Agenda

Tuesday, March 29

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Welcome Address ECC 216
8:30 am – 8:45 am President Noelle Cockett—Utah State University
Tribute to Dean Chris LueckeECC 216
8:45 am – 9:00 am Dr. Wayne Wurtsbaugh—Emeritus Professor, Utah State University Dept of Watershed Sciences
Dr. Phaedra Budy—Professor, Utah State University Dept of Watershed Sciences and
US Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Dr. Charles Hawkins—Professor, Utah State University Dept of Watershed Sciences
Keynote Speakers Moderator: Dr. David TarbotonECC 216
9:00 am – 9:30 am State of Utah Water Year 2022
Glen Merrill—Senior Service Hydrologist, National Weather Service
9:30 am – 10:00 am State of Intermountain West Drought
Joel Lisonbee—Drought Early Warning System Coordinator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
10:00 am – 10:30 am Morning Break ECC 2nd Floor Lobby
Plenary 1 Utah Drought Issues Moderator: Dr. Kelly Kopp ECC 216
10:30 am – 10:55 am Building Drought Resilience in Utah
Candice Hasenyager, PE—Director, Utah Division of Water Resources
10:55 am – 11:20 am Conserving Wildlife in the Face of Drought: A State Agency Perspective
Dr. Frank Howe—Associate Professor, Utah State University Dept of Wildland Resources and
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
11:20 am – 11:45 am The Uncertain Future of the Colorado River
Dr. Jack Schmidt—Professor, Utah State University Dept of Watershed Sciences and Center for Colorado River Studies
11:45 am – 12:10 pm Implementing the Clean Water Act in a Drier World
John Mackey, PE—Assistant Director, Utah Division of Water Quality
12:10 pm – 12:35 pm Chuck Cullom—Executive Director, Upper Colorado River Commission
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch On Your Own
Plenary 2 Forecasting and Adapting to Drought Moderator: Dr. Erin Rivers and Hope Braithwaite ECC 216
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm Forecasting Drought in the Colorado River Basin
Dr. David Tarboton—Professor, Utah State University; Director, Utah Water Research Laboratory
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm Forecasting Drought: Low Flows and Modeling at the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
Patrick Kormos—Colorado Basin River Forecasting Center
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm Seasonal Forecasts of Droughts in the Western United States: How Far Can We Go?
Dr. Wei Zhang—Assistant Professor, Utah State University Dept of Plant, Soils, and Climate
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm Prioritizing Water Optimization on Utah Farms to Beat Drought!
Dr. Matt Yost—Assistant Professor and Extension Agroclimate Specialist,
Utah State University Dept of Plant, Soils, and Climate
3:20 pm – 3:40 pm Graywater in Utah
Dr. Roslynn Brain McCann—Associate Professor and Extension Sustainability Specialist,
Utah State University Dept of Environment and Society
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm Question and Answer Session
Lightning Talks and Poster Session Logan Country Club
4:15 pm – 7:00 pm Lightning Talks and Poster Session at Logan Country Club
Heavy Appetizers Will Be Served

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

TIME ECC 216
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Welcoming Remarks - Dean Kenneth White, USU College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Plenary 1 - Moderator: Sarah Null, Dept. of Watershed Sciences – ECC 205/207
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM An Update on the 2019 Water Year

Brian McInerney
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM An Update on Water Legislation from the 2019 Utah Legislative Session

Tim Hawkes
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Poster Session