, North Dakota

Full Agenda – 2012 Spring Workshop

Panel Discussion: Managing extremes – Droughts, Floods, Weather Modification programs in the Western US

• North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Program, Darin Langerud – North Dakota
• The Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Program Barry Lawrence – Wyoming
• Kansas’ Response to 2011 Drought Lane Letourneau – Kansas
• MT DNRC Response to the 2011 Musselshell River Flood Douglas Mann – Montana

Panel Discussion: Meeting Water Demands in Water Scarce Areas

• Water for Oil & Gas Drilling in Southeast Wyoming John Barnes – Wyoming
• Ground and Surface Water Management Strategies In South Dakota Mark Rath – South Dakota
• Statewide water planning and management tools Bob Sandbo – Oklahoma
• Oil development in North Dakota Alan Wanek – Hydrologist Manager – ND State Engineer’s Office

Panel Discussion: Challenges in Non-Compliance, Enforcement, Fines and Fees, Metering and Telemetry, GIS Applications, and Public Information Programs

• Telemetry Pilot Study & ND Water Use Program North Dakota Mike Hove – North Dakota
• Flow metering changes in Idaho – Using technology to support water resource management Corbin Knowles – Idaho
• Compliance and enforcement regarding overpumping and meter tampering Katie Tietsort – Kansas
• Water right information availability to the public, including on-line tools/GIS applications for water rights administration Jesse Bradley – Nebraska
• Conjunctive Water Management in Modeling and Practice or “Practicing Conjunctive Water Management” Doug Hallum – Nebraska

Photos from the conference