<br />Thursday continued
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<br />The Water Broker: Innovative Deals Along the
<br />Colorado Front Range
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<br />Speaker: William J. McLemore, President, Water Brokers, Inc., Lakewood,
<br />Colorado (17 years experience as water broker assisting in major water
<br />purchases in the Arkansas, South Platte, and Colorado River basins.)
<br />
<br />1 :45 pm The Water Manager: Identifying Municipal Supplies in
<br />the Arizona Market
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<br />Speaker: Karl F. Kohloff, Water Resources Management Coordinator, City
<br />of Mesa, Arizona. (Manager who recently completed multi-million dollar
<br />transaction to convert agricultural water rights to municipal use.)
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<br />2: 15 pm The Attorney: Negotiating Large Scale Purchases in
<br />Utah
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<br />Speaker: Edward W. Clyde, Attorney, Clyde & Pratt, Salt Lake City, Utah.
<br />(Water law expert and attorney for the Central Utah Water Conservancy
<br />District in its recent acquisition of more than 100,000 acre feet per year of
<br />water rights.)
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<br />2:45 pm
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<br />3:05 pm
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<br />1:15 pm
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<br />Break
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<br />The Water Appraiser: Valuing Water Rights In Volatile
<br />Markets
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<br />Speaker: Joe Tom Wood, Professional Engineer, Jehn & Wood, Denver,
<br />Colorado. (Water consultant who has undertaken appraisals of water rights
<br />under various conditions, and expert witness in water transfer litigation.)
<br />
<br />3:45 pm Concurrent Workshops
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<br />WORKSHOP 1-A: Third Party Effects and the Public Interest
<br />
<br />Moderator: John A. Folk-Williams, President, Western Network, Santa Fe,
<br />New Mexico.
<br />Panelists: Christopher H. Meyer, Attorney, National Wildlife Federation,
<br />Boulder, IColorado.
<br />David Lopez Lujan, Director, Tonantzin Land Institute, Albuquerque, New
<br />Mexico.
<br />Robert Young, Department of Agricultural and Natural Resource
<br />Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
<br />Kevin Pratt, Attorney, Fairfield & Woods, Denver, Colorado.
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<br />WORKSHOP 1-B: Challenges Facing the Water Manager:
<br />Buying and Selling Water Entitlements as a
<br />Management Strategy
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<br />Moderator: John E. Thorson, Attorney, Doney & Thorson, Helena, Montana.
<br />Panelists: Gary Daves, Public Works Department, City of Albuquerque, New
<br />Mexico.
<br />Larry D. Simpson, General Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
<br />District, Loveland, Colorado.
<br />Karl F. Kohlhoff, Water Resource Management Coordinator, City of Mesa,
<br />Arizona.
<br />Richard Atwater, Director of Resources, Metropolitan Water District of
<br />Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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<br />WORKSHOP 1-C: The Complex Role of Attorneys: Helping Clients
<br />Identify, Negotiate, and Close Water Deals
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<br />Moderator: Lee Kapaloski, Kapaloski, Kinghorn & Peters, Salt Lake City,
<br />Utah.
<br />Panelists: David W. Robbins, Hill & Robbins, Denver, Colorado.
<br />Edward M. Clyde, Clyde & Pratt, Salt Lake City, Utah.
<br />Marcia M. Hughes, Hughes, Duncan & Dingess, Denver, Colorado.
<br />Gary D. Weatherford, Ferris, Brennan & Britton, San Diego, California.
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<br />5:00 pm Recess
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