AWRA-WA 2015 State Conference Agenda
Water Management Strategies in the Face of Climate Change
Thursday October 22, 2015
Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, Seattle WA
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joe Casola, Deputy Director of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group
8:15-9:00 am Intro and Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speech: The Climate Impacts Group at 20: Twenty Years of Climate Impact Research at UW
Dr. Joe Casola, University of Washington, Deputy Director, Climate Impacts Group
9:00-9:50 am Session 1: Predicted Climate Change and Hydrologic Impacts in Washington State
A User's Guide to Climate Change Information for Water Resources Planning
Dr. Julie Vano, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
A Look at the Future: Climate Change and Anticipated Impacts on the Hydrologic Cycle in the Pacific Northwest
Matt Bachmann, United States Geological Survey Glacier Studies
10:10-11:00 am Session 2: Supply and Demand Forecasts
Office of Columbia River - Planning for Our Water Future
Tom Tebb, Department of Ecology, Director, Office of Columbia River
The Columbia River Basin Long-Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast
Dr. Jennifer Adam, Washington State University
11:00-11:50 am Session 3: Economic Considerations
Factoring the Costs of Climate Change Into Decision-Making
Terese (T.C.) Richmond, Partner, Van Ness Feldman LLP
Climate Change and Water Management: Fear of Uncertainty
Dr. Gretchen Greene, Senior Manager, Ramboll Environ
11:50 am-1:10 pm Lunch
Lunch Speaker: Martha Kongsgaard, Chair of Marine Resource Advisory Council and Leadership Council, Puget Sound Partnership
1:10-2:25 pm Session 6: Flooding and Water Supply
Climate change and glacio-hydrologic processes in the Pacific Northwest
Dr. Erkan Istanbulluoglu, University of Washington, Associate Professor, Watershed Dynamics Research Group
Tribal Strategies for Managing Flooding on the Chehalis Reservation
Glen Connelly, Chehalis Tribe, Environmental Programs Manager
Howard Hanson Dam: Projected Climate Change Impacts and a Real World Resiliency
Kevin Shaffer, Army Corp of Engineers, Hydraulics Engineer
2:25-3:40 pm Session 5: Streams and Fish
Salmon Vulnerability and Resilience To Climate Change
Dr. Tim Beechie, NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Supervisory Research Fish Biologist
Aja DeCoteau, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Watershed Department Manager
Wood Replenishment: A Super Hero in the Battle Against Climate Change
Scott Nicolai, Yakama Nation Fisheries, Habitat Biologist
4:00-5:00 pm Session 6: Call to Action - What Should We be Doing Now to Build Resiliency?
Washington State Drought Response
Jeff Marti, Department of Ecology, Drought Coordination
What Should We be Doing Now to Build Resiliency?
Paul Fleming, Seattle Public Utilities, Manager, Climate Resiliency Group
Lisa Pelly, Trout Unlimited’s Washington Water Project, Director
5:00 pm Closing by Conference Co-Chairs
5:30-7:00 pm Reception
