Sandra Day O'Connor Institute Issues & Answers Forum In Collaboration With Valley Leadership

Please Join Us for a Complimentary Forum on Arizona’s Precious Resource

7:30-8:00 am | Continental Breakfast, Registration and Mingling

Overview and Panels | Steele Auditorium

8:15-9:15 am | Overview of Water in Arizona | Presentation: Grady Gammage, Jr.

9:15-10:00am | Panel #1 - Drought and Other Challenges: How is Arizona Going to Meet Future Water Demand: “Shortage is the New Normal”

Moderator: Sharon Megdal, Director, U of A Water Resources Research Center

Panelists:

• Tom Buschatzke, Director, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
• Ted Cooke, Director, Central Arizona Project
• Dave Roberts, Associate General Manager, Water Resources, SRP
• Kevin Moran, Environmental Defense Fund

10:15-11:15 am | Panel #2 - Groundwater Management Act

Moderator: Sarah Porter, Director, Kyl Center for Water Policy at ASU

Presentation of Documentary: Groundwater: To Enact a Law for the Common Good

Panelists:

• Kathy Ferris, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy
• Representative Russell “Rusty” Bowers, R-District 25 Mesa | Chairman, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

BREAK

11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Panel #3 - Meeting the Needs of a Growing Economy and Growing Population

Moderator: Glenn Hamer, President and CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce

Panelists:

• Spencer Kamps, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Home Builders Association of Central Arizona
• Tim Thomure, Director, Tucson Water
• State Senator Lisa Otondo, D-District 4 Yuma | Member, Natural Resources, Energy & Water
• Governor Stephen Roe Lewis, Gila River Community (invited)

 

With Appreciation