8:15 to 9:00

Coffee & Welcome

9:00 to 10:45

Meeting Aquifer, River and Future Water Supply Needs

IDAHO

Developing a Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan (CAMP)

Bob Graham, ID Water Resources Board

Assessment of Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer and Future Demand Study

Christian Petrich, SPF Engineering

SPOKANE COUNTY

Future Demand Study

Mike Hermanson, Spokane County

REGIONAL ISSUES

Adjudication, Municipal Water Law Litigation, In-stream Flows

Bob Haynes, ID Water Resources; Keith Stoffel, WA Department of Ecology

Additional Panelists for Discussion

Phil Cenera, Coeur d’Alene Tribe; Ty Wick, Spokane Aquifer Joint Board; Rob Lindsay, Spokane County

10:45 to 11:00 – Break

11:00 to 12:00

Status Reports

Avista Dam License Implementation

Speed Fitzhugh, Avista

Coeur d’Alene Lake Management Plan

Glen Rothrock, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

12:00 to 1:15 – Lunch

Keynote Address: Danger Ahead, Aquatic Invasive Species in Our Waterways

Kate Wilson, Lakes Commission

1:15 to 3:00

PCBs and Contaminants of Concern

The Spokane Riverkeeper: The Case for Action

Rick Eichstaedt, Spokane Riverkeeper and Mike Chappell, Gonzaga Environmental Law Clinic

Who’s Doing What?

Rob Duff, Arianne Fernandez and Ted Hamlin, Washington Department of Ecology; Dale Arnold, City of Spokane

Additional Panelists for Discussion

Brian Crossley, Spokane Tribe of Indians; Mike LaScuola, Spokane Regional Health District

3:00 to 3:15 – Break

3:15 to 4:30

Local Leaders Dialog

Moderated Roundtable Discussion

Mayor Mary Verner, City of Spokane; Mayor Clay Larkin, City of Post Falls; Commissioner Larry Guenther, Stevens County; Commissioner Todd Mielke, Spokane County; Mike Peterson, Lands Council; Grant Pfeiffer, WA Department of Ecology; Harry Sladich, Visitor and Convention Bureau; Spokane Tribal Council Member, Todd Tondee, Kootenai County Commissioner; Bonnie Mager, Spokane County Commissioner

8:15 to 9:00

Coffee & Welcome

9:00 to 10:40

Dissolved Oxygen TMDL, NPDES Permits and Current Findings

Spokane River DO TMDL Update

Dave Moore, Washington Department of Ecology

City of Spokane Pilot Results and Consumer Regulations

Lars Hendron, City of Spokane; Larry Esvelt, Esvelt Environmental

Bioavailability Study

Mike Brett, University of Washington

Idaho Municipal Discharger Perspective

Gary Allen, Givens Pursley

10:40 to 10:55 – Break

10:55 to 12:25

Delta Management/Nutrient Trading

Spokane County Non Point Study

Ben Brattebo, Spokane County

National Trends and Guidance

Claire Schary, Environmental Protection Agency

Washington State Guidance

Helen Bressler, Washington Department of Ecology

Potential, Reasonable and Feasible Mitigation Measures

Meghan Lunney, Avista

12:25 to 1:40 – Lunch

Keynote Address: Using Open Space and the River Corridor to Connect Our Communities

Donna Erickson

1:40 to 3:00

Creating a Water Trail, a Regional Opportunity

Spokane River Water Trail

Andy Dunau, Spokane River Forum; Len Zickler, AHBL

Additional Panelists for Discussion

Jeanna Hoffmeister, Visitor and Convention Bureau, Chris Donley, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Mike Aho, City of Spokane

3:00 to 3:15 – Break

3:15 to 4:30

How a Water Trail Fits with River Stewardship

Planning Under the Shoreline Management Act

Doug Pineo, Washington Department of Ecology

Additional Panelists for Discussion

Rick Dullanty, Witherspoon Kelly; Karin Divens, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Chris Gudiotti, Riverside State Park; Rene Wiley, Avista; Lunel Haught, Inland Trails Cooalition; Jerry White, Trout Unlimited; John Patrouch, URS