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Water is a critical component of economic development, yet in the relatively wet Pacific Northwest, water's economic importance sometimes gets less attention than it deserves. This seminar will assess the Northwest's water-related needs for investment and consider a range of solutions for meeting those needs, especially in difficult economic times.
This program is designed for business and real estate lawyers and professionals, water users, state and local government officials, municipal and agricultural water managers, NGOs, land use planners, and financial professionals—anyone interested in learning about investing in the Northwest’s water future.
Thank you to the Lunch and Reception Sponsors
Tonkon Torp LLP and
Wedbush Securities Inc.
Lunch & Reception Sponsors:
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On Demand
This seminar is available via On Demand,
which will allow you to view the recording from computer.
Please read the System Requirements for the On Demand prior to ordering.
This Program will NOT currently work on a MAC.
There was a recent update to the media player and it is not compatible to the MAC.
Microsoft is working to fix this problem.
This seminar must be downloaded and viewed before it expires on March 28, 2013
If you have questions call 800-574-4852 or send an email to info@theseminargroup.net
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Credits: See the credit section for full information
OR CLE - 7.75 General CLE Credits
WA MCLE - 7.0 Hours of Self-Study Credit
CA CLE - 7.25 General CLE Credits
OESAC - 0.6 DWP CEU’s
Contractors and Engineers – May Qualify
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys and Legal Staff
State and Municipal Officials
Land Owners
Farmers and Ranchers
Environmentalists
Utility Managers
Planners
Real Estate Developers and Professionals
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2012
| 8:35 | Introduction and Overview:
The Economics of Water and Development |
Tonkon Torp LLP
Tonkon Torp LLP
| The Challenges: Water Investment Needs |
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• What We Know and What We Don’t Know: Water Resource Data Gaps
Mgr., Groundwater Section
Oregon Water Resources Department
• Understanding the Local Impacts of Climate Change
Outreach Specialist, Climate Impacts Group
University of Washington
• Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Needs
Principal/Owner, Capital Project Consultants
President-Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers, Oregon Section
• Integrating Ecosystem Services
Sr. Policy Analyst
Parametrix
| 10:28 | Water and Economic Development |
• Water in Agricultural Economic Development
Prof., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Oregon State University
• Water in Urban Economic Development
Dir., Water Dept.
City of Hillsboro, Oregon
| The Opportunities: Investing in our Water Future |
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| 11:19 | Planning and Management:
State, Regional and Local Planning
and Cooperation |
• State Water Planning: Comparison of
Washington and Oregon
Tonkon Torp LLP
• The Regional Water Suppliers’ Consortium
Water Resources Planning Mgr.
Portland Water Bureau
| 12:15 | Lunch (included) ~ Sponsored by: |
| 12:37 | Special Presentation |
U.S. House of Representatives
| 1:40 | Planning and Management:
State, Regional and Local Planning
and Cooperation (cont.) |
• Going it Alone at the Local Level
City of Wilsonville, Oregon
| 2:15 | Funding and Investment Strategies |
• Putting Together a Funding Package for
the Umatilla Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project
Umatilla Basin Water Commission
• Financing Public Infrastructure
Vice Pres., Pacific NW Public Finance
Wedbush Securities Inc.
| 3:25 | Funding and Investment Strategies (cont.) |
• Water Valuation
Tonkon Torp LLP
WestWater Research LLC
• Financing Private Infrastructure
Wedbush Securities Inc.
• Public/Private Partnerships
Veolia Water North America – West LLC
Peter Mohr, Program Co-Chair, is an attorney with Tonkon Torp LLP. His practice serves a broad client base in matters ranging from environmental regulatory compliance to energy facility siting and operation and natural resource acquisition and development with a strong emphasis in water law.
Janet Neuman, Program Co-Chair, is Senior Counsel with Tonkon Torp LLP in the firm’s Water Law Practice Group. Considered one of the foremost water law specialists in Oregon, she is a former professor, Associate Dean of Faculty, and co-director of the Natural Resources Law Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School.
Lara Whitely Binder, an Outreach Specialist at the University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group (CIG), assists the CIG with its efforts to disseminate information to decision makers on the impacts of climate variability and climate change on the Pacific Northwest.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Special Presentation Speaker, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He has served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee. He is currently a member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Budget Committee.
J.R. Cook is the Executive Director of the Umatilla Basin Water Commission, which was created in late 2009 and consists of representatives from the Umatilla Tribes, Umatilla County, Morrow County and Westland Irrigation District.
Ivan K. Gall is Manager of the Groundwater Section for the Oregon Water Resources Department.
Michael Patrick George, Managing Director and Manager of the Integrated Water Services Group at Wedbush Securities Inc., manages the firm’s integrated water industry practice.
James Good, Executive Vice President with Veolia Water North America – West LLC. In this role, he is responsible for the safe and compliant provision of operations, maintenance and management, design-build-operation, and related services to their diverse client base.
Kevin Halsey, a Senior Policy Analyst with Parametrix, oversees development of the ecosystem services decision support tools developed by Parametrix. He is also an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law.
Kevin Hanway, Water Director for the City of Hillsboro, Oregon, also serves as General Manager for the Joint Water Commission and the Barney Reservoir Joint Ownership Commission, two municipal partnerships that own and operate a water treatment plant and a dam.
William Jaeger, PhD, is a Professor at Oregon State University in its Agricultural and Resources Economics Department. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental and natural resource economics and institutional economics.
Michael E. Kohlhoff is the City Attorney for the City of Wilsonville, Oregon. He has been licensed to practice law in Oregon since 1969.
Katherine Schwab is a Vice President, Pacific Northwest Public Finance, with Wedbush Securities Inc. and lead banker in Oregon for Wedbush’s Integrated Water Services Group.
Harry Seely, a principal with WestWater Research LLC, has 15 years experience in agricultural and water resource economic analysis. Over the last decade, he has applied mathematical programming and econometric analysis techniques to estimate the value of water.
Christian F. Steinbrecher, PE, MSCE, is Principal and Owner of Capital Project Consultants. His experience has spanned almost 30 years and has covered all of the major facets of the construction industry: management, design and construction.
Lorna Stickel is the Water Resources Planning Manager for the Portland Water Bureau in its Resource Protection Work Group. She managed the development of the Portland Regional Water Supply Plan for the Portland metropolitan area.
This seminar is approved for the following homestudy credits:
OR CLE
This course has been approved by the Oregon State Bar for 7.75 general CLE credits. - The Seminar Group is an Accredited Sponsor.
WA MCLE
This course has been approved for 7.0 hours of Washington MCLE self-study credit.
CA CLE
THE SEMINAR GROUP is an approved State Bar of California MCLE provider #10734 and certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California for 7.25 general CLE credit.
OESAC
This course has been approved by the Oregon Environmental Services Advisory Council for 0.6 DWP CEU’s.
Contractors & Engineers
Contractors and engineers may qualify for continuing education hours through the American Institute of Constructors & Construction Management Association of America.
If you are purchasing only certain portions of the seminar then the full credit amount does not apply. If you need assistance calculating the number of credits available for a certain session please call our office at 800-574-4852. If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
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