AWRA-WA 2014 State Conference
Water Resources Infrastructure: Emerging Frameworks to Meet Multiple Objectives
October 23, 2014
Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, Seattle WA
Keynote Speaker: Jay Manning, Cascadia Law Group
Photo by Tom Ring
8:00 am Welcome by Conference Chair
Allison MacEwan, RIDOLFI
Keynote Introduction: Tom Ring, Yakama Nation Water Resources Program
8:05 am Keynote Speech
Jay Manning, Cascadia Law Group
8:45-10:00 am Session 1: Multiple Objectives – History and New Concepts
Moderator: Felix Kristanovich, ENVIRON
Tom Ring, Hydrogeologist, Yakama Nation Water Resources Program
Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure Innovation
Rhys Roth, Director, Center for Sustainable Infrastructure at Evergreen State College
A New Approach to Managing River Corridors
Bob Carey, Director of Strategic Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy
10:20 am -12:00 pm Session 2: Adapting Existing Infrastructure – Retrofitting, Relicensing, and Replacement
Moderator: John Chandler, Puget Sound Energy
Steve Fischer, Assistant Generation Manager, Tacoma Power
Paul Wagner, Environmental Services Biology Branch Manager, Washington State Department of Transportation
Dike, Floodplain, and Infrastructure Work in Yakima County
Joel Freudenthal, Senior Natural Resource Specialist, Yakima County Public Services
Ballard Locks - 100 Years of Lifting Boats, Passing Fish and Changing the Landscape
Marian Valentine, Asset Manager, Operations Division, Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
11:00-11:50 am Session 3: New Infrastructure Projects and Processes
Moderator: Eric Buer, RIDOLFI
Sunset Falls Fish Passage and Energy Project
Scott Spahr, Manager, Generation Engineering, Snohomish County PUD
Flood Protection and Salmon Habitat Enhancement in Urban Areas on the Green River, Washington
Lorin Reinelt, Managing Engineer, River and Floodplain Management Section, King County DNRP/WLRD
Yakima Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan
Derek Sandison, Director, Office of Columbia River, Washington Department of Ecology
2:45-4:05 pm Session 4: Lessons Learned and Paths Forward
Moderator: Amy Carlson, CH2M HILL
Panel Session
Steve Greenwood, Deputy Director of Oregon Programs, National Policy Consensus Center
Mo McBroom, Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy
Scott Merriman, Director of Policy and Legislative Relations, Washington State Treasurer’s Office
Alan Stay, Attorney, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
4:05 pm Closing by Conference Chair
4:10 pm Annual Section Report and Outstanding Service Award
4:30-6:30 pm Reception
