Conference Presentations
September 12 – The Columbia River Treaty
Held at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Session 1
The Columbia River Treaty (CRT) in Context: Professor Barb Cosens, University of Idaho and Universities Consortium on Columbia River Governance
Native American Tribal Roles in CRT Review: Paul Lumley, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Treaty Review in the U.S. and Canada: Matt Rea, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Kathy Eichenberger, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines
Session 2: Post-2024 Expectations for Tributary Headwaters Management
John Tracy, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute;
Dr. Michael Barber, State of Washington Water Research Center.
Keynote - A World Prematurely Dammed: Improving on the CRT & Other Hydrological Anachronisms: Robert W. Sandford, Canada Forum on Leadership for Water, Canada Water for Life Decade, and Western Watersheds Climate Research Collaborative
Session 3: Treaty Perspectives Panel
Fish, Wildlife and Recreation: Suzanne Skinner, Center for Environmental Law and Policy
Social-Cultural Impacts in British Columbia: Eileen Delahanty Pearkes, author of The Geography of Memory
Hydro Power: Andrew Grassell, Chelan PUD and Columbia River Treaty Power Group
Local Government: Paul Jewell, Kittitas County Commissioner and Columbia River County Commissioners Policy Advisory Group
Session 4: Climate Change and the Columbia River Treaty
Deborah Harford, Simon Fraser ACT
Dr. Alan Hamlet, University of Washington
September 13
Session 5: Water and Restoration
Restoration in the White Salmon and Klickitat Basins: Bill Sharp, Yakima Nation Fisheries
Instream Flows for Restoration in the Columbia Basin: Jason McCormick, Washington Water Trust and Jason Hatch, Trout Unlimited-Washington Water Project
Restoration in the Methow and Wenatchee Basins: Brandon Rogers, Yakama Nation Fisheries
Columbia River Instream Atlas Project: Jonathan Kohr, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Session 6: Fish, Agriculture, and Water Resources
Yakima Integrated Water Resources Management Plan: Dave Fast, Yakama Nation; Urban Eberhart, Kittitas Reclamation District; Michael Garrity, American Rivers; Paul Jewell, Kittitas County Commissioner and Columbia River County Commissioners Policy Advisory Group
Office of the Columbia River Projects: Derek Sandison, Office of the Columbia River
Columbia River Water Rights in Oregon: Ruben Ochoa, Oregon Water Resources Department
Aquatic Invasive Species Control: David Conlin, GeoEngineers, Inc. and Carson Keeler, Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WA
Session 7: Water Resources Management
Hydro and Wind Power Issues: Adam Price, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Water Banking: Yakima and Dungeness Rivers: Susan Adams, Washington Water Trust
Model Development to Support Assessment of Flood Risk for the Columbia River Treaty Review: Sara Marxen, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Hydrologic Sensitivity to Climate Change: Julie Vano, University of Washington
